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ASHLEY RUTH KULARATNE

SKILLS

●I DESCRIBE MYSELF AS A TEAMPLAYER AS I ENJOY TO WORK WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE, SHARE IDEAS AND INTERESTS, AS SIMPLY BE AROUND POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUALS.

●I SOMETIMES LOVE TO TAKE LEADERSHIP AND BE A LEADER TO DIRECT OTHERS TO SUCCESS.

●I ENCOURAGE POSITIVE ATTITUDES TO MANY AROUND ME TO MAKE IT A PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT.

●I PORTRAY SOMEWHAT TECHNICAL SKILLS WITH MY PREVIOUS EDUCATION FROM SCHOOL.

●I AM ALWAYS WILLING TO LEARN NEW THINGS, WHETHER IT IS WORK-RELATED OR LEISURE.

EXPERIENCE

PANERA BREAD - CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE

APRIL 2017 – NOVEMBER 2021

●I WORK AS A CASHIER, DINING ROOM CLEANER, DISHWASHER, AND PREPARE FOOD ON THE PRODUCTION LINE.

●I AM ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND PROBLEM-SOLVE WITH CO-WORKERS AS WELL AS CUSTOMERS.

●I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AS IT HAS PROVIDED ME WITH A GOOD WORK EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS DEVELOP CONNECTIONS AND BONDINGS WITH OTHERS IN A WORK ENVIRONMENT.

●I RECEIVED AN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE IN JANUARY 2O19 FOR THE WORK THAT I’VE ACCOMPLISHED.

●I’VE WORKED AT THE McHENRY LOCATION FROM APRIL 2017 THROUGH AUGUST 2019. DUE TO MY HOUSING SITUATION, I WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ELMWOOD PARK LOCATION WHERE I’M CURRENTLY EMPLOYED.

STARBUCKS – BARISTA

NOVEMBER 2022 – PRESENT

I WORK AS A BARISTA AT STARBUCKS WHERE I MAKE DRINKS, TAKE ORDERS WITHIN CAFÉ AND DRIVE-THRU, CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND BARISTA SUPPORT. I AM WORKING MY WAY TO BECOME A BARISTA TRAINER, AND RIGHT NOW I HELP WITH TRAINING NEW PEOPLE BY TEACHING THEM AND ACCOMPANYING THEM WHENEVER HELP IS NEEDED.

I AM A TEAMPLAYER AND A HARDWORKER, AND I TRY MY VERY BEST TO DO MY JOB RIGHT.

I AM VERY RELIABLE AS I AM ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO WORK MORE HOURS/SHIFTS AND I NEVER CALLED OFF OR MISS WORK.

EDUCATION

WAUCONDA HIGH SCHOOL, WAUCONDA IL - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

AUGUST 2015 - OCTOBER 2018

●PARTICIPATED IN SOCCER, TENNIS, FRENCH CLUB, AND BAND (CONCERT BAND AND MARCHING BAND).

●I WAS A TUTOR TO A MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENT IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017-2018. I ASSISTED A YOUNG GIRL WITH ENGLISH, MATH, AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

●I ENDED HIGH SCHOOL WITH HONORS IN MATH AND SCIENCE.

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO IL – BACHELORS DEGREE

JANUARY 2020 – DECEMBER 2022

I TOOK ALL SCIENCE COURSES AS I GRADUATED WITH A BA IN BIOLOGY.

I LEARNED A NEW LANGUAGE IN COLLEGE – SPANISH.

I WORKED ALMOST FULL-TIME WHILE ENROLLED IN FULL-TIME COURSES TO SUPPORT MYSELF AND FOCUS ON MY EDUCATION.

AFTER GRADUATION, I PLAN ON TAKING A GAP YEAR TO WORK IN THE MEDICAL FIELD TO GAIN EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS STUDY FOR THE MCAT AND ENROLL INTO MEDICAL COLLEGE.

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

●I HELPED WITH CONFIRMATION FROM SEPTEMBER 2018 - MAY 2019 AS A STUDENT LEADER.

●I VOLUNTEERED AT PHANTOM RANCH BIBLE CAMP FOR 2 WEEKS IN THE SUMMER OF 2018 TO HELP WITH HOUSEKEEPING WORKS AND CRAFTWORKS. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIGH SCHOOL KIDS DURING SUPERTEEN WEEK, AS WELL AS WITH VARIOUS KIDS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS AND CHURCHES THE NEXT WEEK.

●I OCCASIONALLY HELP WITH SUNDAY SCHOOL AND YOUTH GROUP SUCH AS GOING ON MISSION TRIPS, LEADING SMALL AND LARGE GROUPS, AND ORGANIZING AND PARTICIPATING IN GAMES AND ACTIVITIES.

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