Jaaron McKinney
Providence,RI
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Upbeat, customer-focused Sales Associate with several years of experience in retail environments. Flexible and approachable, with strong organizational, and time management skills. Delivers memorable guest experience through welcoming interactions and extensive product knowledge.
Hardworking sales and service team member proficient in preparing, packaging and displaying flowers, concentrates and edibles. Successful at operating with speed and efficiency to meet demand in fast-paced environments. Good relationship-building, organizational and multitasking abilities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Budtender
Buds goods & Provisions
Watertown, Massachusetts
10.2023 - Current
- Greeted customers with a friendly and inviting attitude.
- Assisted customers in selecting the best products for their needs.
- Maintained knowledge of current cannabis strains, edibles, concentrates, and paraphernalia.
- Advised customers on various products such as effects, flavors, potency levels, and prices.
- Verified customer identification to ensure they met age requirements for purchasing marijuana products.
- Operated cash registers to process payments from customers.
- Stocked shelves with new product arrivals.
- Inventory
Transit Ambassador
Block By Block
Boston, MA
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Delivered exceptional customer service to every customer by leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services and creating welcoming, positive experiences.
- Investigated and resolved customer inquiries and complaints quickly.
- Provided excellent customer care by responding to requests.
- Increased efficiency and performance by monitoring team member productivity and providing feedback
Food Prep
Dunkin Donuts
10.2016 - 05.2022
- Customer Service
- Making Coffee/Sandwiches
- Cleaning Store
- Stocking store
PCA Personal Care Assistant
Tempus Unlimited INC
07.2019 - 01.2020
- Prepare meals
- Clean the house
- Food shopping
- Doctors appointments
- Planet Fitness
Overnight Cleaning
Planet Fitness
Revere, MA
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Check in guests
- Clean equipment
- Clean bathrooms ,showers
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
Building Maintenance & Repair
05.2015 - 06.2015
- Swept and mopped stairs
- Cleaned classrooms
- Sanitized the bathrooms
Compass Café
04.2011 - 06.2015
- Prepared food for Friday service
- Washed dishes
- Served customers
Sherrill House
10.2013 - 01.2014
- Baked cookies
- Rearranged the walk-in storage facility
- Helped the main chef
Education
High School Diploma -
Compass School
Dorchester, MA06.2015
Skills
- Hard working
- Strong
- Very friendly
- Patient communication
- Great helper
- Understanding skills
- Quick learner
- People person
- Coffee Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Food Handling
- Food Safety
- Coffee Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Food Handling
- Food Safety
- Edibles upselling
- THC & CBD products
- Customer Education
- Cash handling experience
- Counting money
- Point of sale system
- Discussing cannabis
- Maintaining confidentiality
- POS System Operation
- Restocking Inventory
Timeline
Budtender
Buds goods & Provisions
10.2023 - Current
Transit Ambassador
Block By Block
09.2022 - 02.2023
PCA Personal Care Assistant
Tempus Unlimited INC
07.2019 - 01.2020
Overnight Cleaning
Planet Fitness
06.2019 - 08.2019
Food Prep
Dunkin Donuts
10.2016 - 05.2022
Building Maintenance & Repair
05.2015 - 06.2015
Sherrill House
10.2013 - 01.2014
Compass Café
04.2011 - 06.2015
High School Diploma -
Compass School