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Ruth Dollery

Troy,NY

Summary

Customer-oriented hairstylist experienced in tailoring specific styles to suit customer requests and cosmetic preferences. Innovative beauty specialist, recommending new trends and products based on client interest. Flexible and strategic vision for fashion-forward approaches.

Overview

14
years of professional experience

Work History

Doll&Dame
Schenectady, NY

Hairstylist Booth Renter
09.2019 - Current

Job overview

  • Specializing in warm balayage,lived in color, sharp bobs, textured cuts, pixies, and shags.
  • Active listening skills to problem solve and give high end services.
  • Scheduled customer appointments and rearranged individual time slots to meet demand.
  • Suggested treatments and styles to suit customer appearance and fashion choices.
  • Created memorable customer experiences, adding bonus services such as hot towels and scalp massages at the shampoo bowl.
  • Designed individualized plans to assist customers in healing damaged or dry hair.
  • Great client retention and attention to time/detail.
  • Built my clientele using social media and referrals.
  • Seeks out education to stay current with new trends.
  • Raise prices when nessecary and follow through with polices.
  • Updating social media, creating service menus, business cards and taking photos.
  • Ordering color and supplies.
  • Responding promptly to client inquiries.

The Little Beauty Bar
Scotia, NY

Hairstylist Booth Renter
03.2018 - 08.2019

Job overview

  • Ordering color, backbar, and tools.
  • Utilized square booking and POS software.
  • Keeping common areas tidy and helping other stylists.
  • Seeking out education and bringing it back to the salon.
  • Learned to run my own small business and keep backbar stocked.

NicholasJade Salon
Albany, NY

Hairstylist
04.2017 - 03.2018

Job overview

  • Opened and closed the salon.
  • Answered phone calls and greeted clients.
  • Maintained backroom organization.
  • Gave customers a laid back atmosphere to relax and unwind.
  • Learned new color lines and techniques.


Studio Orlo
Niskayuna, NY

Hairstylist
10.2013 - 04.2017

Job overview

  • Mixed pigments and used proper techniques to achieve desired color.
  • Helping other stylists formulate color.
  • Laundering towels and capes.
  • checking out and rebooking clients.
  • Greeting customers.
  • Offering makeup touch ups.
  • Attending classes.
  • Auditioned and became a Aveda freelance artist.
  • Maintaining close relationships with clients, and detailed consultations.


Classical Concepts Salon & Spa
Albany, NY

Hairstylist
05.2012 - 10.2013

Job overview

  • Educated customers on products to maximize benefits.
  • Suggested treatments and styles to suit customer appearance and fashion choices.
  • Cut and color customers hair to meet their needs and feel their best.
  • Put towels and capes away.
  • Input clients formulas.
  • Attend classes.
  • Gave clients head neck and shoulder massages before service.
  • Gave hand massages before color services.
  • Attended meetings.

Studio Orlo
Niskayuna, NY

Hairstylist
02.2008 - 05.2012

Job overview

  • Greeted clients upon arrival.
  • Answered phone calls and did confirmation calls.
  • Processed payments, entering sales in register for prompt customer service.
  • Rebooking clients appointments.
  • Opened and closed the salon.
  • Laundered towels and capes.
  • Offered clients product knowledge.
  • Putting color and product orders away.
  • Worked closely with other stylists and began taking clients.

Education

The Orlo School of Hair Design
Albany, NY

Cosmetology License from Cosmetology
05.2008

University Overview

Continuing Aveda color education

  • Hair color systems
  • Hair color solutions
  • Master your mix
  • Full spectrum deep
  • Full spectrum deep dive
  • Hair color solutions
  • Balayage basics
  • Balayage advanced
  • Technique vs placement


Continuing color education

  • Salt society balayage class with Jamie Sea in NYC
  • Balayage and lowlighting class with Melted by Mish
  • Balayage class with Kristen Lumiere

Continuing cut education

  • Aveda core cutting 1&2
  • Advanced cutting with Jon Reyman
  • Precise dry cutting
  • Cutting class with Dominc Serna in NYC
  • Cutting class with BEX
  • Shag cut with Lo Shabino

Business and social classes

  • Rock your business with Dawn Bradley
  • Rise social academy with Jamie Dana
  • DTH coach- Andrea Hansen

Skills

  • Adaptable to Changing Client Needs
  • New Technique Development
  • Outstanding Client Retention
  • Consultative Techniques
  • Lived in Hair Color
  • Wanting to learn from others and raise each other up
  • Keeping a neat work station
  • 14 years experience behind the chair
  • Always wanting to refine my craft and be better

I am a big TV watcher and love playing my switch!

Favorite shows right now are FBOY Island, Mind Over Murder, Severance and Physical. When it comes to the Switch, Im kind of obsessed with Animal Crossing and Just Dance :)

Timeline

Hairstylist Booth Renter

Doll&Dame
09.2019 - Current

Hairstylist Booth Renter

The Little Beauty Bar
03.2018 - 08.2019

Hairstylist

NicholasJade Salon
04.2017 - 03.2018

Hairstylist

Studio Orlo
10.2013 - 04.2017

Hairstylist

Classical Concepts Salon & Spa
05.2012 - 10.2013

Hairstylist

Studio Orlo
02.2008 - 05.2012

The Orlo School of Hair Design

Cosmetology License from Cosmetology
Ruth Dollery