Darby Brewer
Farmers Branch,TX
Summary
Focused mortician adept at applying autopsy and anatomy knowledge to suitably prepare remains for viewings and services. Accustomed to supporting funeral home staff and funeral attendees throughout all facets of preparations and services.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Funeral Director
Dignity Memorial
12.2023 - Current
- Arranged funeral/memorial services for grieving families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.
- Promoted funeral service merchandise such as caskets, urns, outer burial containers and flowers.
- Arranged clergy, music and other service details for clients.
Funeral Director
Dignity Memorial
02.2023 - 12.2023
- Arranged funeral/memorial services for families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.
- Worked with cemeteries to schedule grave opening and closing.
- Improved appearance of remains with use of cosmetics and hair dressing techniques
- Led funeral processions to churches and burial sites.
Embalmer
Beyer & Beitel Mortuary
10.2022 - 02.2023
- Adhered to health and sanitation laws for all embalming processes.
- Prepared remains for services, viewings and cremations.
- Reshaped or reconstructed disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton and wax.
- Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and county morgues.
Embalmer
Central Texas Mortuary Management
11.2021 - 02.2022
- Adhered to health and sanitation laws for all embalming processes.
- Prepared remains for services, viewings and cremations.
Funeral Director
Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home North Chapel
12.2020 - 11.2021
- Liaised between hospitals, physicians, county coroner, and members of clergy to coordinate final arrangements.
- Arranged funeral/memorial services for grieving families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Director/Embalmer
Puente and Sons Funeral Chapels
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Prepared remains for services, viewings and cremations.
- Dressed bodies and placed in caskets.
- Arranged funeral/memorial services for grieving families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.
Technician
San Antonio Embalming Center
04.2020 - 07.2020
- Completed job reports and logs immediately following calls
- Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and county morgues.
- Assisted in transporting deceased to the appropriate funeral home
Assistant
Funeraria Del Angel Roy Akers
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Set up flowers, opened and closed caskets, and acted as pallbearer.
- Welcomed families and visitors into facility and guided into appropriate visitation rooms or chapel.
- Transferred cremated remains from temporary urns to permanent urns to release cremated remains to families.
Education
School -
Ladybird Johnson HS
San Antonio, TX2014
Bachelor’s of Arts - English With Creative Writing & Media Studies
Austin College
Sherman, TXAssociate - Mortuary Science
San Antonio College
San Antonio, TXSkills
- Dermasurgery Techniques
- Remains Preparation
- Post-Mortem Care
- Attaining permits and other state specific documents
- Dressing and casketing
Additional Information
- Darby Brewer Funeral Director and Embalming License #: 118605
Certification
Certified Cremation Services Provider- February 2019
Timeline
Funeral Director
Dignity Memorial
12.2023 - Current
Funeral Director
Dignity Memorial
02.2023 - 12.2023
Embalmer
Beyer & Beitel Mortuary
10.2022 - 02.2023
Embalmer
Central Texas Mortuary Management
11.2021 - 02.2022
Funeral Director
Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home North Chapel
12.2020 - 11.2021
Director/Embalmer
Puente and Sons Funeral Chapels
08.2020 - 11.2020
Technician
San Antonio Embalming Center
04.2020 - 07.2020
Assistant
Funeraria Del Angel Roy Akers
10.2019 - 04.2020
School -
Ladybird Johnson HS
Bachelor’s of Arts - English With Creative Writing & Media Studies
Austin College
Associate - Mortuary Science
San Antonio College
Certified Cremation Services Provider- February 2019
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