Nathan Pham

Retail Sales Associate at Luxottica and Marching Percussion Educator at Franklin High School

Sacramento, California, United States

About

I am currently hired as a part-time Sales Associate at EssilorLuxotrica SunglassHut. I am expected to proved knowledgeable insights to our customers while guiding them to find their perfect pair best suited to their needs. I am known to outstanding customer service while building genuine connects through customer interactions. Both the team and I have strived to hit our personal goals while pushing store metrics ultimately putting us at number one in our region from time to time. I am currently hired as a Percussion Educator at both Franklin’s High School and Monterey Trails High School. Here I strive to give students an unforgettable experience within the Marching Arts Activity. Alongside me, a group of staff members who I collaborate with in planning rehearsals, working on music projects, teach students, and build an entertaining show for students to perform. We educate students with principles and fundamentals of becoming a percussionist, performer, and future educators with goals of spreading the knowledge we have learned from those before us. I have volunteered with the Sacramento State Marching Band as a battery member for 5 years and served as Battery Leadership for 2 years. During my time with the band, I have built friendships and connections with those involved in the activity and continue network throughout the community. In high school, I have taken various AP classes such as AP Chemistry, AP World History, AP Calculus A/B, and AP Music Theory. In terms of my musical career, I have taken 4+ years of Marching/Concert Percussion and was apart of their leadership team for 2 years. I also have participated in other on-campus activities such as Jazz band, Winter Percussion, Winter Guard, and Modern Music Masters or Tri-M for short. While being apart of Tri-M, I was on their leadership team as the Social Coordinator. I had organized, lead, and publicized our activities that was driven to encourage Florin's community to engage with the school's music programs.

Experience

  • Percussion Educator at Franklin High School
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    Hired as a Percussion Educator for the Franklin High School Winter Percussion Ensemble. Off-site, I coordinate with other staff members to plan rehearsals, music projects, and overall build a story-telling, music-based show for students to perform. On-site, I teach students to become drummers, performers, and future educators of this activity.

  • Percussion Educator at Monteray Trails High School
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    Hired as a Percussion Educator for the Monterey Trails High School Marching Band. Off-site, I coordinate with other staff members to plan rehearsals, music projects, and overall build a story-telling, music-based show for students to perform. On-site, I teach students to become percussionist, performers, and future educators of this activity.

  • Commission Sales Associate at Luxottica
    Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

    As a Sales Associate, I work with customers on a daily basis to provide insight and guidance in buying a pair sunglasses best suited to their needs. I create genuine connections with customers by providing the best customer service possible while still achieving my personal/store goals. I am usually expected to be proficient in my knowledge of sunglasses, have experience in identifying and fixing sunglasses, and push to achieve personal/store metrics.

  • Percussion Instructor at Florin high school
    Aug 2022 - May 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Hired as a Battery Instructor for the Florin High School Winter Percussion ensemble. I worked alongside other staff members teaching students on how to be drummers, performers, and educators.