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Josefina Zabaleta

Josefina Zabaleta

Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Summary

Dynamic and detail-oriented professional with a robust skill set in sales, customer service excellence, and fine dining service. Demonstrates exceptional emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity, ensuring VIP guest satisfaction through anticipatory services and intuitive needs anticipation. Adept at crisis management and decision-making, with proven adaptability and flexibility in high-pressure environments. Committed to service excellence, leveraging bilingual capabilities to enhance communication and negotiation skills. Career goals include advancing within the hospitality industry by utilising expertise in wine & beverage knowledge and HACCP & food safety standards to elevate guest experiences.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work history

Senior Waitress

Emirates Flight Catering
Dubai
2025.11 - 2026.04
  • Currently providing luxury dining service at the Emirates First Class Lounge, delivering personalized and detail-oriented service to premium and VIP passengers. Maintain exceptional hospitality standards aligned with Emirates' brand excellence.

English professor

Saint Francis English Institute
2025.01 - 2025.11
  • Qualified English Teacher with experience teaching all proficiency levels and age groups. Skilled in delivering engaging lessons both virtual and in-person modalities.

Waitress

John Doe Lounge Bar
2024.09 - 2025.03
  • Specialized in high-end service for prominent business professionals, demonstrating strong attention to detail, professionalism, and refined service etiquette.

Sales

Lidherma Skin House
La Plata, Buenos Aires
2023.01 - 2024.09

Education

The Art of Fine Dining

Emirates Crew College
Dubai, Emiratos Árabes Unidos
1 2026 - 1 2026

Barista

Coffee Planet UAE
Dubai, Emiratos Árabes Unidos
1 2026 - 1 2026

Medicina

National University of La Plata
La Plata. Buenos Aires. Argentina
02/2017 - 07/2024

Diploma of Education - Communication (Sales and Persuasion)

Mai Pistiner Academy
Buenos Aires. Argentina
01/2024 - 01/2025

Diploma of Education - Communication (Public Speaking)

Mai Pistiner Academy
Buenos Aires. Argentina
02/2024 - 02/2025

Diploma of Education - Communication. Emotional Intelligence and Assertive Communication

Franco Pisso Academy
Buenos Aires. Argentina
01/2024 - 01/2026

Skills

  • Sales Skills
  • Attention to Detail
  • VIP Guest Service
  • Customer Service Excellence
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • HACCP & Food Safety
  • Wine & Beverage Knowledge
  • Upselling Techniques
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Fine Dining Service
  • Crisis Management
  • Service Excellence
  • Decision-Making
  • Adaptability & Flexibility
  • Anticipatory guest services
  • Bilingual or multilingual
  • Grace under pressure
  • Cultural sensitivity in service
  • Intuitive customer needs anticipation

LANGUAGES

English
Fluent
Arabic
Intermediate
French
Intermediate
Spanish
Native

Training

  • Franco Pisso Academy
  • Buenos Aires. Argentina | Public Speaking and Persuasion
  • Training on how communication is a discipline that integrates thought, language, and action, with real impact in personal, professional, and institutional contexts. Effective Communication.
  • Buenos Aires. Argentina | Sales and Negotiation
  • Six months course about training focused on developing skills to identify customer needs, persuade, handle objections, and close profitable deals.
  • Mai Pistiner Academy
  • Buenos Aires. Argentina | The art of Public Speaking
  • Six course months about techniques and skills to excel at communicating.
  • Buenos Aires. Argentina | Sales
  • Six months course about how to sell through persuasion and storytelling.
  • Zine Laboratories
  • Buenos Aires. Argentina | Diploma in Organic Chemistry
  • Postgraduate or extension training program focused on deepening the study of carbon-based compounds.

Timeline

Senior Waitress

Emirates Flight Catering
2025.11 - 2026.04

English professor

Saint Francis English Institute
2025.01 - 2025.11

Waitress

John Doe Lounge Bar
2024.09 - 2025.03

Sales

Lidherma Skin House
2023.01 - 2024.09

The Art of Fine Dining

Emirates Crew College
1 2026 - 1 2026

Barista

Coffee Planet UAE
1 2026 - 1 2026

Medicina

National University of La Plata
02/2017 - 07/2024

Diploma of Education - Communication (Sales and Persuasion)

Mai Pistiner Academy
01/2024 - 01/2025

Diploma of Education - Communication (Public Speaking)

Mai Pistiner Academy
02/2024 - 02/2025

Diploma of Education - Communication. Emotional Intelligence and Assertive Communication

Franco Pisso Academy
01/2024 - 01/2026
Josefina Zabaleta