Barista Resume
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Barista Resume

Oceana Schiff-Buxton
26 Sterling Street, Portland ME 04108
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Professional Summary
Former special needs nanny with additional customer service based job experience. Additionally, extensive professionally relevant personal experience gained as Power of Attorney and family member caregiver. Mature and hardworking, goal-oriented worker and learner, possessing strong interpersonal skills, and an adaptable, self-directed approach gleaned from extensive life, work, and school experience.

Skill Highlights
-Excellent interpersonal skills including thoughtful -Analytically minded?listening, ability to be very patient, and kind -
-Ability to think critically, analyze and improve a variety of situations and systems
-Strong verbal and written communication
-Attention to detail and problem solving
-Self-motivated and independent
-Adaptable collaborative team member but also take initiative when needed!

Professional Experience
Barista, cashier
March 2011 to November 2014
Arabica Coffee Company Portland, ME?Worked independently and as part of a team to greet customers, take orders and process payments, make?espresso machine drinks and food, keep cafe clean at all times, order and restock all food supplies for cafe,?paper, and cleaning products, and reconciled books. Worked as a team to cafe in good running order, train new?staff, and deal with any problems as they arose.

Administrator, Customer service representative
June 2014 to September 2014?Portland Schooner Company� Portland, ME?Handled all customer service phone calls and emails, completed all bookings and processed all payments,?loaded 2 boats of 50 people each and accounted for each child and adult's safety information and headcount.?Managed dockhouse, processed all payments, reconciled books

Power of Attorney
March 2010 to October 2013?Self-employed Portland, ME?Resolved debts and learned about medical debts and insurance, by calling hospitals and credit card companies,?meeting with bankruptcy and disability lawyers, and writing debt forgiveness request letters. Managed health?insurance and all appointments, worked in tandem with doctors and practitioners to analyze ever-growing?symptoms list and manage appointments and medications for ill parent.

Home and office organizer
March 2010 to February 2011?Self-employed� Portland, ME?Helped counsel individuals on how to create better organizational systems for their homes, paperwork, and lives.?Helped to create and integrate these systems into their daily lives. Also did menial tasks such as actually cleaning?dirty areas, and throwing out papers to help clear the clutter and expedite the process when needed. Some?positions were more personal assistant based and I took directions and completed tasks only rather than giving?suggestions, depending on the individual client's desires.

Nanny, special needs nanny?September 2006 to February 2010?Self-employed Northampton, ME?Provided play therapy based, attentive and thoughtful, individualized nanny care for a handful of delightful?families with children of differing developmental support needs.Provided educationally appropriate daily outings,?nutritional food, and worked in close tandem to keep families updated and make sure my work was in line with?their desires for their children. Learned sign language and other special skills whenever helpful or necessary. Led?informal integrated therapeutic playgroups where I brought children from different families and different?developmental levels together, and later, brought their parents together as well.

Education and Training
Bachelor of Arts : Anthropology, 2008?Smith College Northampton, MA, USA
?Minor in Portuguese, Special Studies in Play Therapy for Autism Spectrum.