Funeral Services Delivery Driver

Gaquaya A. Dollard

***** **** **** ****. ***.***, MD 20707

302-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Dedicated and compassionate professional with the ability to direct all aspects of funeral services. Recent graduate interested in an Internship/apprenticeship to handle preparation of funeral services with honor and dignity for the departed souls. Committed to operating funeral services and empathizing with grieving families. Work Experience

Nichols-Gilmore Funeral Home

Clinical 10/20/2016 – 06/20/2018

On call rotation for preparation and pickup of bodies for embalming and dressing with a funeral director present.

Administer company computers and written documentation related to funeral services.

Sustained professional and compassionate relationships with families during a time of grief. Established excellent relationships with funeral home staff members and clergy.

Conformed to health sanitation and ensured that legal requirements concerning embalming laws were met.

Joined lips using needles, thread or wire with help from an embalmer.

Applied cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased.

Packed body orifices with cotton saturated with embalming fluid to prevent escape of gases or waste matter such as bodily fluid.

Pressed diaphragm to evacuate air from lungs with a trocar, sutured the body, and dressed the deceased for viewing.

Meadowwood Behavioral Health System - Acadia Corporation 10/20/2016 – 11/26/2019 Transportation Coordinator

Overseeing all aspects of the transportation department,

Interacting with patients, family members, external entities, & internal staff with a professional and respectful manor.

Ensuring that facility vehicles are kept in proper repair at all times, communicating safety concerns in a timely fashion to staff.

Coordinating daily tasks; on-call scheduling; conducting the transportation patient’s needs.

Maintaining and leading vehicle maintenance for drivers and ensuring maintenance is

completed as required.

Supervising transportation staff; including hiring organizing and implementing schedules

Seniorcorp home care - Southside Hampton Roads LLC 01/13/2020 - 10/5/2020 PCA

(Personal Care Assistant)

Assist clients with personal care

Making sure clients are comfortable and clean at all times

Assisting with daily activities (bathroom, bathing, eating meals, etc.)

Building rapport with clients as well as clients families

Showing compassion when clients worsen through different states throughout life Being a helping hand and shoulder to cry on

Listening and paying attention to detail when a client's family wants, or needs something done Helping fill in shifts when needed Amazon Logistics- Delivery Driver 10/09/2020 - 02/05/2021

Deliver packages to customers homes

Help drivers on routes

Rescue drivers at the end of my routes, assisting them with finishing their routes United States Postal Services (USPS) - 01/16/2021 - Present Assistant Rural Carrier

Deliver packages to customers home

Assist Rural Carriers on their routes with delivering postal packages, as well as postal mail.

JB Jenkins Funeral Home, Inc.- Funeral Home Apprentice/ Assistant 05/03/2021 - Present

Display the highest level of professionalism and sensitivity when dealing with grieving family members.

Assist the Embalmer during embalming

Administrative duties

Assist families with any questions or concerns they may have

Prepared death certificates for families in a timely manner

Perform transfers and preparation of decedents with supervision Education

09/2014-08/2018 American Academy McAllister Institute Manhattan, NY Associates Degree in Occupational Studies / Funeral Services 08/2010-06/2014 A.I DuPont High School Wilmington, DE

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