KENNEDY SONNIER
MILWAUKIE
Summary
Enthusiastic and reliable professional who takes pride in making people feel welcomed and cared for. Seeking a position that allows attention to detail and accomplishing tasks with love.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Tea Server
Enthea Tea House
Portland
10.2023 - 07.2025
- 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
Warehouse Associate
Tao Of Tea
Portland
09.2023 - 06.2025
- Bagged wholesale and retail tea orders for the tea house as well as for invoice orders.
- Printed labels and shipped out US and international orders.
- Received deliveries, scanned packages, and updated orders in internal database.
- Did regular inventory checks.
Equipment Operator
Mavericks Dance Hall
Austin
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
Austin
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
Austin
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
Juicer barista
Whole Food Market
Austin
02.2018 - 12.2018
- Made different coffee and espresso drinks as well as teas and tea lattes.
- Made juices and superfood smoothies from fresh produce.
- Restocked pre made juices, sale items and reorganized.
- Helped in the Whole Foods store as a backup cashier during busy times.
Barista
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Austin
11.2016 - 12.2016
- Made specialty coffees and teas as well as breakfast sandwiches.
- Assisted customers with menu selections and provided product information.
- Restocked and organized the coffee shop.
- Worked the drive thru window as well as the in store cash register.
Education
HIGH SCHOOL -
Graduation Preparatory Academy of Travis
Austin, TXTEA SERVER -
Tea Arts master, Yao Yao
Skills
- Manufacturing operations
- Food Service
- Point of sale systems
- Manual handling
- Hospitality
- Sales management
Additional Information - Certifications And Licenses
- Trained and certified by the Tea Arts master, Yao Yao, who studied the art of tea in Beijing, China.
- Food Handler Certification
- Driver's License
Timeline
Tea Server
Enthea Tea House
10.2023 - 07.2025
Warehouse Associate
Tao Of Tea
09.2023 - 06.2025
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
Juicer barista
Whole Food Market
02.2018 - 12.2018
Barista
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
11.2016 - 12.2016
HIGH SCHOOL -
Graduation Preparatory Academy of Travis
TEA SERVER -
Tea Arts master, Yao Yao