Tina M. Torres' Resume (Last updated May 26th 2008)

As the General Manager I had overall responsibility for the operation of the hotel. Ensuring that the day-to-day operations of the various departments met the standards set by the owners. Some of my responsibilities included personnel, accounting and office administration, marketing and sales, purchasing, security, maintenance, and recreational facilities. Hotel managers must be able to get along with all kinds of people, even in stressful situations. They must be able to solve problems and concentrate on details. Initiative, self-discipline, the ability to organize and direct the work of others, and effective communication skills were an essential part of my work.

My husband and I started our own fencing company. Duties included answering phone, setting up estimates, ordering materials, scheduling jobs, filing, bookkeeping, collecting and depositing funds.

Dollar Tree retail store employed me as a day cashier. Within a few weeks I was promoted to assistant store manager. Job responsibilities included opening the store, managing the cash vault, making store deposits, supervising up to ten employees, weekly stock deliveries and merchandising, balancing cash drawers, and running various store reports.

Having the pleasure of opening a brand new store, I was employed as a associate in the lay away department during the busy holiday season. I was promoted shortly after the holidays to the front cash office. Duties included handling large amounts of cash, deposits, various store reports.

Cash handling, balancing vault cash, processing proof work, balancing general ledger, inputting overdraft into computer, processing night depository bags and armoured car bags. Selling savings bonds, cashiers checks and money orders, and assisting with the balancing of the automated teller machines.

Besides regular teller duties I also preformed more difficult transactions such as foreign drafts and wire transfers. I was also utilized as a peak time teller when the bank was particularly busy.

As an optometric technician I preformed administrative duties, cash handling and balancing, preparing daily deposits, receptionist duties, operating machinery to preform preliminary test on patients, assisting with the training of personnel, and routine office skills such as filing, bookkeeping, and operating the office software.

Run all aspects of accounts rec. and payable. All bookkeeping for 4 hotels.

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