David Mere
Lafayette,LA
Summary
A confident learner of new tricks and trade, keeping a positive mindset with a hunger to learn new skills and further myself wherever I'm employed. I have acquired a background in sales, boasting a confident ability to multitask, as well as follow the nuances of organization and the necessities of running a business, whether local or corporate.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Sample Preparation Technician
Biolife Plasma Services
Lafayette, LA
08.2024 - Current
- Carefully organize and prepare samples for laboratory testing.
- Carefully siphon samples to ensure an efficient and fluid sampling process.
- Learned to integrate previously acquired time management skills into a medically based environment.
Baker
Reve Coffee Lab
Lafayette, Louisiana
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Ensured that all health regulations were followed at all times while working in the kitchen.
- Cooked breakfast food to order while maintaining prep duties to prepare for following days.
- Collaborated with other bakers on staff to complete tasks efficiently within set deadlines.
- Operated ovens and other equipment to bake products according to established recipes.
- Cleaned work areas, utensils, equipment and surfaces between batches of products.
- Monitored temperature of ovens and adjusted accordingly to maintain consistency in baking times.
Front of House/Server
Scratch Kitchen
Lafayette, Louisiana
11.2023 - 07.2024
- Cooperative team efforts are essential here.
- Healthy food and healthy work environments are heavily appreciated and continuously improved upon.
- Seasonal menu options create a changing environment constantly, and employees are required to be in a positive mindset.
- Worked here in the past and took a break, but continued because of good relations with the owner, Jamie.
Sales Representative/Lead Finder
Nusun
Riverside, California
02.2023 - 10.2023
- Negotiated pricing contracts with customers to maximize profits.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers to ensure business completion.
- Entered data on online databases for customer information.
- Kept positive relations with customers throughout their experience.
- Met people living in neighborhoods and still keep up relations with a couple families in varying areas of San Bernardino and Riverside counties in California.
Server
Antoni's Italian Cafe
Lafayette, Louisiana
02.2022 - 02.2023
- Served four to six tables at a time.
- Provided wine presentations and pairings of meal ingredients and flavor profiles.
- Performed through multitasking and communicating thoroughly throughout to explain the complex menu and day-to-day changing menu items.
- Served for about a year here and returned later due to positive relations with management and the owners, Eli and Holly Cure.
Server, Bartender, Host
Romacelli's @ Sugarmill Pond
Lafayette, Louisiana
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Hosted, bartended, and served simultaneously on the vast majority of shifts.
- I often hear the compliment of 'wearing several hats at the same time' from customers and management alike here.
- Craft bartending experience was built here.
Server, Bartender, To-Go Specialist
Darden Restaurants, Olive Garden
Lafayette, Louisiana
09.2018 - 09.2021
- Bartending, Serving, and To-Go Specialist, often using all three job codes within a week, and tasks sometimes required simultaneously during a shift.
- Worked at the Lafayette location, as well as the Lake Charles location, often being the top employee of the month with customer satisfaction at both locations.
- Multitasking skill was built strongly here, with the task of making multiple complex drink orders, preparing food orders, as well as taking care of guests at tables.
- Learned to train other people proficiently in the task of bartending, while helping them maintain a level headspace, while completing tasks with the same variance of timing and requirement that I completed in my day-to-day tasks.
- Team communication was essential throughout a busy shift on this job. This skill was essential to the day-to-day success I had with tips during my employment at this location.
Sales Representative
Vector Marketing Company
Lafayette, Louisiana
06.2018 - 09.2018
- Learned to cold call around 200 unique numbers a day and the skill of self-motivation through this process.
- Helped in the hiring and training process of new employees.
- Developed the ability to maintain a level headspace in stressful situations.
- Collaborated with sales team members on strategies for increasing sales volume.
Education
High School Diploma -
Lafayette High School
Lafayette, LA06-2018
Skills
- Customer Service
- Active listener
- Organization
- Sales
- Data Entry
- Communication
- Management
- Quality Control
- Team Player
- Solid problem solver
- Opening and closing duties
- New Employee Training
- Client Account Management
- Upselling
- Building rapport
- Positive and professional
- POS System Operation
- Stocking and Receiving
- Teamwork and Collaboration
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Sample Preparation Technician
Biolife Plasma Services
08.2024 - Current
Baker
Reve Coffee Lab
06.2024 - 08.2024
Front of House/Server
Scratch Kitchen
11.2023 - 07.2024
Sales Representative/Lead Finder
Nusun
02.2023 - 10.2023
Server
Antoni's Italian Cafe
02.2022 - 02.2023
Server, Bartender, Host
Romacelli's @ Sugarmill Pond
10.2021 - 07.2022
Server, Bartender, To-Go Specialist
Darden Restaurants, Olive Garden
09.2018 - 09.2021
Sales Representative
Vector Marketing Company
06.2018 - 09.2018
High School Diploma -
Lafayette High School