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TAIJHAUN HOLLIS

Summary

Creative professional with background in fast-paced fashion environment, looking to transition into new field. Developed skills in trend forecasting, project management, and client collaboration. Eager to bring fresh perspective and innovative approach to new industry.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Private

Royal Bermuda Regiment
01.2021 - Current
  • Logistics company as a steward
  • Cleaning and setting tables and placing seasonal decorations, candles, and table cloths
  • Welcoming customers, seating them, serving them water or refilling their glasses, and delivering beverages from the bartender
  • Keeping menus clean and presenting them to customers
  • Stocking wait staff serving stations with napkins, utensils, trays, and condiments, and assisting the wait staff with all aspects of service
  • Clearing tables and preparing them for the next customers
  • Assisting in cleaning and opening or closing tasks
  • Scraping food from dirty dishes, pots, pans, plates, flatware, and glasses, washing dirty dishes, and putting them away
  • Assisting with sweeping, mopping, and polishing the restaurant, bar, kitchen, and equipment
  • Transporting used linen to or from the laundry or housekeeping section
  • Assisting with unloading and storing stock
  • Battalion Tailor
  • Performing a variety of minor and major alterations and repairs on military tailored uniforms in accordance with Army regulations and standards
  • Requiring the use of all-purpose sewing machines and some special-purpose machines such as button attaches and buttonhole makers, darning machines, blind stitches, single and double-needle flatbed and feed-off-the-arm machines, and thermal patching machines
  • Measures, fits, and marks tailored coats, trousers, overcoats, raincoats, and other articles of military uniforms on individuals
  • Takes special measurements and prepares worksheets for individuals requiring custom tailor-made uniforms
  • Operates presses in this manner according to instructions and sequence of lays until garments are finished
  • Performs routine maintenance on machines and/or hand tools
  • Responsible for keeping the work area orderly and clean
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Self-Employed, Taijhaun Hollis Collections
10.2017 - Current
  • Responsible for PR, social media campaigns, sourcing materials, administration
  • Featured designer in numerous local fashion shows as a featured designer

Cashier Supervisor

Hayward Liquor Store
12.2022 - 05.2023
  • Supervised and developed12 Cashiers with cash handling, resolving customer issues efficiently while providing excellent customer services
  • Maintained record of all registered cash transactions and maintained accuracy according to required customer service guidelines
  • Trained new employees how to effectively provide customer service by following company guidelines and procedures
  • Conducted performance management/observations on cashiers to build improvement with customer service scores
  • Trusted with maintaining customer relationships as well as providing premier customer service
  • Run front end operations effectively
  • Helped assist different customers' concerns with defective merchandise to provide excellent customer service, also assisted the front end by managing employees
  • Managed workflow on the front end, managed customer flow and reported performance and policy issues to the team lead
  • Ordered and stocked front end merchandise, Prepared cash drawers for cashiers and maintained cash on hand throughout the day
  • Answer customers' questions, and refer unresolved cases to customer service, supervisor, or the front end manager
  • Managed budgets and payroll records, reviewed financial transactions to assure expenditures are authorized and budgeted
  • Processed payroll and performed annual reviews and disciplinary actions
  • Performed administrative duties such as payroll and general bookkeeping

Basic Corrections Officer

Bermuda Corrections Department
07.2021 - 02.2022
  • Supervision of inmates and inmate activity in detention facilities
  • Provides care and correctional treatment of inmates
  • Manages inmate holding areas
  • Ensures that inmates remain in custody
  • Transports and escorts inmates within secured areas according to relevant laws, policies, and procedures
  • Contributes to the maintenance of institution security
  • Performs searches of inmates and visitors
  • Checks mail for contraband, such as weapons or drugs
  • Prepares incident reports and other documentation
  • Enforces rules and regulations governing facility security, inmate conduct, and inmate accountability
  • Conducts accurate headcounts
  • Inventories inmates’ personal property and issues receipts
  • Break up physical confrontations and protect inmates and fellow officers from harm
  • Provides emergency assistance as needed, including but not limited to CPR, first aid, escape of inmates, and evacuation procedures

Storekeeper

Fairmont Southampton Princess
07.2017 - 10.2017
  • Collect procured merchandise, mark appropriately for placement in facility, and deliver them to the appropriate department
  • Responsible for piling received merchandise on pallets or carts
  • In charge of storing food, beverage, and operational stock
  • Responsible for completing requisition forms for inventory and supplies
  • Report low stock levels to manager/supervisor promptly
  • Perform inspection on deliveries to confirm quality, cleanliness, and freshness, and consistency throughout case lots
  • Follow food safety and handling policies and procedures across all food-related areas
  • Responsible for the sanitation of all refrigerators and freezers, floors, food equipment, and drains in storage areas
  • Properly place trash, empty cardboard, and pallets in storage areas
  • Follow all company policies and procedures in the discharge of duties
  • Responsible for upholding the confidentiality of proprietary information as well as protect the Hotel’s assets
  • Adhere to quality assurance expectations and standards

Skills

  • Creative vision
  • Tailoring expertise
  • Styling proficiency
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Fashion branding
  • Fashion show production
  • Quality assurance
  • Fashion entrepreneurship
  • Vendor relations
  • Product needs assessment
  • Sewing
  • Problem-solving
  • Time management
  • Multitasking
  • Relationship building
  • Excellent communication
  • Analytical thinking
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Interpersonal communication

Timeline

Cashier Supervisor

Hayward Liquor Store
12.2022 - 05.2023

Basic Corrections Officer

Bermuda Corrections Department
07.2021 - 02.2022

Private

Royal Bermuda Regiment
01.2021 - Current

Self-Employed, Taijhaun Hollis Collections
10.2017 - Current

Storekeeper

Fairmont Southampton Princess
07.2017 - 10.2017
TAIJHAUN HOLLIS