Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
Languages
Passion Projects
Timeline
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Norah White

Ravensdale,WA

Summary

Barista with a love for coffee both in and out of the workplace. Skillful in memorizing recipes, operating machines and taking customer orders. Also a highly motivated student with a passion for English, books, and writing, as well as a quick learner who consistently shows determination to help people and solve problems. Well-versed in customer service, organization, cleaning procedures, food prep and working with a team.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Barista

Starbucks
Burlington, VT
09.2024 - Current
  • Prepared specialty coffee drinks such as lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, mochas, and Americanos.
  • Greeted customers and took orders.
  • Maintained a clean work environment by wiping down counters, washing dishes, and cleaning floors.
  • Ground beans for espresso shots according to individual customer specifications.
  • Operated cash registers to process customer payments.

Farm Assistant

River Run Farm
Carnation, WA
05.2024 - 08.2024
  • Ran errands and followed lists.
  • Organized storage areas for feed supplies such as hay bales or sacks of grain.
  • Provided animal care services including feeding, cleaning stalls, and grooming.
  • Harvested produce while properly labeling and storing it.
  • Ran social media.
  • Designed logos, brochures, flyers, web graphics, banners, posters and other visuals using graphic design skills on Adobe Photoshop and Vistaprint.

Legislative Reporter

Community News Service
Burlington, VT
01.2024 - 05.2024
  • Reported weekly on the Vermont Judiciary and Appropriations Committee meetings. Published in papers such as Vermont Public and Vermont Business Magazine.
  • Analyzed bill drafts and proposals.
  • Conducted interviews with key figures such as legislators and Vermont citizens to obtain information for stories.

Bookseller

Brick and Mortar Books
Redmond, WA
09.2020 - 01.2024
  • Reviewed books, recommended books to customers, handled transactions, and helped oversee in-store events.
  • Fluent in both Anthology and Bookmanager point-of-sales systems.

Education

English, Political Science, And Japanese

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
05.2026

Skyline High School
Sammamish, WA
06.2022

Creative Writing

School of The New York Times Summer Academy
New York, NY
07.2021

Skills

  • Coffee and espresso expertise
  • Cash handing
  • POS Systems
  • Graphic Design
  • Product displays
  • Planning and Coordination
  • Inventory Management
  • Product Sales and Promotion
  • Exceptional customer service
  • Conversant in Japanese

Affiliations

  • Dedicated runner; multiple-time 1st place half-marathon finisher.
  • Ski racer. Member of the University of Vermont Alpine Ski Racing Club team and the PNSA Masters ski team.
  • Editor-in-Chief of The Spartan Forum for Skyline High School
  • Captain of Skyline High School Cross Country team
  • Captain of Skyline High School Track and Field Team
  • 100+ hours of community service

Certification

  • CPR/First Aid Certified

Languages

Japanese
Professional

Passion Projects

SAFER (Students Advocating for Ending Rape) - Nonprofit

  • Co-created a student-led nonprofit that released weekly newsletters to educate peers on sexual assault-related issues.
  • Wrote articles for the weekly newsletters, conducted research, and held interviews.
  • Led fundraisers to raise money for sexual assault-related causes.
  • Created a curriculum to teach younger elementary students about basic consent and held a class at the public library.
  • Held public conferences to educate our community with special guests such as Kim Schrier and My-Linh Thai.

Timeline

Barista

Starbucks
09.2024 - Current

Farm Assistant

River Run Farm
05.2024 - 08.2024

Legislative Reporter

Community News Service
01.2024 - 05.2024

Bookseller

Brick and Mortar Books
09.2020 - 01.2024

English, Political Science, And Japanese

University of Vermont

Skyline High School

Creative Writing

School of The New York Times Summer Academy
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