Wednesday, October 1, 2008





















M E L A N I E    H A H N






6803 Seinfeld Court. Houston, Texas 77069        PigMelanie@gmail.com        832-683-5471







OBJECTIVE        Sales or marketing position working with retailer or business selling or promoting luxury or high-end                                        products.





PROFILE             Top sales performer. Highly motivated, punctual, practical, friendly and organized with strong a work                                        ethic and exceptional  customer service related skills.         





CAREER             ¬ COCKTAIL WAITRESS  -  OZ Bar, Houston, TX                                                       02/2008 - Present

                                             Neighborhood bar near the upscale “Champions” area of Houston.







        • Sold up to $1,000 each night in cocktails and merchandise; consistent top seller.



        • Settled micros accounts, ticket sales, receipts and payouts nightly.



        • Trained new wait staff and assisted bartenders in nightly duties.                                                                


                            
                             ¬ CERTIFIED CUSTOM FRAMER - Michaels Arts and Crafts, Houston, TX          02/2008 - 06/2008
                                            Arts & crafts supply retailer providing custom framing and matting.
                                                 ■  Sold up to $2,500 per day in framing materials and services; consistent top seller.
                                                 ■  Designed and coordinated custom frames for artwork and portraits based on décor.
                                                 ■  Managed orders and on-time delivery of finished framed works.                                                               


                            
                             ¬ COCKTAIL WAITRESS - Rendezvous, Colorado Springs, CO                              05/2007 – 11/2007
                                             #2 vodka bar in the US; Intimate, classy cigar bar in downtown area specializing in desert                                                             martini’s, unique mojitos, and over 300 varieties of Vodka from around the world.
                                                 ■  Sold up to $1,500 per night in premium vodkas and other specialty drinks; consistent top seller.
                                                 ■  Extremely fast paced sales environment of high-end product to upscale repeat customers.
                                                 ■  Suggested, explained and upsold specialty drinks and “top shelf” brands and vintages.                           .


                            
       ¬
COCKTAIL WAITRESS - Norwegian Cruise Lines, Honolulu, HI                          09/2006 - 03/2007
                                             The Pride of Aloha 3,000 passenger cruise ship touring the Hawaiian Islands for weekly cruise                                                     getaways; worked all 10 bars, two night clubs, and 4 dining rooms.
                                                 ■  Sold up $25,000 per week in drinks and merchandise; consistent top seller.
                                                 ■  Received Norwegian Cruise Line’s TOP SALES award for December 2006.
                                                 ■  Tended bar on demand to handle “rushes” on the bar and big events such as concerts concerts.
  






EDUCATION       ¬ STUDENT – Lone Star College - North Harris, Houston, Texas





CERTIFICATES  ¬ CERTIFIED BARTENDER

                                       Issued by: Colorado State Board of Occupational Schools

                                                    Mr. Rex Shannon, Bartending Academy, Colorado Springs, CO                                                     



                                 


                        ¬ U.S. MERCHANT MARINE


                                           Issued by: United States Coast Guard


                                           Officer T. King, Baltimore, MD




 REFERENCES   ¬ Jeovanny Padro      -      Manager, Rendezvous, Colorado Springs, CO                                 Cell:
                                     http://www.rendezvous.colspgs.com/                                719-310-2664

       ¬ David Chrisman       -     Exectitive, Oil and Gas Dept. Logica, Houston, TX                           Cell:
                                                                                               http://www.logica.com/                                                        
713-299-5588
                    
                                       
¬  Carlos H. Aguilar      -       Professor, Digital Arts, Tomball College, Houston, TX                  Email:                                                                 http://tomball.lonestar.edu/              carlos.h.aguilar@lonestar.edu


I'm considering attending University of Houston - School of Art if I can afford it by the time I'm through at Lone Star College - North Harris.