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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Accomplishments
Certification
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Natalie MCCARTHY

CHESTERVILLE,ME

Summary

Enthusiastic and social with customers, making personal connections. Practiced with navigating anxiety and discomfort with customers and children. A strong communicator and question asker. Well rounded with hard and soft skills, quick to learn new skills. Efficient at completing tasks and projects and wells as trouble shooting as issues arise. Educated in safety guidelines and practiced with handling emergencies in a calm and efficient mannor.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Whitewater Rafting Guide

Crab Apple Whitewater
The Forks, ME
05.2024 - Current
  • Instructed guests in proper safety procedures and equipment usage.
  • Guided a boat of customers through up to Class 5 rapids.
  • Read and navigated whitewater
  • Applied First Aid and CPR techniques when necessary.
  • Checked all safety gear prior to departure for each tour.
  • Displayed strong public speaking skills and communication abilities to facilitate highest quality tour for guests.
  • Provided detailed tour narration about local history, geology, flora, and fauna.
  • Maintained a positive attitude throughout each trip to ensure guests had an enjoyable experience.
  • Connected with customers on a personal level.
  • Responded promptly to any emergencies that may arise during trips.
  • Kept a close eye on each boat member, as well as awareness of other customers and boats on the river.
  • Assisted customers in finding comfortable gear.

Line Cook

Crab Apple Whitewater
The Forks, ME
05.2024 - Current
  • Prepared food items consistently and in compliance with recipes, portioning, cooking and waste control guidelines.
  • Cleaned food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
  • Stocked and restocked kitchen supplies as needed.
  • Operated various kitchen appliance such as a blender, oven, grill, or stand mixer.
  • Ensured freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
  • Organized the storage area to ensure that all necessary items were readily accessible.
  • Performed basic knife skills such as dicing onions or slicing meats.
  • Followed health and safety standards to ensure safe working environment for employees and customers alike.
  • Monitored product freshness and rotation dates to maintain quality assurance standards.
  • Assisted in prep work such as washing vegetables or butchering meat when needed.
  • Communicated effectively with other staff members regarding orders and menu changes.
  • Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while remaining organized in a fast-paced environment.
  • Responded quickly to any customer complaints or concerns about their dining experience.
  • Cooked multiple orders simultaneously during busy periods.
  • Restocked food items throughout shift to prepare necessary ingredients for cooking and timely service.
  • Prepared, served, and planned large group meals.

Laborer

Various/Crab Apple Whitewater
Farmington, ME
06.2020 - Current
  • Operated tractors, excavators, dump trucks, and other heavy machinery with various attachments and functions.
  • Contributed ideas and solutions while planning and executing projects.
  • Cut, hauled, chipped, and deposited tree brush.
  • Painted various indoor and outdoor locations, as well as commercial buses.
  • Loaded and unloaded materials onto or from pallets, trucks, or other vehicles using a forklift.
  • Assisted with basic maintenance tasks such as sweeping, mopping, painting, and cleaning.
  • Transported heavy items from one location to another using hand trucks or carts.
  • Operated various power tools such as drills and saws safely while following manufacturer's instructions.
  • Completed variety of physical labor tasks.
  • Used picks and shovels to dig, spread and level dirt and gravel.

Private Guitar Teacher

Various
Farmington, ME
09.2020 - 06.2024
  • Assisted students with proper technique, music theory, and improvisation.
  • Developed individualized lesson plans tailored to each student's needs.
  • Instructed students on proper posture and hand position while playing the guitar.
  • Tracked progress of each student by providing evaluations and feedback after each lesson.
  • Encouraged students to practice regularly in order to maximize their learning potential.
  • Maintained a positive learning environment for my students by creating an atmosphere of enthusiasm and support.
  • Created various exercises to help improve dexterity, speed, accuracy, rhythm and timing.
  • Discussed musical concepts such as chord structure, scales, arpeggios, modes.
  • Explored different genres of music with students such as country, folk, metal.

Babysitter

Various
Farmington , ME
09.2019 - 06.2024
  • Assisting with meals, snacks, and bedtime routines for the children.
  • Greeting parents upon arrival home from work and providing updates on the day's events.
  • Completing light housekeeping tasks such as tidying up toys and books.
  • Engaging in age-appropriate activities like reading stories or playing games.
  • Instructing children in basic hygiene practices such as brushing teeth or washing hands.
  • Developing creative ways to encourage learning through everyday experiences.
  • Encouraging healthy physical activity by taking walks together or playing games outside.
  • Remaining alert at all times while caring for multiple children simultaneously.
  • Enforcing discipline when necessary but always doing so calmly and respectfully.

Lawn Mower

Old South Congregational Church, Ucc/Various
Farmington, ME
04.2020 - 10.2023
  • Tested newly purchased or repaired equipment to ensure proper operation before returning it to customer.
  • Cleaned lawn mowers after each use according to manufacturer specifications.
  • Operated riding and push-type lawn mowers to cut grass on residential properties.
  • Adjusted cutting heights on riding and push-type lawn mowers according to customer's preferences.
  • Raked and removed leaves, blowing debris from sidewalk and parking areas.
  • Removed brush, limbs and other debris from customers' property at end of jobs.
  • Cut yards into patterned diagonals to match customers' requests.
  • Lifted and carried heavy items using dolly and other hauling equipment.

Education

High School Diploma -

Mount Blue High School
Farmington
06-2024

Ecology and Environmental Sciences

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Skills

  • Customer Engagement
  • Problem solving
  • Emergency response
  • Adaptability
  • Public speaking
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Navigational skills
  • Outdoor survival skills

Affiliations

  • Community outreach through church-Free Coat Closet(4 years).
  • Community outreach through church-Weekly free meals through the peak of the COVID lockdown.
  • Community outreach through church-Biweekly free community brunch(8 years).
  • Year round camper and backpacker.
  • Mountain Biking, running
  • Nordic and alpine skiing.
  • Paddler, flat water and whitewater.
  • Violin player in University Orchestra, fiddler, guitarist

Accomplishments

  • High School Cross Country Captain(2 years)
  • High School Nordic Skiing Captain(1 year), we won the state title all four years of high school.
  • Qualified for the Maine state ski team 3/4 years of high school.
  • National Honors Society
  • National Technical Honors Society
  • Student of the Semester at FTC Career Technical Center for Outdoor Leadership.

Certification

  • Wilderness First Aid
  • CPR
  • OSHA 10
  • Leave No Trace Cert.
  • Hunters Safety

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Whitewater Rafting Guide

Crab Apple Whitewater
05.2024 - Current

Line Cook

Crab Apple Whitewater
05.2024 - Current

Private Guitar Teacher

Various
09.2020 - 06.2024

Laborer

Various/Crab Apple Whitewater
06.2020 - Current

Lawn Mower

Old South Congregational Church, Ucc/Various
04.2020 - 10.2023

Babysitter

Various
09.2019 - 06.2024

High School Diploma -

Mount Blue High School

Ecology and Environmental Sciences

University of Maine

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