Tara Barbish
TB Creative
Huntington Beach,CA
19
years of professional experience
Experienced hospitality professional with 18 years in food and beverage, specializing in luxury in-room dining. Delivers exceptional guest service, ensures order accuracy, and excels in fast-paced environments. Expertise encompasses guest relations, food delivery logistics, and inventory control, consistently upholding five-star service standards.
Work History
In-Room Dining Server -
13 Years 1 Month- Delivered food and beverages to rooms, promptly, ensuring proper presentation, temperature, and complete serviceware.
- Delivered in-room restaurant style dining for guest, expediting orders promptly, verifying accuracy, presentation, and special requests.
- Delivered in-room restaurant style dining, expediting orders while ensuring accuracy, presentation, and accommodation of special requests.
- Coordinated with kitchen staff to ensure timely delivery of high-quality meals that met dietary restrictions.
- Efficiently managed multiple orders simultaneously while maintaining excellent service levels and accuracy.
- Provided personalized service to guests, accommodating special requests whenever possible.
- Trained new staff on room service etiquette, order handling, and guest communication.
- Processed guest charges accurately, following hotel billing and payment procedures.
- Maintained clean work environment, daily side work duties, bussing dishes, stocking, polishing, sanitizing dirty trays and tables.
- Demonstrated ability to work alone and in cooperation with colleagues.
- Coordinated with other with other departments like front desk, stewarding and housekeeping teams to ensure smooth service flow.
- Resolved order issues promptly to uphold guest satisfaction and service standards.
Freelance Creative Artist
11 Years 10 Months- Create & sell, original /custom hand made art, paintings, engravings, accessories
- Led creative direction across projects, aligning artwork with client goals and brand standards.
- Digitally developed original visual concepts for brand logos, campaigns, product launches, and digital content.
- Produced polished digital illustrations and graphics for clients products, clothing merchandise ect.
- Create custom made engravings for clients.
Lead Trainer
1 Year 9 Months- Work across various cafe positions, including production, prep, cashier, expo, drive-thru, barista, and dining room service.
- Trained new associates on POS procedures, service standards, and production station workflows.
- Maintained food safety and customer service standards
- Coached team members on food safety, sanitation, and quality expectations.
- Assisted management during peak hours, sending people on breaks, handling customer complaints.
- Opened bakery, stocking and setting up bakery display.
- Catering assistant, helped execute order, by making food, taking orders, and packaging orders.
- Adapt quickly to changing priorities and communicate clearly in a fast-paced environment.
- Work together as a team to ensure smooth service.
Machine Operator / Resin Chemist /Inventory Specialist
2 Years 11 Months- Machine Operator; set up, monitor, adjust, and run continuous pultrusion equipment, following blueprints and process specifications.
- Track and document pull force, line speed, temperature consistency, and resin bath level
- Promoted Chemical Specialist; monitor resin levels, mix ratios, viscosity, and chemical consistency of specialty resin systems
- Mix and distributed resin hourly to machine operators.
- Follow Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS/SDS) for handling resins, hardeners, and fibers, and maintain a safe/clean workspace.
- Inventory Assistant ; logging , weighing used material for storage
- Store, label, and organize composite materials safely within the warehouse.
- Pick, prepare, package, and deliver materials to manufacturing floors and production lines according to order fulfillment.
- Maintained safety and quality control standards using PSE
Education
Associate of Arts - Graphic Design
Skills
Hospitality &Customer Service
Food & beverage service
Machine Operations
Inventory Control
Visual design
Critical Thinking
Adaptability
Communication
Timeline
Freelance Creative Artist
TB Creative
01.2015 - CurrentRead More
In-Room Dining Server -
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa
04.2013 - 05.2026Read More
Lead Trainer
Panera Bread
08.2011 - 05.2013Read More
Machine Operator / Resin Chemist /Inventory Specialist
Composite Technology Corporation
02.2008 - 01.2011Read More
Golden West College
Associate of Arts from Graphic Design
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