Dion Armijo 
1196 Stanton St 
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907
Phone: (719)406-3156
E-mail: dion_arm@hotmail.com 

Overview
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•	I am a college graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in English (Professional Writing) with a Minor in Mass Communications from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). I have several years of experience in customer service, retail, food and beverage, and journalism.
  
Work Experience

			Job Title:     Server, Bartender
	Company-	Kissing Camels Grill
	Industry-	Food and Beverage 
	Location-	Colorado Springs, CO
	Duration-	April 2014- Present
	
	Description: I am currently serving/ bartending at the Kissing Camels Grill Golf Club, which is an extension of the Garden of the Gods Country Club. I see the many of the same people on a day to day basis, so it's important for me to build relationships with the members. We work for our own tips, so I am selling myself and personality daily.
                        	
Job Title:     Wait Staff	
	Company-      The Cliff House	
	Industry-         Food and Beverage
	Location-        Manitou Springs, CO
	Duration-        July 2011- April 2014
	
	Description:  I served at the Cliff House in Manitou Springs, in the main dining room I made drinks, ran room service, and took reservations. We would also be expected to upsell on items like alcohol, wine, and deserts. I am part of a highly organized team that makes sure the patrons have the best experience possible. The Cliff House is a four diamond, Triple A rated hotel and restaurant, so top of the line service is expected of us. 
				
				Job Title:Wait Staff 
	Company-Colorado Springs Country Club 
Industry-   Food and Beverage Production 
Location-  Colorado Springs, CO US 
Duration-        October 2009 -July 2011 
Description:  I was a server at the Country Club. I worked basic lunch, dinner shifts and events. Part of this means that I have gotten to know the members by name and have built relationships with them for the best customer service possible. We also had various responsibilities on a day to day basis that makes sure the Club continues to run as smooth as possible. I also worked a cash register at this job, and was trusted to open and close the facilities. 
			
			Job Title:Sports Editor 
Company-    The Scribe Newspaper 
Industry- 	Printing and Publishing 
Location-      Colorado Springs, CO
Duration-      January 2007 - May 2009 
 
Description: I ran the sports section of the newspaper. The job required me to manage my own team of writers and make sure they turned their stories in on time and then I would edit their stories for publication. I was also responsible to write my own featured, weekly column and cover the UCCS sports teams. This involved communicating with sources verbally and building relationships.

         			Job Title: Backroom/Stocking
Company- 	Target Supercenter 
Industry-   Retail 
Location-  Colorado Springs, CO 
Duration-     July 2007 -  April 2009 
 
Description:  The job required me to be organized in pulling items to be pushed to the floor or stocking items in back room. I was timed on my performance, so I had to plan ahead on a daily basis. I also assisted customers in locating items and deciding which items were best for them. Machine operation was also an important aspect of the job as I was trained on the work assist vehicle, trash bailer, and cash register. 
 	
			Job Title:Front Desk Reception 
Company-      Kraemer Family Library 
Industry-        Library
Location-       Colorado Springs, CO
Duration-       August 2005 - December 2008 
Description:I greeted patrons at the circulation desk and helped them in a variety of ways.  Most of the job was customer service based and I was trained on the computer system (Millenium), microfilm machine, fixing printers, taking fine payments, and other basic troubleshooting. 

Education 
College
Duration: August 2004 - December 2009 
Institution: UCCS 
Location: Colorado Springs, CO  

Summary: I majored in English with an emphasis on Professional Writing. I also minored in Mass Communication. I graduated with my bachelor's and minor in December 2009.

High School
Duration: August 2000- May 2004

Institution: Pueblo Central

Location: Pueblo, Colorado

 Skills 
My degree has made me very skilled at reading, writing, editing, research, and comprehension. I took several computer classes, and oral communication classes. I am deft in all things technology and learn new computer software very fast.  My past jobs have made me skilled in customer service. I learned to be polite, patient, and helpful above all else with customers. 

References
NameTrish Pino
Title  Kissing Camels Food and Beverage Director
Phone   (719)930-7291

Name  Paula Anselmo		
Title    Pharmacist 
Phone  (719)560-9256  

Name  Brian Aguilar
Title       Local business owner/ Barber
Phone     (719)369-0076