Kennedy Sonnier
Milwaukie,OR
Summary
Enthusiastic and reliable professional who takes pride in making people feel welcomed and cared for. I love to go the extra mile in making sure everyone's needs are met for customers as well as my colleagues. I'm seeking a position that will allow me to put all of my attention into every detail with love while also being able to accomplish all work tasks and then some.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Tea Server
Enthea Tea House
10.2023 - Current
- Work at host stand, greeting, seating and serving guests
- Educate guests on the ways in which to steep teas as well as background information on the teas and style of service
- Make and prepare specialty Chinese teas
- Bag and restock teas
- Managing serving up to 20 guests tea at a tea bar during events or for our regular scheduled tea bar days
- Open and close tea house
- Documenting and tracking daily sales
Shipping and Receiving
Tao of Tea
02.2024 - 04.2025
- Documented and organized invoices
- Prepared and packaged orders to be shipped out
- Printed labels and shipped out orders retail and wholesale customers
- Documenting product inventory
- Received and organized Tea House and Backstock goods
Equipment Operator
Mavericks Dance Hall
05.2022 - 09.2023
- Operation of the lights, lasers and live video feed for Mavericks dance hall
- Video operations require showing live video feed of the dancers, as well the bands performing and to have a good eye for what will look best displayed on the main venue screens
- Operating the lights and lasers for the venue as well when I’m not working on the live video feed
Tea Server, Events Manager
West China Tea House
03.2020 - 09.2023
- FOH traditional Chinese tea server specializing in high quality teas that have been sourced directly from China
- Trained and certified under Tea Arts master, Yao Yao who studied in Beijing, China
- Worked in all of the areas of this Tea House:
- Host stand: greeting and guiding guests, documenting reservations, and processing payments
- Managed three reservation tables as well as two private rooms
- Tea serving; served traditional Chinese tea at a round table for up to 10 guests at a time from open to close
- Worked in fulfillment logistics, organizing and restocking loose leaf tea bags and shipping out wholesale and retail orders
- Events Managing; organized information for upcoming and past events that take place at or with West China Tea
- Published and promoted events on social media as well as other platforms
- Calculated budgets and expenses for the events
Server/Bartender/Hostess
Sushi Zushi
06.2019 - 09.2021
- Greeted and seated customers at their table
- Managed reservations
- Restocking and making/prepping food and drink items
- Maintaining 10+ service tables, taking orders and serving, as well as bartending and keeping up with bar seats
Education
High school -
Graduation Preparatory Academy of Travis
Austin, TX01.2015
Skills
- Manufacturing operations
- Food Service
- Point of sale systems
- Experienced in manual handling
- Hospitality industry experience
- Sales management (3 years)
Certification
- Tea server
- June 2021 to Present
- Trained and certified by the Tea Arts master, Yao Yao, who studied the art of tea in Beijing, China. To traditionally serve and show guests how to serve Chinese tea.
- Food Handler Certification
- Driver's License
Timeline
Shipping and Receiving
Tao of Tea
02.2024 - 04.2025
Tea Server
Enthea Tea House
10.2023 - Current
Equipment Operator
Mavericks Dance Hall
05.2022 - 09.2023
Tea Server, Events Manager
West China Tea House
03.2020 - 09.2023
Server/Bartender/Hostess
Sushi Zushi
06.2019 - 09.2021
High school -
Graduation Preparatory Academy of Travis
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