Owner and operator of a professional gardening service company that offers design, consulting, maintenance, installation, and project management. Performs all aspects of running a small business including budgeting, marketing, working with clients, sub-contractors, and vendors, closing sales and bookkeeping.• Develop landscape designs customized to each client’s homes, sites, tastes and budgets.• Project management on large and small scale projects working closely with many contractors and clients.• Deciphering building plans, property surveys, and landscape plans. Make decisions based on budget, necessity, and problems that may arise.• Negotiating with suppliers, sub-contractors and home owners for best outcome for all.• Developing long and positive relationships with clients, contractors and suppliers.• Create beautiful and living art from plants for year round enjoyment.

Operations Manager at a local charter school overseeing federal grant management, accounts payable, contracted services, purchasing and State reporting responsibilities. Day to day operations include support for 25 teachers and staff, 300 students, and 460 parents and guardians, communicating with Human Resources, IT, PTA, and contractors, as well as keeping the website and social media up to date. Manager of Federal Charter School Project Grant worth $275,000 annually. Purchasing of curriculum, technology, supplies, furniture and office needs utilizing Grant Money as well as the General Budget for the school. Active member of the Finance Committee, Enrollment Committee and Parent Communications Committee. Manage website, employee email accounts, and social media regularly. Maintain and operate Student Information System, TSIS and submission of regular MARSS reports to Minnesota Department of Education that determine school funding based on said data. Developed enrollment lottery process and wait list database for new students and families. Work closely with the school Director and Dean of Students regarding daily operations and regular reporting to our Authorizer and Minnesota Department of Education, meeting state reporting requirements. Purchasing of all supplies and curriculum utilizing budges from Federal Grant and Public Funds. Ability to work efficiently in a busy office with frequent interruptions while maintaining a smile and welcoming disposition. Quick to respond to emergency situations while keeping calm and maintaining order.

eq-life, St. Paul, MN 2005-2007 Merchant, Inventory Manager, Office Manager, Processes and Policy DevelopmentThrough a series of promotions and extra projects, was given an award for agility by the President and COO of eq-life. Starting as a Warehouse Supervisor then promoted to Inventory Coordinator, helped with Accounts Payable, was promoted to Book Buyer, then Process Improvement Coordinator, finally to becoming the primary buyer for the Grand Avenue Location.• Maintained over 18,000 SKUs and 100 vendors for retail wellness store performing weekly reorders for retail andspa/salon usage. Included SKU set up and product pricing using RetailPro point of sale software.• Met with vendors and sales representatives regularly to review new products, coordinate staff training and to buildrelationships. Negotiated terms, discounts and shipping costs.• Analyzed vendor performance, anticipated supply and inventory needs, analyzed daily and monthly sales reports.Refined product assortment, reduced overhead with responsible buying and introduced exciting new lines to the retailstore. Analyzed inventory shortages/overages and developed promotions accordingly.• Communicated standards for merchandising new and existing product lines to increase sales and visibility.• Composed and implemented all back-end processes including ordering, receiving, inventory and merchandising.• By placing tighter control, decreased the supply cost for the spa and salon by 50% within two months.• Facilitated numerous physical inventories followed by discrepancy research and cycle counts.• Coordinated with Logistics Company the receiving, storage and shipping of all products for the opening of two stores.

Initially focused on establishing systems and processes for shipping, receiving, purchasing, and inventory control. Role expanded to include system support of UNIX based inventory and point of sale software for two retail locations. Effectively supervised a team of five employees locally and oversaw inventory practices company wide.• Maintained accuracy of inventory in St. Paul and Albuquerque locations of $3.5 million and over 600,000 items.• Successfully researched, organized and directed annual physical inventories in both locations.• Oversaw reorder buying, vendor performance management, forecasting inventory needs and analyzing sales reports.• Magazine and periodicals buyer on over 200 magazine titles and four vendors.• Served as Interim General Manager while maintaining proficiency as Inventory Manager. Performed performance reviews, trained and coached employees.• Established and documented policies and procedures for receiving, inventory, events team, outside sales, buying program and point of sale.

• Maintained inventory on over 900,000 bare-root and container grown plants in Minnesota and Arizona locations using Microsoft Dynamics software.• Projected product sale dates based on growing season and sizes of planted material.• Communicated with sales, production and shipping departments on promotional material and quality control.• Managed bilingual grading and tagging crews; trained new employees and interns.• Warehouse experience including organizing, pulling orders, loading shipments, data entry, checking inventory accuracy and shipping.