Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Interests
Work Availability
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Olena Grundman

Olena Grundman

Retail Sales Associate
Wilmington,NC
If you really want to do something, you'll find a way.If you don't, you'll find an excuse.
Jim Rohn

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Cake Decorator

Lowes Foods
Wilmington , NC
05.2022 - 06.2022
  • Maintained sanitary food prep station by following established safety procedures and sanitizing instructions.
  • Kept work area safe and sanitized by washing utensils, tools, and countertops.
  • Managed material inventory and ordered new materials when needed.
  • Used variety of baking and decorating tools such as mixers, carving tools, and confectionery products.
  • Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items. Took all over-the-phone orders for special cake orders.
  • Designed specialty cakes for weddings, birthdays, and graduations.
  • Mixed icing and other toppings by reading recipes, scaling, and measuring ingredients and operating mixer.
  • Replenished bakery items in display cases.
  • Packaged finished products for sale.
  • Decorated cakes, cupcakes and other pastries according to customer requests.

Bakery Team Member

The Fresh Market
Wilmington , NC
05.2021 - 06.2021
  • Arranged bakery displays to showcase baked goods, cakes, and pies to drive product sales.
  • Monitored counter and display inventory by replacing stock and requesting new products from kitchen to keep areas well-stocked for maximum sales.
  • Maintained tidy and organized work area to comply with cleanliness standards.
  • Inspected goods to establish accurate pricing and labeling.
  • Checked expiration dates and rotated products to verify freshness and avoid spoilage.
  • Wrapped, boxed and weighed bakery department products.
  • Provided exceptional services and pleasant shopping experiences to retail customers.

Part-time Weekend Staff

The Children's Museum Of Wilmington
Wilmington , NC
11.2020 - 05.2021
  • Established positive relationships with customers and other staff members.
  • Kept work areas clean, organized, and safe to promote efficiency and team safety.
  • Participated in team-building activities to foster teamwork and collaboration.

PRN Float Pool LPN

Novant Health
Bolivia, NC
10.2017 - 08.2019
  • Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Administered medications and injections to patients.
  • Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
  • Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.

Medical Assistant

EmergeOrtho
Wilmington, NC
06.2017 - 09.2017
  • Roomed patients for the pain clinic, obtained vital signs, health history, and consent forms

LPN

Wilmington Health Family Medicine- Shipyard
Wilmington, NC
09.2015 - 10.2016
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
  • Gathered lab specimens
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
  • Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
  • Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
  • Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
  • Administered medications and injections to patients.

LPN

The Davis Community
Wilmington, NC
03.2015 - 08.2015
  • Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
  • Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
  • Administered controlled narcotics
  • Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers, and discharges.
  • Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
  • Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
  • Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
  • Comforted patients and families throughout care process.
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
  • Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
  • Helped patients complete bathing, dressing and eating (occasionally)
  • Administered medications and injections to patients.

LPN

Wilmington Health Float Pool
Wilmington, NC
10.2014 - 03.2015
  • Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
  • Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
  • Delivered emotional support to patients and families during challenging times.
  • Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.
  • Administered medications and injections to patients.

Cake Decorator

Lowes Foods
Wilmington , NC
08.2005 - 07.2010
  • Maintained sanitary food prep station by following established safety procedures and sanitizing instructions.
  • Kept work area safe and sanitized by washing utensils, tools, and countertops.
  • Managed material inventory and ordered new materials when needed. Ordered perishable items when my manager was on vacation.
  • Handled phone calls regarding inquiries, cancelled orders, took all over-the-phone special orders for cakes.
  • Disposed of damaged and expired goods to uphold safety standards and provide fresh products.
  • Prepared special creams and frostings for cakes and other dessert specialties.
  • Replenished and rotated food items, following correct food cooling and storage procedures.
  • Packaged and priced each product according to company pricing procedures.
  • Cut and shaped dough for pies, rolls and other pastries.
  • Managed display cases to verify freshness and attractiveness of products.
  • Replenished bakery items in display cases.
  • Followed food safety standards when handling ingredients.
  • Processed customer orders and payment transactions.
  • Packaged finished products for sale.
  • Operated ovens and bakery equipment to prepare products according to recipes.
  • Decorated cakes, cupcakes and other pastries according to customer requests.
  • Prepared all pastry items in accordance with standards of quality, quantity control, taste, and presentation.
  • Never sick (missed 4 days in 5 years- funeral and ER visit).
  • Worked most weekends to allow employees with kids to spend time with kids.
  • Won silver medal at RBA Cake and Bread Extravaganza in Charlotte, NC in 2009 (was judged by Ron Ben Israel and other pastry chefs seen on TV)
  • Filled in for any role in the bakery during call outs.
  • Helped with the cheese case and salads in the Deli Department.
  • Was known as the best Cake Decorator in Shallotte, NC- best at wedding cakes and artistic cakes. My store manager called other company when he learned I was going to leave to let them know he won't allow them to take me.

Education

High School Diploma -

Mykolayiv Evening High School # 1, Mykolayiv, Ukraine
09.1997 - 06.1999

Practical Nursing Diploma - Practical Nursing

Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, NC
08.2010 - 08.2014

Associate of Science - Nursing And Science

Excelsior College, Albany, NY
12.2015 - 03.2018

No Degree - Public Health

American Public University System, Charles Town, WV
05.2001 -

No Degree - Sociology

University of North Carolina At Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
05.2001 -

Skills

Icing techniques

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Accomplishments

  • Won Silver Medal in RBA Cake and Bread Extravaganza in Charlotte in 2009 for the Wedding Cake Category.
  • Participated in Several Wedding Cake Shows
  • One of Cakes Published in the American Cake Decorating Magazine in 2010.

Interests

I have been doing crafts as long as I can remember myself-macrame, crochet,cake decorating, dried floral applique and arrangements, painting wooden boxes and painting, sewing,embroidery, clay sculpture and hand built pottery, woodburning, worked a little bit with glass (recently took a stained glass class in Poland while waiting to bring mom, who's refugee from Ukraine, to US)

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Cake Decorator - Lowes Foods
05.2022 - 06.2022
Bakery Team Member - The Fresh Market
05.2021 - 06.2021
Part-time Weekend Staff - The Children's Museum Of Wilmington
11.2020 - 05.2021
PRN Float Pool LPN - Novant Health
10.2017 - 08.2019
Medical Assistant - EmergeOrtho
06.2017 - 09.2017
Excelsior College - Associate of Science, Nursing And Science
12.2015 - 03.2018
LPN - Wilmington Health Family Medicine- Shipyard
09.2015 - 10.2016
LPN - The Davis Community
03.2015 - 08.2015
LPN - Wilmington Health Float Pool
10.2014 - 03.2015
Cape Fear Community College - Practical Nursing Diploma, Practical Nursing
08.2010 - 08.2014
Cake Decorator - Lowes Foods
08.2005 - 07.2010
American Public University System - No Degree, Public Health
05.2001 -
University of North Carolina At Pembroke - No Degree, Sociology
05.2001 -
Mykolayiv Evening High School # 1 - High School Diploma,
09.1997 - 06.1999

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