Overview
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Certification
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Gabrielle Wapner

Santa Barbara,CA

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Crew Member

Trader Joe's
Santa Barbara, CA
10.2024 - Current
  • Provide exceptional customer experience by assisting customers with inquiries, offering personalized recommendations, and ensuring a welcoming and positive shopping experience
  • Operate the register in an efficient and friendly manner, ensuring accurate cash, credit card, and check transactions while bagging groceries with care
  • Stock shelves, organize inventory, and ensure product displays are visually appealing to meet customer demands and aid in sales
  • Promote a team-oriented environment by collaborating with others to ensure seamless store operations and deliver outstanding customer experience in a safe, friendly, and inviting environment

Junior Lifeguard Instructor

Los Angeles County Fire Department
Torrance, California
06.2023 - Current
  • Instruct youth ages 11-13 on ocean safety, surf racing skills, basic first-aid, CPR and the importance of physical conditioning
  • Communicate with parents and guardians regarding their children's progress, addressing concerns and coaching on open water swim techniques
  • Collaborate with co-Junior Lifeguard Instructors to design and implement engaging lesson plans for junior lifeguard training, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and skill development standards
  • Maintain accurate records of training sessions, attendance, and performance assessments to track progress

Ocean Lifeguard

Los Angeles County Fire Department
Manhattan Beach, California
06.2022 - Current
  • Respond promptly to beach and water emergencies, administering first aid and CPR, and coordinating hospital transportation when needed
  • Vigilantly watch and assist fellow lifeguards during rescues, providing crucial backup to ensure the safety of both rescuers and victims
  • Safeguard individuals by closely observing hazardous conditions and making appropriate preventions, while offering education and raising awareness
  • Simulate rescue conditions and direct training exercises with team members to maintain water rescue proficiency

Server

Kyoto Sushi Bar
Santa Barbara, California
10.2023 - 05.2024
  • Provided exceptional customer service by taking orders, offering menu recommendations, and ensuring a positive guest experience in a fast-paced environment
  • Collaborated with the kitchen and sushi chefs to ensure orders were prepared correctly and delivered to customers promptly
  • Efficiently resolved customer inquiries, addressed concerns, and fulfilled special requests to enhance guest dining experience

Ocean Lifeguard

California State Parks
Huntington Beach, California
06.2020 - 09.2023
  • Responsibilities consistent with Los Angeles County Fire Department Ocean Lifeguard position above

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - English

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Santa Barbara, California
06.2025

Teaching Experience

Course Reader for Introduction to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

12/2024-03/2025

English for Multilingual Students peer tutor

01/2024-03/2024

  • Worked individually with a university student learning English as a second language
  • completed five, one hour long sessions working on grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation

Education First Teaching Practicum

04/2024-06/2024

  • Shadowed an advanced English grammar class for a diverse group of students at the school Education First for sixteen hours
  • Taught two separate grammar lessons
  • Wrote lessons plans in congruence with the the targeted student learning outcomes for the instructor to utilize

Academics Etc.- Tutor 

08/2019-03/202

  • Gave private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance and prepare for exams
  • Utilized positive reinforcement techniques and an individualized approach to encourage and motivate students to achieve academic success

Research Experience

Research Assistant for Dr. Kessler in Understanding Second Language Acquisition

01/2025-06/2025

UCSB Library's Special Research Collections- Ballitore Project Intern 

09/2022-05/2023

  • Read and transcribed the Ballitore Collection, an archive of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century documents
  • Created records with metadata using digital databases and conducted collaborative team project meetings

Certification

  • Emergency Medical Technician, 05/23
  • Lifeguard Unit Operator, 05/24

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Crew Member

Trader Joe's
10.2024 - Current

Server

Kyoto Sushi Bar
10.2023 - 05.2024

Junior Lifeguard Instructor

Los Angeles County Fire Department
06.2023 - Current

Ocean Lifeguard

Los Angeles County Fire Department
06.2022 - Current

Ocean Lifeguard

California State Parks
06.2020 - 09.2023

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - English

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

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