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Jennifer Quintanilla

West New York

Summary

Motivated customer service and sales professional seeking increasing responsibility in retail environment. Remarkable leading new employees and maximize team performance. Skilled Head Cashier specializing in sales, service, and team leadership.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Dental Assistant

Bless Dental
Palisades Park, NJ
03.2025 - Current
  • Prepared treatment rooms, ensuring compliance with health and safety
  • Educated patients on oral hygiene practices and post-treatment care instructions.
  • Streamlined inventory processes, reducing supply delays and maintaining adequate stock levels.
  • Collaborated with dentists to enhance procedural efficiency during treatments.
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
  • Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
  • Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
  • Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
  • Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
  • Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
  • Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
  • Managed inventory of dental supplies, reducing waste and optimizing resource allocation.
  • Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.

Dental Assistant

S&L Dental Arts
Hoboken, NJ
03.2025 - Current
  • Educated patients on oral hygiene practices and post-treatment care instructions.
  • Collaborated with dentists to enhance procedural efficiency during treatments.
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
  • Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
  • Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.

Cashier

Benny's Liquor
Guttenberg, New Jersey
11.2019 - 04.2020
  • Delivered high level of customer service to patrons using active listening and engagement skills.
  • Helped customers find specific products, answered questions, and offered product advice.
  • Maintained work area and kept cash drawer organized.
  • Processed credit card, cash, and check payments, ensuring all transactions were accurate.
  • Verified customer age requirement for alcohol or tobacco purchases.
  • Accepted cash and credit card payments, issued receipts and provided change.
  • Checked personal identifications during alcohol and tobacco sales.
  • Greeted customers and answered any questions they had about the store's products and services.

Cashier

My City Store
Guttenberg , NJ
03.2019 - 11.2019
  • Followed company security procedures for handling large sums of money.
  • Greeted customers and answered any questions they had about the store's products and services.
  • Processed returns and exchanges of merchandise in accordance with store policies.
  • Kept check-out areas clean, organized and well-stocked to maintain attractive store.
  • Performed opening and closing procedures including counting cash drawers and preparing deposits.
  • Stocked shelves with merchandise when needed.
  • Balanced daily transactions on a computerized point-of-sale system.
  • Counted and balanced cashier drawers.
  • Maintained work area and kept cash drawer organized.
  • Processed credit card, cash, and check payments, ensuring all transactions were accurate.
  • Accepted cash and credit card payments, issued receipts and provided change.
  • Verified customer age requirement for alcohol or tobacco purchases.
  • Directed trash removal and sanitation procedures to keep aisles and register area organized.

Cashier

Karla's Store
West New York, New Jersey
07.2017 - 03.2019
  • Kept check-out areas clean, organized and well-stocked to maintain attractive store.
  • Performed opening and closing procedures including counting cash drawers and preparing deposits.
  • Stocked shelves with merchandise when needed.
  • Greeted customers and answered any questions they had about the store's products and services.
  • Processed returns and exchanges of merchandise in accordance with store policies.

Machine Operator

Bonjour Embroidery
Closter, New Jersey
04.2016 - 05.2017

Embroidery machine operator

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Bilingual Education

Universida General Gerardo Barrios
San Miguel, El Salvador

High School Diploma -

Instituro Nacional El Transito
San Miguel, El Salvador
11-2006

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Cash handling
  • Point of sale
  • Transaction processing
  • Inventory management
  • Customer relations
  • Professionalism and courtesy

Languages

English
Limited
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Dental Assistant

Bless Dental
03.2025 - Current

Dental Assistant

S&L Dental Arts
03.2025 - Current

Cashier

Benny's Liquor
11.2019 - 04.2020

Cashier

My City Store
03.2019 - 11.2019

Cashier

Karla's Store
07.2017 - 03.2019

Machine Operator

Bonjour Embroidery
04.2016 - 05.2017

Some College (No Degree) - Bilingual Education

Universida General Gerardo Barrios

High School Diploma -

Instituro Nacional El Transito