Cristian Fairley
Columbia,SC
Summary
Dynamic professional with diverse experience in retail, landscaping, and culinary environments, recognized for strong communication skills and approachability. Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing operational efficiency through effective project organization and task delegation. A decade of culinary expertise gained through collaboration with top chefs has refined cooking skills and fostered a passion for quality food preparation. Seeking opportunities to leverage organizational capabilities, communication and customer service experience for new opportunities in sales Customer-focused Retail Associate with solid understanding of retail dynamics and customer service standards. Experienced providing quality product recommendations and solutions to meet customer needs and exceed expectations. Committed to executing sales, service and customer experience initiatives driving strong sales.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Server
Hickory Tavern Restaurant
Columbia, SC
04.2024 - 10.2024
- One of the Highest earning servers on a nightly bases
- Summer Job
- Part Time
Server/Expeditor
Carolina Ale House
Columbia, SC
09.2023 - 03.2024
- I worked both Expo and Serving shifts here
- Some nights both at the same time
Line/Prep Cook
Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse
Columbia, SC
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Help prep all recipes within the restaurant (steak, lamb, rice & beans, eggs, salads, flan, creme brule ect.)
- Responsible for plating deserts during dinner
- Closed dinner shift
Expo
Halls Chophouse
Columbia, SC
03.2022 - 09.2022
- First experience working at a 5 star restaurant
- Learned how to be very organized with my work in a systematic setting
- Using your voice with the kitchen to accomplish task and stay ahead of the tickets as much as possible
Shift Leader
Soul Juice
Bloomington, IN
09.2020 - 08.2021
- I was apart of the opening of this store and worked every position the store had to offer
- I was shortly promoted to a shift lead position within the first 2 months of working here
- Helped come up with some of the ideas that we still use in the store today in that are used to help with the flow of the store considering the staff size and works space
- I am still friends with the owner today and am able to provide his contact if necessary for any
Expo/Cashier
McCalister's Deli
Bloomington, IN
03.2017 - 06.2020
- I did a lot of simple jobs such as cashier, running or plating food, closing and opening, maintaining cleanliness
- I was known for being the most responsible employee that was not a manager
- Whenever they would have manager meetings or if a Manager needed to leave the store for any reason they would consistently leave me in charge over the store and the other employees.(staff of at least 8 people)
- Opened and closed store and restaurant
- Worked the cash register
- Resolved customer complaints
- Answered customers' questions
- Manager/Supervisor Contact - (765) 225-8012 / Name: Keaton Snow
Line Cook
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
Bloomington, IN
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Expo for dinner and lunch shift
- Cooked hot meat on a grill and flat top ( steak, philly, salmon, chicken)
Line Cook/Prep Cook
BJ'S Restaurant & Brewhouse
Bloomington, MN
07.2018 - 03.2019
- Learned to work many cooking and prep task sanctimoniously
- First real cooking experience
- Learning and memorizing recipes for a very large menu
- Getting a Task List done daily within the scheduled time
Server
Steak N Shake
Bloomington, IN
01.2016 - 04.2018
- Building relationships with regulars was the most important skills to have with this particular serving job
Server
Red Lobster
Bloomington, IN
06.2017 - 02.2018
- Promoted desserts, appetizers, and specialty drinks to optimize sales.
- Completed cleaning duties by sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet and tidying up server stations.
- Maintained polite and professional demeanor to patrons to encourage inquiries and order placements.
Education
GED -
Andover High School
Skills
- Shift management
- Supervising experience
- Leadership
- Store management
- Cash register
- Organizational skills
- Serving Experience
- Restaurant experience
- Cooking
- Lawn Care
- Kitchen Experience
- Serving
- Pallet jack
- Customer service
- Food handling
- Busser
- Cash handling
- Landscape Maintenance
- Food safety
- Basic math
- Time management
- Food preparation
- POS
- Cashiering
- Food Service
- Sales techniques
- Upselling techniques
- Food safety practices
- POS operation
- Order accuracy
- Order management
- Positive guest interactions
- Specials promotion
- Memory retention
- Menu memorization
- Task prioritization
- Suggestive selling
- Safe food handling
- Professional appearance
- Team member support
- Guest engagement
- Hospitality service expertise
- Multitasking and organization
Timeline
Server
Hickory Tavern Restaurant
04.2024 - 10.2024
Server/Expeditor
Carolina Ale House
09.2023 - 03.2024
Line/Prep Cook
Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse
03.2022 - 01.2023
Expo
Halls Chophouse
03.2022 - 09.2022
Shift Leader
Soul Juice
09.2020 - 08.2021
Line Cook
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
04.2019 - 03.2020
Line Cook/Prep Cook
BJ'S Restaurant & Brewhouse
07.2018 - 03.2019
Server
Red Lobster
06.2017 - 02.2018
Expo/Cashier
McCalister's Deli
03.2017 - 06.2020
Server
Steak N Shake
01.2016 - 04.2018
GED -
Andover High School
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