Amanda Clark Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas Area

First Grade Teacher (August 2013 - Present) - Austin, TXFirst/Second Grade Teacher (August 2012 - July 2013) - Austin, TXKindergarten Teacher (August 2007 - July 2012) - Las Vegas, NVPre-School Teacher (November 2005 - July 2007) - Las Vegas, NVDevelop engaging lesson plans to meet diverse needs of elementary students, including Grammar, Composition, Spelling, Vocabulary, Literature, Mathematics, Geography, Science, Logic, Art, Speech, Music, and Physical EducationAssess learning styles to provide comprehensive individual and group instructionEvaluate student progress and communicate with parents to discuss progress and academic goalsClassroom management – Identify social, academic, and behavioral issues and maintain behavior standardsTrain new teachers on Challenger's curriculum and methodologyRepresent Challenger during prospective parent presentations and school toursResponsible for planning and presentation of winter/spring productions and science fair

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Purchasing/Restocking Soft Logo for Bellagio, Mirage & Treasure Island Casinos’ retail outletsDevelopment of new product linesVendor relations - developing and sourcing new vendors and productsStore Relations - weekly visits with store management to present new product launches, communicate merchandising and inventory strategy and to troubleshoot any store-level issuesManaged weekly OTB and markdown strategyRepresent MGM/Mirage at MAGIC conference

Culver City, Ca

Developed and launched new category for leading eCommerce websiteDetermined product lines to be carriedNegotiate trading terms with vendorsWorked with Marketing Department to develop promotionsManaged weekly OTB and full product life-cycleManaged buying & marketing staffServed as SME to assist IT and Operational teams work out bugs in new softwareRepresented company at industry conferences

Los Angeles, Ca

Product Manager (February 1999 - December 1999)Responsible for multiple music departments as part of Virgin’s eCommerce launch teamSupervised meetings between Editorial, Marketing and Product Departments to determine best strategy for website developmentWorked with Virgin Megastore's Product Team to promote synergy between offline and online retail operationsSenior Buyer (October 1996 - January 1999)Responsible for complete life-cycle of product within the store, including all product buying, inventory management and vendor returnsManagement of nine buyers and one assistant buyer Analyze sales and allocate weekly restocking and monthly new release budgetsHead weekly Buying Department meetingsDaily interaction with Store Management, insuring goals of staff and store are metWork with Shipping/Receiving Department to achieve maximum product flow both in and out of the storeWeekly meetings with vendors to develop advertising opportunities, determine products to be featured and to develop Virgin’s reputation within the Industry.Travel to new stores and train new-hires in buying and merchandising. Train new Megastore Management and new Head Office personnelMusic Manager (November 1994 - October 1996)Daily Store Operations: including opening/closing tasks, assigning daily/weekly employee tasks, deposits, register balancing, store maintenance, product merchandising, sale set-up/take-down, and customer relationsHuman Resources: interviewing, hiring, induction, counseling and training of staffWeekly store schedule. Writing and giving timely staff reviewsSupervision of 40-50 employeesEmployee of the Year 1995