Niko Sabah

Experience

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  Tahoe Dave's Skis & Boards

  Dec 2009 - May 2013

  Department Manager

  Overhauled and in charge of a department of the store, overseeing an average of three employees daily, exemplified outstanding customer service through facilitating and assisting a wide variety of customers to always find the best-suited retail and rental products, adjusting hazardous equipment, monitoring and ordering equipment, answering phone calls and taking on a wide variety of tasks around the store.

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  Tesla

  Mar 2014 - Jun 2015

  Product Specialist

  Marketing and sales of Tesla vehicles: Customer service and interaction based design education sales and follow ups, facilitated offsite events, test drives, involving extensive product knowledge and communication skills resulting in over four million dollars of sales. Consistently exceeded company goals in lead generation and sales.

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  California College of the Arts

  Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

  Instructing students safe practices on industrial equipment, assisting with troubleshooting and limitations on a wide variety of projects. Operating tool tracking system in rental center and following upkeep guidelines of shops and equipment. Summer Pre-College Industrial Design program. Assisting the professor with instruction, critique, and feedback. Building student's confidence and understanding of the Industrial design process. Helping to apply the fundamentals of industrial design: defining needs, sketching ideas, verbal demonstrations, making physical models, and creating working prototypes that communicate student's concepts.

  • Model Shop Monitor

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Teachers Assistant

    Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
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  Saks Fifth Avenue

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Visual Merchandiser

  - San Francisco, CA Built and created visual props and designs to promote the sales of store products in alignment with Saks standards and themes.- Translated basic themes into physical objects and displays.- Part of the creative team for the Christmas and Lunar New Year at Union Square.- Invited back to work freelance after conclusion of internship.

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  SPORTSMOBILE TEXAS, INC

  Jan 2021 - Sept 2022

  Production Team Lead

  - Designing and rapid prototyping the final components of luxury vans in a human-centered way that balances vision, speed, serviceability, technical requirements, and regulation. - Contribute strategic thinking to enhance product features and efficiency. - Guiding and coordinating a team of other builders to improve their understanding to reach production goals and timelines.

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  West Elm

  Aug 2022 - now

  Designer