Andria Montgomery
New Orleans,LA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct Service Worker
Truth Professional Care Services
New Orleans, LA
07.2023 - Current
- Maintained clean, safe, and well-organized patient environment.
- Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.
- Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
- Supervised daily activities and provided assistance to staff.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Monitored client’s overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
- Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
- Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Maintained strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.
- Completed regular check-ins and progress report for each client.
- Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
- Maintained entire families schedule and organized events.
Community Builder
HustleHawks
New Orleans, LA
02.2023 - Current
- Established relationships with management, local leaders and community members to achieve company objectives.
- Educated local community residents about available resources to help with their day-to-day task.
- Recruited clients to join the company.
- Helped multiple community members with task such as working parade routes, being a server, face painting, sanitation, etc.
Artist
Arts New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
11.2021 - 12.2023
- Met with commission clients to gain agreement on artistic project goals.
- Selected materials for use based on strength, color and texture.
- Drew concepts and illustrations for presentation and development purposes.
- Prepped areas and set up supplies prior to beginning artistic sessions.
- Created series of rough sketches for review, revision and approval.
- Collaborated with creative design team to complete projects on tight deadlines.
- Applied learned color theory and lighting techniques into designs to add dimension and depth.
- Produced intricate pieces of art by using ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, paints, pencils and computer software programs.
- Used pens and ink, watercolors or computer software to create artwork.
- Studied different techniques to apply to artistic endeavors.
- Maintained portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests and abilities.
- Brainstormed with marketing and creative personnel to design high-quality images and illustrations for custom projects.
- Nurtured relationships with artists and other internal partners to create positive rapport for future projects.
- Transformed artistic concepts into characters, environments and other objects to reflect artists vision.
- Worked in art markets to promote and sell art pieces.
- Collaborated with multiple local artist to paint murals and illustrate digital art.
Sales Associate
Vans
New Orleans, LA
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
- Rotated stock and restocked shelves to maintain product availability and store appearance.
- Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
- Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers.
- Engaged with customers to build rapport and loyalty.
- Solved customer challenges by offering relevant products and services.
- Educated clients on current promotional offerings and products using persuasive selling tactics.
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
- Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
- Engaged in friendly conversation with customer to better uncover individual needs.
- Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
- Managed efficient cash register operations.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store sales, payment policies and security standards.
- Prioritized helping customers over completing other routine tasks in store.
- Recommended complementary purchases to customers, increasing revenue.
Education
Associate Of Science - Graphic Design
Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LASkills
- Meal Preparation
- Direct Care
- Safety Monitoring
- Light Housekeeping
- Active listening
- Record keeping
- Organization
- Video Editing
- Motion Graphics
- Sanitation
- Painting
- Breaking down equipment
- Decision-Making
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Heavy Lifting
- Merchandise Display
- Cash Register Operation
- Customer Service
- Fitting Room Maintenance
- Attention to detail
- Social media savvy
- Store Organization
- Visual Art Creation
- Excellent Team Player
- Digital Illustration
- Creative Capabilities
- Creative thinking
- Artistic collaboration
Timeline
Direct Service Worker
Truth Professional Care Services
07.2023 - Current
Sales Associate
Vans
07.2023 - 08.2023
Community Builder
HustleHawks
02.2023 - Current
Artist
Arts New Orleans
11.2021 - 12.2023
Associate Of Science - Graphic Design
Delgado Community College