Star Given-Richardson
Bellbrook, Ohio, 45305
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Work Experience
Walgreens Indianapolis, Indiana, Dublin, Hilliard, and Dayton OH
Head Photo Specialist/Pharmacy Technician August 2009 - December 2014
• Customer service- educating customers on use of photo kiosk, including color enhancement,
editing, ordering and producing gift items, such as mugs, and canvas prints.
• Film processing, preparing photo's for restoration services.
• Maintaining photo lab equipment through monthly chemical checks and cleaning in order to
produce high quality prints.
• Training new staff and existing staff on new photo protocols, and products.
• Ordering, receiving, and communications with vendors for new product and returning out of date
product.
Pharmacy Technician- entered in new prescriptions, pulled and filled proper medication for
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customers, recorded information for controlled substances log, entered insurance information,
inventory, cash handing, referring patients to pharmacist for counseling of new drugs or questions
about drug interactions.
Kroger Company Greenwood,IN
Deli Associate October 2008 - May 2009
• Customer Service at the Deli Counter, giving customer quality products that included meats,
cheeses, deli and fruit trays for parties or corporate functions.
Maintaining a clean sterile environment that assured all product leaving the deli was the highest
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quality and contained no bacteria that would cause harm to customers or their families.
Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis,IN
Bookstore, Starbucks August 2007 - April 2008
• Assist airport customers with international newspapers, current books, gift items, personal needs
in time for departing flights.
Filled in with Starbucks when flights were large and the coffee house became overwhelmed with
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customers, prepped items, prepared customer orders, helped wherever I was needed to assure
customer satisfaction.
Justus Rental Properties Inc. Indianapolis,IN
Magazine Vendor January 2007 - July 2007
• To deliver and merchandise books and magazines to Clients,Walmart, Indianapolis Airport,
Walgreens..ect.
To clean, organize, and repack merchandise to return to vendors.
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Duncan VenturesIndianapolisIN Catering Supervisor/ Trainer November 2004 - October 2006
To arrive with my team at the catering location to coordinate with the company that we were
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contracted to work with (Ramada, Indianapolis Zoo, Various Museums, and other catering
companies).
Set up for event, ensure that proper procedures were followed as given by client for event, review
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menu with staff and timing of service.
Hire, and train new staff on proper procedures for table settings at various events, review alcohol
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serving procedures including proper identification.
Crystal Catering (Marsh Supermarkets)Indianapolis IN Banquet Bartender, Server, LS Ayres Tea Room
October 2005 - February 2007 •
Tea Room Service in the replica of the LS Ayres Tea Room in the Indiana State Museum, serving
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lunch, tea sandwiches, and special parties.
Bartender for events at the State Museum, liquor inventory, set up and ordering. Set up for
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events ranging from corporate meetings, to weddings to political events. Tear down and return
Museum to original state for visitors for the next day.
Education
1. Education Bishop Ready/ West High Schools Columbus, Ohio 1976-1981 • Attended a College
Prep program.
2. Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis Indiana 2005-2009 • Laboratory Technician, Medical
Assisting, Phlebotomy, and Pharmacy Technician. No Degree attained.
3. Sinclair Community College 2015- Pharmacy Technician, will graduate in December 2015 and
take the exam for national certification for Pharmacy Technicians.
Additional Skills
In addition to the retail and pharmacy business, I also spent 18 years in the bar and restaurant
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business in positions ranging from bartending, to catering, nightclub business and management
acquiring communication and customer service skills that have proved quite beneficial working
in the public arena.
I am a member of the Autism Society and am training through workshops to be an Autism
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Advocate to assist parents and students in obtaining the services that are best for their autistic
child, to give them the best shot at academic success and the chance to live as normal a life as
possible.
I rescue and rehabilitate cats that have been physically and emotionally abused, giving them love
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and medical care so that they can be adopted into loving homes and forever families, I have a
small private shelter in my home taking the worst cases and turning innocent animals lives
around, I have 6 indoor cats, a feral group outside, a ground hog (Charlie),a family of skunks, an
abandoned possum and a group of geese. (The last few are still wild animals they have just needed
a little support from abuse and cruel acts).
I am a member of no kill collation for shelter animals hoping to make all shelters no kill thru
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fostering and spay, neuter, and feral community leaders programs
Career Objective
• To obtain National Certification as a Pharmacy Technician, while continuing to work in the retail or
restaurant business. I would like work as a full time Manager in a fortune 500 company in
pharmaceuticals, while expanding my rescue and shelter for both wild animals and cats.