MARNIE DE MONTFORD
Courtenay,BC
Summary
Enthusiastic restaurant server with experience working in busy eating establishments. Friendly and upbeat with strong organization, teamwork, and communication skills. Reliable and flexible with relentless focus, ensuring customer satisfaction. Skilled at welcoming guests and balancing server loads to optimize operations. Collaborative, hardworking, and efficient at prioritizing and handling simultaneous tasks to promote positive dining experiences.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Photographer
Self-employed
01.2020 - Current
- Eye for creativity and adventure
- Explained price and package details to customers
- Photographed special events, parties, and portraits
- Consulted with clients to understand their needs and preferences for a photo shoot
- Collaborated successfully with various personalities and work styles
- Selected, captioned, and color-corrected photos for photo sales, website galleries, and slideshows
- Edited digital images lightly or with advanced techniques to create desired effects
- Improvised photographic methods and techniques
- Set up precise photographic measurements and control equipment
- Adjusted apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus according to lighting, depth of field, subject motion, and exposure speed
- Coordinated and completed photoshoots for individuals, families, and small groups.
Server
The Mill Pizza & Grill
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Seated customers and presented menus and specials in a kind friendly manner
- Recorded food and drink orders and served customer requests to the highest standard
- Ran the food and alcoholic or non-drinks to customers
- Adhered to sanitization standards to keep employees and customers safe
- Kept the kitchen staff informed always (allergies etc.)
- Cleaned tables and floors of the dining area
- Calculated bills and printed receipts.
Pharmacy Assistant
Island Pharmacy
09.2022 - 08.2023
- Assisted with drug refills and dispensing
- Counted and packaged medications
- Gathered patient's information into the computer
- Prepared and packaged prescribed medications
- Provided patients with non-medical product information.
Host
Unsworth Vineyard & Restaurant
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Greeted guests upon arrival and provided them with menus
- Provided customers with accurate wait times and monitored waiting list
- Assisted servers in seating guests by escorting them to their tables
- Worked in a fast-paced environment
- Maintained cleanliness of the lobby area, including wiping down tables and chairs
- Managed incoming calls during busy shifts
- Provided excellent customer service by anticipating customer needs
- Built positive relationships with other front-of-house and kitchen staff
- Arranged place settings with clean tablecloths, napkins, and tableware to prepare for incoming guests
- Accepted payments from guests for dine-in and take-out foods.
Cashier
Mason's Store & Patio Ltd
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Greeted customers and answered any questions they had about the store's products and services
- Counted money in the cash drawer at the beginning of the shift to ensure that amounts were correct and had sufficient change
- Issued receipts, refunds, credits, or changes due to customers
- Verified that customers were of legal age to purchase alcohol or tobacco products
- Gained communication skills and customer service skills
- Stocked shelves with merchandise when needed
- Maintained cleanliness of the checkout area including countertops, registers, windowsills, and floors
- Organized promotional displays or arranged merchandise on counters or tables to promote sales
- Accepted cash and credit card payments, issued receipts, and provided change.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration: Management And Marketing -
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, NS04.2027
High School Diploma -
Frances Kelsey Secondary School
Mill Bay, BC06.2023
Skills
- Leadership experience
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Hard-working
- Honest
- Food Running
- Professional Appearance
- Exceptional Customer Service
- Trustworthy
- Team building
- Fast learner
- Serving and waitressing skills
- Computer and Cashier Skills
- Safe Food Handling
- Table Bussing
- Food Safety Understanding
- Strong Work Ethic
- Relationship Management
- Positive and Professional attitude
- Active listening
Certification
Valid 'Serving it Right' certificate
Valid Food Safe Level 1 certificate
Timeline
Server
The Mill Pizza & Grill
01.2023 - 08.2023
Pharmacy Assistant
Island Pharmacy
09.2022 - 08.2023
Host
Unsworth Vineyard & Restaurant
06.2022 - 08.2022
Cashier
Mason's Store & Patio Ltd
09.2021 - 05.2022
Photographer
Self-employed
01.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Business Administration: Management And Marketing -
St. Francis Xavier University
High School Diploma -
Frances Kelsey Secondary School