Valerie Ukpede
Nashville,TN
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bottle Server
Sr Lounge
Nashville Tn
06.2023 - Current
- Increased overall sales by upselling premium bottles, mixers, and additional services.
- Built strong relationships with returning clientele, fostering loyalty and positive word-of-mouth referrals.
- Exhibited exceptional multitasking abilities while managing multiple tables simultaneously without sacrificing quality of service.
- Collaborated with bartenders and managers to ensure timely delivery of orders.
Group Fitness Coach
Nashville MMA training camp
Nashville
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Taught scheduled classes and provided adequate warm up exercises, stretches, and cool down
- Analyzed virtual fitness assessments with clients and helped them reach their aesthetic and strength goals
- Prepared music, handouts and equipment for each class.
Dental Assistant
Celebrate Dental and Braces
San Antonio, TX
06.2020 - 04.2022
- Worked chairside assisting family dentists with routine cleaning and specialized procedures, making patients feel as relaxed as possible and preparing them for treatment
- Gained experience in exposing and processing X-rays; fabricating crowns, pouring impressions, trimming models and preparing orthodontic equipment; and assisting with extractions, impactions, fillings, implants, local anesthesia, suture placements/removals and biopsies.
Sales Associate
Old Navy
San Antonio, TX
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Greeting customers, responding to questions, improving engagement with merchandise and providing outstanding customer service
- Operating cash registers, managing financial transactions, and balancing drawers
- Achieving established goals
- Directing customers to merchandise within the store
- Increasing in-store sales
- Superior product knowledge
- Maintaining an orderly appearance throughout the sales floor
- Introducing promotions and opportunities to customers
- Cross-selling products to increase purchase amounts.
Lifeguard and Shift Manager
Lifetime Fitness
Sugar Land, TX
05.2018 - 08.2019
- Monitored safety of all guests in and around the swimming pool
- Detailed factors such as weather, incidents and aid rendered in daily reports to management
- Learned and maintained proficiency in first responder skills such as First Aid and CPR to offer individuals in distress optimal support
- Completed basic maintenance and repairs to keep pools functioning properly
- Attentively watch over swimmers being quick to identify those in distress
- Checked water readings every hour to keep chemicals at safe levels and avoid potential illnesses among patrons.
Education
B.A Medical Humanities with a Minor in Spanish -
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TXDoctor Of Dental Surgery -
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN05.2026
Certification
- First Aid/ CPR Certified
- Registered Dental Assistant
- Certified Personal Trainer
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Bottle Server
Sr Lounge
06.2023 - Current
Group Fitness Coach
Nashville MMA training camp
01.2023 - 08.2023
Dental Assistant
Celebrate Dental and Braces
06.2020 - 04.2022
Sales Associate
Old Navy
08.2019 - 12.2021
Lifeguard and Shift Manager
Lifetime Fitness
05.2018 - 08.2019
B.A Medical Humanities with a Minor in Spanish -
University of Texas at San Antonio
Doctor Of Dental Surgery -
Meharry Medical College