Manager Assistant

Location:

Tallahassee, FL

Salary:

35000

Posted:

September 22, 2020

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Resume:

Holly Kilgore

**** ******** **** *****; Tallahassee, FL. 32309

Phone: 850-***-****

Email: **************@*****.***

Professional Experience

January 2019 – Current job

*** *. **** ******, ****ahassee, FL. 32301

Museum Educator, Knott House Museum, State of Florida

Maintain an ever-evolving knowledge of local, state, and national history to better serve our museum demographics. In doing so, I can create a fun and interactive environment wherein guests feel welcome to ask any questions, as well as establishing a safe environment for discussions.

Planned, researched, organized, and wrote the script for a November Veteran’s Program called “Voices from the Past: World War II Revisited.” For the Program, we worked in close conjuncture with the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience with Florida State University. The program ran twice on two separate days. The program for each showing brought in at least a dozen guests.

Created outlines for changing Thematic tours, including an Innovations Tour, a World War II tour, Temperance in Tallahassee tour, and researching local, state, and national knowledge and reactions for each thematic tour.

Coordinated with difference school groups – both primary and college – and gave tours focusing on each group’s specifications, from Innovations of the 1920’s to 19th century Southern Architecture.

Research projects for Museum Facebook page, along with taking videos and pictures to post to the Facebook page. Research ranging from Women’s’ sports to roller skating to Florida Airshows and a historic walking tour of the surrounding neighborhood.

Volunteered to judge History Fair at the state level for displays, websites, and papers for middle and high school students. The experience of judging History Fair and being a part of this has reminded me time and time again how utterly brilliant students of all ages are and instilled in me a love of teaching.

August 2020 – Current Job

2887 Kerry Forest Pkwy #500, Tallahassee, FL 32312

Starbucks Barista

Maintaining an ever-growing knowledge of all available beverages and foods, while also preparing all items with the utmost care and duty. Ensuring that my knowledge of all front of house and back of house necessities remains ever evolving to ensure peak performance.

Keeping workspace both in the front and the back clean and structured to ensure both the efficiency and the health of both partners and visitors. This efficiency translates to quick, easy, and friendly transactions between guests and myself.

Maintain a friendly and inviting work environment to promote the Starbucks brand of etiquette while creating strong relationships with fellow partners through clear communication.

Given the fast-paced environment that is Starbucks, this position thus far has taught me how to think quickly in unfamiliar situations, while also allowing me the opportunity to stay on my toes. This position constantly inspires me to perform to the absolute best of my ability.

August 2019 – August 2020

3524-17 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, FL. 32308

Server/Hostess, McAlister’s Deli

Maintaining a running, constant knowledge of all available entrees, from limited time offered items to foods available on the entrees. For this position, I am required to know what I am selling

Clear and concise communication – I need to be able to aptly describe all available items and entrees that visitors may find appealing and I must be able to do so in a manner that maintains a steady and quick flow to fit the needs of all guests.

For this position I handle cards and cash payments – I safely handle the secure information of all guests while maintain a steady and even flow of conversation to visitors. Maintaining an upbeat and friendly demeanor throughout the exchange is a requirement and I enjoy the meaningful conversations that arise during this period.

This position has offered me the chance to grow into a more organized, concise, and timely employee – balancing a job for the state as well as a part-time job have instilled in me a sense of strong organization skills and has pushed me to think far ahead into the future in terms of how my schedule should be organized and prioritizing work schedules.

This position has reinforced the need for a clean and tidy workspace to provide the optimum work environment to be successful. Maintaining a clean work area, especially in periods of high demand, which therein creates a higher likelihood for success.

June 2016 – January 2019

500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL. 32399

Sales Associate, Florida’s History Shop, Museum of Florida History

For this position, I often oversaw a small space filled with merchandise while students aged K-12 explored the gift shop products. I made sure that all students were safe and aware of the fragility of certain pieces of merchandise.

For this position I often handled personal information and different forms of transactions, from cash to cards to checks. This position demanded the utmost care when handling customer information both over the phone and online.

I worked individually and with others to ensure that all merchandise was accurately priced and systemized, while also creating displays for the merchandise.

This position demanded an ever-evolving knowledge of local, state, and national history to accurately inform visitors. Conversing with visitors was also an important aspect of this position because it created an opening and friendly environment where all visitors – tourist, political, apolitical, local – felt welcome.

Education

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (2016-2018)

-Bachelor of Arts in History

-Minor in English

-GPA 3.66

-During the Spring term of 2017, I made the Dean’s List with a term GPA of 3.56.

-During the Spring term of 2018 I received all A’s in my courses, awarding me a position on the coveted President’s List. This semester was especially trying because I was enrolled in four courses, one of which was a senior seminar. I received a grant for this honor as well as a certificate.

The University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL (2014-2016)

-Associate’s of Arts in History

-Minor in English

-GPA 3.33

Leadership and Volunteer Experience:

TEFL Certified through Florida State University (Summer of 2020) – this certification grants me the opportunity to teach English as either a second language or a foreign language, while also allowing me the experience on how to teach English benchmarks and creating lesson plans suitable for difference age groups and different lesson plans.

Vacation Bible School (Summer 2011 – 2018) – seven years’ experience in volunteering for a local church to build a safe environment for children in primary and early secondary school. This volunteer experience was every summer and I spent 6+ years with Immanuel Baptist Church in Tallahassee, Florida. This experience allowed me the chance to work with children and allowed me the opportunity to teach.

References

Debbie Fell

Principle at Wakulla Christian School

1391 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL. 32327

850-***-****

*****@****************.***

Family friend

Beatrice Cotellis

Knott House Museum Site Manager

301 E. Park Ave. Tallahassee, FL. 32301

850-***-****

Current employer