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Resume:


 


EMPLOYMENT

-Present                          DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, Los Angeles,  CA


Assistant Manager/. million yearly


Drive sales, provide excellent customer service, interviewing & hiring all associates, and ensure that store profit and productivity goals are met.  Ensure that customer service standards are consistently met through active floor service management, using the Manager on Duty model.  Interview, select, supervise and retain quality employees. Create and cultivate a store environment where diversity is valued and incorporated into areas such as staffing, inventory visual presentation and customer service. Loving shoes and fashion in a way that creates passion for both in staff and customers alike.  The goal of being America’s Favorite Place for Shoes is reached with great customer service and outstanding selection of our fabulous product.


 


-                        Borders Books and Music, Torrance,  CA


Human Resource Manager/ . million yearly


Management of a staff of +, interviewing, hiring and discipline. Created and cultivated a store environment where diversity is valued and incorporated into areas such as staffing, inventory visual presentation and customer service. Organized and hosted high impact events including: American Girl parties (reading based and craft book based) Harry Potter release parties, Twilight release parties, Storytimes, Intermediate reader book clubs, booking music events and hosting author events.


-                        Borders Books , St. Petersburg, FL


Area Marketing Manager/ Events Coordinator


Booked events and hosted authors for Borders Stores in the Northwest Florida district, including two grand openings, weekly story times, book club groups, music acts, poetry and open mic nights and local educational speakers.  Liaison with schools for book sales and costume events.  Strict adherence to budgetary concerns (always brought in under budget with excellent results).


                        Borders Books and Music


Human Resource Manager/ . million yearly/St. Petersburg, FL


 Community Relations Coordinator/ Tampa, FL and Richmond, VA


Management of a staff of +, interviewing, hiring and discipline. Created and cultivated a store environment where diversity is valued and incorporated into areas such as staffing, inventory visual presentation and customer service. Organized and hosted high impact events including: American Girl parties (reading based and craft book based) monthly Harry Potter parties, Storytimes, Intermediate reader book clubs, booking music events and hosting author events.


 


 


 


 


 


EDUCATION

Course work completed for BFA, Art Education,


Virginia Commonwealth University


 


MFA, Fiber Arts, University of Oregon  – designed, created, executed, produced and performed in hour long storytelling in costume as terminal project.   Created amd produced elaborate masks and jeweled costume tunics for a University of Oregon Dance, Theater and Music department production.


 


BA in Art, Sculpture emphasis, Eastern Oregon State 


Worked in bronze and aluminum, cast in lost wax


 


Special Interests


 


Running.  I have completed marathons and half marathons.  The LA Marathon is the most fun!


Storyteller – telling the classics and mythology  in costume.  I have a strong educational background in folktales, fairy tales and mythology. Volunteer in schools, introducing the Odyssey and Beowulf.


 


 


 


Proficiencies


High impact customer service


Word, Excel, PowerPoint,  Photoshop


Management of staff of plus


Creative resolution to challenges


Relentlessly cheerful


 


 


I have been working in retail management for years and I am confident that my management skills will translate well in this position.  In my current role as manager for DSW, Designer Shoe Warehouse, I recruit, interview, hire and train new employees.  I love that passion for fashion is such an essential part of my job. 


Please take a moment to read over my resume.  I would love to meet and talk at any time.  You can call or email.  I appreciate your time.