Evan Maxon Email & Phone Number

Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States

⦁ Perform HR duties including maintaining onboarding and new employee materials to adhere to legal standards⦁ Maintain current materials for onboarding employees including current files for employment applications, I-9, Michigan and federal W-4s, employee handbook, direct deposit, etc. by ensuring that official tax forms are up-to-date and that complete.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Managed daily operations including supervising the sales floor, inventory and merchandising, driving sales, and maintaining overall store presentation
• Researched consumer sales trends to suggest product additions to the store assortment
• Communicated directly with distribution in order to special order bulk items for customers
• Tracked customer buying habits in order to educate staff members on methods to maximize sales opportunities
• Created a stocking schedule to increase the efficiency and use of staff work hours
• Lead team meetings to address outstanding issues, successes, and determined methods to improve upon daily operations and sales

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Manage daily operations including supervising the sales floor, inventory and merchandising, driving sales, and maintaining overall store presentation
• Conduct daily meetings to inform and educate staff on any recent developments, sales opportunities/goals, projects, and tasks as well as coaching sales techniques
• Support the Store Manager in executing their daily plan
• Generate sales, membership, store traffic conversion, and staffing reports and sort the data for presentation in order to inform staff on trends and identify areas of improvement
• Track the movement of promotional product to inform the ordering process and ensure that our inventory meets the needs of our business
• Prioritize incoming tasks and projects and delegate to staff with regards to their expertise, knowledge, and strengths

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

• Act as interim General Manager in her absence - review staff time-keeping to accurately submit payrollPerform all duties listed under the same job title above

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Supply, support in correct completion, and submit new employees' onboarding paperwork including I-9 forms, background checks, employment applications, W-2 and W-4 documents, and drug testing paperwork and appointments
• Verifiy job applicants' previos employers and education
• Increase average sales from $14,000 a week to $42,000 a week within three months of beginning management
• Create marketing strategies and promotions to increase sales and movement of short-selling items
• Coordinate the scheduling of all staff at two galleries to ensure the coverage of opening and closing shifts with operating hours of 6am to 10pm daily
• Successfully negotiate commission-based pay structure within company to maintain employee engagement and the positive trajectory of sales

Chicago, IL - West Loop And Bucktown

• Coordinate inventory efforts to ensure accuracy and efficiency of counts throughout four prepared food areas totaling approximately $300,000 of product
• Order materials necessary for food prep and service consistently staying under budget
• Develop content and taught monthly cooking demonstrations for Mariano's patrons, increasing return clientele and regular business as well as promoting the Mariano's brand, knowledge of vegan cooking techniques, and.
• Revamp initial Vegan Bar menu to include only house-made, fresh items, eliminating all pre-made and costly products
• Perform detailed maintenance of industrial-grade kitchen appliances and machinery; organize and outsource repairs when needed
• Develop a cost break-down of existing and original recipes to identify profit margins and cut costs where appropriate

Chicago, IL - Green Street, West Loop

Grilling, food preparation, and cleaning. Vegan menu.

Saint Joseph, MI

Grilling, food preparation, customer interaction, and cleaning.(Employed until 2010, returned and worked from June - August 2011.)

Kalamazoo, MI

Grilling, food preparation, customer interaction, and cleaning.

Kalamazoo, MI

Leadership, cashier, inventory management, stocking, grilling, and food preparation.

Benton Harbor, MI

General maintenance, stocking, sales, display design, delivery, forklift operation, and warehouse management.

Bachelor'S Of Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, General

Activities and Societies: Dean's list (GPA 3.5 or higher): Winter/Spring Semesters 2008 and Winter/Spring Semesters 2009

Associate'S Degree, Fine Art