Talia Akins
Federal Way,WA
Summary
Dedicated Housekeeper experienced in basic housekeeping duties, including changing sheets and towels, restocking supplies, vacuuming and dusting. Supports facility operations by cleaning units with professional products and maintaining quality standards. Demonstrates strong commitment to providing best possible experience for guests.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Housekeeper/Assistant Property Manager
Destination Serenity, LLC
Seattle, Washington
05.2024 - Current
- Clean/re-stage high-end vacation homes after guests have checked out
- Wash sheets/linens and towels, etc.
- Make beds, wipe down surfaces in bedrooms
- Clean kitchen, wash dishes, wipe down all surfaces/appliances
- Clean bathroom(s), toilets, showers/tubs, sinks
- Take out garbage
- Re-stock supplies for next guests (bathroom tissue/toiletries, paper towels, coffee/creamer, tea, etc.)
- Maintain surrounding areas around the homes (pick up any garbage, check cleanliness of hot tubs, check cleanliness of BBQ grills, re-stage outdoor furniture, etc.)
- Assist with property management tasks (communicate inventory levels for each home, conduct cleaning inspections/stage homes for next guests arriving, assist with installing portable AC’s, assist with small maintenance repairs, etc.)
Housekeeper
Vacasa
Seattle, WA
04.2023 - 02.2025
- Clean/re-stage vacation homes after guests have checked out
- Wash sheets/linens and towels
- Make beds, wipe down surfaces in bedrooms
- Clean bathroom(s) toilets, showers/tubs, sinks
- Clean kitchen, wash dishes, wipe down all surfaces/appliances
- Sweep/vacuum and mop all floors
- Take out garbage
- Re-stock supplies for next guests (bathroom tissue/toiletries, paper towels, coffee/creamer, tea, etc.)
- Maintain surrounding areas outside the homes (pick up any garbage, etc.)
Housekeeper
Blizzard Realty, LLC
Seattle, WA
03.2022 - 01.2025
- Clean/re-stage vacation homes after guests have checked out
- Wash sheets/linens and towels
- Make beds, wipe down surfaces in bedrooms
- Clean kitchen, wash dishes, wipe down surfaces/appliances
- Clean bathroom(s), toilets, showers/tubs, sinks
- Take out garbage
- Re-stock supplies for next guests (bathroom tissue/toiletries, paper towels, coffee/creamer, tea, etc.)
- Maintain surrounding areas outside the homes (pick up any garbage, etc.)
Hospitality Host/Housekeeper
Landing
11.2020 - 01.2023
- Clean fully furnished apartment homes after move-outs to prepare for the next member/tenant to move in
- Clean apartment homes for members/tenants currently living in the unit
- Perform home quality assessments after a unit has been cleaned by another housekeeper to ensure that it is move-in ready
- Refresh units that have been unoccupied for a period of time to ensure that they stay clean until the next member/tenant moves in
- "Check-in" new members/tenants into apartment homes, give a tour of the apartment complex itself, (amenities, etc.), as well as the unit and the benefits offered with it
- Use the Slack app and Landing app to communicate with colleagues and submit forms/photos of work completed
Mobile Detailer
Simply Clean Mobile
07.2019 - 08.2022
- Detail/Clean interior and exterior of vehicles in the Seattle area at varying locations on a weekly and/or monthly basis depending on the client, (rental vehicles, business vehicles, personal vehicles, etc.)
- Use Google Sheets and Slack to communicate with colleagues/clients and submit reports and work completed
Home Cleaner
Dazzle
Seattle, WA
05.2019 - 03.2020
- Residential house cleaning at various locations (houses and apartments)
- Services included basic/standard cleanings, deep cleanings and move-out cleanings
- Clean bathroom(s), kitchen, bedroom(s), living room
- Mop, vacuum, dust, wipe down counters/tables/cabinets, clean microwave, wipe down exterior of oven/fridge, clean toilets/sinks/showers/tubs, change sheets, take out garbage, etc.
Vehichle Movement Specialist
Tesla
Bellevue, WA
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Prep, detail and clean new vehicles prior to customer delivery
- Pick-Up/transfer vehicles from the storage lot to the delivery garage
- Quality check for damages/imperfections on vehicles
- Set-up screen settings (vehicle's technology)
- Ensure vehicle tools/information are inside vehicle prior to delivery
- Maintain cleanliness of the delivery garage
- Interact with customers during the delivery process
Fulfillment Warehouse Associate
Universal Standard
Bothell, WA
04.2018 - 08.2018
- Pull and pack online orders as they come in
- Label warehouse inventory
- Steam/prep garments
- Quality control returned garments
- Replenish inventory stock
Fashion Specialist
Amazon
Seattle, WA
08.2016 - 07.2017
- Review a daily queue of fashion outfit images and provide expert assessments of the looks based on color, fit, trend, styling, etc., to create algorithms for the launch of a new fashion app
- Reach a daily goal of images to complete/assess
- Provide expert assessments on outfits/looks submitted from test customers before the launch of the app based on color, fit, styling, trend, etc.
- Attend weekly and monthly meetings with the team/fellow fashion specialists on the progress of the app and provide feedback/brainstorm on how to improve the app
- Use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint
- Daily communication through email and business chat app
Visual Merchandiser
JoS. A Bank
Tukwila, WA
02.2016 - 09.2016
- Update visual displays and mannequins on a monthly basis according to store directive
- Style mannequins and displays to look visually appealing, making substitutes when necessary if the product(s)/garment(s) asked for in the store directive are not available in store to use
- Update store signage
Fashion Stylist
Lika Love
Seattle, WA
03.2016 - 08.2016
- Alternate opening and closing two small boutique store locations independently
- Maintain stores' cleanliness and organize product throughout shifts
- Personally style and provide a unique experience for each customer
- Customer service and suggestive selling
- Send follow up emails and future look suggestions/new products to customers based on their visit/purchase
- Inventory, steam and tag new product as shipment arrives
- Replenish sales floor when product is sold
- Refresh merchandising and mannequins/displays on a bi-weekly basis
- Worked mobile truck for a local street fair
Visual Merchandiser
H&M
Tukwila, WA
11.2012 - 01.2016
- Update window displays, internal mannequins, marketing/signage, and maintain the overall look of the kids department
- Placing new product onto sales floor according to store directives
- Re-fixturing sales floor
- Assisting men's and ladies' departments
- Assisting with clearance markdowns and sale set-ups
- Inventory
- Develop/train sales team and management on visual merchandising skills and current trends
- Planning and communicating with the management team for sales floor re-sets on a weekly basis
- Customer Service
- Cashiering
- Attend to fitting rooms
- Assisted with store opening in Orem, Utah at University Mall
- Supported fellow stores within the district
- Employee of the month December 2014
Visual Merchandiser
Forever 21
Tacoma, WA
09.2010 - 11.2012
- Maintaining the overall look of the store according to store directives and using creativity when necessary
- Responsible for merchandising and placing new product in one or more sections of the store
- Dressing mannequins and window displays on occasion
- Sales floor re-sets every two months
- Assisting with markdowns and sale set-ups
- Customer service
- Re-fixturing sales floor
- Update signage and marketing
- Inventory
- Leading/training fellow merchandisers and merchandising assistants
- Training sales team on merchandising and current trends
- Assisted with the store opening store
- Assisted the store opening in Bellingham, WA at the Bellis Fair Mall
- Assisted with the re-fixturing of the Westfield Southcenter Mall location
- Supported fellow stores within the district
Placement Team/Merchandiser
Macy's
Federal Way, WA
09.2009 - 09.2010
- Place new product onto sales floor according to plan-o-grams
- Re-fixturing sales floor
- Inventory
- Customer service
- Update signage/marketing for sales floor
Impact Team Member
Gilly Hicks
Tukwila, WA
06.2009 - 04.2010
- Maintain and keep stockroom organized
- Receive and organize new shipment into stockroom
- Replenish sales floor when product is sold
- Customer service
- Sales/Clearance markdowns
- Customer service
- Inventory
- Assisted with the store opening
Sales Associate
Ross Dress For Less
Federal Way, WA
10.2008 - 09.2009
- Attend to fitting rooms
- Cashiering
- Customer Service
- Recover and maintain cleanliness of the store
Education
High school or equivalent -
Todd Beamer High School
Federal Way, WA 09.2003 - 06/2006
Some College (No Degree) -
Seattle Central CC
Seattle, WA 09.2006 - 06.2008
Some College (No Degree) -
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 09.2008 - 03.2009
Skills
- Warehouse Associate
- Picker Packer
- Car Detailing
- Planograms
- Fashion Merchandising
- House Cleaning
- Custodial experience
- Host/hostess experience
- Quality control
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Power Point
- Google Sheets
- Slack
- Direct sales
- Suggestive Selling
- Laundry
Certification
Driver's License
Awards
- Student of the Year, 06/01/06, Student of the year at Seatac Occupational Skills Center for the Fashion Design and Marketing program
- Student of the Quarter, 11/01/05, Student of the quarter at Seatac Occupational Skills Center for the Fashion Design and Marketing program
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Housekeeper/Assistant Property Manager
Destination Serenity, LLC
05.2024 - Current
Housekeeper
Vacasa
04.2023 - 02.2025
Housekeeper
Blizzard Realty, LLC
03.2022 - 01.2025
Hospitality Host/Housekeeper
Landing
11.2020 - 01.2023
Mobile Detailer
Simply Clean Mobile
07.2019 - 08.2022
Home Cleaner
Dazzle
05.2019 - 03.2020
Vehichle Movement Specialist
Tesla
09.2018 - 05.2019
Fulfillment Warehouse Associate
Universal Standard
04.2018 - 08.2018
Fashion Specialist
Amazon
08.2016 - 07.2017
Fashion Stylist
Lika Love
03.2016 - 08.2016
Visual Merchandiser
JoS. A Bank
02.2016 - 09.2016
Visual Merchandiser
H&M
11.2012 - 01.2016
Visual Merchandiser
Forever 21
09.2010 - 11.2012
Placement Team/Merchandiser
Macy's
09.2009 - 09.2010
Impact Team Member
Gilly Hicks
06.2009 - 04.2010
Sales Associate
Ross Dress For Less
10.2008 - 09.2009
Some College (No Degree) -
Pacific Lutheran University
09.2008 - 03.2009
Some College (No Degree) -
Seattle Central CC
09.2006 - 06.2008
High school or equivalent -
Todd Beamer High School
09.2003 - 06/2006
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