Catering Operations and Events Coordinator Professional/Assistant

**/**** - **/**** ******** Coordinator

Legends Global, New Orleans, LA

Event preparation for pre- and post-events, scheduling of staff, emailing clients and staff, guest services, answering of phone, payroll organizer. Inventory specialist, organized a filing system. Labor intake for reports to ensure that the company was on budget for the department. Worked closely with the management team to ensure all duties were complete before and after the event. Created menu signs, collaborated with the culinary team to ensure all dietary restriction were added to the menu cards for all events. Overall made sure that each event had adequate amount of staff.

09/2006 - 07/2025 Assistant Catering Operations Manager Sodexo Live, New Orleans, LA

Responsible for creating weekly schedules for catering staff and contacting staff/customers via email and phone. Supervise staff for events and maintain an orderly and productive Consignee Customer Service for clients during events. Daily Inventory intake and staff time, and attendance.

07/2019 - 06/2021 Stock Associate

Ross Dress For Less Inc, Harvey, LA

Receive, store, and issue sales floor merchandise. Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with merchandise and arrange merchandise displays to attract customers. Took physical count of stock and checked for weekly discounted merchandise. Ensured clothing and merchandise was picked up off of floor and placed in there perspective areas.

09/2009 - 05/2010 Intern

Recovery School District, New Orleans, LA

Helped teachers with daily assignments,created flow charts to help under privileged high school students, helped students prepare for LEAP testing 06/2009 - 08/2009 Administrative Intern

Department of Homeland Security-FEMA, New Orleans, LA Verified employment eligibility including background checks, fingerprinting, and updating building access/parking permits, taking photo ID, sent emails,created spreadsheet logs, reviewed information for Disaster preparedness Vashawn Tuckerson

2421 East Sunny Meade Dr

Harvey, LA 70058-0000

Phone: 504-***-****

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

Objective

Seeking a career that will allow for advancement opportunities. Ability Summary

Experience in providing Customer Service to allow satisfaction in concerns or questions that are asked. Employment History

Education and Training

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Master's Degree

Southern University at New Orleans, LA

Criminal Justice/Sociology

Bachelor's Degree

Southern University at New Orleans, LA

Willing to relocate. Available to start work immediately. References Available on Request

Honors and Activities

I have achieved honor roll awards in college. I am currently an active member in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, INC. In the organization I perform various community service acts around the city of New Orleans.

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