Office & Projects Manager
Portland, Oregon Area
- Current
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- Office/Project Manager at Sustainable Self
- Past
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- Wine Program Director / Waitstaff at Tallula Restaurant
- General Manager / Wine Program Director / Waitstaff at Wild Orchid Café
- Medical Assistant at Dr. William H. Choate, MD, PA
- Server at Paul’s Homewood Café
- Management / Floor Supervisor / Waitstaff / Banquet Server at Carrol's Creek
- Waitstaff / Banquet Server / Hostess at Paragon Steakhouse Restaurants, Inc.
- Customer Service Advisor at Stanley Steemer
- Education
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- University of Maryland University College
- Anne Arundel Community College
- Henry Ford Community College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Mental Health Care
- Websites
Andrea E. Janda’s Summary
Andrea E. Janda’s Specialties:
• Over 10 years experience in food & guest services industry
• All aspects of Service and Management in Fine Dining restaurants
• Guest / Customer relations
• Menu & training manual development
• Focus, Digital Dining, Micros and most other POS programs
• Familiarity with Wine regions, vineyards, varietals, overall wine making process
• Product management and inventory
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Visual / Graphic design / Photography
Andrea E. Janda’s Experience
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Office/Project Manager
Sustainable Self
(Mental Health Care industry)
June 2009 — Present (2 months)
• Manage logistics and details so that owner can provide excellent quality consulting, teaching, writing, and psychotherapy
• Manage office administration and maintain systems – supplies, banking, scheduling, and correspondence.
• Maintain a Policies and Procedures manual for business
• Manage and respond to business phone calls and emails
• Collaborate with owner to develop business
• Maintain business website and newsletter with up-to-date information -
Wine Program Director / Waitstaff
Tallula Restaurant
(Restaurants industry)
February 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 7 months)
• Managed a Wine Program consisting of 350 wines by the bottle and 70 by the glass.
• Personally tasted, purchased and inventoried all wines based on preference, knowledge, recommendations, and sales trends.
• Implemented Staff Training.
• Received Wine Spectator Award of Excellence during my tenure.
• Assisted Chef in seasonal menu development.
• Formatted updates and printed all menu materials.
• Assisted in maintaining restaurant website: http://tallularestaurant.com
• Provided professional service in a fine dining atmosphere.
• Assisted guests with wine inquiries. -
General Manager / Wine Program Director / Waitstaff
Wild Orchid Café
(Restaurants industry)
May 2002 — January 2007 (4 years 9 months)
• Effectively hired, trained, supervised & insured professional service in a fine dining atmosphere.
• Assisted Chef in seasonal menu development and pricing.
• Designed, formatted and printed all menu materials.
• Aided in development and maintenance of restaurant website: http://thewildorchidcafe.com
• Personally tasted, purchased and inventoried all wines based on preference, knowledge, recommendations, and sales trends.
• Received three Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence during my tenure.
• Planned and successfully executed numerous special occasion wine dinners.
• Assisted guests with wine inquiries. -
Medical Assistant
Dr. William H. Choate, MD, PA
(Medical Practice industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year)
• Front-desk coordination and computer scheduling.
• Updated and filed patient charts.
• Minor billing and insurance claims. -
Server
Paul’s Homewood Café
(Restaurants industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years)
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Management / Floor Supervisor / Waitstaff / Banquet Server
Carrol's Creek
(Restaurants industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
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Waitstaff / Banquet Server / Hostess
Paragon Steakhouse Restaurants, Inc.
(Restaurants industry)
1992 — 1998 (6 years)
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Customer Service Advisor
Stanley Steemer
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Services industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
• Scheduled appointments, manned phones, fielded customer complaints, and dispatched crew members via radio communications.
• Office duties included data entry, filing, end of week reports, detailing sales volume.
Andrea E. Janda’s Education
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University of Maryland University College
Psychology 2004 — 2008
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Anne Arundel Community College
Psychology / Secondary Education English / Women's Studies / Film 1998 — 2001
- Activities and Societies:
- • Phi Theta Kappa
• Editor-In-Chief for AMARANTH campus literary magazine
• Academic Forum’s Committee on Discipline
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Henry Ford Community College
General Studies / English 1995 — 1996
• Featured columnist for THE MIRROR newspaper.
• Received 1st prize in “The Influential Woman” essay contest sponsored by Focus on Women.
• Received Honorable Mention in the Frances G. Barret Memorial Creative Writing Contest.
Additional Information
Andrea E. Janda’s Websites:
Andrea E. Janda’s Interests:
photography, writing, music, film, jungian psychology, storytelling, poetry, wine, water, food, fingerpainting, guitar, yoga, singing, reading, gardening, etymology, entomology, sleeping, cloud wrangling, people collecting, dreamers, dancers, writers, laughers, leapers, singers, strangers, searchers, nap-takers, bakers, wine-drinkers, deep-thinkers, painters, poets, photographers, quilters, gunslingers, conversationalists, chocolatiers, magicians, visionaries, superheroes, surrealists, cat-lovers, kite-flyers, star-gazers, nite-drivers, spangle-makers, beekeepers, teachers, yogis, alchemists, wizards, witches, cartographers, yeo(wo)men, silversmiths, clothiers, vintners, passionate people with integrity & clarity and believers in the fundamental interconnectedness of all things.
Andrea E. Janda’s Groups:
Phi Theta Kappa
Andrea E. Janda’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
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