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Gabriel Gleaves

Sales assistant
Previous Brands
Ahlan World Arabic Centre
DOLCE AND GABBANA
FRONT OF HOUSE SIFT AGENCY
OF HOUSE Ottolenghi's Spitalfields
Work Experience
SPANISH TEACHER / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Mar ‘22 - May ‘22
Ahlan World Arabic Centre

o Taught Spanish language to students and staff members in Arabic. o Enhanced teaching, presentation and public speaking skills. o Assisted staff members with administration work, created timetables for teachers and students, contacted prospective students and both edited and posted blog posts to be posted on social media outlets. o Experienced and partially practised the Islamic festivity of Ramadan whilst developing my knowledge of Egyptian society, traditions and customs. o Completed 8 weeks of intensive study of Media Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic through writing tasks and analysis of MSA and ECA news articles, entertainment programmes and music.

DELI FRONT
Oct ‘21 - Mar ‘22
OF HOUSE Ottolenghi's Spitalfields

o Delivered fast-paced and efficient service of dishes, baked goods and products inspired by Middle Eastern and Mediterranean gastronomy to guests in the Deli and adjoining restaurant. o Warmly welcomed guests into the Deli and restaurant and dealt with any queries in a friendly manner o Maintained high professional standards in a pressurised work environment. o Developed excellent interpersonal and service delivery skills.

SALES ASSISTANT
Jun ‘18 - Aug ‘18
DOLCE AND GABBANA

o Ensured fast-paced and high-quality customer service. o Communicated effectively with colleagues and managers to ensure each guest received the service emblematic of the Harrod's brand. o Utilized my Arabic, Spanish, Italian and French language skills to aid in the sale of each luxury item, by promoting the products on offer to the customer in their native language. o Drove sales through excellent customer engagement and product knowledge

Front of House
Jan ‘18 - Jan ‘19
FRONT OF HOUSE SIFT AGENCY

o Served drinks and food in a variety of hospitality establishments such as bars, clubs, restaurants, theatres and music venues. o Maintained excellent professional and customer service standards PROFESSIONAL EXPERINCE CONT.

Retail Experience
Store Approvals
Harrods
Retail Category
High street
Luxury
Work Environment
Department store
High street store
Product Category
Womenswear
Menswear
Footwear
Accessories
Responsibilities
Greeting
Client Help
Complaint handling
Cash register
Transactions
Upselling
Client Advising
Product labelling
Delivery processing
Product setup
Store Maintenance
Languages
English
Turkish
Portuguese
Arabic
French
Italian
Catalan
Spanish
Education & Training
SOAS, University of London
‘22 - ‘23
MA MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
The University of Manchester
‘17 - ‘21
BA ARABIC AND A MODERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGE (SPANISH)
Dulwich College
‘07 - ‘16
Secondary Education