Part Time instructor with the Motorcycle Rider Program, through the university of Illinois. It is satisfying helping new riders learn about riding in a positive and safe manner.

Specializing in Overseas Sourcing and Production.Member of the Global Product Safety Team

Sourcing and pricing merchandise for the following: Apparel, Home Office, Home Décor and Domestics, Tabletop, Giftware, Dinnerware, Jewelry/Watches, Juvenile, Travel and accessories.Negotiate discounts, advertising monies, volume rebates generating a significant secondary revenue stream, resulting an additional 3 - 5% savings to the company from Samsonite, DeLonghi, Uniden, Canon.Introducing new product lines to the merchandise assortment. Domestics, Bedding.Coordinating custom embroidery and imprint order opportunities.Managing orders for imported good and overseas manufacturers.Bringing new vendors on board and creating a distribution portion of business. Bringing Naxa Electronics on board and becoming a national distributor.Inventory management to maintain high turns and instock status for orders.Catalog selections and proofing.

Responsible for sourcing and pricing the merchandise for the following categories, Apparel, Computers and PDA's, Furniture, Tabletop, Giftware, Domestics, Dinnerware, Jewelry, Watch's, Stationary Products, JuvenileNegotiated price breaks for bulk purchases of key itemsNegotiated freight agreements for furniture deliveriesReduced inventory by 15% while maintaining fulfillment rateIntroduced new product lines in merchandise assortment. Domestics, Bedding, Gift BasketsDeveloped special ordering / purchasing procedures to allow customers to take advantage of the latest technologyNegotiated and implemented fulfillment opportunities with select vendors resulting in incremental revenues for Hinda, Inc.