Kevin Yi

Experience

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  Sakanaya

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

  Head Server/Host

  Sakanya is a local Asian cuisine restaurant known for its inventive Asian entrees, stylish atmosphere, and great service. Sakanaya highly values customer experience and memories made around dining tables.As a head server and a host, ensuring exceptional service was required to enhance customer experience. I on-boarded two to three new employees each hiring cycle with professional service mannerisms and menu expertise, and regularly followed-up with employees on performance review and provided necessary training. I also hosted approximately 100 guests per day, effectively delivering tailored customer need to kitchen and hall staff in a timely manner. Show less

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  Caffe Bene

  Mar 2014 - Mar 2017

  Supervisor/Barista

  Caffe Bene is one of the biggest coffeehouse chains in South Korea that expanded its business to the U.S. in 2012. After a successful opening in Chicago, Urbana branch opened in 2014.As a supervisor of a newly opened branch, adjusting and implementing proper management tactics to the branch was a big part of my role. I implemented branch-specific workforce grouping and space planning through analysis of monthly sales report, which decreased staffing needs during rush-hour by half, and sped up food rotation in the food section. I also assisted in the recruitment of new hires, screened applicants and made recommendations to managers. Show less

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  Little Fox Co., LTD

  Dec 2017 - Aug 2018

  Curriculum Coordinator/Instructor

  Developed in 2000, the curriculum by Little Fox Co. has been adopted by many schools and families and is widely regarded today in Korea as one of the best English language learning programs for children.As a Curriculum Coordinator, I improved curriculum effectiveness by redesigning student evaluation forms by redefining indicative factors of excellence. I administered weekly report templates and managed 50 to 60 student data with Excel to accurately analyze student progress and curriculum effectiveness. With my previous experience as a tutor, I was also able to enhance the onboarding process of new instructors by introducing updated training rubric for new instructors, which reduced training time from four to two weeks. Show less

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  Dramaturgy Master-course of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards

  Sept 2018 - Nov 2018

  Head Translator/Interpreter

  Work center of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards was founded in 1986 in Pontedera, Italy, and follows teachings of Jerzy Grotowski, who is considered one of the most influential theatre practitioners of the 20th century. As a head interpreter of the intensive pedagogic sessions between international artists and Mr. Richards, I was able to incorporate my HR knowledge, global background, and cultural awareness to not only translate but to initiate reorganization of workforce allocation. I coordinated employee work schedule and directed meetings to assign each employee with program participants according to work style and project relativity, which dramatically sped up the translation process and increased work productivity.I was also selected as a head interpreter due to excellent interpersonal and management skills and interpreted Seoul Workshop’s final presentations and press conferences in front of 50 to 100 people. Show less

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  Frasca International, Inc.

  Jun 2019 - Oct 2020

  HR Compensation Intern

  Frasca International Inc. is a flight simulator company with +130 employees. For 60 years, Frasca’s mission has been to provide the best flight simulators available to improve aviation safety. As their first compensation intern, I am currently developing a formal base pay structure for their Manufacturing and Engineering department, while assisting other various HR/Compensation projects. - HR  Introduce two-track career pipeline for senior-level employees; improved succession planning process  Analyze keyword exposure of 40+ external job postings; increased traction and doubled the number of job applicants  Modify employee handbook to ensure compliance to updated federal/state labor laws and company policies  Administer informational meetings to instruct compensation planning procedure for managers and supervisors  Confer with HR professionals and academic mentors to attain critical compensation knowledge and advice  Investigate five years of turnover records and recent labor market trends to support base pay plan proposals - Compensation (Engineering / Manufacturing department)  Develop base pay plans for manufacturing and engineering department utilizing market-pricing and point-factor method  Design single-entry job evaluation Excel spreadsheets to generate internal job rankings of classified job groups  Benchmark external salary surveys to recommend salary changes for annual salary review  Formulate quantifiable wage rate adjustment method; statistically improved reliability of base pay plans  Generate three-year labor cost estimation with estimated CPI index increase to predict annual spending value  Propose three-year salary forecast to predict approximate change in compa-ratio of +90 employees  Revise 70+ job descriptions; resolved inconsistency in supervisor responsibilities across 10 sub-departments  Assist in industry-related compensation survey participations Show less

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  H-E-B

  Nov 2020 - Nov 2023

  Compensation Analyst I