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Mariela Castillo

Mariela Castillo

Chicago,IL

Summary

Surgical Instrumentalist specialized in Business and Public Management, with extensive experience in the commercial area, in the sale of medical-surgical supplies with national laboratory and important multinationals in the market of Colombia, obtaining important achievements such as closing negotiations with departmental public hospitals, compliance with quota with the distribution channel and protection of the business in key accounts; in the last four years I have developed as an event coordinator, composing meetings of more than 300 people in a community in Colombia and then in the United States developing skills from events such as weddings, awards ceremonies, special celebrations, additionally as a supervising catering in the development of business meetings for an important company in the country, taking care of the details, Presentation and good food required for internal and external customers. Promoting and growing in skills such as perseverance, relationships, consistency and ability to work in a team.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Catering Supervisor

food for thought
Chicago, IL
11.2023 - 06.2024

Worked with a catering company that administrated meals and catering services to a specific enterprise. I was in charge of communicating with the clients and coordinating/providing the catering details for the events and meetings that they had and wanted catering service for.

Responsible for preparing the catering for their meetings in different areas of the company, including providing coffee stations, breakfasts, lunches, as well as providing appropriate decoration for such events.

Additionally, responsible for receiving and responding to client's emails in order to coordinate the events to be scheduled, invoicing and sending the corresponding deposits, monitoring the events, and preparing the cost of different inventory.

Banquet Food Server

Food for Thought Cafe
Chicago, IL
06.2023 - Current

Providing high standards of hospitality and customer service to our guest to ensure they are comfortable and receiving direct service and being knowledgable about the cuisine and refreshments that are being provided.

Serving food and beverages to guest, taking orders and ensuring there is enough food for every guest.

Organizing and setting up the venue area. Preparing Cocktail, Reception, and Ceremonial rooms. Maintaining every work area and serving space clean and safe for guest. Breaking down areas at the end of each event.

Server

Paramount Events
Chicago, IL
06.2023 - Current

Providing high standards of hospitality and customer service to our guest to ensure they are comfortable and receiving direct service and being knowledgable about the cuisine and refreshments that are being sold and served.

Serving food and beverages to clients, taking orders and ensuring there is enough food for every client.

Organizing and setting up the venue or restaurant area. Preparing and painting a clean environment for customers. Maintaining every work area and serving space clean and safe for customers. Breaking down and bussing the venue, cafe or restaurant at the end of each night.

Catering Attendant

Food for Thought
Chicago, IL
08.2023 - 11.2023

This company had a cafe within a specific enterprise where they administrated meals and catering services to them for the enterprises important meetings and events.

I was responsible for attending the catering that was ordered for their events. Responsible for preparing the catering for meetings in different spaces of the company, including a coffee station, breakfasts, lunches, as well as providing appropriate decoration for such events.

Event Coordinator

Fundacion Living Global
Medellin , Antioquia
08.2020 - 05.2023

Functions: coordination of a team of volunteers to give admission, welcome and accommodation for LVR Medellín meetings and organization of external event of the community

Achievements:

  • Consolidate work teams of 10 people on average to run meetings of 260 people on average per meeting
  • Creation of strategies for the organization of attendances, departures and arrivals with consideration of departures in case of emergency of 4 meeting on the same day
  • Organize external community event such as Master Class, messenger and vision team for educational and creative purposes

Sales Representative

Cardinal Health
Medellin, Antioquia
11.2021 - 02.2023

Functions: Sales representative managing the 9 customers of the areas of Antioquia Santanderes and costa with the entire Cardinal portfolio

Achievements:

  • Introduction of strategic products in each of the assigned distributors,
  • Creation and implementation of business strategies to apply them to the end customer
  • Teamwork with each of the Cardinal commercial representatives of the areas, for growth in the final accounts of the territory
  • First sales of new products in the channel
  • support in the collection of portfolio for billing maintenance in customers
  • Adelineation of the strategies granted by the company
  • Relation with commercial and purchasing teams

Sales Representative

3m Healthcare
Medellin, Antioquia
04.2019 - 10.2021

Functions: Sales representative for the line of dressings, adhesive tapes, skin preparation and specialized wound dressings

Achievements:

  • Introduction of products in each of the assigned accounts, -Customer coverage as a distributor of specialized wound dressings
  • Penetration in important accounts in the city such as the Pablo Tobón Hospital; Manuel Uribe Angel and Medellín General Hospital
  • First national sales of product launch
  • Penetration of accounts such as Clínica las Américas, Clínica Medellín, Clínica León XIII

Education

Specialization - Business And Public Management

Universidad De Santander UDES
Bucaramanga - Colombia
10-2007

Bachelor of Science - Surgical Instrumentation

Universidad De Santander UDES
Bucaramanga - Colombia
04-2002

High School Diploma -

Col Rosario Lagos Del Cacique
Bucaramanga - Colombia
12-1995

Skills

  • Flexible Schedule
  • Professional Appearance
  • Menu knowledge
  • Food allergy awareness
  • Food presentation
  • Proper grooming
  • Staff Management
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Food Storage
  • Waste Reduction
  • Strategic Direction
  • Client Engagement
  • Relationships and rapport
  • Event Logistics
  • Vendor Relations
  • Event Planning
  • Customer Service
  • Dietary restriction compliance
  • Inventory Control
  • Food Safety
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Sales Development
  • Business Development
  • Client Service
  • Territory sales
  • Sales Forecasting
  • CRM proficiency
  • Staff Training
  • Strategic Planning
  • Closing sales
  • Relationship selling
  • Team Leadership

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Professional

Timeline

Catering Supervisor

food for thought
11.2023 - 06.2024

Catering Attendant

Food for Thought
08.2023 - 11.2023

Banquet Food Server

Food for Thought Cafe
06.2023 - Current

Server

Paramount Events
06.2023 - Current

Sales Representative

Cardinal Health
11.2021 - 02.2023

Event Coordinator

Fundacion Living Global
08.2020 - 05.2023

Sales Representative

3m Healthcare
04.2019 - 10.2021

Specialization - Business And Public Management

Universidad De Santander UDES

Bachelor of Science - Surgical Instrumentation

Universidad De Santander UDES

High School Diploma -

Col Rosario Lagos Del Cacique
Mariela Castillo