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Julie Choi

DeKalb,IL

Summary

Motivated Service Worker with exceptional social skills, communication abilities and customer service background. Pursues every opportunity to support team members and proactively address issues. Solid experience processing payments, handling food and meeting customer demands with diligent and well-organized mentality.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Barista

Starbucks
01.2024 - 07.2024
  • Contributed to a positive team environment through effective communication and collaboration with colleagues.
  • Managed time effectively to balance both front-of-house tasks and back-of-house responsibilities during busy periods.
  • Maintained and operated espresso machines, blenders, commercial coffee brewers, coffee pots, and other equipment.
  • Created wide variety of hot and cold drinks in average shifts with consistently positive customer satisfaction scores.

Summer Reading Teacher

Institute Of Reading Development
05.2023 - 08.2023

• Designed and implemented lesson plans

• Created and adjusted support plans for students with learning disabilities

• Conducted needs assessments including fluency and comprehension assessments

• Maintained consistent and transparent parent communication regarding student’s progress, needs, and recommendations for support

• Graded student work and created student progress reports

Optometrist Receptionist

Dempster Eye Center
05.2022 - 08.2023

• Provided administrative support to optometrist, including filing paperwork, updating records, and scanning documents.

• Managed front office customer service, appointment management, billing, and administration tasks

• Ordered contact lenses and other supplies as needed.

• Answered telephones and directed calls to appropriate medical or administrative staff.

• Interviewed patients to complete case histories and intake forms


Server/Bartender

Kyoto Garden Sushi
05.2022 - 08.2023
  • Boosted sales by informing guests of daily drink specials and upcoming promotions
  • Prepared cocktails from bar recipes and served wine, draft and bottled beer.
  • Helped customers choose menu items with advice, answers to questions and assistance with dietary concerns in a friendly and welcoming manner.
  • Checked with customers to determine satisfaction with meals, promptly taking action to correct problems.

Seasonal Retail Sales Associate

Lush
12.2022 - 01.2023
  • Developed individual relationships with customers from greeting through post-sale contact
  • Set productive work goals and established priorities in order to meet them
  • Maintained customer satisfaction, quickly resolving issues and offering expert assistance
  • Drove sales success by building displays and merchandising products.

Barista

Starbucks
01.2020 - 08.2022
  • Managed rush hour of over 200 customers daily with efficient and customer service
  • Prepared numerous varieties of hot and iced drinks with high accuracy and consistently strong customer satisfaction
  • Updated inventory by establishing and adjusting ordering parameters, accurate forecasting, and monitoring waste
  • Operated cash register, collected payments and provided accurate change.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Philosophy -

University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign
05.2023

Master of Arts -

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
05-2026

Master's of Library And Information Sciences -

Dominican University
River Forest, IL
12-2027

Skills

  • Exceptional customer service
  • Point of Sale (POS) system operations
  • Liquor, wine, and food service
  • Team player
  • Time management
  • Friendly and outgoing

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working
Korean
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Barista

Starbucks
01.2024 - 07.2024

Summer Reading Teacher

Institute Of Reading Development
05.2023 - 08.2023

Seasonal Retail Sales Associate

Lush
12.2022 - 01.2023

Optometrist Receptionist

Dempster Eye Center
05.2022 - 08.2023

Server/Bartender

Kyoto Garden Sushi
05.2022 - 08.2023

Barista

Starbucks
01.2020 - 08.2022

Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Philosophy -

University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign

Master of Arts -

Northern Illinois University

Master's of Library And Information Sciences -

Dominican University