Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Hunter Elliot

Haymarket,VA

Summary

Well-versed musician and educator, highly experienced food service chef, and customer assistant, with tangible collaborative skills. Possessing strengths in high intensity/volume work environments, task prioritization, communication, and maintaining healthy working relationships.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

General Merchandise Sales

Target Corporation
Gainesville, VA
11.2022 - Current
  • Assist customers with product selection, purchase decisions and inquiries.
  • Maintain consistency in stocking high priority (low stock) items, with over 95% proficiency.
  • Remain knowledgeable on popular products and brands in order to maintain routine shipments and reception of needed product.
  • Collaborate within other sections of the store as staffing needs arise; includes flexing roles to specialty sales (Technology, Electronics, Style) Ship from Store (SFS/Online Order Picking, Packaging, Shipping), and Guest Services (returns, Drive-Up Orders, guest concerns).
  • Remain up to date on certifications for heavy equipment (Wave Lift, and Motorized Pallet Jack).

Choir Director

Hugo Owens Middle School
Chesapeake, VA
02.2021 - 06.2022
  • Enforced classroom routines to keep students on schedule and operating at consistent level.
  • Implemented lesson plans designed by myself to educate students about key concepts within music.
  • Assigned homework to students based on curricula and modified based on daily progress.
  • Stayed up to date with current regional curriculums to maintain readiness.
  • Helped students build social, learning, and study skills to achieve educational goals.
  • Led special musical events including concerts, select ensembles, and performing at sporting events.

Contracted Choir Member

Trinity Episcopal Church of Portsmouth
Portsmouth, VA
09.2017 - 10.2022
  • Memorized musical selections, routines and cues while singing a capella with accompaniments.
  • Performed songs in gospel, pop and contemporary music genres.
  • Studied with vocal coaches to develop voice and skills and rehearse for upcoming roles.
  • Offered expertise for church services and performances.
  • Traveled, sometimes great distances, to perform at venues and rehearsed to prepare for performances.

Front of House/Back of House Team Member

Chick-fil-A Ghent
Norfolk, VA
05.2019 - 08.2020
  • Prepared, cooked and presented food safely and quickly to meet restaurant's standards.
  • Maintained high standards of customer service during high-volume work shifts and fast-paced operations.
  • Labeled and stored raw food and ingredients in appropriate storage rooms, refrigerators and freezers.
  • Helped management stay on top of supply needs by sharing information about low or spoiled inventory.
  • Cut or sliced meat, poultry and seafood to prepare for cooking.
  • Observed food safety and sanitation protocols to reduce germ spread.
  • Prepared variety of foods according to exact instructions and recipe specifications.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Music, Music Education

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
12.2020

High School Diploma -

Culpeper County High School
Culpeper, VA
05.2016

Skills

  • Guest Interaction

-Knowledgable in guest assistance and satisfaction techniques

-Greatly experienced as a guest-to-staff liaison

-Helped parents to further understand their child's educational needs in the classroom via appropriate channels of communication

-Point of Sale (POS) system operations

  • Product Management

-Conducted research and trend analysis in order to stay stocked and prepared

- Lengthy involvement in receiving and storing shipments using FIFO, in order to maintain the highest quality of freshness

-Labeling and maintaining high volumes of product, and discarding old or out of date product

  • Team Collaboration

- Worked with multiple educators within various disciplines to ensure overall success of students with varying needs

-Worked with mentors to understand shortcomings and plan methods of improvement

-Ownership and accountability as an employee and co-worker

Certification

  • Currently enrolled in the Google IT Support Professional program.
  • Plans to complete CompTIA+ certification exam upon completion of Google IT Support Professional program.

References

  • Jessica Bush- General Merchandise Team Lead|Target Corporation|13301 Gateway Center Dr, Gainesville, VA|20155

- Personal Cell: (571) 359-5786

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  • Jack Levick- Choir Master|Trinity Episcopal Church|500 Court St, Portsmouth, VA | 23704

-Business Number: (757) 393-0431

-jacklevick@cox.net

  • Taryn Raschdorf- Doctor of Vocal Music Education| Old Dominion University| 1339 W 49th St, Norfolk, VA| 23529

-Office Number: (757) 683-4061

-traschdo@odu.edu

Timeline

General Merchandise Sales

Target Corporation
11.2022 - Current

Choir Director

Hugo Owens Middle School
02.2021 - 06.2022

Front of House/Back of House Team Member

Chick-fil-A Ghent
05.2019 - 08.2020

Contracted Choir Member

Trinity Episcopal Church of Portsmouth
09.2017 - 10.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Music, Music Education

Old Dominion University

High School Diploma -

Culpeper County High School
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