Maria Dreis
Plymouth,MI
Summary
Self-motivated professional with a proactive attitude and adaptability in fast-paced environments. Delivered effective communication and strong work ethic to enhance team collaboration and support organizational objectives.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Stock Associate
Sam's Club
Canton, Michigan
05.2025 - Current
- Received and organized daily inventory shipments to ensure timely product availability.
- Restock shelves to maintain product availability for customers.
- Assisted team members in maintaining cleanliness and safety standards in work areas.
- Assidt team in conducting audits to ensure accurate stock levels and placement.
- Assist customers in locating products throughout the store.
- Replenished stock levels by moving merchandise from refrigerated and frozen storage areas to the sales floor.
Club Pick Up Team Lead
Sam's Club
Canton, MI
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Promoted to leadership position in recognition of strong work ethic and provided exceptional customer service
- Provided leadership and guidance to team members, ensuring that tasks were completed on time and to a high standard.
- Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity and according to individual skill sets.
- Monitored team progress and enforced deadlines.
- Streamlined workflow processes to enhance team efficiency and collaboration.
- Evaluated team performance and provided constructive feedback regularly.
- Trained new staff in relevant processes and procedures.
- Motivated staff through positive reinforcement techniques and provided support to associates during peak periods of workloads.
- Monitored team workload to prevent burnout and ensure equitable task distribution.
- Resolved escalated customer complaints or queries promptly and efficiently.
- Identified opportunities for process improvements, implementing changes when required.
Kitchen Staff Member
Leo's Coney Island
Canton, MI
08.2022 - 01.2024
- Prepared food items according to established recipes and standards.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of kitchen workstations and equipment.
- Followed safety and sanitation guidelines during food preparation and handling.
- Cleaned and sanitized work surfaces, equipment, utensils, dishes, etc to maintain health code standards.
- Carried out basic cleaning duties such as sweeping floors, washing dishes.
- Stocked and replenished kitchen supplies and ingredients as needed.
- Operated various kitchen appliances such as mixers, slicers, ovens, grills .
- Unloaded food and supplies from delivery trucks to appropriate storage locations.
- Readied vegetables and garnishes for meals.
- Washed and sanitized plates using industrial dishwashers according to manufacturer instructions.
- Transported trash to dumpster, properly disposing of expired food items.
- Assisted with special event catering and preparation, including setup and food service.
- Helped in setting up and cleaning up before and after service, ensuring a ready-to-use kitchen.
Legal Secretary
Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss n/k/a Taft Law
Southfield, Michigan
05.2006 - 05.2013
- Drafted, formatted, and proofread legal documents and correspondence accurately.
- Utilized legal software to file documents electronically with courts and agencies.
- Coordinated case files and maintained organized records for litigation support.
- Assisted with client communications and maintained confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Maintained attorney calendars by keeping track of appointments, meetings and conferences.
- Managed attorney calendars and scheduled appointments efficiently for legal team.
- Coordinated and scheduled meetings and telephone conferences.
- Answered incoming calls from clients and attorneys to provide assistance or route calls to appropriate personnel.
- Drafted letters and prepared legal correspondence for attorneys and legal assistants.
- Prepared correspondence, memos, reports and other legal documents using Microsoft Word.
- Proofed documents and submitted to attorneys for review.
- Coordinated mailing and delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- Organized case files by creating and maintaining document filing systems for easy retrieval of information.
- Transcribed dictation from audio recordings into written form utilizing digital recording equipment.
- Assisted in maintaining department attorney personnel files with utmost confidentiality.
- Processed and distributed invoices to bill clients.
- Received and disbursed incoming mail.
- Photocopied all correspondence, documents and other printed materials.
- Greeted visitors to the office in a professional manner while providing support to attorneys as needed.
- Coordinated court filings including scheduling hearings, filing deadlines and calendaring events.
- Opened new client files and new matters in CMS.
- Processed summonses, subpoenas and complaints.
- Assisted in preparation of engagement letters.
- Assisted in trial preparation activities such as organizing exhibits, preparing witness binders and assembling jury instructions.
- Routed contracts, agreements and invoices through proper signature process.
- Facilitated communications by forwarding emails, transferring calls and filing documents.
- Arranged case files and maintained records and notebooks.
- Created spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel for record-keeping and reporting.
- Composed, edited and typed complex memos and reports with job-related software.
- Ordered catering or restaurant delivery to offer food and beverages to meeting and conference attendees.
- Ordered catering or restaurant delivery to offer food and beverages to meeting and conference attendees.
Education
Plymouth Christian Academy
Plymouth, MISkills
- Microsoft office
- Workflow optimization
- Time management
- Document management
- Calendar management
- Schedule management
- Client management
- Appointment setting
- Administrative support
- Drafting correspondence
- Proofreading
- Editing and proofreading
- Transcription
- Litigation support
- Court filing
- Document filing
- File pleadings
- Criminal justice research
- Research and data collection
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Verbal communication
- Efficient multi-tasker
- Client correspondence
- Court administrative processes
- Case preparation
- Corporate law
Timeline
Stock Associate
Sam's Club
05.2025 - Current
Club Pick Up Team Lead
Sam's Club
01.2025 - 05.2025
Kitchen Staff Member
Leo's Coney Island
08.2022 - 01.2024
Legal Secretary
Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss n/k/a Taft Law
05.2006 - 05.2013
Plymouth Christian Academy