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Education
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Garrison Clare

Fort Collins

Summary

Dynamic professional with a diverse background in food service and retail, equipped with a well-honed skill set tailored for success in fast-paced environments. Extensive experience in these sectors has fostered strong abilities in customer service, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring effective handling of challenging situations. A proven track record of thriving under pressure and delivering exceptional results positions this candidate as a valuable asset for stable employment opportunities. Ready to leverage these skills to contribute positively to a new team and drive organizational success.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Caregiver

Touching Hearts At Home
01.2025 - Current
  • Provided daily personal care and companionship to clients, enhancing overall well-being and comfort.
  • Assisted clients with mobility and activities of daily living, ensuring safety and dignity.
  • Developed individualized care plans by assessing client needs and preferences for tailored support.
  • Managed medication schedules, ensuring accuracy and compliance with healthcare protocols.
  • Assisted staff at facilities with a high number of residents.
  • The job mainly included companionship, bathing, changing, toileting, and assisting with daily activities, among a multitude of domestic chores.

Salesperson

Cottonwood Liquors
06.2024 - 12.2024
  • Processed returns and exchanges of merchandise in accordance with store policies.
  • Directed trash removal and sanitation procedures to keep aisles and register area organized.
  • Counted money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure amounts were correct.
  • Welcomed customers, offering assistance to help find store items.
  • Trained and mentored new cashiers to maximize performance with skilled, efficient and knowledgeable team members.

Shift Manager

Pet Supplies Plus
10.2023 - 05.2024
  • Responsibilities included running closing shifts, overseeing animal care and sales, restocking/organizing shelves, closing registers and counting deposits, product ordering, delegating employees, and organizing inventory to ensure efficient product storage/quality

Shift Manager

PetSmart
08.2021 - 10.2023
  • Responsibilities included overseeing closing shifts: delegating employees, helping with customers, performing returns, and pet care, organizing the front of the store including all the merchandise, closing registers, and counting the deposits
  • Exceptional register and customer service skills were obtained throughout this job

Prep Cook

Works Café & Bakery
02.2017 - 05.2021
  • Responsibilities included ensuring the back of the house (kitchen) was organized, doing all of the prep work (slicing deli meats & cheeses, chopping veggies, baking various items, mixing the flavored cream cheeses by hand, making the dressings, washing the produce, and took care of ensuring all the food was properly stored), cleaned the dishware for front and back of house, ordered produce, and swept/mopped back of house
  • Worked out on the line serving customers for a fair amount of my time there and learned everything I could

Shift Leader

Little Caesars Pizza
09.2014 - 02.2017
  • Responsibilities included opening the store: making the dough, prepping the pizzas, toppings, other side items, running shifts, delegating employee responsibilities during open and closing shifts: balancing the safe for change orders, cleanup of the entire store, and counting the nightly deposits

Education

Bachelor’s Degree - Zoology, Chemistry

Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
12.2024

Associate Degree - Liberal Arts

Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth, NH
12.2020

Skills

  • Cash register operations
  • Customer service
  • Stocking shelves
  • Organizing inventory
  • Animal husbandry management
  • Supply ordering
  • End of day deposit reports
  • Store layout organization
  • Store operations
  • Live animal care
  • Food service experience
  • Prep work (kitchen) experience
  • Shift leading experience
  • Handling deposits
  • Change orders
  • Balancing safe
  • Closing techniques
  • Customer care
  • Dependable and responsible
  • Elderly care
  • Respectful and compassionate
  • Personal hygiene assistance
  • Emotional support
  • Meal preparation
  • Compassionate care

Timeline

Caregiver

Touching Hearts At Home
01.2025 - Current

Salesperson

Cottonwood Liquors
06.2024 - 12.2024

Shift Manager

Pet Supplies Plus
10.2023 - 05.2024

Shift Manager

PetSmart
08.2021 - 10.2023

Prep Cook

Works Café & Bakery
02.2017 - 05.2021

Shift Leader

Little Caesars Pizza
09.2014 - 02.2017

Associate Degree - Liberal Arts

Great Bay Community College

Bachelor’s Degree - Zoology, Chemistry

Colorado State University

References

  • Alia Corsi, Prep Cook, Works Café & Bakery, Manager/trainer/coworker, (207) - 332 - 2736, Alia.corsi@maine.edu
  • Anika Gammans, Crew Member, Works Café & Bakery, Coworker, (603) - 833 - 1580, Anika.gammans@yahoo.com
  • Rosanna Sanza, Owner, Sono Bella Spa & Salon, Boss/trainer/manager, (603) - 507 - 9666, rosannasanza@yahoo.com
  • Kerri Bross, General Manager, Pet Supplies Plus, Boss/trainer/manager, (631) - 645 - 5003, kambross@gmail.com

Awards

Presidents list, fall 2019, 3.85

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