Chasity Mueller
New Caney,USA
Summary
Experienced Funeral Director/Embalmer skilled in remains preparation, restorative art, and cultural sensitivity, with a strong background in coordinating funeral services and developing innovative embalming techniques. Adept at maintaining compliance with ethical and legal standards. Seeking to leverage expertise to contribute effectively to a dedicated funeral service team.
Diligent with comprehensive background in embalming and funeral services. Successfully prepared and preserved remains with precision, ensuring high standards of care and respect. Demonstrated expertise in restorative art and infection control, showcasing excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
Experienced with intricate processes of embalming and preservation. Utilizes advanced knowledge of restorative art and infection control to ensure highest standards of care. Track record of effective communication and meticulous attention to detail, ensuring respectful and thorough service.
Overview
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Certification
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9
years of professional experience
Work History
Embalmer
Angels In Waiting
Casa Grande, AZ
- Dressed bodies according to family requests with clothing, jewelry, wigs.
- Assisted in preparing bodies for visitation, burial, or cremation following established protocols.
- Developed and implemented embalming techniques to preserve the physical appearance of deceased individuals.
- Ensured compliance with federal, state, and local laws relating to the embalming process.
- Collaborated with funeral directors on funerary arrangements for deceased individuals.
Pre-Planning Advisor
Service Corporation International
Houston, TX
08.2025 - 02.2026
- Provided guidance on pre-need planning options to clients, ensuring informed decision-making.
- Assisted families in navigating funeral and memorial service selections, enhancing customer experience.
- Coordinated documentation for pre-need contracts, maintaining accuracy and compliance with regulations.
- Educated clients on funding options available for pre-planning services, fostering trust and transparency.
- Developed personalized pre-need plans tailored to individual client needs, improving service satisfaction.
Licensed Funeral Director
Marcus Funeral Services
Tucson, AZ
06.2022 - 07.2025
- Developed strong relationships with vendors to ensure quality products were provided at fair prices.
- Collaborated with other departments within the organization to ensure timely completion of all necessary paperwork.
- Adhered to all health codes, safety standards and applicable laws pertaining to the operation of a funeral home.
- Coordinated transportation of deceased from place of death or hospital to mortuary facility.
- Provided compassionate service to grieving families in their time of need.
- Organized and supervised funeral services, including selecting pallbearers, coordinating with clergy and arranging for musicians.
- Created meaningful experiences through personalized ceremonies that honored the life of the deceased.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills when speaking with clients, colleagues and vendors.
- Assisted families in making decisions regarding funerals, burials or cremations.
- Cultivated positive relationships with community organizations such as churches, civic groups and veterans' associations.
- Maintained a working knowledge of local, state and federal regulations related to funeral service.
- Coordinated with clergy members, musicians and floral designers to plan and execute funeral services.
- Interacted with client families, providing assistance during visitations, funeral services and memorial services.
- Interviewed families to learn about loved one's life, interests and achievements to create eulogies or other tributes.
- Obtained information needed to complete death certificates and burial permits.
- Directed preparations and shipment of bodies for out-of-state burial.
- Participated in community activities for funeral home promotion and other purposes.
- Planned placement of caskets at funeral sites or place or adjusted lights, fixtures, or floral displays.
Professional Embalmer
Marcus Funeral Services
Tucson, AZ
06.2020 - 07.2025
- Used specialized techniques to preserve remains for extended viewings or long-distance transportations.
- Maintained detailed records of each case including information regarding treatments performed, materials used and any special requests made by family members.
- Demonstrated skill in preparing the deceased for visitation and funeral services, including embalming, dressing, casketing, cosmetology and restoration.
- Monitored chemical levels in tanks used during embalming procedures according to established standards.
- Managed inventory of supplies needed for embalming services.
- Exhibited expertise in using tools such as scalpels, saws and injection devices during embalming processes.
- Collaborated with funeral directors and other staff members throughout preparation process.
- Applied cosmetics to achieve desired facial features on the deceased.
- Researched best practices for preserving remains while maintaining respect for cultural traditions related to death rituals.
- Followed detailed instructions from family members regarding desired hair styles, clothing selection and other details related to presentation of the body at viewing or service.
- Communicated effectively with families about expectations related to care of their loved ones prior to burial or cremation.
- Adhered to strict safety protocols when handling hazardous chemicals used in embalming process.
- Performed restorative procedures to restore a natural appearance to the deceased.
- Attended seminars and workshops related to current trends in embalming industry.
- Attached trocar to pump-tube, start pump, and repeat probing to force embalming fluid into organs.
- Supervised funeral attendants and other funeral home staff.
- Made incisions in arms and thighs and drain blood from circulatory system and replaced it with embalming fluid, using pump.
- Performed special procedures necessary for remained that are to be transported to other states and overseas, and where death was caused by infectious disease.
- Reshaped and reconstructed disfigured and maimed bodies when necessary, using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton, plaster of Paris, and wax.
- Maintained records, such as itemized lists of clothing and valuables delivered with body and names of persons embalmed.
Embalmer
Avenidas Funeral Chapel
Avondale, AZ
07.2017 - 05.2025
- Conducted research into new methods and technologies used in embalming processes.
- Assisted in preparing bodies for visitation, burial, or cremation following established protocols.
- Developed and implemented embalming techniques to preserve the physical appearance of deceased individuals.
- Maintained a clean and safe work environment by adhering to all safety regulations and guidelines.
- Applied cosmetics to restore natural color and facial features of deceased individuals.
Responsible Funeral Director
Angels In Waiting
Casa Grande, AZ
05.2020 - 02.2025
- Managed administrative tasks such as filing documents, preparing obituaries for newspapers, updating client records, and handling payments from clients.
- Arranged for transportation of deceased to funeral home from place of death.
- Coordinated with clergy members, musicians and floral designers to plan and execute funeral services.
- Managed funeral home operations, including hiring, training and supervision of embalmers, funeral attendants and other staff.
- Directed preparations and shipment of bodies for out-of-state burial.
- Supervised staff responsible for embalming bodies according to established procedures.
- Handled paperwork associated with the transfer of remains between states or countries.
- Communicated with insurance companies to secure death benefits for families of deceased.
- Liaised between medical examiners' offices and mortuaries regarding release of bodies.
- Ensured compliance with federal laws governing burials and cremations according to state guidelines.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Mortuary Science
University of Southern Illinois
Carbondale12-2026
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Mortuary Science
Mesa Community College
Mesa, Arizona05-2015
Skills
- Sanitation procedures
- Chemical handling
- Body preparation
- Restorative art
- Cultural sensitivity
- Remains preparation
- Incision and suture prowess
- Ethics and laws
Certification
- Arizona EMB-01943
- Arizona FD-01732
- Texas Funeral Director & Embalmer 121396
Timeline
Pre-Planning Advisor
Service Corporation International
08.2025 - 02.2026
Licensed Funeral Director
Marcus Funeral Services
06.2022 - 07.2025
Professional Embalmer
Marcus Funeral Services
06.2020 - 07.2025
Responsible Funeral Director
Angels In Waiting
05.2020 - 02.2025
Embalmer
Avenidas Funeral Chapel
07.2017 - 05.2025
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Mortuary Science
Mesa Community College
Embalmer
Angels In Waiting
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Mortuary Science
University of Southern Illinois