Luisa Isabella Gambetta Brehmer
Seal Beach
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sales Associate
Orangetheory Fitness
Huntington Beach
02.2025 - Current
- Tracked sales performance metrics to identify trends in market place.
- Greeted customers and provided exceptional customer service.
- Assisted customers with product selection, sizing and styling.
- Processed transactions using a point-of-sale system.
- Developed promotional strategies to increase sales volume.
- Performed cashier duties such as accepting payments, issuing receipts and counting money back change.
- Upsold additional items based on customer interests and needs.
- Sold various products by explaining unique features and educating customers on proper application or usage.
Barista
Starbucks
Bakersfield
06.2024 - 03.2025
- Greeted customers and took orders for coffee drinks, food items, and other beverages.
- Organized workstations efficiently so that tasks could be completed quickly during peak hours.
- Prepared specialty coffee drinks such as lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, mochas, and Americanos.
- Provided excellent customer service by responding to inquiries quickly and professionally.
- Operated cash registers to process customer payments.
- Greeted and communicated with customers to take beverage orders and offer recommendations based on taste preferences.
- Implemented feedback from customers to improve service quality and menu offerings.
Athlete Success Coordinator
Athletes Advantage Academy
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Company Overview: ADAPT Program, Special Needs Fitness Program funded by Kern Regional Center
- Communicating with clients and encouraging them to book appointments.
- Taking intake interviews and matching clients of all ages with different special needs with the correct programming and fitness instructors.
- Calling clients for weekly check ins and continuing services.
- Creating specialized lesson plans for each client with different special needs and maintaining positive experiences.
- Managing over 70 + clients' accounts, funds, programs, sessions and over 30+ hours weekly in person coaching or meeting with clients with special needs and their families.
- ADAPT Program, Special Needs Fitness Program funded by Kern Regional Center
Hawaii Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Lab Intern
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Affiliated Lab
10.2021 - 05.2024
- Assisted with marine mammal stranding response, necropsies
- Assisted in data collection of baleen hormonology, disease pathology, marine debris stomach content quantification, subsampling, necropsies, adipose analysis using imageJ and other lab work.
- Worked on UROP project titled 'Variability in blubber histology metrics of Stenella coeruleoalba across body topography and between individuals', and additionally testing cortisol levels to further research nutritional stress.
- Presented UROP funded project at semi annual symposium in Spring of 2024
Barista
Bean About Town
Honolulu
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Prepared specialty coffee drinks such as lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, mochas, and Americanos.
- Created promotional displays for advertising special events or promotions at the cafe.
- Developed creative recipes for signature coffees or blended drinks unique to the cafe.
- Greeted and communicated with customers to take beverage orders and offer recommendations based on taste preferences.
- Cleaned and sanitized service or seating areas, complying to health protocols and food safety standards.
- Utilized coffee maker, espresso machine and French press to prepare coffee.
IFAW Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Internship
International Fund for Animal Welfare
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Company Overview: Marine Mammal Rescue and Research- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Assisted on multiple mass strandings, necropsies, tissue sampling and Level A data collection of cetaceans and pinnipeds
- Rescued and released mass and single stranded dolphins and porpoises.
- Collected and ran blood samples of cetaceans.
- Maintained the response center according to protocols and operated large vehicles.
- Organized and archived tissue samples from previous years in an online database.
- Answered hotline calls and kept accurate records and reports.
- Boat experience and live cetacean monitoring
- Photo identification and monitoring via long and short lenses
- Large marine mammal capturing experience including multiple animals at one time
- General mechanical, electrical and carpentry skills pertinent to tools and vessels used
- Drove large vehicles for marine mammal response and four wheel drive vehicles
- Tagging of cetaceans and pinnipeds
- Daily tasks included working within an incident command system
- Marine Mammal Rescue and Research- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
OPIHI Internship
University of Hawaii Manoa
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Company Overview: Our People in Hawaii's Intertidal
- Created and completed a project in James Campbell National Marine Reserve
- Counted and analyzed Mole Crab populations within the Marine Reserve and on public beaches
- Learned about topics in marine ecology and conservation, species identification, and sampling techniques.
- Lead team in fieldwork and educated public about the importance of fieldwork and the native habitats.
- Navigated and lead team via satellite for multiple field days in barren territories for up to 8 hours.
- Our People in Hawaii's Intertidal
Ocean Program and Activities Coordinator/ Volunteer
University of Hawaii Manoa Marine Option Program
02.2021 - 05.2022
- Learned the basics of coordinating activities and events for students
- Kept the office organized and communicated with students
- Planned and organized marine education field trips.
- Used science and recent studies to communicate with peers about relevant marine science topics
- Assisted in the planning of special events such as holiday celebrations and fundraisers.
- Planned outings such as camping trips or museum visits for participants.
Communications and Social Media Marketer
Issa de Mar Bikini
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Worked to ensure a neat and attractive sales environment, and assisted in the setup of visual displays.
- Generated invigorating social media content, planned out posts and assisted in daily marketing to local residents.
Employee
Bakersfield Scuba
05.2018 - 08.2019
- Created ocean and dive related marketing and graphic design
- Educated students about basic scuba diving
- Assisted customers with sales, rental gear, dive trips and managed inventory as well as opening and closing the store
Microbial Biology Intern
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa
Honolulu
01.2019 - 04.2019
- Extracted samples of frog DNA using the Prepman Extraction Method
- Charted data entries
- Assisted with the preparation of laboratory equipment and materials for experiments.
- Analyzed data from experiments and presented results to supervisors.
- Carried out routine laboratory procedures such as culturing cells, making media solutions, staining slides and running gels.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Marine and Environmental Studies
University of Hawaiʻi At Mānoa
Honolulu, HI05.2024
Graduate of Stockdale High School -
Stockdale High School
Bakersfield, CASkills
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Compound Light Microscopy
- Field work specializing in Quadrats and Transects
- HAZMAT Trained
- Familiarity in Python
- Fitness and Health Instructor for all ages
- Customer service
- Point-of-sale operation
- Effective communication
- Positive and professional
- Multi-tasking strength
References
- Jeff Kuwabara, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Marine Option Coordinator, (808) 956-8433
- Dr. Andrea Jani, Researcher at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, (808) 956-6439
- Peggy Henrie, Bakersfield Scuba Manager and Business Owner, (661) 324-3337
- Kira Kasper, Supervisor at IFAW, kkasper@ifaw.org
Coursework
- Science of the Sea
- Dynamic Earth
- Introduction to the Environment and Sustainability
- Introduction to Environmental Planning
- Global Environmental Change
- Marine Mammal and Conservation
- Disease Ecology
- Living Resources of the Sea
- Biogeochemical Systems
Certification
- CPR trained
- Humpback Whale Naturalist Certification
- PADI Rescue Scuba Dive Certification (2019)
- PADI Enriched Air Certification (2019)
- HAZMAT Trained
- Pilates and Barre Certified
- Special Strong Certified
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Sales Associate
Orangetheory Fitness
02.2025 - Current
Barista
Starbucks
06.2024 - 03.2025
Athlete Success Coordinator
Athletes Advantage Academy
01.2024 - 05.2024
IFAW Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Internship
International Fund for Animal Welfare
06.2022 - 08.2022
Barista
Bean About Town
04.2022 - 12.2022
Hawaii Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Lab Intern
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Affiliated Lab
10.2021 - 05.2024
OPIHI Internship
University of Hawaii Manoa
08.2021 - 05.2022
Ocean Program and Activities Coordinator/ Volunteer
University of Hawaii Manoa Marine Option Program
02.2021 - 05.2022
Communications and Social Media Marketer
Issa de Mar Bikini
01.2020 - 12.2020
Microbial Biology Intern
University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa
01.2019 - 04.2019
Employee
Bakersfield Scuba
05.2018 - 08.2019
Bachelor's degree - Marine and Environmental Studies
University of Hawaiʻi At Mānoa
Graduate of Stockdale High School -
Stockdale High School