Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline

Jelena Rainovic

ESS
Niles,IL
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Substitute Teacher

7 Months
ESS | 01.2026 - Current
  • Reinforced instruction and maintained a structured, positive learning environment by supervising diverse groups of 20–30 students across grades K–12. [1, 2]
  • Designed and implemented engaging lesson plans in lieu of teacher absence, ensuring an encouraging and cohesive learning environment
  • Adapted teaching methodologies to successfully support 504 and IEP plans, boosting student participation.
  • Employed proactive classroom management and conflict resolution strategies to minimize disruptions, maintaining a productive classroom atmosphere

Beauty Advisor

5 Months
Sephora at Kohls | 01.2026 - 06.2026
  • Delivered professional customer service via personalized beauty consultations, leading with empathy in order to recommend tailored skincare, fragrance, and cosmetic products from high-quality brands based on unique client concerns
  • Cultivated strong client relationship through showcasing new brand launches and promotional sales events, and consistently maintained a membership sign-up rate of 80% or higher for the store’s loyalty program
  • Boosted customers’ confidence and trust through hands-on application of cosmetics, skincare and fragrance products, ranging from precise shade matching to personal style alignment
  • Managed back-of-house replenishment, restocked inventory, and maintained clean, hygienic and organized merchandise presentation that adhered to high corporate standards

Outbound Employee

8 Months
Amazon Fresh | 03.2025 - 11.2025
  • Completed 500+ customer fulfillment orders throughout tenure at Morton Grove location, which involved utilizing technology to accurately locate and retrieve merchandise from shelves.
  • Expedited fulfillment orders by adhering to production standards, achieving pick rate of 70-100 items per hour and consistently finishing ahead of delivery deadlines.
  • Ensured inventory accuracy and upheld quality control by reporting discrepancies and verifying that picked items were undamaged and met quality standards.
  • Demonstrated physical stamina by performing strenuous activity through multi-hour shifts which involved standing, walking, bending, and pushing loaded utility carts that handled inventory weighing up to 50lbs.
  • Provided positive customer experiences during curbside pickups, fostering courteous interactions and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Grocery Clerk

1 Year 5 Months
Demoulas Market Basket | 03.2021 - 08.2022
  • Packaged groceries efficiently while multitasking, ensuring neat arrangement and damage prevention for customer satisfaction.
  • Operated cash register by scanning and charging for groceries, applying discounts, and processing credit and cash transactions accurately.
  • Maintained visual presentation by cleaning front end, replenishing inventory, and removing damaged items to enhance store appeal.
  • Maintained Market Basket's visual presentation by cleaning the front end of the store, replenishing and reorganizing inventory, and removing damaged items from the shelves.

Education

High School Diploma

Westford Academy | Westford, MA | 06-2022

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

DePaul University | Chicago, IL | 06-2027

Skills

Adaptability & Flexibility
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Effective Communication
Creativity
AI and Automation Literacy
Data Analysis
Operating Systems (Windows
Linux
and MacOS)
Front- and back-end Programming
MS Office
Adobe Creative Suite
Penetration Testing

Timeline

Substitute Teacher

ESS
01.2026 - CurrentRead More

Beauty Advisor

Sephora at Kohls
01.2026 - 06.2026Read More

Outbound Employee

Amazon Fresh
03.2025 - 11.2025Read More

Grocery Clerk

Demoulas Market Basket
03.2021 - 08.2022Read More

DePaul University

Bachelor of Science from Computer Science
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Westford Academy

High School Diploma
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Jelena Rainovic