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Reid Liester

Swansea,SC

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Host

Za's on Devine
Columbia, SC
07.2024 - 03.2025
  • Greeted and managed guest flow efficiently, optimizing table turnover and waitlist times.
  • Developed an understanding of restaurant profit margins, including food, beer, and dessert pricing, and their impact on overall revenue.
  • Observed and analyzed customer behavior, identifying patterns in dining habits, spending tendencies, and service expectations.
  • Coordinated with servers and kitchen staff to ensure a smooth, profitable dining experience, balancing customer satisfaction with business efficiency.
  • Gained insight into different personality types and how they impact decision-making, tipping behavior, and interactions with staff.
  • Adapted to high-pressure environments, demonstrating strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.

Paid Intern(summer)

Red3i
Columbia, South Carolina
06.2021 - 08.2023
  • Gained exposure to sales, accounting, front-end development; concentrated in email marketing
  • Reviewed key performance indicators and prepared reports with recommendations for management
  • Learned to send invoices and handled physical deposits
  • Performed reviews of datasets and made recommendations to sales team
  • Compared marketing initiatives of competitors to internal efforts and made suggestions
  • Led A/B split testing initiatives with email marketing campaigns to optimize open rate and click through rate performance
  • Gained proficiency using Tableau (interactive data visualization software) as well as multiple Email Service Providers
  • Developed understanding of how Application Programming Interfaces (API) work
  • Learned key factors impacting email deliverability and executed strategies designed to improve performance
  • Managed the company's internal Job Alerts email list, marketing employment listings from companies like ZipRecruiter.
  • Leveraged AI to create better-optimized email creatives.

Laborer

Liester And Harris Landscaping
Columbia, SC
04.2020 - 08.2021
  • Worked doing landscaping, mainly weedeating
  • Did miscellaneous tasks for clients.

Customer Service / Cashier / Laborer

Livingston Farms
Swansea, SC
06.2017 - 10.2019
  • Loaded trucks and set up for produce markets at Soda City, Richland Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield, etc
  • Calculated and collected money from customers.

Education

Associate of Science - Political Science

University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
04-2027

High School Diploma -

Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Columbia, SC
05-2023

Skills

  • Trustworthy, dependable, and responsible
  • Telephone reception
  • Excels in high-pressure scenarios
  • Strong work ethic and ambitious
  • Charismatic, people-oriented
  • Strong analytical mindset
  • Solid understanding of online business models
  • Technologically proficient
  • Marketing knowledge

Timeline

Host

Za's on Devine
07.2024 - 03.2025

Paid Intern(summer)

Red3i
06.2021 - 08.2023

Laborer

Liester And Harris Landscaping
04.2020 - 08.2021

Customer Service / Cashier / Laborer

Livingston Farms
06.2017 - 10.2019

Associate of Science - Political Science

University of South Carolina

High School Diploma -

Heathwood Hall Episcopal School

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