Amelia Brady
Urbana,IL
Summary
Dynamic and customer-focused professional with experience at Cafe Kopi, excelling in effective communication and team collaboration. Proven ability to enhance customer satisfaction through quality service and efficient operations. Skilled in sales and adaptability, consistently delivering high-quality results in fast-paced environments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Barista
Cafe Kopi
Champaign, IL
06.2023 - 03.2025
- Made and served hot and cold drinks for customers at the downtown Champaign location of this cozy coffeehouse.
- Prepared made-to-order sandwiches, served hot or cold, along with salads, pitas, and wraps.
- Served and assisted customers with a friendly attitude and a listening ear.
- Collaborated with coworkers to maintain the upkeep, cleanliness, & organization of the store and to serve customers their order efficiently and with a quality emphasis.
Kitchen staff
Campus Kosher Catering
Champaign, IL
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Worked in a collaborative kitchen environment to prepare kosher food for the Jewish students and community members served by Illini Hillel.
- Working in Hillel's in-house dairy and meat kitchens, I worked with Mashgiachs and other Hillel staff to ensure that all food was not only of an excellent quality, but prepared in faithful adherence to kosher and the high standards of the organization.
Student Employee
Social Science, Health, and Education Library at UIUC
Urbana, IL
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Shelved library materials, shelf-read the collection for shelving errors, checked out library materials for patrons, assisted patrons, wrapped books, completed other miscellaneous office tasks.
Student Employee
Illini Union Bookstore Warehouse
Urbana, IL
06.2021 - 09.2021
- Processed and fulfilled web orders, maintained the website, organized office inventory and records, distributed COVID PPE to University affiliates, processed textbook orders at the IUB store on Wright St.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana12.2025
Skills
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Sales proficiency
- Efficiency and speed
- Adaptability and creativity
- Quality assurance
- Customer service excellence
Volunteer Positions
Community of Urbana-Champaign Community Housing (COUCH)
- Board Member, 09/01/22 - 09/01/24
- VP of Education, 10/01/23 - 09/01/24,
- Chicken Coordinator, 11/01/23 - 08/01/25
Served in a range of administrative, managerial, and manual labor capacities as a member of a nonprofit housing cooperative seeking to provide safe, equitable, & affordable housing to members of our Champaign-Urbana community. Oversaw the care of our four laying hens and their backyard coop. 2-year voting board member.
References
- Kaley Fancher (Manager, Cafe Kopi–Gies/BIF): (217)600-1151
- Kathryn Solórzano-Lowell (COUCH co-president) (413) 230-0303, ks03@hampshire.edu
- Anneliese Boesch, (Assistant Manager, Cafe Kopi) (217) 550-8656
- Kerri McIntosh, (Regional Manager, Cafe Kopi LLC) (217) 620-1973
- Aaron Stevens (owner; head chef, Campus Kosher Catering) (217) 418-3467
- Dulcie Vermillion (Librarian; Library Specialist, Social Science, Health and Education Library) vermilli@illinois.edu
- Jessica Roedelbronn (Assistant Director– Virtual Stores, Illini Union Bookstore) jlsmit10@illinois.edu
Timeline
Barista
Cafe Kopi
06.2023 - 03.2025
Kitchen staff
Campus Kosher Catering
02.2023 - 05.2023
Student Employee
Social Science, Health, and Education Library at UIUC
06.2022 - 12.2022
Student Employee
Illini Union Bookstore Warehouse
06.2021 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign