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Kristen Arndt

Adrian,MO

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Wait Staff | Cook | Baker

Byrd’s Pecan Delights
08.2019 - Current
  • Operate cash register for cash, check and credit card transactions with 100% accuracy
  • Demonstrate excellent multitasking abilities by managing multiple tables simultaneously without sacrificing quality of service.
  • Cultivate warm relationships with regular customers.
  • Practice safe, sanitary food handling for preparation and service to maximize pleasant dining experience.
  • Maintain cleanliness in dining area, contributing to a pleasant atmosphere for customers.
  • Maintain clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
  • Maintain a clean and sanitary workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
  • Produce consistently high-quality baked goods for customers.
  • Operate and maintain bakery equipment, including ovens and mixers.
  • Ensure product freshness by implementing proper storage techniques and regularly rotating stock.
  • Maintain accurate inventory of baking supplies and ingredients.
  • Consistently meet deadlines for catering orders by effectively prioritizing tasks according to urgency.

Lead Toddler Teacher

Wee Rock Learning Center
01.2019 - 08.2019
  • Created a nurturing classroom environment that supported the social-emotional growth of young learners.
  • Promoted early literacy skills through engaging storytime sessions, interactive word games, and letter recognition activities.
  • Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
  • Maintained accurate records of student attendance, behavior incidents, and academic progress, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with school policies.
  • Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive relationships and promote learning.
  • Maintained child-friendly environment with access to outdoor activities.
  • Instructed children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting and toileting.
  • Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.

Teacher/Center Coordinator

Missouri Valley Community Action Agency – Head Start
04.2016 - 11.2018
  • Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
  • Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment
  • Assisted and supervised 16-20 children through entire school day.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to individuals while maintaining overall focus on entire group
  • Monitored students’ academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
  • Addressed behavioral and learning needs with parents and management.
  • Conducted in-home and phone visits to maintain student/family relationships and student performance standards.
  • Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
  • Educated students’ in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, colors and letters.
  • Managed filing systems for electronic and hard copy documents to keep organized records.
  • Coordinated, scheduled and organized training to meet training hours required.
  • Prepared and submitted timesheets to accounting for 10 staff members.
  • Operated office equipment such as copier, fax machine, computer and telephone.

Mortgage Loan Specialist

Robert Half International at U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
02.2015 - 04.2016
  • Entered data into a computerized program.
  • Proofread mortgage loans to ensure information was 100% accurate before final funding.
  • Exceeded daily quota by staying focused, organized and on task.
  • Spearheaded training initiatives, equipping new team members with the knowledge to excel in their roles.
  • Trained in Compliance to assist when additional help was needed in that department.
  • Worked closely with the Joplin, MO branch to continuously process loans and meet deadlines.

Wait Staff | Cook | Dishwasher

Butler Country Club
10.2011 - 08.2014
  • Maintained cleanliness in dining area, contributing to a pleasant atmosphere for customers.
  • Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
  • Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
  • Demonstrated excellent multitasking abilities by managing multiple tables simultaneously without sacrificing quality of service.
  • Practiced safe, sanitary food handling for preparation and service to maximize pleasant dining experience.
  • Insured register accuracy through correct billing, payment processing and cash management practices.
  • Upsold high-profit items such as appetizers and mixed drinks to enhance sales numbers.
  • Operated and managed the facility independently one day a week from open to close.

Sales Associate

Pecans and More
06.2010 - 08.2012
  • Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
  • Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
  • Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
  • Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
  • Rotated stock and restocked shelves to maintain product availability and store appearance.
  • Engaged with customers to build rapport and loyalty.
  • Maintained store cleanliness and professional appearance by dusting, sweeping and mopping.
  • Worked alongside store owner to order inventory and discuss new product prospects based on observations and communication with customers.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Development

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS
12-2014

Skills

  • Time management
  • Customer service
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Detail oriented and driven
  • Work well unsupervised
  • Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
  • Office equipment
  • Strong multitasking
  • POS system operation
  • Efficient organization
  • Data entry accuracy and speed
  • Friendly, positive attitude

Timeline

Wait Staff | Cook | Baker

Byrd’s Pecan Delights
08.2019 - Current

Lead Toddler Teacher

Wee Rock Learning Center
01.2019 - 08.2019

Teacher/Center Coordinator

Missouri Valley Community Action Agency – Head Start
04.2016 - 11.2018

Mortgage Loan Specialist

Robert Half International at U.S. Bank Home Mortgage
02.2015 - 04.2016

Wait Staff | Cook | Dishwasher

Butler Country Club
10.2011 - 08.2014

Sales Associate

Pecans and More
06.2010 - 08.2012

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Development

Pittsburg State University

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