1. Teddy Taylor-Nketiah
270 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Apt 1c, NY, NY 10027 Mobile: (646) 406-7474
Email: taylornketiah@gmail.com
Professional Summery
Steadfast leader, flexible and analytical with a keen eye for details; decisive, efficient team approach and outstanding
communication skills.
Experience
The Loeb Boathouse – Central Park New York September 2008 - Present
Captain: Private events and Corporate functions
Serve and cater to high profile clients and companies ranging from 50 to 1000 people.
Manage events ranging from 20 to 200 people.
Oversee training of new hires, on effective customer service skills, help maintain equipment and also spearhead new
ideas to improve the business.
Help manage the setup of events, which includes food setup, decorations and space management.
Coordinate with the clients to come up with effective time management strategies to make events run smoothly.
EMSL Analytical Lab – New York September 2012 - April 2014
Lab analyst:
Met goals ahead of schedule and assisted the team in other areas where job needed to be completed.
Collaborated well with the team in the chain of command needed for the job to get done.
Responsible for prepping over 100 asbestos samples daily using the filters.
Examined thousands of asbestos fibers utilizing PCM and TEM daily.
Delivered the analyzed samples in a timely manner.
Wrote reports on the step-by-step process taken to reach our conclusion.
Elite Import & Export, LLC – New Jersey
Import and Export coordinator June 2008 - August 2012
Confirmed all shipping details before allowing packages to leave facility.
Maintained an updated database of all shipments deliveries and returns.
Coordinated overseas shipments with custom agents for clearance.
Resolved customer complaints in a timely manner.
Education:
Borough of Manhattan Community College Spring of 2008
Associate of Science
Honors: Science Honor society, BMCC
John Jay College of criminal justice 2012
New York, NY
Bachelor of Science: Forensic Science, Molecular Biology
BMCC- New York October 2006 - July 2008
2. Math Tutor: Borough of Manhattan Community College Math Lab
Taught Algebra, Calculus and Pre Calculus to college students ranging from one student to 10 students at a time.
Managed and helped groups of students with their weekly assignments.
Regency Hotel (Store Clerk) – 62nd and Park Avenue Feb 2003 - December2005
Provided miscellaneous needs for all guest at the hotel.
Reorganized and restacked the store every night to ensure new and fresh products are always available.
Manage inventory and budget for the store on a weekly basis
Burger King – New York August 2001 - April 2003
Store Manager
Responsible for the overall operations and profitability of this branch
Managing the day-to-day running of the establishment
Making sure that high standards of customer service, cleanliness and hygiene, quality assurance, staff morale, training
and performance are maintained
Sometimes involved with marketing activities to attract more customers to the establishment
Volunteer Assistance:
Candlelighters New York City July 2015 – Present
Senior Volunteer: Assisting families with children battling cancer www.candlelighternyc.org
Support families through all stages: discovery, diagnosis, treatment, and remission.
Assist with event planning and fundraising to help bring awareness to the cause.
Annual United Nations Youth Assembly: October 2009
Young people from all over the globe got together for two weeks to discuss how we could make a difference in today’s
world.
The Youth Assembly was an idea leadership event that offered practical advice, guidance, networking, and outreach to
those who attended.
Computer Skills:
Proficient in MS office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), iWork (Pages, Keynote, Numbers), Research skills, Prism
Grad5, ChemDraw, Maple.
World Scholar-Athlete Game:
Third World Scholar-Athlete Games held at URI summer 2001 with 151 countries and all 50 states
represented.
Had the distinct privilege of playing soccer with youths from all over the world.
Interacted with youths from all over the world learning different cultures and practices.
Gained first hand knowledge of the inner workings on how to organize the day-to-day activities.
Achieved a second place finished in my discipline, which was the soccer tournament.