Adriana Potinteu
Taunton
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented professional with extensive experience in the food service and cleaning industries, including a role at McDonald's. Proven expertise in time management and conflict resolution, successfully training teams and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and safety. Committed to enhancing operational efficiency and delivering exceptional service.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Cleaner Helper
DWP
- Handled equipment, chemicals, and materials properly and with caution.
- Emptied trashcans and transported waste to collection areas.
- Organized and used industrial cleaning products following strict safety procedures.
- Used time management and efficient cleaning methods to meet deadlines.
Mezze Chef
Bill's Restaurant
- Checked freezer and refrigerator prior to each shift to verify correct temperatures.
- Prevented cross-contamination from utensils, surfaces, and pans when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers.
- Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, popular recipes to generate repeat business.
- Responded to dietary concerns and food allergies, creating dishes to meet customer needs and palates.
Pasta Chef
Zizzi Restaurant
- Suggested actionable improvements to streamline training procedures.
- Worked closely with kitchen team to meet high demand with delicious, on-recipe foods.
- Planned menus for different events, seasons and customer requests.
- Coordinated checklists to keep kitchen clean, stocked and sanitary.
Desert Packer
Ministry Of Cake
- Performed required housekeeping to keep work areas clean such as sweeping floors, putting trash in trash containers and picking up product from floor.
- Complied with safety, health, and environmental regulations as prescribed by law.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Trained new employees on proper packing and labeling techniques and to apply best practices.
Crew Trainer
McDonald's
- Greeted customers with smile and provided friendly service to professionally handle every need.
- Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
- Taught new team members correct procedures for all areas of operations.
- Set positive example for team members by providing high-quality, efficient service.
Social Worker
Romania
- Maintained regular contact with clients by calling and visiting clients' homes.
- Interviewed clients, families, or groups to assess situations, limitations and issues and implement services to address needs.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
- Advocated for clients to assure respected rights and wishes.
Insurance Verification Specialist
Allianz Tiriac Romania
- Maintained strong knowledge of basic medical terminology to better understand services and procedures.
- Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
- Assured timely verification of insurance benefits prior to patient procedures or appointments.
- Made contact with insurance carriers to discuss policies and individual patient benefits.
Tudor / HLTA
Cabot Learning Federation CLF
03.2021 - Current
- Provided homework assistance using specific curriculum and materials.
- Supported students with helpful study habits and exam strategies.
- Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills, and correct weaknesses.
- Tutored diverse groups of students to strengthen subject comprehension, boost confidence, and build important learning skills.
- Maintained records of student assessments, tutoring activities and results.
- Created personalized lesson plans to meet needs of diverse learners.
Education
Bachelor - Social Work
University of Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia, Romania 06.2012
Skills
- Maintenance
- Waste disposal
- Task delegation
- Work prioritization
- Energy conservation
- Furniture rearrangement
- Housekeeping
- Quality control
- Verbal and written communication
- Conflict resolution
- Multitasking and organization
- Hazardous material handling
- Problem-solving
- Record keeping
- Quality assurance
- Sanitization procedures
- Crew management
- Time management
- Commercial and residential cleaning
- Professional appearance
- Exceptional time management
- Attention to detail
- Team collaboration
- Health and safety regulations
Timeline
Tudor / HLTA
Cabot Learning Federation CLF
03.2021 - Current
Cleaner Helper
DWP
Mezze Chef
Bill's Restaurant
Pasta Chef
Zizzi Restaurant
Desert Packer
Ministry Of Cake
Crew Trainer
McDonald's
Social Worker
Romania
Insurance Verification Specialist
Allianz Tiriac Romania
Bachelor - Social Work
University of Alba Iulia
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