Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Awards and Honors
Research Experience
Publications
Timeline
Generic

Maria Mendoza

Arlington,TX

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Managerial Supervisor Guest Services

Six Flags Over Texas
09.2017 - Current
  • Resolved customer complaints swiftly, finding resolutions that maintained customer satisfaction.
  • Supported team members by offering constructive feedback and coaching as needed.
  • Manage Park Operations within the Guest Services department, overseeing nearly 120 Team Members working at our Parking Plaza, Ticket Sales & Will Call, Front Gate Turnstiles, Guest Relations, and VIP Tours and Experiences locations.
  • Monitor the day-to-day operating budget and adjust labor in real time to meet the department’s needs.
  • Work alongside our Six Flags Corporate team to activate and test new product offerings in-park before their public release.
  • Train and develop Department Leadership to uphold a standard of world-class service with their front line teams.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
05.2024

Skills

  • Efficient Communication
  • Proficient Math Skills, and Reading Comprehension
  • Technical Proficiencies:
  • Microsoft Office, Guest Service Recovery Systems, Orders and accounts management software
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Operations Management
  • Staff Management
  • Data Analytics
  • "R" Software Experience
  • Goal-Oriented
  • Strategic Planning

Awards and Honors

  • TCU Community Scholar Scholarship Recipient
  • Dean's Honor List: Fall 2020-Spring 2023
  • TCU Scholar: Fall 2022
  • SERC Grant Proposal Fall 2023-Spring 2024: Funding for Research Project "The Impact of Lecture Fluency on Instructor Ratings of Another Instructors Teaching " ($1500)
  • CRES Undergraduate Research Award: Award, sponsored by the CRES Research, Creative Activity and Community Engagement (RCCE) Committee, given to an undergraduate student engaged in original research through an undergraduate course at TCU that best exemplifies the CRES Department mission.

Research Experience

TCU Learning Lab Spring 2022-Spring 2023

  • Perform assigned lab duties
  • Manage and prepare animal subjects for experiments such as rats and pigeons
  • Supervise study sessions
  • Run statistics through Microsoft Excel
  • Interpret data and form conclusions


TCU Memory and Aging Lab Spring 2023-Present

  • Manage and post scheduled study sessions
  • Supervise subjects performing study
  • Interpret and score data

Publications

Bond, S. R., Jones, N., Pittman, T., Nerz, J., Brous, Z., Chuah, J., Mendoza, M., & Leising, K. J. (April, 2022). Potential Anxiolytic Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) using Voluntary Oral Consumption in Rats. Poster presented at the Michael and Sally McCracken Annual Student Research Symposium.

Timeline

Managerial Supervisor Guest Services

Six Flags Over Texas
09.2017 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Texas Christian University
Maria Mendoza