Presentation Video & Resumes

Two Resumes:  30 years Entertaining & 25 years in Business
TYPE OF VENUES VENUES
Museums Museum of Science Industry, Most Interesting People of the Chicago Millennium - 2000, Art Institute Model Chicago, Las Vegas
Fan Club Columbia College Chicago
Casinos Excalibur, Lynryd Skynyrd’s BBQ & Beer, Mandalay Bay, House of Blues: Rock Star - Rock Band Karaoke, Bill’s Saloon, Caesar’s Palace, Harrah’s, Greek Isles, M Resort, Fiesta, Gold Coast, Fitzgerald’s, Imperial Palace, Station Casinos, Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas.
Restaurants Iron Mike Ditka’s, Chicago Bears Football, Jilly’s on Rush, McDonald’s Corporate: Grand Openings, Ed Debevics’, #1 50’s and 60’s Restaurant and Bar, Kingston Mines, #1 blues bar, Gibson’s Steak House, DJ, KJ, MC for activities
Magnificent Mile Chicago Singing Chef at Linens & Things. Taught Gourmet Cooking & Karaoke
Boats Empress, Harrah’s, Princess Cruise
Television My appearance on the Jenny Jones International TV Talk Show as Barbie Doll the “Queen of Karaoke” turned into “American Idol.” VH1, MTV, Glamour Productions Karaoke. Background Actress.
Parades Polish Constitution Parade, Chicago. St. Patrick’s Day - Chicago and Las Vegas, German Festival, Italian Festival, marched in first Vietnam Veteran parade 40 years after the war. I crusaded and was victorious for veterans' rights.
Radio Interviews and singing: WJMK-FM, WPKG, brought in the Millennium, New Year’s Eve, 2000, WSCR Interview. Vegas KDWN-Talk, 104.7 Cave Springfield, MO
Sporting Events White Sox Baseball Park, Elvis-a, WSCR am talk sports radio interview, Chicago Bears fundraiser, Chicago Cubs Park, Barbie Day
Corporate Pepsi/Gatorade/Quaker Oats, Elvis-a Gator woman, Donco Paper Christmas Party, School District Christmas Party
Karaoke Started at Disney World 1989. Time Out, Branson, Legends, Gilly's, Chicago Navy Pier, Sidekicks, Fantasy Lounge, Dave & Busters, WannaBees, Nashville, Blue Frog, Mystique, Trader Todd’s, Excalibur, Chicago, Joe’s Weed Bar, Fantasy Lounge, Lion’s Den
Ethnic Club 505 Polka, Polish Dancing Hall, Baby Doll Polka
Festivals Taste of Chicago -- Winner of karaoke contests. Taste of Polonia, Polish ancestry. German, Italian, Chinese, African, Mexican, Puerto Rican. Millennium Park, Elvis Fantasy Festival
Patriotic and Fundraisers La Vegas and Branson, Missouri - Viet Nam Veteran Parades, VFW, U.S. Marine Club. All my entertaining in costumed karaoke was out of love not for money. I'd change costumes as many as eight times in one karaoke evening. Fairy Godmother event at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago.
Conventions McCormick Place, Rosemont Convention Center, Make-up & Hair Convention. Sales, break-down, set up.
Movies, TV, Stage On TV news: the First patron at the new Chicago post office, largest in the world. Movies with Bruce Willis, Tommy Lee Jones, Bonnie Hunt. News articles in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Chicago Heights Star. Interviews. Starred in Seniors as Stars.
Political Candidate Radio commercials, talk show radio hostess
Company Title Duties
George Jewell Caterer to the Stars #1 Human Resource Director for Human Development Recruited, hired, lectured, trained, motivated tuxedoed waitstaff. Development costumed hiring. Assigned to scare horror author, Stephen King, at his first book signing. He wasn't aware of the advertising perk and called the police on me since he thought I was a stalker. Afterward was delighted and introduced himself. Managed employee list.
Donco Paper Supply Owner/CEO Assistant Coordinated sales for freight shipments of recycled paper. Assisted in the computer room.
Quaker Oats, Pepsi, Gatorade Merger Assistant Manager, Travel Department Directed 25 travel agents. Implemented 16,000 line Excel report. Created a precise form for booking airlines, hotels, and cars. Organized office. Fixed gigantic copiers. Completed course in ergo-dynamics. Won 1st place at company picnic for costume award. Discovered $250,000 unused airline credits.
Roadway Express #1 Assisted Manager Taught manager trainees. Leader in Total Quality Management, TQM. Solved problems. Delegated work. Facilitated Blue Ribbon crucial on-time shipments for complete customer satisfaction. Received Employee of the Month twice in a year. Earned first place in Sportsmanship Award at the first Corporate Olympics. Worked with transportation manifests, billing collections, accountants payable, accounts receivable.
Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago Assistant Manager Pioneered computers. IBM. Inventory.
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