Jonathan Moore
Mills River,NC
Summary
Detail-oriented Funeral Director and Embalmer with a strong background in sales and public speaking. Adept at managing complex arrangements and supporting families through sensitive processes, ensuring each service is handled with care and respect.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Funeral Director/Professional Embalmer
Groce Funeral Home
Arden, North Carolina
08.2017 - Current
- Meet with families to arrange funeral/ memorial services and to facilitate the final disposition of their loved one, either by traditional or green burial, cremation, or aquamation (alkaline hydrolysis).
- Obtain information for filing of death certificates, social security, insurance claims, burial transit permits, veteran's benefits, & other legal documents as needed.
- Meet with families on a pre-need basis to help them plan their services in advance
- Transfer decedents into the funeral home's care, either from a residence, institution, or coroner's scene
- Arrange for the transfer of a decedent to another state or out-of-the-country.
- Embalm all decedents using appropriate chemical mixtures; bathe, dress, apply cosmetics, and casket them using a lift; make final touches before family viewings.
Funeral Director/Professional Embalmer
Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home
Lancaster, PA
07.2012 - 08.2017
- Work responsibilities were the same as my current employer.
Funeral Director/Embalmer Contractor
Self-employed
Henderson/Buncombe County, NC/Berks County, PA
08.2007 - 06.2012
- Worked as a funeral director/embalmer contractor for a number of area funeral homes while caring for my parents in North Carolina, and then in Pennsylvania after their return home.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Mortuary Science
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Cincinnati, OH05-1997
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism/Communications
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05-1988
Skills
- Embalming techniques
- Legal compliance
- Funeral planning
- Body transportation
- Public speaking
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Sales
Affiliations
Trained in Facial Reconstruction Techniques, Vernie Fountain, San Antonio, TX
Timeline
Funeral Director/Professional Embalmer
Groce Funeral Home
08.2017 - Current
Funeral Director/Professional Embalmer
Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home
07.2012 - 08.2017
Funeral Director/Embalmer Contractor
Self-employed
08.2007 - 06.2012
Associate of Applied Science - Mortuary Science
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism/Communications
Liberty University