Tara Noble
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Credentials
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Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft
Experience
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TaraPaige Group
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United States
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Hospitality Advisor
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Dec 2015 - Present
• Work with new and expanding enterprises in the food and beverage industry to improve operations and financial management • Handle daily bookkeeping for restaurants, retail and wholesale clients • Produce complete financial statements weekly and detailed monthly financial reports for management accounting • Develop business plans and investor presentations for new companies in the hospitality industry • Advise on ongoing operational decisions, including but not limited to: marketing, public relations, scheduling, payroll, purchasing, software providers, menu formatting and recipe costing • Manage all social media accounts Show less
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Downeast Cider House
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Brand Representative
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Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
• Represent a small but rapidly growing local producer of hard cider at functions of various sizes • Handle set-up, bartending, and sales at farmers markets, festivals, and cross-promotional events • Represent a small but rapidly growing local producer of hard cider at functions of various sizes • Handle set-up, bartending, and sales at farmers markets, festivals, and cross-promotional events
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Exeter Group
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Greater Boston Area
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Consultant, OPA Developer
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Aug 2013 - Nov 2015
• Work with State government clients to build an online application and case management system for a variety of government assistance programs, including implementation of Affordable Care Act Healthcare Exchanges. This entails analysis of both Federal and State legislation to design and code a single streamlined system for automatic eligibility determinations • Provide technical and operational support throughout product development life cycle, including post release; daily work streams include impact assessment of ongoing policy changes, debugging a large code base, and aiding in software architecture design to meet changing functional requirements Show less
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The Chocolate Room
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Brooklyn
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Manager
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Jan 2013 - Aug 2013
• Managed weekday and weekend shifts at two branches of this popular Brooklyn café. Responsibilities included opening and closing the store, overseeing a staff of 5-10, and supervising all operations to ensure customer satisfaction • Filled a wide variety of positions as necessary, including server, hostess, barista, and plater • Developed and taught the restaurant’s first drink curriculum to educate the staff, improve food pairings, and increase sales of beer and wine • Managed weekday and weekend shifts at two branches of this popular Brooklyn café. Responsibilities included opening and closing the store, overseeing a staff of 5-10, and supervising all operations to ensure customer satisfaction • Filled a wide variety of positions as necessary, including server, hostess, barista, and plater • Developed and taught the restaurant’s first drink curriculum to educate the staff, improve food pairings, and increase sales of beer and wine
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Brown University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Computer Science Teaching Assistant
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Sep 2011 - Dec 2012
• Work with a team to run all aspects of a year long introduction to computer science • Through weekly office hours, labs, and interactive gradings, teach syntax and concepts involved in both functional and object oriented programing. • Write and grade coding and analysis assignments • Work one on one with students to improve their project design • Work with a team to run all aspects of a year long introduction to computer science • Through weekly office hours, labs, and interactive gradings, teach syntax and concepts involved in both functional and object oriented programing. • Write and grade coding and analysis assignments • Work one on one with students to improve their project design
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Cofounder and Manager
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Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
• Founded and ran a mobile thrift store under Brown Student Agencies to accept student donations, provide necessary goods cheaply, and facilitate the repurposing of used items. • Manage all financial aspects of the store to guarantee a profit to our parent organization • Design a website for better customer contact • Run workshops in sewing, bike repair and maintenance • Founded and ran a mobile thrift store under Brown Student Agencies to accept student donations, provide necessary goods cheaply, and facilitate the repurposing of used items. • Manage all financial aspects of the store to guarantee a profit to our parent organization • Design a website for better customer contact • Run workshops in sewing, bike repair and maintenance
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The Chocolate Room
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Brooklyn, NY
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Server, Barista and Plater
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Feb 2010 - Dec 2011
Took customer orders, prepared drinks and dishes during all shifts. Took customer orders, prepared drinks and dishes during all shifts.
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The Brown Student Garden
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Brown University
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Garden Manager
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Jan 2011 - Aug 2011
• Work with a partner to intensively farm one 1/8 acre of land in an urban area, including composting, soil preparation, planting, maintenance and harvesting • Install a drip irrigation system and measure it’s effectiveness • Negotiate with Brown Dining services to sell the produce grown • Work with a partner to intensively farm one 1/8 acre of land in an urban area, including composting, soil preparation, planting, maintenance and harvesting • Install a drip irrigation system and measure it’s effectiveness • Negotiate with Brown Dining services to sell the produce grown
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Operations Assistant
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Feb 2010 - Aug 2010
Basis Good Food to You, Operations Assistant New York, New York, 2/10 – 8/10 • Handle all customer service for the first month of this CSA-style sustainable food start-up • Train new interns and employees • Manage customer accounts, payment and orders • Meet with software companies to design more appropriate purchasing software for the online store Basis Good Food to You, Operations Assistant New York, New York, 2/10 – 8/10 • Handle all customer service for the first month of this CSA-style sustainable food start-up • Train new interns and employees • Manage customer accounts, payment and orders • Meet with software companies to design more appropriate purchasing software for the online store
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Research Assistant
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Feb 2009 - Dec 2009
• Run participants through various experiments in virtual reality in order to study navigation and locomotion • Manage equipment and troubleshoot problems during experiments • Run participants through various experiments in virtual reality in order to study navigation and locomotion • Manage equipment and troubleshoot problems during experiments
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Education
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2008 - 2012
Brown University
BA, Linguistics -
2004 - 2008
Bard High School Early College
Associates Degree, 4.0
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