Marina Cruz Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Mineápolis, Minnesota, Estados Unidos

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Nisswa, Minnesota

-Handcrafted specialty coffee drinks to order according to recipe-Trained and effectively communicated what was expected of baristas -Utilized teamwork to effectively complete tasks-Oversaw that customer needs were being addressed adequately

St. Joseph, Minnesota

-Acting as business owner for the operation while also managing duties as a full-timestudent-Increased sales by 25% in the first semester as General Manager through encouragingemployee focus on specific sales goals and timeliness of service-Coordinating major improvement projects, including a renovation project-Managing employee shift schedules and labor costs weekly-Responsible for training and developing a team of twelve to deliver excellent customerservice each day and continue to provide regular feedback and coaching-Lead and facilitate strategic planning for the advancement of the operation-Recruited and hired a group of three efficient and friendly baristas

St. Joseph, Minnesota

-Prepare specialty coffee drinks to order-Adequately address the specific needs of each customer-Effectively work with fellow coworkers to fulfill the needs of the store-Be able to utilize all of the time given to prepare for the unpredictable rise and fall of customer flow-Be able to effectively balance the rigors of full time education and successfully doing a job

St. Joseph, Minnesota

-Spent forty hours outside of regular duties researching and implementing options forproducts to ensure the best products for the best price-Decreased product costs by 35% over four months after implementation of productchanges-Managed ten unique vendor accounts-Developed ability to effectively conduct weekly forecasts to predict what needs to beordered so that customer needs are fulfilled-Made decisions based on research of industry standards regarding the quality andmarketability of products-Trained six incoming employees and updated nine returning employees to our updatedstandards

-Directly responsible for overseeing a project with two leaders and twenty memberswithin the CSB/SJU branch of Enactus, a competitive business club with a focus onsocial entrepreneurship-Monitoring the weekly progress of the project leaders on my designated project-Providing support and guidance to the project leaders in the advancement of theirprojects-Working with eight other members of the CSB/SJU Enactus board to provide value tothe thirty active members of our club while providing an uplifting atmosphere

-Spearheading a renovation project of Clemens Perk, an on-campus coffeeshop at the College of Saint Benedict-Responsible for independently overseeing all aspects of the renovation projectincluding but not limited to; managing timelines, creating a comprehensive budget plan,manage communication between stakeholders within administration, and creating andapproving plans and blueprints-Completed over ten rounds of concept testing with 200 students and customers-Currently completing three semesters of relevant coursework related toentrepreneurship and the progress of the renovation project-Completed business travel to California, Asia, and Arizona in order to learn about theentrepreneurial and business climates shaping the areas

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Activities and Societies: President's Scholarship Bassford Remele Diversity Scholar Board Member, Latinx Law Students Association Dean's.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Global Business Leadership | Hispanic Studies | Latino/Latin American Studies | Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Enactus, Entrepreneur Scholar

Education record

Spent Fall 2018 semester at UAI studying business and Spanish on an exchange program through CSB/SJU