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2063 West Lincoln Highway St. Charles, IL 60174

Store opening and closing responsibilities. Retail sales, customer interface. Purchasing and inventory control for housewares and cleaning supply departments; merchandising throughout store. Paint department, service desk, seasonal and customer care. Attended 2011 International Housewares Show as buyer. Packed, moved and built new store from walls inward.

11 S. Seventh Street, Geneva, Illinois 60134

Manager, SupervisorResponsibilities included managing coffee shop area, sales and purchasing, receiving, customer service, packaging and delivery of high volume catering orders; devised and implemented charity donation system; representative at trade shows as vendor and attendee.

516 Washington Street West Dundee, Illinois, 60118

Paid position. Responsible for independently running business office providing church services for 300 member parish. Publishing two weekly bulletins including inserts and coordinating church newsletter bulk mailing. Volunteer Activities: Editor of descriptive 12 page monthly parish newsletter; submitted articles for publication, coordinated layout and.

Overhauled and redesigned Housewares Department at Geneva True Value; ordered, expedited and stocked weekly inventory shipments; retail sales; floor supervisor. As evening manager responsible for ordering and purchasing all stock for Housewares Department in new St. Charles store; fixtured and stocked all departments from floor plan for new store opening.

Hinsdale, Illinois 60521

Glassware buyer; retail sales; attended all relevant trade shows including bi-annual Cotter Show, International Housewares and Gift Shows; managed sales of 18th and 19th century English antiques in The Lair, a division of Soukup’s.

English

Psychology, Political Science, Spanish

Theatre, English

Diploma, General