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Cassie Burkholder

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS,FL

Summary

Enthusiastic and reliable professional takes pride in providing excellent customer service and creating memorable dining experiences for restaurant customers. Skilled in anticipating customer needs, addressing complaints and resolving issues in timely manner. Maintains focus and positive attitude in stressful situations and high-volume environments.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Server

Orange County Brewers
07.2023 - Current
  • Demonstrated strong multitasking skills by managing multiple tables simultaneously without compromising service quality.
  • Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
  • Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
  • Collaborated with team members during busy shifts for efficient workflow and excellent guest experiences.
  • Performed opening and closing duties, ensuring the dining area was prepared for seamless service transitions.
  • Maintained a clean and orderly dining area for an enjoyable guest experience.
  • Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.

Childcare Provider

11.2018 - Current
  • Responsible for providing full time infant care, including: meals, diapering, organizing activities that support age appropriate development, defining and maintaining schedules and routines
  • This position requires the highest level of attention, patience, understanding and creativity.

Area Sales Manager

Brew theory
07.2022 - 04.2024
  • Enhanced team performance by providing ongoing coaching, training, and mentoring to sales representatives.
  • Monitored customer buying trends, market conditions, and competitor actions to adjust strategies and achieve sales goals.
  • Reported sales activity, generated sales quotations, and proposals and maintained customer contact database to achieve sales objectives and quota.
  • Fostered a positive work environment within the sales team by encouraging open communication, teamwork, and mutual support among team members.
  • Developed sales strategy based on research of consumer buying trends and market conditions.
  • Built lasting relationships with clients through outstanding customer service interactions.

Server

Johnnys Filling Station
01.2021 - 07.2022
  • Responsible for taking customer orders and ensuring customer satisfaction
  • Introduced customers to new menu items and successfully built and fostered customer relationships
  • Recommending daily specials and discounts to successfully up-sell limited-time food products
  • This position requires multi-tasking while maintaining the highest degree of accuracy, attention to detail, a focus on quality and, most importantly, the ability to give customers the best possible experience.

Server

Longhorn Steakhouse
09.2018 - 05.2021
  • Responsible for greeting and interacting with customers, answering questions, providing recommendations and delivering meals
  • This position requires multi-tasking while maintaining the highest degree of accuracy, attention to detail, a focus on quality and, most importantly, the ability to give customers the best possible experience.

Attractions Cast Member

Disney World
06.2018 - 09.2018
  • Responsible for driving customer satisfaction by engaging and interacting with guests of all backgrounds
  • This position required public speaking skills while also maintaining audience control.

Customer Representative

Nationwide Inbound
06.2016 - 05.2018
  • Responsible for resolving customer issues, answering customer questions and utilizing multiple systems to deliver accurate and timely information based on account type
  • This position required attentiveness, patience, time management skills, clear communication skills and learning the ins and outs of multiple different accounts and systems.

Manager

Mama Cimino's
08.2013 - 05.2018
  • Responsible for overseeing the performance of all restaurant staff members, handling and resolving customer escalations, advertising and promoting special menu items, scheduling shifts and managing vendor payments
  • This position required the ability to multi-task while also maintaining accuracy, attention to detail, and a focus on quality and employee engagement.

Direct Support Professional

Kreider Services
06.2014 - 01.2016
  • Responsible for the care of adults with development disabilities and delays, to include: teaching independence, practicing new skills, supporting the self-medication program and driving happiness
  • This patient care position required the highest level of compassion and patience, also a first aid/CPR certification, transportation skills and adherence to schedules.

Crew Leader

McDonald's
07.2009 - 06.2014
  • Responsible for the training, coordination, direct oversight and employee engagement of 15-20 employees per shift
  • This position required leadership skills, the ability to multitask, time management skills, training skills as well as the ability to motivate and engage with a large team in a fast paced environment.

Education

High School Diploma -

Dixon High School
Dixon, IL

Accounting -

University of Phoenix
01.2021

General education credits towards Nursing, Education and Business Management -

Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL
05.2013

Skills

  • Strong Work Ethic
  • Exceptional customer service
  • Cash Handling
  • Guest Engagement
  • Professional Appearance
  • Hospitality service expertise
  • Cleanliness standards
  • Safe Food Handling

Relatedexperience

  • Brew theory, Orlando, FL, Area Sales Manager, 07/2022, Present, Excellent pre-planner, Great at establishing new relationships, Success maintaining current buyers and growing business, Passionate and sales driven, Self-motivated and competitive
  • Johnnys Filling Station, Orlando, FL, Server, 01/2021, 07/2022, Responsible for taking customer orders and ensuring customer satisfaction., Introduced customers to new menu items and successfully built and fostered customer relationships, Recommending daily specials and discounts to successfully up-sell limited-time food products., This position requires multi-tasking while maintaining the highest degree of accuracy, attention to detail, a focus on quality and, most importantly, the ability to give customers the best possible experience
  • Longhorn Steakhouse, Orlando, FL, Server, 09/2018, 05/2021, Responsible for greeting and interacting with customers, answering questions, providing recommendations and delivering meals, This position requires multi-tasking while maintaining the highest degree of accuracy, attention to detail, a focus on quality and, most importantly, the ability to give customers the best possible experience
  • Childcare Provider, Orlando, FL, 11/2018, Present, Responsible for providing full time infant care, including: meals, diapering, organizing activities that support age appropriate development, defining and maintaining schedules and routines, This position requires the highest level of attention, patience, understanding and creativity
  • Disney World, Orlando, FL, Attractions Cast Member, 06/2018, 09/2018, Responsible for driving customer satisfaction by engaging and interacting with guests of all backgrounds, This position required public speaking skills while also maintaining audience control
  • Nationwide Inbound, Freeport, IL, Customer Representative, 06/2016, 05/2018, Responsible for resolving customer issues, answering customer questions and utilizing multiple systems to deliver accurate and timely information based on account type, This position required attentiveness, patience, time management skills, clear communication skills and learning the ins and outs of multiple different accounts and systems
  • Mama Cimino's, Dixon, IL, Manager, 08/2013, 05/2018, Responsible for overseeing the performance of all restaurant staff members, handling and resolving customer escalations, advertising and promoting special menu items, scheduling shifts and managing vendor payments, This position required the ability to multi-task while also maintaining accuracy, attention to detail, and a focus on quality and employee engagement
  • Kreider Services, Dixon, IL, Direct Support Professional, 06/2014, 01/2016, Responsible for the care of adults with development disabilities and delays, to include: teaching independence, practicing new skills, supporting the self-medication program and driving happiness, This patient care position required the highest level of compassion and patience, also a first aid/CPR certification, transportation skills and adherence to schedules
  • McDonald's, Dixon, IL, Crew Leader, 07/2009, 06/2014, Responsible for the training, coordination, direct oversight and employee engagement of 15-20 employees per shift, This position required leadership skills, the ability to multitask, time management skills, training skills as well as the ability to motivate and engage with a large team in a fast paced environment

Timeline

Server

Orange County Brewers
07.2023 - Current

Area Sales Manager

Brew theory
07.2022 - 04.2024

Server

Johnnys Filling Station
01.2021 - 07.2022

Childcare Provider

11.2018 - Current

Server

Longhorn Steakhouse
09.2018 - 05.2021

Attractions Cast Member

Disney World
06.2018 - 09.2018

Customer Representative

Nationwide Inbound
06.2016 - 05.2018

Direct Support Professional

Kreider Services
06.2014 - 01.2016

Manager

Mama Cimino's
08.2013 - 05.2018

Crew Leader

McDonald's
07.2009 - 06.2014

High School Diploma -

Dixon High School

Accounting -

University of Phoenix

General education credits towards Nursing, Education and Business Management -

Sauk Valley Community College
Cassie Burkholder