Event Coordinator Customer Service
Resume:
Jennifer D. Anderson
Event Coordinator Specialist
Van Buren, Arkansas 72956
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SKILLS
My skills include extensive experience in management of the restaurant service and catering industry with events ranging from 10 to 2000 guests. I have managed up to 77 employees at one event. My duties have ranged from helping to prepare and serve meals for customers, as well as decorating the venue and coordinating employees. I enjoy working with people and pulling a team together to produce the perfect event. My event planning services include every aspect of the event from hiring the vendors, choosing and securing the venue, choosing and ordering decor, choosing and ordering the menu and cakes, hiring waitstaff, DJs, photographers, florist, caterers, valet, onsite cosmetologist etc. I am a wedding officiant as well. I am looking to join a large company to secure a steady income as covid has greatly affected the event industry.
EXPERIENCE
Top Shelf Entertainment LLC, Owner and Operator
November 2005 - Present
●Extensive experience in special events. My company provides services for events of any size. From home celebrations, to the largest and most important events in the area, I have the ability to adapt to any situation to guarantee that the event will be a success.
●The following are events that I have served annually since 2007 (when venues allowed): Holiday Market- Fostering Fashion Events Junior League FS, A Night in the Caribbean - Gregory Kistler Center, Mercy Ball, Ronald McDonald Red Shoe Shindig, Teal Night in Tahiti - Ovarian Cancer Charity Event, Heart to Heart Charity Events, Wine and Roses - Cancer Support Event, SW Times Best of the Best Event, Western Arkansas Tennis Association Events, Symphony Events, Pardi Gras, GRIT Awards, Havana Nights, Day at the Derby Events, Election Kickoff Events, Special Events for Pernod Ricard such as the annual company Christmas party, company anniversary events, as well as premieres for J.P. Wiser and Smithwork’s Vodka, Blues Fest, Governor’s Event at the U.S. Marshal’s Museum, Special Events at Hardscrabble Country Club, Air National Guard Events, Fort Smith Rodeo, and corporate events for Rheem, Littlefield Oil, AOG, Cattleman’s Association, MARS, Prestige Platinum, ARCOM, and Experian. I also served events such as MMA, Hunting and Fishing Expo, and car shows.
●In addition, I also cater to small events such as private weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties, graduations, etc. Every event is different, but I have the skills to provide excellent service for any occasion.
Fuji Sushi and Hibachi, Fort Smith Arkansas, Beverage/Front House Manager
September 2011 - November 2014
●This was the first of the Fuji Restaurants to open with a bar. I created their drink menu, as well as their entire bar set up and operation which is now taught in all of their chains.
●Hiring and training of employees.
●I managed ten employees in the bar area, but the owners appreciated my communication and customer service skills, so I also communicated with floor employees and was in charge of most customer relations.
●I met with all of the suppliers and was in charge of ordering everything from alcohol to glassware.
●In charge of finalizing receipts for the night and securing any deposit bank drops for the following day.
Rolando’s Cantina, Fort Smith Arkansas, Beverage/Front House Manager
September 2006 - November 2014
●First Beverage Manager to Rolando’s Cantina when it was first built. I created the drink menu and many of the signature drinks that are still served.
●Hiring and training of employees.
●I met with all of the suppliers and was in charge of ordering everything from alcohol to glassware.
●In charge of finalizing receipts for the night and securing any deposit bank drops for the following day.
EDUCATION
UAFS, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Studied for Elementary Education
August 1995 - December 1997
Mansfield High School, Mansfield Arkansas
General Studies
August 1991 - May 1995
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
My company received an award March 2022 from the Gregory Kistler Center in appreciation for our years of support. We are the only company who has been invited onsite at Pernod Ricard for events to entertain guests such as their head corporate employees from New York, and Switzerland, We are listed on the worldwide Pernod Ricard company site as the company to use in this area. We were also invited to Pernod Ricard to bartend with Blake Shelton for his premier for Smithwork’s vodka.
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