Josephine Tautfest
Stillwater
Summary
Developed customer service and organizational skills within a fast paced salon and retail environment; looking to transition into a new environment. Skilled with managing sales, inventory and clients with a professional productive attitude, with a proven ability to learn and adapt quickly. My goal is to leverage these skills in a new environment where I can effectively contribute to a team.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Front Desk/ Retail/ Assistant/ Independent stylist (booth rent)
Blush Boutique and Salon
03.2025 - 09.2025
- At Blush I started at the front desk with the plan of eventually booth renting, as soon as transferring my Texas license to Oklahoma.
- While at the front desk, I handled all boutique retail, product sales, keeping the boutique and salon clean, ordering and uploading inventory, handling cash, opening and closing the store/salon, steaming and hanging clothes, organizing inventory and designing store displays and mannequins; as well as handling the salons instagram.
- I started assisting a few of the stylists during my front desk shifts, washing towels and dishes, shampooing, blowdrying, and styling clients.
- I started booth renting at Blush in August; I left Blush shortly after in hopes to find a salon that better fit my goals as a stylist.
Assistant/Front desk service
The Beauty Lounge LLC
02.2024 - 08.2024
- While completing my cosmetology licensing at Aveda I began my job at The Beauty Lounge, assisting the salon and working in front desk service.
- My Front desk position included, learning the booking system, handling client booking in person, as well as over the phone. I would answer all phone calls, handle customer service, answer questions about salon policy, booking, and services; I also handled product retail including both hair products and boutique items. This position also required me to be able to multitask and handle both front desk and assisting simultaneously.
- Assisting included helping the hairstylist and beauticians with cleaning, washing and drying towels, opening and closing the salon, multitasking, mixing color and bleach. Assisting with color and bleach applications, installing, removing, toning, washing and blowdrying handtied extensions.
- This job also gave me the opportunity to plan and attend events, as well as attend continuing education for skills, products, and brands. Including a hand-tied extension course and blonding and coloring classes.
- I left The Beauty Lounge to pursue a degree at The Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University
Education
The Aveda Institutes of Arts and Sciences
The Woodlands, TX06.2024
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Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OKSkills
- customer service oriented
- managing and training staff
- Inventory ordering, managing and stocking
- I specialize in hair cutting and hand tied extensions; I am also skilled with coloring and blonding
- Time management capabilities
- Cash register operation
- I cooperate well with others on a professional level and value professionalism in the workplace
- POS system operation
- Customer service
- Order processing
- Payment processing
- Sales floor organization
- Complaint handling
Certification
- Licensed Cosmetologist - June 2022 - June 2023 (1000 hour certification)
- Hand-Tied Virgin Weft extensions Training - February 2023
Timeline
Front Desk/ Retail/ Assistant/ Independent stylist (booth rent)
Blush Boutique and Salon
03.2025 - 09.2025
Assistant/Front desk service
The Beauty Lounge LLC
02.2024 - 08.2024
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Oklahoma State University
The Aveda Institutes of Arts and Sciences