Work Experience

While in Japan, I worked most recently at the Chimney Company. The Chimney Company had many holdings; I worked as an assistant manager and waitress in their food services at a busy restaurant near Kobe, Japan. This was a good experience as it was often high-stress, time sensitive, and required interfacing with both employees and customers simultaneously. Due to the dynamic and fast-paced nature of this position, I frequently found myself engaged in a variety of problems that I had to solve. I found that effective communication, especially in workplace disputes, was a critical tool to find resolutions to these problems. Oftentimes being able to inject an objective or additional perspective into a situation provided the necessary tools for us to quickly solve problems as a team. It also helped us avoid making mistakes around our work, which was critical as it was customer facing and time sensitive. I worked in this position for five years before making my move to the United States.

After the Chimney Company, I found employment at Costco in their food services for a few months before pivoting to a company called Nippon Express. The office I worked out of was located in Salt Lake City. While at Nippon Express I worked as a Customer Service and Coordination Representative. I was able to develop many skills around meticulous note-taking and record-keeping; learn how to coordinate clients, internal departments, and contractors to ensure that sensitive schedules were kept, especially during international shipments; and verify that all internal, legal, and customer requirements were met during all work orders.

The experiences I had at these jobs exposed me to concepts that I believe are critical to succeeding in the financial world, as I believe that strictness, accuracy, and timeliness are characteristics that will lead one to excel in this field.