LYNDSEY PLISKE
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Maître D/Wedding Coordinator
Furneaux Lodge, New Zealand
October 2011 January 2012
• Helped develop menu and beverage list for each event
• Liaised with all wedding clients and front-of-house team to ensure each wedding was a success
• Managed restaurant staff and provided training
• Organized and executed 10 weddings ranging from 40 to 150 guests
Event Planner
Hillcrest Country Club, Kansas City, MO
April 2010 November 2010
• Planned and organized 25 weddings, meetings, reunions, and dances for 50-300 people
• Sold event space
• Worked with head chef to ensure appropriate menus for guest
• Managed servers during events
Fashion Assistant
Hemline, Kansas City, MO
August 2009 February 2010
• Assisted the Marketing Director and the on line store
• Coordinated fashion shows
• Styled customers to fit their personal needs on the sales floor
Booking Editor
Teen Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
3-month contract
• Worked with agents to book models, hair, and make up artist for photo shoots
• Assisted Stylist and Editor in chief while on set
• Helped with general office correspondence and duties
Celebrity Stylist Assistant
Zoe Joeright & Cassey Sawhill
Los Angeles, CA
May 2007 January 2009
• Conducted wardrobe and photo shoot prep
• Styled, pulled and returned merchandise to designers, showrooms, and stores
• Managed personal and professional schedules
• Some of the magazines include:
- Teen Magazine Vanessa Hudgens
- People Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus
- Creative Emmys Miley Cyrus
- Liberation Next Adrien Brody
- X Box Advertisement
- Teen Magazine 90210 cast
- Tiger Beat Emily Osment
- People Linda Hogan
- TV Guide Becky Newton, James Denton
- Teen Magazine Secret Life of the American Teenager cast
Fashion Show Coordinator
Lucenda Meidama Productions
Los Angeles, CA
September 2005 May 2007
• Conducted back stage production during fashion shows
• Pulled and returned clothing from Boutiques and designers
• Styled the wardrobe and prepared line up for models
• Specialized charity fashion shows
EDUCATION
Brooks College, Long Beach, CA
Associate of Arts 2004, Fashion Merchandising
• Alpha Beta Gamma International Business Honor Society
• The National Dean's List
• Valedictorian
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
PC and Mac proficient
• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Adobe Photoshop