Danielle Ortega

I coach for New Mexico Storm Volleyball, and I coach a 10u, 12u, and 15u team. With this job, I have developed a lot of responsibility, coordination for practice plans, focusing on skill and team improvement, and the strategies of working with parents. I have learned a lot about patience, leadership skills, how to work with youth, and have gained valuable organizational and motivational techniques.

Peaceful paws is a pet crematorium where I assisted with office tasks such as data entry, billing, and customer service. I also kept the business well-maintained, cleaned, and organized. As well as transporting invoices and paperwork, I would transport pets from vet offices to the crematorium while always maintaining professionalism and respect. From this job, I learned the process of how things work from business to business, the importance of office tasks, and professionalism.

MDC Research is a call center where my position was a research associate. My obligation as a research associate was to call multiple numbers from all around and ask them, in a professional manner, if they would like to participate in a survey. If they wanted to continue with the survey, I would walk them through the questions and answers they were offered. Within this job, I learned a lot about communication skills, professionalism, and more knowledge of technology.

Matteos is a Mexican food restaurant where my position was as a cashier. Being at the front of the store left me with a lot of responsibility, such as making sure the front was always clean, money was handled correctly, the customers were greeted properly, the food came out right, and, most importantly, everyone who walked in had a great experience. From this job, I learned great customer and communication skills, how to handle a register, how to handle money, and the pressure of the food business.