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United States

Performing daily HQS inspections in the greater Twin Cities Metro area. Scheduling hundreds of inspections per month. Managing tenant and landlord relations and requests via email, phone and in-person communications.

Handle all aspects of business, including customer service, sales, and purchasing, accounting, marketing, and client relations.Jump-start profits by participating with local craft fairs and vendors in 2011, which improved market awareness and nearly doubled sales in one year.Launched quality product designs that incorporated high-quality materials and met safety standards this led to diversification among leading competitors by offering top of the line, unique birdhouses, which increased sales by 10%.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Establish and maintain relationships with hiring managers to stay abreast of current and future hiring and business needs, ensuring the clients receive the most qualified candidates which helps decrease overall hiring costs.Inform potential applicants about facilities, operations, benefits, and job and career opportunities in organizations distinguishing between clients needs and recruiting the appropriate candidate.Win new accounts with clients by actively networking, gaining referrals from existing and past clientele, and by persuading prospects on time and money saved by automating the overall hiring process.

Executed marketing plans and calendars, sales and customer service programs, companyliterature, sales training programs and manuals for a 10-store district while trainingother managers with the indoctrinate techniques to analyze local events withincommunity.Participated in trade showactivities, interfaced directly with customers, and discoveredcustomer issues and reconciled pinpoint requirements to win customer loyalty.Utilized competitive industry and business analysis, as well as input from customers, todocument market opportunities and define product requirements.Led a staff of 13 employees which involved interviewing, hiring, training, and weeklyperformance reviews; this established high standards of excellence through revampedpromotions.

Awarded most valuable trainer in 2007 for exemplary performance as kitchen staff trainer inWest St. Paul.Exercised innovative marketing strategies by successfully creating a marketing blitzthat increased weekly sales by an average $1500; received recognition at a Nationallevel by presenting an effective marketing tactic which was practiced as a nationalmarketing policy.Managed 23 employees while increasing employee productivity by providingconstructive criticism, recognizing employees for a job well done, and createdcompetitive incentives that bolstered overall employee morale.Mentored Spanish-speaking employees by teaching weekly ESL classes andsuccessfully created a win-win situation as this influenced an enriching employeebonding experience.

B.A., Graphic Design

Activities and Societies: 1998-2000 Men's Varsity Chorus. 2000-2001 Northwestern College Concert Choir.

Spanish

8 Post-Secondary Credits of college-level Spanish