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Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States

Soul Brush Creative is a start-up design company of which I maintain sole-ownership. At Soul Brush Creative, we pride ourselves on implementing clean, effective and well-communicated design strategies that ensure our clients receive the most creatively sound products and services.

Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States

Insite Solutions is a safety equipment distribution company that specializes in floor tape products for Lean, 5S and OSHA regulations. At this company, my goal is to improve and enhance the company's market presence through clever design, product photography, film editing, and illustration work for web and print purposes. Programs used on the job include but are not limited to Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Jacksonville, North Carolina

Vital Signs Co. is a sign company that serves the businesses and individuals in Jacksonville and surrounding cities. My daily duties at Vital Signs include: - Design and preparation of a variety of products such as building signs, business cards, vehicle wraps, logo designs, decals, various sized signs, banners etc. - Managing client relationships and accommodating design needs - Meeting with clients to discuss order details - Overseeing daily operations in the absence of management - Handling occasional installation and removal jobs when needed - Guiding others through difficult processes and design strategies - Primary programs used include: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Flexi and Shopvox

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

GateHouse Media is a nationwide printing and publishing company. The company owns the Camp Lejeune Globe newspaper (one of the largest weekly-published Marine Corps newspapers on the east coast). My weekly duties for the Camp Lejeune Globe include:- Laying out and designing a minimum of three visually compelling newspaper covers each week using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator- Color correcting and retouching a large amount of photos to be used for each issue using Adobe Photoshop- Managing the social media accounts for the publication by scheduling posts for stories, events, contests and community events in the area- Uploading stories to the publication's website and altering the websites template to implement new media presentations through HTML5, CSS and CMS Blox - Contributing stories and designing supplemental publications (cover and inside pages) for the company's supplemental publication magazines- Creating print advertisements including business proposals, magazine ads, newspaper ads and billboard ads for the Gatehouse Jacksonville advertising office.

Jacksonville, North Carolina

Academy Sports & Outdoors is a sporting goods chain store based in Katy, Texas. In addition to being a fulltime logistics associate and team leader, safety officer was also a held title. Normal weekly duties include:- Checking in vendors and inspecting vehicles to confirm that no damage has been done to merchandise while in transit- Assisting and coordinating unload processes for vendor shipments and insure replenishment process run efficiently- Performing weekly safety walks throughout store premises to prevent fatal incidents on company property

Jacksonville, North Carolina Area

Assuming all previous Department Manager responsibilities while now also taking on the day to day tasks of an acting-manager in the absence of Senior Level Management which include: - Leading teams to complete daily projects and replenishment responsibilities- Maintaining store morale, productivity and efficiency - Opening and closing store operations and performing protocol daily revenue security processes*Accomplishments*- Chosen for Kmart GEM (Growing Entry Level Management) program- Top Menswear Department Sales in the District for 2015

Midway Park, Nc

Kmart is a company owned by Sears Holding Corporation. The menswear department is the department that drives sales for men's clothing and footwear. During the years 2014 and 2015, The Midway Park Kmart was awarded for having the most profitable fiscal year in the district for the increased and consistent sales in the menswear NFL fan shop. This was accredited to myself and my immediate supervisor. Job duties include:- Pricing, positioning, advertising, promoting and management of all merchandise pertaining to the men’s clothing department- Assisting fellow associates in respective departments with replenishment duties - Driving sales with suggestions, quality customer service skills and proper product placement techniques while also working in a team based environment

Greenville, North Carolina Area

Backdoor Skate Shop is a local start-up clothing store located in Greenville, North Carolina with over 10 years of experience in business operations. While participating in this internship program, skills and experience gained include:- Learning and implementing day to day process necessary to run a local business- Creating window displays and learning strategic product placement - Wholesale product buying process used to make decisions on products to be purchased for apparel collections for upcoming seasons

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Fashion Merchandising And Communications

Certificate Program, Web & Graphic Design