Annalise Thornton
Waco
Summary
Personable fine‑dining server with extensive knowledge of menu items, ingredients, and wine pairings. Known for providing warm, attentive hospitality and several years of hands‑on service experience. Also skilled in beauty retail, including deep brand familiarity, color matching, product tools, order packing, and cash handling. In addition, a full‑time business student advancing into an esthetician career, experienced in taking clients, product knowledge, beauty devices, waxing, tinting, and more.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Fine Dining Server
Ridgewood Country Club
Waco
06.2023 - Current
- Built relationships with members that have been around for generations for generations by learning names , their business, friends , personalities, preferences , and families.
- Amazing communication skills
- Great networking , have done in house parties, events ,and many job offers to work for some of the biggest businesses of Waco.
- Gained memorization tactics.
- Managed guest orders using point-of-sale systems efficiently and accurately.
- Complimentary feedback.
- Event coordinations and set up.
- Huge amount of personal requests.
Student Esthetician
McLennan community college
Waco
08.2025 - 05.2026
- Provided skin analysis to assess client needs and recommend treatments.
- Performed facials, waxing, and other esthetic services for diverse clientele.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of treatment rooms and workstations.
- Building clientele.
- Product and ingredient knowledge
- Working with skin conditions.
- What questions to ask.
- How to be realistic about results.
- How to relax clients by using their 5 senses
- Upsell during a service in a result driven way.
- How to get ahead and be prepared before client arrival.
- Time management.
Cosmetics Sales Associate
RDA
Waco
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Assisted customers in selecting cosmetics based on skin type and preferences.
- Maintained product displays to ensure an attractive shopping environment.
- Educated customers on proper makeup application techniques and products .
- Color knowledge .
- Warehouse training from packing orders.
- Knowledge on beauty tools.
- Hair care , hair colors , makeup, tints , developers , wax products , and some face products.
- welcoming demeanor.
- Opening and closing
Education
Esthetician And Basic Business Student - Business And Esthetician Student
McLennan Community College
Waco, TX 08.2025 - 05.2026
Skills
- Skin analysis
- Customer relationship management
- Event coordination
- Upselling techniques
- Communication
- Time management
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Student Esthetician
McLennan community college
08.2025 - 05.2026
Esthetician And Basic Business Student - Business And Esthetician Student
McLennan Community College
08.2025 - 05.2026
Fine Dining Server
Ridgewood Country Club
06.2023 - Current
Cosmetics Sales Associate
RDA
08.2021 - 12.2022