1. Elina Aaseng
Cell: 651-644-1725
Email: Elina_Aaseng@yahoo.com
Summary of Skills
Associates of arts degree (2011)
Bartending certificate (2009)
Serve Safe certificate (2009)
Two semesters of Culinary Arts
Worked with a diverse group of people
Over one year working in the Hospitality field
Ten years experience in customer service
Can work well on my own or in a team
Trained in new employees
A.A.S. Hospitality Management (2013)
Familiar with POS systems, Excel and PowerPoint
Work Experience
Express Employment, Plymouth 05/11 to present
Banquet Server
Worked for a variety of catering companies as a temporary employee
Set up room to event specifications
Served food and drinks
Worked award parties, weddings, corporate dinners and lunches
Clean up the room after event ended
Hilton Airport Hotel, Bloomington 09/13 to 02/16
Banquet Server
Worked event as large as 500 people
Set up room to banquet specifications
2. Worked business meetings, corporate parties, and weddings
Kept back room cleaned and organized
River Center, Saint Paul MN 12/11 to 10/15
Stand Worker,
Set up stand
Kept stand cleaned, organized and stocked
Rang up guests orders
Made specialty coffee
Answered any questions the guest had
Worked conventions and expos
Zantigo, Saint Paul MN 06/11 to 12/11
Cashier,
Rang up guests orders
Expedited guests orders
Made sure work area was stocked and cleaned
Washed dishes
Cleaned assigned areas
Mintahoe, Minneapolis MN 05/11 to 10/11
Banquet Server,
Worked banquets and picnics
Served food to guests in events as large as 500 people
Set up and take down of event
Made sure guests were having fun and had all they needed
City view café, Saint Paul MN 09/09 to 12/09
Caterer,
Worked with a team of fifteen to make enough food to serve groups from twenty
to one hundred and fifty
Served food to guests, made sure they were comfortable and had all they needed
Cleared off tables
Target, Saint Paul MN 10/05 to 03/07
3. Cashier
Rang up and bagged customers merchandise
Greeted customers as they entered the door
Kept register area clean, organized and stocked
Answered customers questions to the best of my ability
Park Hotel, Phoenix AZ 11/03 to 12/04
Banquet Server
Set up room to banquet specifications
Served food and drinks
Made sure guests were comfortable and had all they needed
Worked business meetings, weddings, and other events
Worked with a team of twenty to serve up to two hundred plus guests
Took down room after event ended and all guests left
Shifts lasted up to thirteen hours with little time for brakes
Kmart, Virginia MN 06/01 to 06/03
Cashier/Sales floor
Rang up and bagged customers merchandise
Answered customers questions to the best of my ability
Made sure register area and store was clean and stocked
Helped customers find items in the store
Trained in new employees
Education Background
Saint Paul College
Associate in Arts degree (2011)
Two semesters of culinary arts
Serve Safe certificate (2009)
GPA 3.14
A.A.S. Hospitality Management (2013)
