ALEXANDRA BENSON

*** *. **** **., ******, CA ****6 ( (714) 345 - 6336 (

abmb5a@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION University of California - Santa Barbara 2007 - 2009

Bachelor of Arts in History of Art & Architecture

Magna Cum Laude (3.83 GPA)

Dean's Honors

Santa Ana College 2005 - 2007

Associate Degree

Studied in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Summer, 2006

EXPERIENCE Starbucks, Orange, CA 2004 -

Shift Supervisor Present

Deliver legendary service and strive to exceed 2010 -

customers' expectations. Present

Maintain a calm and professional demeanor during

periods of high volume or unusual events to keep the

store operating to standard, meet deadlines for

phone orders.

Communicate effectively and diplomatically.

Serve as a positive role model for baristas,

supportively reinforce successful performance, and

give respectful and encouraging coaching as needed.

Manage safe funds, and count register tills.

Anvil Arts, Anaheim, CA 2004 -

Executive Administrator Present

Update filing system and ensure the office is

running in a smooth and organized fashion.

Act as a liaison for interior decorators,

blacksmiths, and company manager.

Other duties include: answering phones, faxing,

filing, invoicing, and data entry.

UCSB Art History Club 2007 - 2009

Secretary 2008 - 2009

Planned and executed club events, and collaborated

with guest speakers.

Maintained documentation of meeting minutes,

correspondences, and other club decisions;

calendared upcoming club activities.

Created and maintained online club resources (blog,

Facebook page, e-mail) in order to market club

activities and draw new members from varying majors.

Honors Credit for independently collaborating with 2007 - 2009

professors and conducting research to compose a

paper.

Pursued interesting aspects of a course beyond what

was defined in the syllabus.

Worked one-on-one with professors to develop new

ways to contribute to the field.

Member of Santa Barbara Museum of Art Student Panel 2008 - 2009

that researched and organized an exhibit on Japanese

art in collaboration with the curator.

Personally selected for exceptional research skills.

Independently researched prints in the museum's

collection and composed findings in a digital file

for the museum's records.

Worked collaboratively to compose the exhibit's main

wall text as well as that of certain artworks, and

to develop proposals to present to the curator.

ADDITIONAL Typing Speed: 75 WPM

SKILLS Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Advanced Spanish, Beginning French

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