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New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

Greater New York City Area

- Corresponded with vendors regarding arrival times of samples.- Performed reviews of Center Core accessories, including handbags and jewelry.- Uploaded measurements, specifications, quality and other various call-outs to an online sample tool registry system. - Coordinated and lead merchant meetings to present reviewed samples to buyers weekly. - Monitored sample inventory process for storing samples in different staging areas. - Sent feedback and updates to vendors based on buyers requests. - Provided support and coverage of meetings for other departments.

Greater New York City Area

- Private jewelry party sales, sales through Etsy, fine arts fairs, Arts in the Plaza, and wedding party jewelry. - Finished pieces included a variety of materials such as metals, gems, crystals, chain, wire, silk, and druzy.- Management of schedules, spreadsheets, and invoices.

Greater New York City Area

- Sales, Customer Service, and Inventory Organization.- Management duties included cashier, open and closing procedures, and product transfers.- Acquired customer sales to contribute to team wide commission goals, as well as regularly hitting personal sales goals. - Received and prepared product for the sales floor.- Managed inventory, both in the stock room and on the customer facing sales floor. - Personal shopper for high end clients, often resulted in sales significantly above goals.

Greater New York City Area

- Assembled large batches of product on a strict deadline.- Effectively balanced multiple freelance batches with overlapping due dates.- Continued education of particular skill sets as needed.- Remained in constant contact with the production team with regard to invoicing.- Met quarterly as a team to develop pieces for both male and female lines.

Greater New York City Area

- Assisted in implementing, maintaining, organizing, and adding product into the company’s sample closet through a registry excel system.- Documented specifications of new products to be uploaded to the E-commerce website.- Approved product sample quality from international manufacturers prior to full production run.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Jewelry Design

- Was granted honorable mention in the FIT Carolee Jewelry Design competition. - Was selected as a top ten finalist in the ‘Jewelry.

High School Regents Diploma, Drama And Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

Activities and Societies: Calhoun High School On Tour Company - President - 2010 - 2011 Calhoun Choral Program 2009 - 2011