Experience

Trader Joe's

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Order writer

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  Trader Joe’s gives me the opportunity to fine tune my customer service skills on a daily basis. I have been running the frozen section for over three years now, which includes daily ordering, merchandising, and coaching crew members how to work the section. I also am a trainer for the store’s new hires. Trader Joe’s gives me the opportunity to fine tune my customer service skills on a daily basis. I have been running the frozen section for over three years now, which includes daily ordering, merchandising, and coaching crew members how to work the section. I also am a trainer for the store’s new hires.



Cousins Maine Lobster

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager

  • Jun 2015 - May 2017

  I was hired to open up the first brick and mortar location. I worked in the kitchen, soon after becoming the kitchen manager, and at the time I left I was the restaurant manager. My duties included hiring and training staff, scheduling, ordering, ensuring high standards of food production in the kitchen, as well as an exceptional guest experience. I was hired to open up the first brick and mortar location. I worked in the kitchen, soon after becoming the kitchen manager, and at the time I left I was the restaurant manager. My duties included hiring and training staff, scheduling, ordering, ensuring high standards of food production in the kitchen, as well as an exceptional guest experience.



Fluent Vapors

• West Hollywood, California

• Co Owner

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2016

  My fiancée and I started, and run every aspect of this company, from creating flavors, website design, social media, inventory/purchasing, account management, sales, and promotions. My fiancée and I started, and run every aspect of this company, from creating flavors, website design, social media, inventory/purchasing, account management, sales, and promotions.



Vito's Pizza

• West Hollywood

• Head Chef

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2014

  I oversee back of house operations at a busy Italian restaurant. My duties include ordering inventory, and ensuring standards of excellence are upheld in every aspect of the kitchen. This ranges from training new employees correct procedures, creating new dishes, cutting costs by finding more effective ways to execute tasks, and correcting employees when they are not performing to our standards. I oversee back of house operations at a busy Italian restaurant. My duties include ordering inventory, and ensuring standards of excellence are upheld in every aspect of the kitchen. This ranges from training new employees correct procedures, creating new dishes, cutting costs by finding more effective ways to execute tasks, and correcting employees when they are not performing to our standards.



Orono House of Pizza

• Orono, Maine

• Kitchen Manager

  • Jul 2004 - May 2010

  I began working at a local pizza shop as a delivery driver to support myself through college. Upon graduating, I took a managerial position, which included duties such as hiring/training new employees, scheduling, dealing with a variety customer service issues, and closing the shop/accounting for the money at the end of every night. I was able to perfect the ability to think, work, and direct others under extreme stress. I began working at a local pizza shop as a delivery driver to support myself through college. Upon graduating, I took a managerial position, which included duties such as hiring/training new employees, scheduling, dealing with a variety customer service issues, and closing the shop/accounting for the money at the end of every night. I was able to perfect the ability to think, work, and direct others under extreme stress.



Marine Corps Recruiting

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lance Corporal

  • May 2003 - Mar 2005

  I served as a Machine Gunner in an infantry reserve unit while I attended college. I attribute my leadership skills, meticulous attention to detail, and strong 'team-player' mentality to the training I've received. I served as a Machine Gunner in an infantry reserve unit while I attended college. I attribute my leadership skills, meticulous attention to detail, and strong 'team-player' mentality to the training I've received.



Accidental Anomalies, Inc.

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Construction Worker

  • Jul 2001 - May 2003

  I applied my experience of hard work that I learned from working on a farm to my high school job of working for a steel fabrication company. I worked long hours at this very physically demanding job, and learned how take direction from project managers, as well as respond to unique situations by thinking quickly. I applied my experience of hard work that I learned from working on a farm to my high school job of working for a steel fabrication company. I worked long hours at this very physically demanding job, and learned how take direction from project managers, as well as respond to unique situations by thinking quickly.



Roundabout Farms

• Buckfield, Maine

• Farm Hand

  • Apr 1995 - Jul 2001

  I began working on a neighbor's farm when I was 9 years old. I quickly learned about hard work, and how to manage having a job and attending school simultaneously. I developed a strong work ethic while being employed on this dairy farm. I began working on a neighbor's farm when I was 9 years old. I quickly learned about hard work, and how to manage having a job and attending school simultaneously. I developed a strong work ethic while being employed on this dairy farm.