John Pacini Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Property Accounting:Public Relations:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States

• Ongoing Plant Care:
• Daily watering of the 6 acres of various perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs, and greenhouse plants.
• Weekly fertilizing of these plants to maintain proper plant health.
• Created soils customized for individual plants to ensure optimum growth.
• Reduced product loss by regularly weeding the facilities.Greenhouse Management:
• Assisted in the installation of drip watering systems for the 8 greenhouses at the store.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the daily maintenance of the Arboretum on campus, including watering, weeding, planting and further developing the landscape design.
• Recorded trees and other various shrubs into the campus-wide database which tracks details about the approximately 4,000+ trees on campus; such as species, genus, family, plant care, and location.
• Collected the compostable waste from businesses on campus to further grow the community gardens while reducing waste that would otherwise have gone to landfill.
• Partnered with Smithsonian Gardens to develop a pop-up garden on the campus as an educational hub for students.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Project Coordination:
• Worked with faculty and staff to create the campus-wide "Learning by Leading" initiative, aimed at developing events for students to get involved with the gardens through the scope of urban agriculture.
• Facilitated events to focus on student engagement and 'hands-on' participatory leadership of the "Community" and "Companion" Gardens.
• Planned weekly event meetings with fellow initiative members.
• Mentored students and faculty during volunteer events.Graphic Design:
• Designed and installed environmentally educational signage for the "Community" and "Companion" gardens, in partnership with the Smithsonian Gardens.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Sales:
• Surpassed personal sales targets, contributing to store maintaining status as 1st to 3rd highest selling Barbour U.S. retail location throughout the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
• Utilized communication and sales skills to identify and fulfill customer needs.Retail Management:
• Flexible and quick in learning the extensive details of the retail merchandise as well as the company’s history in order to better assist the customer shopping experience. Promoted to management as a Key Holder within.
• Performed daily account reconciliations and resolved any financial discrepancies for the store totals. Ran reports as requested.
• Managed the daily operations of the sales floor, including assisting employees in achieving their sales goals, and the opening and closing procedures for the store.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Assisted the planning and execution of events Amnesty was present at, such as convention centers, music festivals, concerts, and various civil rights marches throughout Chicago.Managed the "Amnesty Chicago" social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, utilizing my graphic design skills to create clever content to increase social media presence and.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

A college job that provided me experience in food service and final preparations, taking reservations and planning banquet hall events, taking details to organize reservations, and adding to the customer experience in the fast-paced setting of downtown DC.

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States