Christina Martinez

In this position my main priorities include maintaining the safety and security of the youth and staff at all time. While working all shifts ranging from days to overnights, I completed the different tasks for each shift as well as ensuring all the youth were prepared for their daily activities. Through this, I created great rapport with the youth and staff, was able to lead program with little to no incidents, held youth accountable, and communicated expectations clearly. My goals were to insure youth were well prepared for life after being detained, guiding with their rehabilitation. As well as supervising youth, I booked youth in and out of the facility, fingerprints, paperwork, and completed monthly tactical and counseling trainings.

• Observed and supervised inmates throughout school, visits, meal time, recreation, phone calls, and showers.
• Escorted inmates to and from cells, court, hospitals, and medical appointments.
• Observed behavior of residents individually and in groups.
• Prepared, processed and maintained forms, reports, logs, records, and activity journals.
• Provided guidance and support to inmates to help reintegrate in society and establish new beginnings.
• Searched cells of inmates to identify and confiscate contraband and other prohibited items.
• Tracked inmates through head counts, visitor logs, and scheduled activities.
• Assisted in development of procedures and policies to maintain peace and order in facility.
• Completed intake paperwork, fingerprints, and searches.
• Administered drug tests to inmates.
• Coordinated with other law enforcement personnel to exchange information.

• Processed both cash and card purchases and returns.
• Performed serving and provided excellent customer service.
• Replenished condiments, beverages, and supplies while maintaining cleanliness of service areas.
• Prepared food and drinks for customers.
• Assisted in catering orders.
• Worked both opening and closing shifts.

After working as a food clerk for about a year, I transferred to the floral department. Specializing in holiday set ups, customer service, inventory, ordering, and maintaining the department daily. I took over as the floral manager for 3 months as the main manager was on leave. During this time I assigned tasks and trained others in the department and insured sales and inventory were doing well.

• Educated customers about proper handling and care for maximum life of each flower arrangement or plant.
• Inspected stock to identify shortages, replenish supply and maintain consistent inventory.
• Worked with customers to determine type of arrangement desired, occasion, and date, time and location for each arrangement needed.
• Utilized floral design techniques to craft unique floral arrangements.
• Nurtured flowers to maintain quality and promote longevity.
• Trained staff on proper techniques in arranging flowers and customer service skills.
• Researched latest design trends, colors, and vendor products for use in new pieces.
• Proficient in utilizing floral design software to create custom arrangements.

I was located in the front end of the store with my daily tasks including cashiering, maintaining cleanliness of the store, opening and closing tasks, and keeping the front end stocked. While working as a food clerk I was able to move around to other departments which included produce and stocking. Learning how to use a pallet jack on the floor, ordering, and restocking items correctly.

• Arranged items in display cases to promote sales.
• Assisted customers in finding proper products and offering suggestions.
• Assisted in managing product counts and audits.
• Operated cash register to accurately process and record customer payments.
• Removed trash, swept, and mopped floors for professional appearance.
• Retrieved items for customers and verified prices.
• Operated cash register to record transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Reconciled cash drawer at start and end of each shift, accounting for errors, and resolving discrepancies.
• Processed refunds and exchanges in accordance with company policy.
• Responded promptly to requests for assistance, spills and customer inquiries.

Check IT is a student-led movement at Cal Poly Humboldt that is about creating a consent-centered culture. We work to empower the campus community to intervene in potential moments of harm (acts of sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking). We facilitate workshops focusing on bystander intervention, consent, and healthy relationships. My main role with this movement was facilitating presentations to incoming to students, workshops, and tabling. I met with groups on campus that were hosting events and worked with them to create materials and ways that we could incorporate our resources to fit the event they were hosting. I created all the seasonal merchandise, researched and introduced new ideas, maintained inventory and ordering, outreach.