Ariel Parajon
Oakland,CA
Summary
Proven expertise in safe food handling and exceptional customer service, honed across roles at Chick & Tea Milpitas and Buon Appetito. Excelled in high-volume dining settings, significantly enhancing dining experiences through efficient POS workflow and supportive team collaboration. Demonstrates a robust ability to resolve customer issues, ensuring satisfaction and loyalty. Hardworking and reliable employee with extensive background operating cash registers, stocking merchandise and providing excellent customer service. Highly organized, proactive and punctual. Works well within team settings. Im looking for a restaurant that provides excellent service and that align with my skills to make guests experiences memorable, so they come back.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cashier
Chick & Tea Milpitas
Milpitas, CA
07.2023 - Current
- Interact with the customers to help them check out, answer questions and resolve issues
- Operate the cashier register to process payments, ensure that's enough cash in the drawer
- Counting the cash in the register drawer at the end of each shift
Hostess
Buon Appetito
Hayward, CA
05.2023 - Current
- Guide guests through the dining room and provide needed assistance, including checking out the menus and retrieving high chairs and booster seats
- Organizing the reservation management
- Handling phone orders such as catering and to go orders
- Greeting the guests
Server
Buon Appetito
Hayward, CA
05.2023 - Current
- Continuously evaluated business operations to effectively align workflows for optimal area coverage and customer satisfaction
- Answering guests' inquiries with knowledge about the menu
- Taking food and drinks orders as well as providing an exceptional customer service experience
Education
Nursing AS/BS -
Chabot College
11.2024
High school -
Jose Dolores Estrada
Skills
- Safe food handling
- In-depth food and wine handling
- Point of sale (POS) workflow
- Dining customer service
- High-volume dining
- Hospitality and accommodation
- Team member support
Certification
- servsafe food and alcohol handling
Timeline
Cashier
Chick & Tea Milpitas
07.2023 - Current
Hostess
Buon Appetito
05.2023 - Current
Server
Buon Appetito
05.2023 - Current
Nursing AS/BS -
Chabot College
High school -
Jose Dolores Estrada