Sophia Robinson
Tyler,Texas
Summary
Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer with experience in funeral home & mortuary operations. Skilled with restorative art, cosmetology, autopsies, and preparation for viewing. Caring, detail-oriented, and personable. Devoted to serving grieving families and their loved ones with dignity and respect.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Funeral Director & Embalmer
Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Prepared decedents for visitation &/or burial, adhering to strict standards of care.
- Maintained facility cleanliness, ensuring a welcoming environment for grieving families.
- Displayed highest level of professionalism and sensitivity when dealing with grieving family members.
- Managed all aspects of funeral arrangements for smooth and efficient service delivery.
- Conducted removal of bodies from place of death, transporting to funeral home.
- Dressed bodies and placed in caskets.
- Utilized embalming techniques to restore deceased bodies to suitable conditions for viewing.
- Prepared remains for services, viewings, and cremations.
- Managed timing of floral deliveries for multiple services per day.
- Worked with cemeteries to schedule grave opening and closing.
- Arranged clergy, music and other service details for clients.
- Supported grieving loved ones through difficult time and aided with details such as obituary notice wording.
- Completed death certificates, burial permits and other legal documents for families.
- Responded to emergency calls with sensitivity and professionalism, offering immediate support during times of need.
- Orchestrated memorable and personalized memorial services, honoring lives of deceased.
Embalmer
East Texas Mortuary Service
08.2019 - 12.2022
- Prepared remains for services, viewings, and cremations.
- Various types of embalming, including arterial, cavity, and hypodermic treatments.
- Maintained a sanitary work environment by adhering to strict safety and cleanliness protocols.
- Attended workshops, conferences, and continuing education courses related to embalming practices.
- Autopsies, reports, and transport.
- Achieved optimal preservation results through precise injection of appropriate chemical mixtures based on individual cases.
- Dressed bodies and placed in caskets.
- Reshaped or reconstructed disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton and wax.
- Conducted removal of bodies from place of death, transporting to funeral home.
Team Member
Pets & Friends Pet Crematorium
01.2019 - 08.2019
- Assisted in developing marketing materials for increased visibility within the local pet community.
- Transported remains and cremains to and from families and veterinarian clinics.
- Offered companionate and efficient service to grieving pet owners, handling challenging situations with ease.
Apprentice Embalmer
SCI Care Center of Dallas
06.2018 - 09.2018
- Provided timely and accurate information on the decedents condition and embalming process
- Lifting, moving, or transferring bodies when needed.
- Developed new skills and worked alongside experienced embalmers on challenging cases that required additional attention to detail.
- Enhanced workplace efficiency by maintaining a clean, organized, and well-stocked embalming room.
- Ensured proper documentation of each case by diligently completing necessary paperwork and record-keeping tasks.
Education
Professional Embalming Skills - Post Mortem Reconstructive Surgery
Fountain National Academy
211 W Norton Rd. Springfield, MO 6580311-2020
Associate of Applied Science - Funeral Directing & Embalming
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
Dallas09-2018
Skills
- First Calls & Phone etiquette
- Pre-needs & At-needs
- OSHA regulations
- Funeral Home operations
- Mortuary operations
- Restorative art
- Body preparation
- Funeral planning
- Death Certificates
- Obituary writing
- Organ donor & Autopsy reconstructions
- Attention to detail
- Professional ethics
Certification
Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer in the stater of Texas
Certificate of Completion: Post Mortem Reconstructive Surgery 41 contact hours at Fountain National Academy
Timeline
Funeral Director & Embalmer
Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home
01.2023 - 12.2023
Embalmer
East Texas Mortuary Service
08.2019 - 12.2022
Team Member
Pets & Friends Pet Crematorium
01.2019 - 08.2019
Apprentice Embalmer
SCI Care Center of Dallas
06.2018 - 09.2018
Professional Embalming Skills - Post Mortem Reconstructive Surgery
Fountain National Academy
Associate of Applied Science - Funeral Directing & Embalming
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
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