Alana Demers
ASHBURN
Summary
Warm Salon Assistant with great hand-eye coordination and to keep the salon clean and organized. Excellent sales expertise with a willingness to quickly execute any assigned duties. Detail-oriented and adaptable with strengths in preparing and mixing color formulas and managing the inventory of salon products and items.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Salon Assistant
Madeline Shultz
Hampstead
08.2025 - Current
- Supported stylists by preparing tools and supplies, streamlining workflow and enhancing service efficiency during peak hours.
- Assisted in daily salon operations by organizing workstations and maintaining cleanliness, ensuring a welcoming environment for clients.
- Created a welcoming atmosphere by maintaining a friendly attitude while interacting with guests.
- Maintained cleanliness of salon by sweeping floors, wiping down surfaces, and organizing supplies.
- Greeted customers and provided exceptional customer service.
- Assisted stylists in performing color services such as highlighting, coloring, toning, bleaching.
- Shampooed, conditioned and rinsed clients' hair.
- Scheduled appointments for customers using internal software system.
- Educated clients about products used during their appointment and recommended appropriate products for home care.
- Managed appointment scheduling and client check-ins, improving overall customer service and reducing wait times.
Education
Cosmetology License - Cosmetology
Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, North Carolina, NC 08.2024 - 02.2026
Skills
- Client communication
- Appointment scheduling
- Customer service
- Hair coloring
- Shampooing techniques
- Product education
- Cleanliness maintenance
- Workflow optimization
- Client check-ins
- Guest interaction
- Bleaching services
- Toning services
- Highlighting techniques
- Tool preparation
- Salon operations
- Workstation organization
- Client consultation
- Service recommendations
- Team collaboration
- Hair washing
- Building client relationships
- Adaptable to trends
- Promoting salon services
Timeline
Salon Assistant
Madeline Shultz
08.2025 - Current
Cosmetology License - Cosmetology
Cape Fear Community College
08.2024 - 02.2026