Brenda Teague
Hamden,CT
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Chair Car Dirver
American Medical Response, AMR
Bridgeport , CT
01.2007 - Current
- Transported patients to assigned medical facilities, enabling secure delivery to appropriate departments.
- Accepted daily patient transport assignments and drove ambulance with medical personnel to patient location.
- Maintained flexible availability to accommodate on-call hours.
- Assisted patients onto ambulance gurney and with transfer into ambulance.
- Earned and maintained necessary certifications.
- Completed mechanical checklist prior to each shift, monitoring functionality of ambulance.
- Documented and reported mechanical issues to appropriate service personnel.
- Reported facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel and law enforcement officials.
- Restrained violent or non-compliant patients in emergency situations.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Daycare Provider/Owner/Operator
Self-employeed
Bridgeport , CT
01.1994 - 01.2006
- Maintained accurate accounting of tuition and operating reports.
- Collaborated on strategies to enhance student learning and behavior alongside parents and teaching staff.
- Established and optimized program schedules to cover planned needs while capitalizing on opportunities to improve student learning.
- Upheld sound financial principles to keep program operating within budget levels, maximizing resource utilization while minimizing costs.
- Modernized instructional plans and educational approaches to enhance student learning.
- Maintained high-quality child care standards based on developmentally appropriate practices.
- Supervised childcare workers and oversaw facility to meet state requirements for education and training.
- Oversaw safety requirements, inspection and certification procedures to facilitate annual licensing review.
- Articulated center's mission to stakeholders to solicit support in realizing mission.
Team Manager
Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd
Bridgeport , CT
01.1992 - 01.2006
- Led employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training and development.
- Drove performance of staff by creating incentives and positive work atmosphere and administering recognition and rewards programs.
- Administered monthly and annual reviews to direct reports and set clear and measurable goals, action plans and follow-up procedures.
- Resolved customer service issues by finding immediate solutions, increasing customer confidence and decreasing escalations to executive office.
- Met with clients to maintain communication to enhance teams' execution on new products.
Education
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport, CTSkills
- Self-Motivated
- Interpersonal Communication
- Cultural Awareness
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Critical Thinking
- Planning and Coordination
- Teambuilding
- Problem-Solving
- Multitasking Abilities
- First Aid/CPR
- Training and Development
- Dependable and Responsible
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Chair Car Dirver
American Medical Response, AMR
01.2007 - Current
Daycare Provider/Owner/Operator
Self-employeed
01.1994 - 01.2006
Team Manager
Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd
01.1992 - 01.2006
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Housatonic Community College