Ashley Rickett
Bakersfield,CA
Summary
Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies. Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Dependable Teacher with success providing educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. Committed to providing students with necessary tools to achieve academic goals, instilling love of learning, and cooperative teamwork.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Waitress/Bartender
Black Angus Steak House
Bakersfield, CA
2001.01 - 2011.06
- Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
- Used cash registers and credit card machines to cash out customers.
- Kept server areas clean and stocked to increase efficiency while working tables.
- Greeted new customers, discussed specials and took drink orders.
- Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals and walk-in business.
Licensed Esthetician
Self-Employed
Bakersfield, CA
2004.05 - 2008.03
- Recommended retail products for at-home use.
- Analyzed skin condition and made appropriate product recommendations.
- Fostered friendly, warm and exceptional customer experience.
- Performed facials, chemical peels and waxing procedures per week.
- Developed individualized, therapeutic skin care programs.
- Suggested appropriate therapy based on current health of client.
- Resolved customer complaints and facilitated conflict resolutions.
- Handled busy schedules and stayed on top of key deadlines.
- Educated patients on treatment options.
Hostess/Server
Woody's Bar And Grill
Bakersfield, CA
1998.04 - 2000.07
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills and handle complimentary items.
- Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
- Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
- Kept register accurate through correct billing, payment processing and cash management practices.
- Carried out complete opening, closing and shift change duties to keep restaurant working efficiently and teams ready to meet customer needs.
Courtesy Clerk
Albertsons Grocery Store
Bakersfield, CA
1997.04 - 1998.03
- Bagged customer items efficiently using proper techniques to protect delicate items and separate different groups of merchandise.
- Returned unwanted items to correct store locations and restocked shelves.
- Collected shopping carts from parking lot daily and cleaned and dried soiled and wet carts.
- Addressed customer needs for price checks and merchandise retrieval from upper shelves or stockroom.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ05.2022
Vocational Certificate - State Licensing For Esthetician
Federico Career Colleges of Bakersfield, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA05.2004
Skills
- Familiarity with content, curriculum, methods and materials of grade level
- Operational knowledge of child growth and development
- Thorough knowledge of current technologies and natural instructional tools
- Immense ability to apply attained knowledge to instructional programs
- Outstanding ability to plan and implement lessons
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to evaluate personality types and assess the needs of different individuals to develop successful professional relationships
- Strong ability to connect with different types of people to relate and build trust as a team player
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Strong ability to handle many situations as they emerge even when under extreme pressure
- Extremely self-motivated
- Driven by challenge, change, and success
Timeline
Licensed Esthetician
Self-Employed
2004.05 - 2008.03
Waitress/Bartender
Black Angus Steak House
2001.01 - 2011.06
Hostess/Server
Woody's Bar And Grill
1998.04 - 2000.07
Courtesy Clerk
Albertsons Grocery Store
1997.04 - 1998.03
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University
Vocational Certificate - State Licensing For Esthetician
Federico Career Colleges of Bakersfield, Inc.