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Lincolnshire, Il

• Responsible for creating monthly cost reports for financial community to gain visibility of spend across the company.• Managed the scheduling and maintenance of the company pool cars and executive cars for the Chicago region.• Supported and managed conference room schedules for the company/department.• Created and monitored all work orders and Telecommunications Service Requests (TSRs)• Involved as the liaison between Help Desk department and IT department to ensure IT and telecommunication issues are resolved.• Supported the office managers of two office locations. • Accountable to maintain inventory of all items in office.• Responsible for standardizing and redesigning the company call tree, leading to efficiencies across the company.

•Manage a $3 million dollar store•In charge of over 30 employees•Responsible for the training of sales associates and management on proper selling behaviors in respects to outfitting, adding on, and selling available inventory•Increased sales in March 2010 by over 12% on LY •Store ranks in the top 50 out of over 500 stores in the company•#3 store in the district in sales, target, ADS, transactions, and LY•Work with Regional LP and Regional Visual Manager to insure proper standards of each field are upheld

- Managed a $1.2 million 15,000sq ft. store (largest sq. ft store in the Company)- In Charge of HR, Operations, and Visual Merchandising- Trained a staff of 15 on proper selling behaviors, dressing room behaviors and Cash wrap experience- Designed and executed all floor sets - Increased sales 5% in 4 months (June-September)- Beat LY sales 4 out of 5 months- #1 store in company for sell through of SLG’s and Handbags, Top 10 store for sell through of Jewelry, #1 in sell through of new product in District, Ranked #11 out of 93 stores for the month of August

- Responsible for sell through of $20,000 in daily sales in 5 locations- Worked with Warehouse staff to coordinate timely replenishment of all retail locations multiple times daily- Trained on Product placement for impulse buying behaviors- Designed layout and placement of product for Dino Store- Created table presentation for tie-in with the Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Playoffs

• Manage a $3 million store working with district and regional managers• Plan and forecast future merchandise needs and analyze inventory levels• Review stock to sales ratios and respond to changing sales trends• Train associates and managers district-wide in visual standards• Awarded for 5 years of service, awarded for top associate summer 2002, awarded for top manager fall/winter 2006 (full time 40+hours/week)

• Responsible for visual displays in a Top 5 store• Worked closely with the visual manager in two departments • Organized and processed stock in different departments• Sold on the floor and helped customers with selections• Handled customer service

• Managed the gift shop independently• Assisted in training staff in three different areas• Attended phones and provided customer assistance• Resolved customer service issues• Cashiered

Global Supply Chain And Cultural Studies

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad Program from MSU in Global Supply Chain and Cultural Studies with an Independent Study.

B.A., Supply Chain Managment

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad- Global Supply Chain and Cultural Studies in Japan, 5/08 – 6/08 Independent Study – International.