Music and culture delivery service. Getting local musicians safely back to work by bringing live music to you.

-Session musician for studio track recordings -Musician and songwriter for various fine arts projects-Community solo and ensemble performances-music educator and school clinician

・Partnered with City of Calgary to produce Spaghetti Western Music Festival at Olympic Plaza (2008-2017), a free inclusive 1-day music festival to showcase new directions in Alt-country/folk.・Touring and event logistics, volunteer co-ordination and training.・social media and website maintenance.

-office administration-theatre production assistant-event organisation, ticketing, fundraising, and volunteer coordination

Artistic collaboration for film work by Terrance Houle (www.terrancehouleart.com).Ghost Days was shot on location at the abandoned I-XL Brick Factory in Medicine Hat.Opening screenings June 29 at Medalta, June 30 at cSpace Calgary as part of the I AM WESTERN exhibition.

Production and delivery of small humans.

・Leadership of small team in a fast-paced and fast growing niche retail & service environment. ・Ensuring consistent, engaging & educational customer service beyond expectation.・Full training and education in knife skills & safety, steel types, blacksmiths, forging techniques.・Professional knife sharpening, honing, and repair based on traditional Japanese whetstone techniques.・Planning and participation in cross-promotional and in-house events, from company-made documentary screening, store sales and tours, food industry events, to knife sharpening demos, and pop-up shops.・Staff hiring, reviews & feedback, training, scheduling, payroll.・Product ordering and inventory control in Lightspeed system.・Day-to-day retail operations, in-store merchandising, shop maintenance. ・Social media strategies and daily updates.During my year as store manager the company exceeded it's yearly sales goals, and was recognized by Alberta Venture magazine as #18 on the 2015 Fast Growth 50 List.

・Style selections for clients based on proper fit for body-type and personality in a supportive and image positive setting.・General retail operations, in-store merchandising, managed customer special orders.・Created seasonal purchase orders with domestic and international vendors. Calculated international costs, exchange rates, taxes & duties, shipping costs, in order to set consistent margins and retail pricing.・Assisted with buying for clothing and accessory brands. Placed fill-in buys based on customer feedback, trend forecasting and sales statistics.・Maintained client email list, assisted with marketing updates using Photoshop and Constant Contact.・Blog content creation, social media updates, and special event promotion.

・Managed a wide category portfolio of over 30 footwear brands, including Adidas, Vans, Converse, Sperry, Common Projects, Sorel, Fred Perry, and Blundstone.・Maintained strategic partnerships with vendors across North America and Europe. Communicated sales statistics, trends, staff feedback, and concerns, adding to supplier retention and territory exclusivity.・Negotiated discounts, purchase terms, product trades, markdown credits, and opportunity buys to maximize margins and sell-through. Increased product margins up to 30%.・Continually evaluated performance of brands through profit analysis, sales floor feedback, e-commerce, trend life-expectancy. Used data to strategically grow, edit, or phase out brands to keep on target with customer demand and overall identity of company.・Assisted CEO with seasonal buying appointments, procured key reports and statistics, advised on style selections and designer collaborations, forecast street trends, and assembled top selling collections.・Generated purchase orders, entered order data into retail system, communicated orders and changes to each store's receiving team. Maintained document files and infrastructure on shared networks.・Coordinated inventory shipments between multiple store fronts and warehouses based on seasonal need and logistical space requirements. Maintained inventory levels of core product tailored specifically for each store. Initiated product returns to vendors while maximizing benefit to company.・Created and delivered markdowns based on seasonal timing, sell-through, sales forecasting, and competitiveness with similar retailers.・Coordinated in-store special events, promotional ideas, sales initiatives, and staff incentive programs. Worked with reps to design creative contests and prize packs to push sales and increase brand awareness.・Assisted e-commerce department with blog content, visual direction and consistency per brand. Researched and provided brand product knowledge to management and staff.

・Welcomed practitioners to class, signed up new members.・Maintained a positive, peaceful environment.・Opening, closing, and retail duties.

・Developed and implemented workflow and communication procedures to manage multi-location transfer of goods. Procedures were then adopted company-wide to significantly improve operational efficiency and consistency.・Received small to large scale shipments, checked for order discrepancies with high accuracy, entered product into retail system.・Responsible for accurate and time-sensitive shipping of customer special orders (domestic and international).・Maintained organization of high volume of goods in a constantly changing environment.・Recognized for regularly providing intelligent solutions in logistics, and customer service departments.・Assisted in job outline development, staff training, and work area set-up for dynamic, fast growing company.・Delegated tasks and managed workflow of up to 5 assistants.

・Developed yoga community through special promotions, workshops, and fostering of inclusive, educational atmosphere.・Programmed classes and workshops to best serve studio members.・Scheduled staff and instructors.・Daily cash reconciliation and weekly bank deposits.