LIZA FRANKIW
Los Angeles, CA
310-***-**** home/cell
***********@*****.***
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Art., California State University Northridge, Dean’s List
Associate of Art, San Diego City College, Phi Theta Kappa, Dean’s List
Associate of Science, Plaza Three Academy, Interior Design
Teaching Artist Certificate, Actor’s Fund Teaching Artist Institute 11/2009
Certificate of Artistic Achievements, Inner-City-Arts Development Program, Fall 2010
Baking and Cake Art Academy, February 2019 - July 2019
STRENGTHS
Excellent customer service. Honest, passionate, hardworking, flexible, dependable, creative, time management skills, team player, focused, detail oriented, disciplined, multitasker, strong work ethic, ability to understand and follow instructions, organized.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Security Guard
SECURITAS, Burbank, CA 03/20/2025-Current
Part-time/On-call. Providing security at Universal Studios Hollywood at different locations on site. Team player.
Pastry Cook
CULINARY STAFFING SERVICE 04/2025-Current
Support facilitating pastry production, banquets, assembling small baking and pastry tasks for pastries and services required for pastry department and customer service. On-call.
Cake Decorator
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, Sherman Oaks, CA 05/2023-11/2023
Part-time. Decorate cakes and deserts to company standards. Replenish stock, arrange displays and customer service. Many excellent compliments from customers on my work and requests. Quit due to scheduling and management issues.
Cake Decorator
PARIS BAGUETTE, Encino, CA 12/2022-04/2023
Part-time. Decorate cakes and desserts to company standards and professional training standards. Replenish stock and arrange displays in front of store. Customer requests for large amounts of my work.
Banquet Server
PARTY HOST HELPERS 01/2024-03/2024
Working with Chef at large event preparing sites, food displays serving clients. Worked at private parties attending to guests
Setup/Breakdown Operator, Lead and Field Support Technician
TAD PGS, Inc./ADDECO/SMARTMATIC 02/05/2024-03/11/2024;
Full-time. Executed set up and breakdown of vote centers following 09/30/2024-11/12/2024;
protocols and contingency plan designed by client Registrar Recorder County 10/09/2025-10/30/2025
Clerk of Los Angeles. I worked three times for this company. On-Call.
Election Assistant II – Trainer, Account Manager, Troubleshooter, Driver
LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK 08/2018-06/2022
Full-time. Account Manager position. – search and find facilities in Los Angeles County to work as Vote Centers for the November General Elections. Managing all facets of events from start to finish. Training people to run the voting events. Troubleshooting problems that arise at events. Driving company van with election materials. Clerking paperwork for voters to make voting decisions. Excel, Word, Outlook, cold calling, Temporary position s throughout the years.
Ambassador
CLEAR, Los Angeles, CA 02/2017-08/2019
Full-time. Represented CLEAR brand at the Los Angeles International Airport selling memberships to travelers to pass the TSA lines in the airport quickly.
Security Guard
ALLIED BARTON SECURITY, Los Angeles, CA 01/2011-02/2017
Full-time. Worked in many different businesses as a Receptionist/Front Office for Activision, HBO, Awesomeness TV, AOL, John Deere, Time Warner, Verizon, Neutrogena, and other locations, and Special Events at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for one and a half years. Had Red Cross CPR/First Aid Certificate.
Election Inspector
CITY OF LOS ANGELES and COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 03/2008-05/2017
Managed election sites for City and County elections on election days. This was before the County came up with the new election equipment. Meeting and greeting voters, managing events, supervising crew of 4 to 5 people, handling paper work. On-call.
Scenic Painter, Prop Maker, Set Decorator, Actor 10/1994-Current
VARIOUS FILMS and STAGE, Los Angeles, CA
Painting backgrounds, set dressing, decorating, shopping, developing props. Acting in films, commercials, stage, industrials and background. On-Call/
EDUCATION
B.A., California State University Northridge, Dean’s List
A.A., San Diego City College, Phi Theta Kappa, Dean’s List
A.S., Plaza Three Academy, Residential Interior Design
Teaching Artist Certificate, Actor’s Fund Teaching Artist Institute 11/2009
Certificate of Artistic Achievements, Inner-City-Arts Development Program, Fall 2010
The Ultimate Professional Event Planning Online Course, Spring 2015, Courses for Success
Pierce College, classes in Medical Terminology and Cultural Legal Topics, June –August 2016
Baking and Cake Art Academy, Certificate in Cake Decorating, Feb. 2019-Aug. 2019- LA
Typing Certificate – LA County 70 wpm
EXHIBITIONS/AWARDS
I am in included in the 2021 Marquis Who’s Who
Phi Theta Kappa, Dean’s List 1998-2002.
"Top Sales Person Clothing" award January 2008, Bloomingdales
Artwork exhibited in various small art shows, “Dreaming” and sale of various small pieces.
“LA Living” Honorable Mention by CSUN 2004, also published in Northridge Review Art Exhibit 2004, also in the ”Tarfest” Exhibition in Los Angeles Oct. 2006.
“Stormy Days” and “Starting Over” in the event called “Rise and Fall” of the Berlin Wall, BOA Live LLC Events, Nov. 2009.
“LA Living” City of West Hollywood 25th Anniversary of Cityhood, Nov. 2010