Restaurant and Administrative Professional with Multisector Experience

MADALEINE DAIF-HUS

**********@***.*** 973-***-**** Clifton, NJ 07012

Summary

I am a 56 year old happy going married woman who worked hard for her business and family and others. I am from The Netherlands but am already a resident of Clifton, NJ since 1996. Main job and experience has been administrative work. Also being a Nanny volunteer for many children and Elderly volunteer as well. Skills

• Computer skills

• Web design

• Correspondence

• Scanning

• Printing

• Building Menu

• Building School Yearbook

• Inventory management

• Financial analysis

• Marketing strategies

• Broadcast faxing

• Handling emails with many companies

• Assembling and Filing Immigration packages

• Handling the phones.

• Interacting with customers in person or by phone.

• Driving people from a to z

• Taking care small children as well as elderly.

• Dealing with the Courts and contracts as Landlord Experience

Self-employed Clifton, NJ

Restaurant Owner

10/2000 - 08/2025

• Developed and implemented menus based on customer preferences and seasonal ingredients.

• Trained staff on customer service standards and food safety practices

• Did all administration and bookkeeping. Dealing with many companies and personnel

• Cultivated relationships with local suppliers to secure quality ingredients.

• Handled customer inquiries and resolved issues to enhance dining experience.

• Created marketing strategies to promote restaurant events and specials.

• Monitored financial performance and adjusted budgets for optimal resource allocation.

• Managed cash flow by setting budgets for expenses such as labor cost, food cost, ensuring timely payment of bills and taxes as well as monitoring accounts receivable and payable records .

• Optimized profits by controlling food, beverage and labor costs.

• Created promotions and special events to attract customers and boost sales.

• Analyzed financial reports to identify areas of improvement or cost savings opportunities.

• Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies governing restaurants in the area. As well as local compliance for rental property as a Landlord.

• Administered finances and led business operations by running payroll, making bank deposits and analyzing income and expenses to maintain cost-effective operations.

• Updated website content regularly in order to promote specials

• Ensured compliance with local health codes and safety regulations

• Built our own website and maintained that site. Build

• Build and designed the Yearbook for my son’s 5th grade class. Self-employed Clifton, NJ

Administrator

07/1998 - 07/2025

• Managed daily administrative tasks for our restaurants.

• Dealing with Accountants

• Dealing with IRS and State

• Organized schedules and coordinated appointments for various clients.

• Maintained records and files ensuring accurate documentation.

• Dealing with banks.

• All the administration work done as HSA President for the school such as making up fliers or correspondence for Parents, copying and printing.

• Making up contracts with Vendors.

• Correspondence with Board of Education and others.

• Also assembled Immigration green-card packages for friends and loved ones from A to Z to obtain green cards. Did a neat job with that and all required documents in one mailing to maximize best outcome. Self Clifton, NJ

Uber driver

01/2017 - 12/2020

• Navigated city routes efficiently to ensure timely passenger pickups.

• Maintained vehicle cleanliness and functionality for optimal performance.

• Communicated effectively with passengers to enhance ride experience.

• Provided assistance to passengers with special needs or accommodations.

• Provided friendly customer service during trips, including offering assistance with luggage loading and unloading and answering questions about local attractions

• Achieved consistently high customer scores due to exceptional service.

• Followed safety rules to keep clean driving record with no accidents or incidents.

• Displayed excellent time management skills by arriving at pickup locations early or on time.

Several families West Caldwell, NJ

Private Nanny

01/2010 - 12/2020

• Supervised daily activities and routines for children of various ages.

• Planned engaging educational and recreational activities tailored to individual needs.

• Prepared healthy meals and snacks following family dietary guidelines.

• Taking young children to parks and playgrounds or places where they could play indoors.

• Flying Kites with them or looking at the Deer.

• Making sure they felt happy and safe and loved.

School 3 BOA Clifton NJ Clifton, NJ

Head of Media Center

09/2010 - 06/2011

• Did a 3 hour workshop to obtain Follet Circulation Computer training. Given to me by Superintendent Mr. Richard Tardalo.

• Helped the whole school check in and check out books on Wednesdays. Made reminders for children to take home so they won't forget their book the next time. End of the day all books were put back on the shelves and Library was left neatly.

• Due to the budget cuts that year I did this as volunteer. Board of Education Clifton NJ Clifton, NJ

Lunch Aide

09/2009 - 06/2011

• Supervised student lunchtime activities ensuring a safe environment.

• Helped resolve student conflicts, fostering a positive atmosphere.

• Also monitored students on the playground and helped them become friends and play together.

School 3 BOA Clifton Clifton, NJ

HSA President

09/2008 - 06/2011

• Led strategic planning initiatives to enhance educational programs and community engagement.

• Oversaw budget management, ensuring effective allocation of resources for school operations.

• Fostered partnerships with local organizations to support student development and enrichment activities.

• Ran Christmas/Holiday shops and dealt with companies to get best deals for holidays items to be sold. Set up the shop with volunteers and ran the shop with volunteers so children would have a happy experience.

• Ran the book fair scholastics. Ordering from Scholastic Book company and set up the Book Store inside school halls. Managed the fair and made fliers and asked them for register so all income would be properly recorded and no money would be lost somehow.

• Worked close with the Principal and Teachers and school staff.

• I dealt with 270 children and their parents in a positive way.

• Held movie nights with prizes for the children that I received from the Holiday Company.

• Attended monthly meetings with Superintendent Mr. Tardalo

• Ran numerous fundraisers to then order fun events for the kids to be held at school.

• Held a vote to change the bylaws in order to prevent money from ever going home with anybody. Worked with school/HSA Accountant to accomplish that. Money after that went straight to the bank same day after being counted by two volunteers and signed off on. Given to the treasurer for deposit. Made up form for that as well.

• Was in charge of Ways and Means as well.

• Did the yearbook as well since it was digital and nobody knew. I knew because I had taught myself over the years because of our website for our restaurant. This was done through Interstate Publishing Company. Everyone loved the yearbook.

• Developed responsive websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks.

• Developed engaging website content aligned with brand messaging and audience needs.

• Edited and proofread web content for clarity, grammar, and adherence to style guides.

• Analyzed competitor websites in order to stay ahead of industry trends.

• Maintained a comprehensive library of digital assets and media resources.

• Managed the production of web-based content, including text, images, videos, and audio files.

• Edited existing content for accuracy, clarity, grammar, spelling, and style.

• Designed websites and online applications to assist companies with online presence.

Self-employeed Clifton, NJ

Landlord

04/2005 - 10/2008

• Managed tenant relations and addressed concerns promptly.

• Coordinated property maintenance and repairs with contractors.

• Screened potential tenants through background checks and interviews.

• Dealt with city ordinances and laws.

• Dealt with the courts when Tenants would not pay rents.

• Made up contracts Landlord/Tenant

• Helped Tenants in some cases when they hit hard times. Construction Site Heuvel Gallery Mall

Eindhoven, NL

• Coordinated visitor check-ins and staff appointments efficiently.

• Answered phone calls and routed inquiries to appropriate personnel. Receptionist

08/1990 - 09/1991

City Hall Geldrop Netherlands

Administrative Assistant

06/1990 - 09/1991

• Coordinated communication between citizens and municipal services effectively.

• Filled out forms and copied them and stamped them to then distribute to the right departments.

Pizzeria Da Tino Valkenswaard,

Netherlands

Waitress

01/1986 - 12/1988

• Provided excellent customer service in a dining environment.

• Took orders and gave them to the kitchen.

• Picked up the dishes and served them to the customers.

• Handled the payments from all customers.

La Grotta Azzura Eindhoven,

Netherlands

Waitress

12/1986 - 08/1988

• Greeting customers and seating them to take their orders.

• Worked with the kitchen and served the dishes to the customers.

• Took their payments.

Zeeman Valkenswaard, Netherlands

Retail Sales Associate

01/1986 - 12/1987

• Assisted customers in selecting products and provided product information at this retail store.

• Maintained store organization and ensured merchandise displays were visually appealing.

• Operated cash register and processed transactions accurately and efficiently.

Smit Visual Supplies Waalre, Netherlands

Director Secretary

• Managed daily office operations and maintained organized filing systems.

• Coordinated scheduling for meetings and appointments with internal staff and clients.

• Assisted in preparing documents for presentations and company reports

• Answering phones and direct calls to CEO or son's.

• Filing all documents in the right filing cabinets.

• Set up lunch table for the family and bring coffee for visitors.

• Sending out Telex communications when there was no fax yet. Education and Training

• Certification Food Safety Handler Professional, Eastwick College Nutley 03/2010 - 07/2010

• Certification Food Handling from Clifton Health Department 03/29/2005

• Head of Media Board Of Education Request Volunteer Based. Follet Circulation Computer Training 04/2010 This was a three-hour course together with many Principals from all 17 Elementary schools from Clifton. Due to budget cuts, they needed volunteers so children would not loose library time for that year.

• Highschool Diploma Mavo De Hooghbeemd Eindhoven, The Netherlands 06/1987

• Diploma Receptionist Institute Notenboom Eindhoven, The Netherlands 08/1987 - 06/1988

• Certification in Basic Typing 03/1987 - 06/1987 Languages

• English: Professional

• Dutch: Professional

• Italian: Elementary

• Arabic: Elementary

Accomplishments and Honors

• The Extra Mile Award from The Paterson Alliance, for my volunteer work at Cumac Paterson, a very big food pantry.

• Letter from Principal’s of school I volunteered and worked at.

• Many cards off thanks from people I volunteered for.

• My best accomplishments are my three children and my sweet grandson. Activities and Hobbies

• I love to keep my home clean and cozy.

• Gardening

• Cooking for my family or going out to dinner or a Jazz Club in NYC

• My first grandson who I adore

• Keep our cat happy

• Traveling to The Netherlands to be with my mother and family.

• Reading news and all in between. I am curious and love to learn.

• I used to take my kids and parents to NYC, PA, CT and all over NJ to make fun happy days and memories.

• Help neighbors if they need rides even if it's far or other needs. References

• Mrs. Nancy Latzoni, School 8, 41 Oak Street, Clifton NJ 07014, ********@*****.***, 973-***-****

• Ms. Linette Shyers, School 3, 365 Washington Ave, Clifton NJ 07011, *******@**************.*** 973-***-****

• Stephanie Ames, Cumac Food Pantry, 223 Ellison Street, Paterson NJ 07505, *****@*********.*** 973-***-****

• Lynne Bruger, Cumac Food Pantry, 223 Ellison Street, Paterson NJ 07505, *******@*********.*** 973-***-**** Philosophy

• Live and let live.

• Don't judge.

• Mind my business

• Work hard

• Ask questions

• Be kind, nice and respectful to everyone

• I love ALL people

• Forgive and move on

• Every day a new day to do better

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