Versatile and dynamic professional with extensive experience across the hospitality and automotive sectors, notably with Timber Creek and Circo. Excelled in roles requiring analytical thinking and team building, significantly enhancing operational efficiency. Skilled in large machinery operation and fostering customer relationships, consistently delivering exceptional service and results.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Server, Bartender, Manager
Timber Creek, Circo (Pig and Sam Restaurant Group)
Omaha, NE
03.2021 - Current
Followed health safety guidelines when preparing and serving food products.
Maintained polite and professional demeanor to patrons to encourage inquiries and order placements.
Provided excellent customer service to ensure satisfaction.
Collaborated with kitchen staff to ensure timely preparation and delivery of orders.
Displayed enthusiasm and knowledge about restaurant's menu and products.
Trained new employees on restaurant procedures and plating techniques.
Communicated with hosts, bussers and kitchen staff to prepare for and serve customers.
Monitored dining room for cleanliness and proper set-up at all times.
Completed cleaning duties by sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet and tidying up server stations.
Checked identification to verify if guests meet minimum age to legally purchase or consume alcoholic beverages.
Collaborated with other restaurant staff members to ensure efficient operations within the restaurant environment.
Vehicle Condition Analyzer
Carmax
09.2019 - 04.2020
Securing procured vehicles
Keenly analyzing the conditions of potential purchases for appraisal such as structural integrity, cosmetic defects, and any evidence of potential theft/fraud
Providing detailed pictures and descriptions for both appraisal, and website display
We meticulously check, double check, and triple check options and trims of all received vehicles
Work closely with every department, and provide consultation in our knowledge of the market and it's variability
Trained and trusted to have an eye for detail, using those details logically to come to reasonable conclusions in our investigations
Server, Keno Writer
The GoodLife at the Creek
01.2017 - 01.2020
Responsible for opening the restaurant and preparing it for customers
Delivering service quickly, and methodically
Working with cooks, bartenders, and other servers in a productive and fluid manner that elevates service for all customers, not just our own
Manager
Sertinos Cafe
03.2016 - 03.2017
Opening and closing the restaurant with meal prep, inventory, maintaining equipment, store cleanliness, counting and depositing cash, securing/locking up
Maintaining coworkers relationship and work environment
Many of our employees were highschoolers..
Handled customer complaints and issues with satisfaction
Received deliveries of food and assured their accuracy
Machine Operator
Nebraska Furniture Mart
01.2015 - 01.2016
Safely operating extra large forklift like machines used to pull down inventory ranging from small electronics to the heaviest appliances imaginable
We'd use tetris-like skills to maximize the safest amount of inventory we could collect with each trip
Deliver products to various locations on site for customer delivery, restoration, transfers, etc
Prepare pickup bays for truckers by organizing and transporting the goods
Maintained the cleanliness and integrity of the runways, isles, and walkways to prevent accidents and injuries
Education
Business Administration -
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
01.2014
General Studies -
Millard North Highschool
01.2013
Associate of Applied Science - Automotive Collision Technologies
Metropolitan Community College
Omaha, NE
Skills
Operation of large machinery
Industrial tools operation
Forklift operation
Welding equipment operation
Sandblasting
Microsoft Office applications
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
One Drive
Outlook
Customer relationship management (CRM)
Automotive engineering
Fault detection
Vehicle maintenance
Rally stage note interpretation
Analytical thinking
Team building
Quality assurance
Vehicle inspections
Vehicle test drives
Computerized diagnostics
Inventory management
Safety procedures
Parts documentation
Hand and power tools
Manual vehicle operation
Frame tie downs
Lift Operation
References
Scot Konejeski, Carmax, Manager, Lead Buyer, (402) 289-9989, (702) 241-1191
Molly, The GoodLife at the Creek, General Manager, 4026151092
Michael, Sertinos Cafe, Head of Catering, Shift Lead, 4026583070
Phil McLaughlin, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Warehouse Operations Manager, 402-397-6100
Caitlin Balanay, Firebirds, Bartender, 4026762522
Timeline
Server, Bartender, Manager
Timber Creek, Circo (Pig and Sam Restaurant Group)
03.2021 - Current
Vehicle Condition Analyzer
Carmax
09.2019 - 04.2020
Server, Keno Writer
The GoodLife at the Creek
01.2017 - 01.2020
Manager
Sertinos Cafe
03.2016 - 03.2017
Machine Operator
Nebraska Furniture Mart
01.2015 - 01.2016
Business Administration -
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
General Studies -
Millard North Highschool
Associate of Applied Science - Automotive Collision Technologies
Metropolitan Community College
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