Cody M. Backus
*** *. ** **** ** La Paix Apt ****
South Bend, IN 46615
Phone: 269-***-****
E-mail: **************@*****.***
Education: Lake Michigan College: General Education. 1 Semester.
River Valley High School: High School Diploma
Graduation Date: May 2005
Employment
• Hoosier Racing Tire (Lakeville, IN) May ’14 – Present
o Trained in both Shipping and Receiving warehouse duties.
o Preform physically demanding tasks both in unloading and loading trucks.
o Required to multi-task and maintain work efficiency even unsupervised.
• The Marina Grand Resort (New Buffalo, MI) April ’06 – April ‘14
o Night Audit (November ’09 – Present): Making reservations, costumer service, handling
guest complaints and requests, processed bar inventory, alcohol sales and restaurant
sales, handled all front desk related paperwork and office work from 12am -8am daily.
o General Overseer for internal operations (October ’07 – November ’09): Oversaw laundry,
room cleaning, general maintenance, processed guest requests and ensured guest
satisfaction.
o Promoted to Floor Manager (April ’07 – September ’07): Assigned rooms for cleaning,
quality checked rooms after cleaning, created and maintained the “Floor Manager”
position for the newly opened hotel.
o General maintenance: Equipment set up and maintenance including heaters, kitchen
cooling units, etc.
o Post construction set up: manual labor including transporting all hotel furnishings and
organizing them in the 75 guest rooms.
• The Harbor Grand Hotel: (New Buffalo, MI) June ’03 – April ‘06
o Aided in remodeling: Fall/Winter 2006: Learned tiling, carpet laying, framing, and general
maintenance and upkeep.
o Janitor: cleaned public areas, carried luggage, delivered guest items, cleaned outdoor
recreation areas, maintained proper appearance in all hotel areas for guest use.
Accomplishments
• Received exemplary 90 day reviews and received raises with each review at Hoosier Racing Tire
• Received exemplary yearly reviews each year of service.
• Was chosen to create the model for the “Floor Manager” position at The Marina Grand Resort
• Received a 25 on the ACT and scored in the highest percentile for the MEAP (Michigan Education
Assessment Program)
• Recipient of the MEAP scholarship for further education.
• Competed twice in the Michigan Restaurant Association high school level competition 2004 and
2005.