Posted on: 2006-03-16
Maria L. Massa [email protected] 41Upland Ave. Metuchen, NJ 08840 Home: 732-662-4777 Cell: 609-713-0370 SKILLS Ability to organize and meet deadlines Ability to write and edit material Ability to think conceptually Critical Thinking, analyzing, problem solving Interpersonal skills Plan and coordinate work with others EDUCATION B.A., Rutgers University, Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ May 2003 Major: Women’s and Gender Studies EXPERIENCE Pride Center of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ Volunteer, March 2006-Present •Responsible for receiving all calls and voice messages during my shift •Provide information on LGBT services for callers and visitors •Maintain an accurate information database •Oversee the building and all meetings •Update PCNJ library Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ Editor, Caellian Magazine, September 2001-May 2003 •Authored original articles in every issue on a variety of subjects •Copyedited scores of articles in publication for clarity, grammar, and style Women’s Defense Coalition, Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ Treasurer and Task Force Representative, September 2001-November 2002 •Assisted with opening and maintaining a new Rutgers University Women’s Center •Built coalitions and acted as a liaison with campus organizations, students, faculty, and administrators •Organized rallies around women’s issues •Balanced an itemized yearly budget Actively contributed to the final task force report on the need for a women’s center L.A.B.I.A., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Co-President, May 2001-May 2002 Treasurer, May 2002-May 2003 •Coordinated weekly meetings, recruited members, and formed alliances with the Rutgers University administration •Planned several large and small events that focused on student awareness of national issues •Recruited and promoted major theatre programs and events, including musicians, poets and entertainers •Created and balanced two different itemized yearly budgets EMPLOYMENT Wawa Food Markets 345 Union Hill Road Manalapan, NJ 07726 Assistant Manager September 27, 2005-January 8, 2006 •Perform daily scan audits of inventory •Prepare daily and weekly cash deposits and paperwork •Daily cash and financial audits •Order, purchase, and receive inventory •Supervise a staff of 3-10 people per shift •Meet all daily, weekly, and monthly sales, inventory, shrink, food cost and turnover goals Chuck E. Cheese’s Hamilton Commons, Black Horse Pike Mays Landing, NJ 08330 July 18, 2005-September 23, 2005 Kitchen Staff •Prepare all menu items, dough, and cold ingredients •Assist kitchen manager with training of new employees •Ensure all “CEC Standards” are met all of the time Pizza Hut Rt. 72 East Manahawkin, NJ 08050 June 1, 2005-July 17, 2005 Cook, Driver •Deliver Pizzas •Prepare pizzas, sauces, pasta, dough and cold ingredients El Rancho Foods, Inc. One Palmer Terrace Carlstadt, NJ 07072 May 1999-May 2005 Assistant General Manager of Taco Bell •As manager, ran 8-10 hour shifts of 5-8 employees during both high and low volume periods of the day •Responsible for the daily, weekly and monthly operations of a food service establishment •Maintained daily finances, banking, inventory control, store maintenance and employee schedules •Hired, trained, and fired employees •Started as crew member, worked up to current position of Assistant General Manager •Responsible for receiving, storing, and serving safe food in a clean and sanitized environment at all times Douglass Writing Center, New Brunswick, NJ Writing Tutor, September 2002-May 2003 •Instructed students of all writing levels on how to write at the collegiate level