Emanuel Sassou
West Hartford,CT
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Event/Catering Server & Café Associate
MAX CATERING & EVENTS
West Hartford, CT
08.2024 - Current
- Set up and break down catered events, including tables, chairs, linens, place settings, serving stations, and equipment.
- Provide professional customer service, take table orders, communicate allergy concerns, and deliver food and beverages.
- Support theater-season café operations through food preparation, baking, beverage preparation, stocking, and display setup.
- Operate POS/register systems, process transactions, and handle opening and closing responsibilities.
- Maintain clean and sanitary work areas while working efficiently in fast-paced environments.
- Assist coworkers and help new employees learn event and café procedures.
INDEPENDENT PROPERTY & BUSINESS ASSISTANT
West Hartford, CT
2022 - Current
- Perform recurring paid property maintenance including landscaping, lawn care, painting, cleaning, tree maintenance, and brick walkway installation.
- Troubleshoot computers, Wi-Fi/router issues, TVs, and other household technology.
- Trusted with independent access to properties and housesitting responsibilities while owners are away.
- Assist a family-owned packaging business with inventory tracking, organization, cleaning, and parts management.
- Support packaging-machine testing by transferring product between machines and maintaining organized work areas.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Storrs, CT05.2030
High School Diploma - undefined
CONARD HIGH SCHOOL
West Hartford, CT01.2026
Skills
- Event Setup & Breakdown
- Customer Service
- Food Preparation
- POS Systems
- Windows OS
- Technology Troubleshooting
- Windows
- MacOS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Google Workspace
- 3D Modeling
- 3D Printing
- Hand Tools
- Engineering: SolidWorks CAD
LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY
- DRIVE SAFE; ARRIVE SAFE CAMPAIGN, Co-Creator & Project Leader, Co-created a town-wide safe-driving campaign focused on improving awareness among newly licensed students., Helped develop the campaign from the ground up, including the slogan, artwork, posters, social media, presentations, and outreach materials., Worked with a five-person team to present the campaign to students at local high schools and middle schools., Campaign has been featured at West Hartford community events and in local schools and continues to be used by the community.
- PHACTT, Peer Health Awareness, Concerns, Teens Task Force, 2 Years, Participated in prevention meetings, community events, student outreach, and awareness campaigns., Helped identify issues affecting local students and develop ways to address them.
- WEST HARTFORD PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP, Ambassador, Represented student perspectives at community prevention meetings., Shared concerns affecting high school students and contributed ideas for prevention programs and community support.
- CONARD HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD, Varsity Athlete, 3 Years, Competed in sprint and hurdle events., Supported younger teammates with technique and equipment guidance.
Timeline
Event/Catering Server & Café Associate
MAX CATERING & EVENTS
08.2024 - Current
High School Diploma - undefined
CONARD HIGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT PROPERTY & BUSINESS ASSISTANT
2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT