Resume
Professional Hospitality Representative
Community-oriented, self-motivated professional working as an independent contractor in both the acting and modeling industry with 4 years of progressive experience. Proven ability to translate skills and expertise into day-to-day functions and employment within the professional restaurant industry.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2018. GPA: 3.5
Diploma, New Ulm High School, 2014. GPA: 3.7
EXPERIENCE
Professional Actor and Model for Wehmann Talent Agency and Moore Creative 2017 - present
Employed as an independent contractor, as the talent representing agencies. Writing emails to book jobs with agencies. Managing time to plan schedules to meet clients for booked jobs. Timeliness to show up on time for jobs. Collaboratively working together with directors and producers to embody the overall creative vision. Maintaining a positive and team-oriented environment with other collaborators, ie: hair, makeup, wardrobe, lighting, assistants, actors, models, etc. Ability to learn material quickly and efficiently. Ability to improvise in any given situation to create a solution-oriented work space. Ability to take direction effectively and easily. Ability to be self-motivated at home. Ability to come prepared enough to be open to utilizing other collaborators’ ideas. Ability to set goals for oneself and for setting goals together as a group to raise our team standard. Ability to network and connect with professionals in the industry who are above one’s current level. As an actor, I have worked with Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theater Mu, Park Square, Jungle Theater, Playwright’s Center, SD Shakespeare Festival. As a model, I have worked with General Mills, Best Buy, Squarespace, Mystic Lake Casino, Running Aces Casino, API SOAE, Rasmussen College, and Target.
CTC Front of House, The Children’s Theatre Company, December 2019 - February 2020
The Front of House Associates provide excellent customer service and assist the rest of Front of House staff in ensuring that productions and events are safe, entertaining, and efficiently run. Front of House Associates duties include scanning tickets, assisting patrons with seating and wayfinding and running concessions. Setting up the lobby, theatre, and concession stand are set up before patrons arrive. Provided friendly service to patrons as they arrive, scan tickets, help find their seats, direct to restrooms, answer questions about theatre, help with late seating, and watch the house for any general issue. Work concessions during intermission and post-show, while making accurate transactions. Assist in helping patrons leave safely post performance. Help clean theatre and restock concessions. Work independently, and be self-motivated. Maintained a positive, calm, professional attitude, while looking to be a team-player. Communication and people management skills, with a good attention to detail and sound decision making ability during all types of situations, including ones involving high stress and emergencies. CPR/AED/First Aid trained. Customer service experience working with diverse groups of people. Quickly learned computer programs such as Square, When 2 Work, and Paycom.
Wait Assistant, Spoonriver Restaurant, September 2019 - present
Efficiently communicated and took direction from hosts and servers. Greeted customers with positive energy. As customers entered the establishment, we poured water glasses for each individual customer. Maintained full water beverages, coffee, or tea for all 24+ tables. Cleared all dishes off tables and carried them to the dishwashing station. Separated silverware and stacked all plates. Wiped down and sanitized all tables after every customer. Set every table with small plates, silverware, and napkins. Maintained full water pitchers and coffee dispensers. Cut and arrange bread baskets and soups. Setup/Takedown of outdoor seating and umbrellas. Fold napkins with silverware. Carried food to customers. Vacuumed all floors. Always on time or early to set clock-in time. Worked in a fast-paced environment, while multi-tasking various objectives. Maintained professionalism with staff and customers. Ability to dress well and maintain professional hygiene. Ability to read people in various situations. Took agency to always find work to be doing. Took out the recycling and linens after every shift. Part-Time. 12-20+ hours a week.
Cashier/Bartender, Andy’s Grille, August 2019
Communicated effectively and positively with patrons, Provided live entertainment every hour on the hour, Consistently multi-tasked calmly and efficiently while store had continual lines of people, Utilized cash register system, Counted change, Manually processed food and drink orders for each individual patron, Poured each individual beer, can drink, juice, or soda; Transferred orders from cooks to consumers, Spoke consumer’s order number into microphone, Answered various questions by patrons, Clocked in-&-out in a timely fashion, Worked overtime when establishment needed extra help, Maintained positive and professional relationships with store managers and co-workers. 70+ hours a week.
Teaching Artist, Neighborhood Bridges Program/CTC TAT Spring Camp September 2018 - May 2019
Attended college course on Neighborhood Bridges during the summer of 2018. Planned lessons with teaching artists and elementary school teachers, Meetings every month with all NB teaching artists, Read, plan, memorize stories of all genres, Told stories to two classrooms of 3rd graders, Facilitated conversations with 3rd grader surrounding their lives and connections with the stories, Facilitated structures and tools for two student-created productions. Experience with working with children of various backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures. Weekly classroom time for one school year. Supported teaching artist with executing ideas and plans, Led and facilitated day-to-day activities with 2nd & 3rd graders, Led games and trust-building exercises, Maintained a playful, yet controllable environment for young people, Set-up/Take-down space before & after the camp, Lunch/Bathroom supervisor, 8 hour day for 1 week.
Instacart Shopper, Instacart Co. Minneapolis, MN, September 2019 - April 2019
Learned new grocery-app shopping technology, Worked independently by taking orders, finding all food items, replacing missing items, bagging all groceries, and labeling all bags for each individual patron. Established positive relationships with store-owners and instacart supervisors. Worked in a timely fashion, improving my speed and efficiency over a 6-month period.
Intern, Penumbra Theatre, St. Paul, MN, Summer 2017
Responsible for 15 students attending the Institute for Young Artists, Served as a role model/mentor, Assisted students in creating scenes and music for final performance, Facilitated team bonding and collaboration, Completed administrative tasks and small assignments for the theatre company, Established lasting relationships with professional performing artists, Attended classes with Sarah Bellamy on equity and diversity in American History.
Various Jobs from 2011 - 2017 *More info upon request
Cashier/Produce, Hy-Vee Corp, 2012 - 2014
Custodian, Jefferson Elementary, 2011
Service worker, Gustavus Dining Services, Summer 2015-2016
Camp counselor, Speak 2 Compete, 2015
Accompanist, Self-employed, 2008
Costume Assistant, Gustavus Costume Shop, 2016-2018
Tour Guide, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2016- 2018
HONORS AND AWARDS
Gustavus Adolphus College: Dean’s List, Dean’s Scholarship, Anderson Theatre Scholarship, Bjorling Music Scholarship, Speech Forensics Scholarship, Amy Seham Award for Social Justice Theatre, Arthur Lundgren Award for Theatre Excellence, Minnesota Slam Poetry Contest: 2nd Place, Minnesota Forensics State AA Prose Finalist, American Forensics Association National Persuasion Qualifier, National Honors Society, TCTB Award Winner 2018: Favorite Comedic Performance by an Ensemble: The Korean Drama Addict's Guide to Losing Your Virginity (Theater Mu)
Professional Hospitality Representative
Community-oriented, self-motivated professional working as an independent contractor in both the acting and modeling industry with 4 years of progressive experience. Proven ability to translate skills and expertise into day-to-day functions and employment within the professional restaurant industry.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2018. GPA: 3.5
Diploma, New Ulm High School, 2014. GPA: 3.7
EXPERIENCE
Professional Actor and Model for Wehmann Talent Agency and Moore Creative 2017 - present
Employed as an independent contractor, as the talent representing agencies. Writing emails to book jobs with agencies. Managing time to plan schedules to meet clients for booked jobs. Timeliness to show up on time for jobs. Collaboratively working together with directors and producers to embody the overall creative vision. Maintaining a positive and team-oriented environment with other collaborators, ie: hair, makeup, wardrobe, lighting, assistants, actors, models, etc. Ability to learn material quickly and efficiently. Ability to improvise in any given situation to create a solution-oriented work space. Ability to take direction effectively and easily. Ability to be self-motivated at home. Ability to come prepared enough to be open to utilizing other collaborators’ ideas. Ability to set goals for oneself and for setting goals together as a group to raise our team standard. Ability to network and connect with professionals in the industry who are above one’s current level. As an actor, I have worked with Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theater Mu, Park Square, Jungle Theater, Playwright’s Center, SD Shakespeare Festival. As a model, I have worked with General Mills, Best Buy, Squarespace, Mystic Lake Casino, Running Aces Casino, API SOAE, Rasmussen College, and Target.
CTC Front of House, The Children’s Theatre Company, December 2019 - February 2020
The Front of House Associates provide excellent customer service and assist the rest of Front of House staff in ensuring that productions and events are safe, entertaining, and efficiently run. Front of House Associates duties include scanning tickets, assisting patrons with seating and wayfinding and running concessions. Setting up the lobby, theatre, and concession stand are set up before patrons arrive. Provided friendly service to patrons as they arrive, scan tickets, help find their seats, direct to restrooms, answer questions about theatre, help with late seating, and watch the house for any general issue. Work concessions during intermission and post-show, while making accurate transactions. Assist in helping patrons leave safely post performance. Help clean theatre and restock concessions. Work independently, and be self-motivated. Maintained a positive, calm, professional attitude, while looking to be a team-player. Communication and people management skills, with a good attention to detail and sound decision making ability during all types of situations, including ones involving high stress and emergencies. CPR/AED/First Aid trained. Customer service experience working with diverse groups of people. Quickly learned computer programs such as Square, When 2 Work, and Paycom.
Wait Assistant, Spoonriver Restaurant, September 2019 - present
Efficiently communicated and took direction from hosts and servers. Greeted customers with positive energy. As customers entered the establishment, we poured water glasses for each individual customer. Maintained full water beverages, coffee, or tea for all 24+ tables. Cleared all dishes off tables and carried them to the dishwashing station. Separated silverware and stacked all plates. Wiped down and sanitized all tables after every customer. Set every table with small plates, silverware, and napkins. Maintained full water pitchers and coffee dispensers. Cut and arrange bread baskets and soups. Setup/Takedown of outdoor seating and umbrellas. Fold napkins with silverware. Carried food to customers. Vacuumed all floors. Always on time or early to set clock-in time. Worked in a fast-paced environment, while multi-tasking various objectives. Maintained professionalism with staff and customers. Ability to dress well and maintain professional hygiene. Ability to read people in various situations. Took agency to always find work to be doing. Took out the recycling and linens after every shift. Part-Time. 12-20+ hours a week.
Cashier/Bartender, Andy’s Grille, August 2019
Communicated effectively and positively with patrons, Provided live entertainment every hour on the hour, Consistently multi-tasked calmly and efficiently while store had continual lines of people, Utilized cash register system, Counted change, Manually processed food and drink orders for each individual patron, Poured each individual beer, can drink, juice, or soda; Transferred orders from cooks to consumers, Spoke consumer’s order number into microphone, Answered various questions by patrons, Clocked in-&-out in a timely fashion, Worked overtime when establishment needed extra help, Maintained positive and professional relationships with store managers and co-workers. 70+ hours a week.
Teaching Artist, Neighborhood Bridges Program/CTC TAT Spring Camp September 2018 - May 2019
Attended college course on Neighborhood Bridges during the summer of 2018. Planned lessons with teaching artists and elementary school teachers, Meetings every month with all NB teaching artists, Read, plan, memorize stories of all genres, Told stories to two classrooms of 3rd graders, Facilitated conversations with 3rd grader surrounding their lives and connections with the stories, Facilitated structures and tools for two student-created productions. Experience with working with children of various backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures. Weekly classroom time for one school year. Supported teaching artist with executing ideas and plans, Led and facilitated day-to-day activities with 2nd & 3rd graders, Led games and trust-building exercises, Maintained a playful, yet controllable environment for young people, Set-up/Take-down space before & after the camp, Lunch/Bathroom supervisor, 8 hour day for 1 week.
Instacart Shopper, Instacart Co. Minneapolis, MN, September 2019 - April 2019
Learned new grocery-app shopping technology, Worked independently by taking orders, finding all food items, replacing missing items, bagging all groceries, and labeling all bags for each individual patron. Established positive relationships with store-owners and instacart supervisors. Worked in a timely fashion, improving my speed and efficiency over a 6-month period.
Intern, Penumbra Theatre, St. Paul, MN, Summer 2017
Responsible for 15 students attending the Institute for Young Artists, Served as a role model/mentor, Assisted students in creating scenes and music for final performance, Facilitated team bonding and collaboration, Completed administrative tasks and small assignments for the theatre company, Established lasting relationships with professional performing artists, Attended classes with Sarah Bellamy on equity and diversity in American History.
Various Jobs from 2011 - 2017 *More info upon request
Cashier/Produce, Hy-Vee Corp, 2012 - 2014
Custodian, Jefferson Elementary, 2011
Service worker, Gustavus Dining Services, Summer 2015-2016
Camp counselor, Speak 2 Compete, 2015
Accompanist, Self-employed, 2008
Costume Assistant, Gustavus Costume Shop, 2016-2018
Tour Guide, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2016- 2018
HONORS AND AWARDS
Gustavus Adolphus College: Dean’s List, Dean’s Scholarship, Anderson Theatre Scholarship, Bjorling Music Scholarship, Speech Forensics Scholarship, Amy Seham Award for Social Justice Theatre, Arthur Lundgren Award for Theatre Excellence, Minnesota Slam Poetry Contest: 2nd Place, Minnesota Forensics State AA Prose Finalist, American Forensics Association National Persuasion Qualifier, National Honors Society, TCTB Award Winner 2018: Favorite Comedic Performance by an Ensemble: The Korean Drama Addict's Guide to Losing Your Virginity (Theater Mu)