Noel Vrooman
New Orleans,LA
Summary
I
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Shop Manager
St James Cheese Co
New Orleans, LA
05.2024 - Current
- Daily upkeep on ordering for bar & FOH supplies.
- Keeping abreast of upcoming special events/parades/festivals, and making sure we are offering our customers unique experiences reflective of each event/season etc
- Working closely with BOH to ensure specials are coming out in a timely manner & changes to the menu are communicated with staff
- Training new hires on restaurant duties, and furthering training on cheese mongering
- Being fully versed and trained in all incoming and staple cheeses. After 3 years with St James I would consider myself a level one cheese monger.
Landscape Designer
Self employed
Port Townsend, Washington
03.2020 - 06.2021
- A stop gap during Covid. I designed and landscaped for a handful of clients on the Olympic Peninsula.
Shop Manager/tea Maven
Pippa’s Tea
Port Townsend, Washington
06.2011 - 08.2014
- Shop manager duties encompassed both customer service and training, as well as ensuring general presentation of the shop.
Apparel Department Manager
Anthropologie
San Francisco, CA
11.2001 - 11.2009
- I worked for Anthropologie for 10 years in many different roles, up and down the west coast, and for a year in NYC. Titles included; sales associate (when I was first hired,) loss prevention manager, operations manager, and apparel manager. These roles encompassed enhanced customer service, creating and upholding high merchandising standards, ensuring the experience for the customer was consistent through the whole staff, and consistently hitting sales and payroll goals quarterly.
Education
High School Diploma -
Port Townsend HS
Port Townsend, WashingtonSkills
Excellent prioritization skills
Uncannily relatable to customers
Eye on the bottom line of profitability
Community minded
Passionate about providing a customer experience
Dedication to team building
Timeline
Shop Manager
St James Cheese Co
05.2024 - Current
Landscape Designer
Self employed
03.2020 - 06.2021
Shop Manager/tea Maven
Pippa’s Tea
06.2011 - 08.2014
Apparel Department Manager
Anthropologie
11.2001 - 11.2009
High School Diploma -
Port Townsend HS