Andrea Torres

I'm a hard working and reliable team member with a few years of experience in stocking product, customer service, cleaning and sanitizing, balancing drawers, and ringing sales up, I'm also fluent in Spanish.

Associate Cashier at 1/2 of 1/2 Name Brand Clothing (2016-12 – 2017-03)

• Provided assistance with purchases, locating items and signing up for their rewards program.
• Completed daily recovery tasks to keep areas clean and neat for maximum efficiency.
• Processed returned items in accordance with store policy.
• Scanned items quickly to keep lines moving and reduce overall wait time.
• Processed customer payments quickly and returned exact change and receipts.
• Welcomed customer, offering assistance to help find necessary store items.
• Learned roles of other departments to provide coverage and keep store operatinal.

Teacher at Learning Zone Child Development Center (2014-06 – 2015-06)

• Participated in meetings with parents concerning child's progress and areas of concern during parent-teacher conferences.
• Assisted teachers with instruction and provided clerical support for diverse needs.
• Organized and distributed learning material like homework, textbooks and classroom supplies.
• Cleaned and organized classrooms, materials, and supplies for maximum efficiency.
• Promoted student learning by providing individualized and small group support to reinforce classroom topics.
• Kept students safe inside and outside the classrooms by proactively monitoring behaviors and tracking student movements, safety hazards and visitors.
• Straightening classroom, placing books back on sheles and tasked with keeping areas well-maintained and organized.

Waitress at El Charro Restaurant (2013-01 – 2014-01)

• Wiped down and sanitized food preparation areas using dishcloths, hot water and cleaning products.
• Managed closing duties, including restocking items and reconciling cash drawer.
• Checked with guests to get feedback on food served, resolving issues, bring additional items and refill beverages.
• Maintained tables settings by removing courses, replacing utensils and refilling beverages promptly.
• Transported all dirty glassware and utensils from dining room to dish-washing area for proper cleaning.
• Maintained indoor and outdoor dining areas by removing trash, wiping down tables and restocking napkin dispensers.
• Adressed any concerns or complaints quickly to improve service and escalated more advanced issues to management for resolution.
• Kept tables neat, cleared away dirty dishes, wiper down surfaces and refreshed glasses.
• Checked order accuracy and food quality before delivering to customer.
• Prepared and served cold, hot beverages to guests.
• Educated guests on daily specials and menu offering such as appetizers, entrees and desserts.
• greet newly seated guests quickly and efficiently.
• Checked menus to verify current selection availability and cleanliness.

– Santa Fe South High School

GED – Hiset GED

Nail Technician in Cosmetology – The Academy of Cosmetology Barbering and Esthetics (2025-04 – 2025-09)