Jeanie Lawson
Virginia Beach,VA
Summary
Driven Canvasser with outstanding persuasion abilities and knowledge of Conservative issues. Conversational and approachable worker determined to spread accurate knowledge for educated voters. Skilled at route planning and monitoring conditions.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Political Canvasser
American Majority
05.2025 - Current
- Delivered information from script regarding surveys for on-demand phone project assignment.
- Met and exceeded daily and weekly goals to contribute to overall survey responses.
- Went to over 100 doors over daily to educate and sign up potential voters.
Political Canvasser
American's For Prosperity
02.2024 - 06.2025
- Went to over 100 doors daily to educate and sign up potential voters.
- Interacted with and educated voters in Tidewater area to promote Jen Kiggan's campaign.
- Interacted with and educated voters in District 82 area to promote Mike Lamonea's campaign.
- Conducted regular surveys and canvassing activities to identify potential voters.
Restaurant Manager
Chicho's
02.2022 - 01.2024
- Promoted positive atmosphere and went above and beyond to guarantee each customer received exceptional food and service.
- Reconciled cash and credit card transactions to maintain accurate records.
- Met, greeted, and encouraged feedback from customers and used feedback to implement positive changes within restaurant.
- Correctly calculated inventory and ordered appropriate supplies.
Restaurant General Manager
Alkaline
06.2021 - 02.2022
- Hired and trained all FOH staff
- Responsible for scheduling all FOH staff.
- Responsible for all admin duties to include calculating weekly tips and payroll.
- Solely responsible for maintaining cash control procedures, receiving, counting, recording, and depositing of banks.
- Responsible for ordering all supplies.
- Responsible for scheduling and conducting daily staff meetings.
- Ensured proper maintenance of the facilities, furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
- Achieved adherence to all health codes, food handling practices, and life safety standards for myself and staff.
- Ensured customer satisfaction and properly handled all complaints/problems in a prompt and courteous manner.
- Responsible for ensuring proper plating, execution of dishes, and food running and timing standards being met.
Restaurant Manager/Bar Manager
Venuto
10.2017 - 01.2020
- Maintained, ordered, and responsible for weekly inventory of all liquor, beer, wine, juices, and cocktail garnishes.
- Ensured all necessary bar tools in place and cleaned to health department guidelines.
- Ensured cleanliness and operation of all keg equipment.
- Responsible for all opening duties conducted for all outside ground areas as well as for interior dining and bar areas to meet or exceed expectations.
- Ensured proper maintenance of the facilities, furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
- Achieved adherence to all health codes, food handling practices, and life safety standards for myself and staff.
- Accomplished proper cleaning of storage areas and stock rooms to be clean, organized, and properly stocked.
- Solely responsible for maintaining cash control procedures, receiving, counting, recording, and depositing of banks daily.
- Ensured guest satisfaction in dining areas and bar areas.
- Responsible for immediate resolution of any guest issue or dissatisfaction.
- Coordinated and arranged all details for large party events within the restaurant.
- Trained all Front of The House staff and monitored to ensure duties were being met during operation.
- Assisted in the kitchen as needed.
- Responsible for ensuring proper plating, executions of dishes, food running, and timing standards being met.
Restaurant Manager
Catch 31 / Hilton
04.2012 - 10.2016
- Controlled product loss through a strict adherence to the opening procedures.
- Organized and monitored QA punch lists and inspections to achieve the highest scores with my direction for the property.
- Maintained proper stocking levels, upkeep and condition of all tent cards, flyers, menus, and other in house marketing materials.
- Edited, maintained, delivered, and ensured implementation of written standards and training procedures for all hosts/hostesses, servers, bartenders, cocktailers, bar backs, server assistants, room service attendants, food runners, expediters, supervisors, and managers. Ensured continuous coaching and evaluation of all new and existing staff.
- Achieved labor cost control according to volume of business and forecasted labor budgeting.
- Created staffing schedules for multiple front of house positions and the room service department to ensure they were costed in accordance within budgeted guidelines.
- Created, updated, and maintained of all line level and manager checklists.
- Achieved adherence to all health codes, food handling practices, and life safety standards.
- Instrumental in ensuring that all opening and shift manager walk-throughs are conducted for all outside ground areas as well as for all interior and exterior dining and bar areas to meet or exceed expectations.
- Pioneered proper maintenance of the facilities, furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
- Delivered proper work order procedures, scheduled with vendors, and followed up on all work orders.
- Accomplished ensuring all storage rooms and areas remained clean, organized, labelled, and properly stocked.
- Monitored and reviewed all cash control procedures, counting and recording of all banks.
- Collaborated with the engineering and housekeeping department to consistently deliver the desired standards of safety, guest service, cleanliness, and asset preservation.
- Interacted with restaurant and hotel guests and implemented “table touches” to ensure superior guest satisfaction: responded to and took corrective action to ensure a quality experience and enhance future sales prospects.
- Conducted associate pre shift meetings according to restaurant schedule and ensured associate compliance with company standards, ensuring staff is attentive, professional, and focused on a guest–centric behaviors.
- Was instrumental in the monitoring of social media reviews and reviewing/coaching of staff accordingly.
- Served on The Blue Energy Committee of the Hilton in 2014, 2015 (as co –chairperson), and 2016.
- Managed and coordinated the room service department of the Hilton according to Hilton brand standards.
General Manager
Wonderbar
10.2011 - 04.2012
- Established relationships with food and beverage vendors.
- Executed the ordering and procurement of all restaurant equipment and supplies to include all food, liquor, wine, and beers.
- Orchestrated hiring and training of all front of house and back of house staff.
- Accountable for all cash handling and nightly deposits.
- Collaborated on menu development to include daily specials.
- Ensured adherence to all health codes, food handling practices, and life safety standards.
- Oversaw the maintenance of the facilities, furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
- Conducted associate pre shift meetings according to restaurant schedule and ensured associate compliance, ensuring staff is attentive, professional, and focused with guest –centric behaviors.
- Was instrumental in the monitoring of social media reviews and reviewing/coaching of staff accordingly.
- Recognized and acknowledged local VIP’s, established priority quality service to ensure their return visit.
Customer Service Manager/Administrative Assistant
The Berkley Group
11.2001 - 10.2011
- Resolved all guest/owner questions and/or issues while working directly with the various resorts.
- Informed various sales managers in multiple sales offices regarding specific issues/ disputes and the resolutions.
- Monitored, updated, and screened all confirmation materials and phone calls.
- Facilitated the training and coaching of all customer service and confirmation department staff.
- Successfully resolved all credit card disputes for multiple sales offices directly with Merchant Services and Corporate office.
- Solely liable for the safety and security of all credit/ debit card numbers.
- Simplified the organization, inventory, and purchase of all office supplies.
- Composed calling files for owner services and owner referrals and sending to respective sales offices.
- Authored, printed, and mailed promotional mailers for various resorts.
- Assisted Office Manager with payroll for multiple offices and all Human Resource administrative duties and solely accountable in absence of the office manager.
- Fielded all unemployment verification claims and phone calls.
General Manager
Granby Theater
10.2009 - 07.2011
- Established relationships with food and beverage vendors.
- Liable for ordering and procurement of all restaurant equipment and supplies to include all food, liquor, wine, and beers.
- Restructured and standardized hiring and training of all front of house and back of house staff.
- Accountable for all cash handling, accounting and nightly deposits.
- Hired and monitored entertainment.
- Executed menu development which dramatically accelerated food sales.
- Successfully ensured adherence to all health codes, food handling practices, and life safety standards.
- Accountable for the maintenance of the facilities, furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
- Overhauled the kitchen staff and streamlined efficiency.
- Collaborated on special events at the venue.
- Conducted associate pre shift meetings according to restaurant schedule and ensured associate compliance, ensuring staff is attentive, professional, and focused with guest –centric behaviors.
- Responsible for the monitoring of social media reviews and reviewing/coaching of staff accordingly.
- Recognized and acknowledged local VIP’s, established priority quality service to ensure their return visit.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kellam High School
Virginia Beach, VASkills
- Policy research
- Persuasive communication
- Cross-cultural communication
- Media relations
- Community engagement
- Issue awareness
- Flexibility
- Data gathering
- Quick-learning
Timeline
Political Canvasser
American Majority
05.2025 - Current
Political Canvasser
American's For Prosperity
02.2024 - 06.2025
Restaurant Manager
Chicho's
02.2022 - 01.2024
Restaurant General Manager
Alkaline
06.2021 - 02.2022
Restaurant Manager/Bar Manager
Venuto
10.2017 - 01.2020
Restaurant Manager
Catch 31 / Hilton
04.2012 - 10.2016
General Manager
Wonderbar
10.2011 - 04.2012
General Manager
Granby Theater
10.2009 - 07.2011
Customer Service Manager/Administrative Assistant
The Berkley Group
11.2001 - 10.2011
High School Diploma -
Kellam High School
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