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Open to workDesired start date: Flexible
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Lashika Riddle
Woodstock,IL
Work Preference
Summary
Creative Hairstylist offers top skills in hair and scalp analysis and styling techniques. Artistic and friendly individual focused on satisfying customers. Commended for establishing strong relationships with clients to generate long-term business.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Hair Stylist
Natural/Traveling Hair Stylist
Local, IL
04.2009 - Current
- Trusted to provide excellent customer service to new and existing customers
- Styled hair using various techniques and tools for diverse clientele.
- Provided personalized consultations to determine client preferences and needs.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of salon equipment and workstations.
- Trimmed, cut, and shaped hair and hairpieces based on customer preference.
- Educated customers on products to maximize benefits.
- Distributed business cards outside of salon to generate new business.
- Suggested treatments and styles to suit customer appearance and fashion choices.
- Mixed pigments and used proper techniques to achieve desired color.
- Resolved guest complaints about service or style.
- Determined appropriate hair treatments based on conditions and textures.
- Completed safety training and certifications to minimize risk of infection or injury to customers.
- Scheduled customer appointments and rearranged individual time slots to meet demand.
- Shampooed, conditioned, and rinsed guests' hair using salon-exclusive products while educating clients on product benefits to increase product sales.
Independent Contractor
Great Clips
Huntley, Illinois
05.2025 - 02.2026
- Active listening ability to understand client concerns
- Endurance and Stamina to improve physical ability to sustain activity
- Executed hair cutting, coloring, and styling services per client requests.
- Educated clients on hair care products and recommended suitable options.
Nurse Aide
Visiting Angels Home Care
Crystal Lake, IL
05.2016 - 04.2024
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Promoted patient socialization, self-care and development by recognizing and using patient strengths to motivate patient.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Maintained and organized patient rooms and communal spaces to minimize environmental and safety hazards.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
- Documented vital signs to inform nurses and physicians of any changes in patient status.
- Assisted patients with mobility issues in areas such as beds, wheelchair usage, and automobile travel.
- Kept accurate records of patients' care, condition, and progress.
- Scheduled and accompanied client to medical appointments.
- Oversaw and maintained patients' rooms, group living areas, and nurse stations.
Front Desk Intern
TLC Chiropractic
Lake In The Hills, IL
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Administered customer service and receptionist service
- Verify that personal and payment information on guest accounts was accurate and complete
- Processed telephone calls and cancellations
Education
Refresher Course -
Mrs. Roberts Academy
Hillside, IL05.2023
Associate of Arts -
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL12-2020
Completion -
Hair Professional Academy
West Dundee, IL08.2011
Skills
- Customer service
- Time management
- Active listening
- Ability to work under pressure and deadlines
Timeline
Independent Contractor
Great Clips
05.2025 - 02.2026
Front Desk Intern
TLC Chiropractic
05.2021 - 08.2021
Nurse Aide
Visiting Angels Home Care
05.2016 - 04.2024
Hair Stylist
Natural/Traveling Hair Stylist
04.2009 - Current
Refresher Course -
Mrs. Roberts Academy
Associate of Arts -
McHenry County College
Completion -
Hair Professional Academy