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The Dalles, Oregon, United States

8th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Hood River, Oregon, United States

Organized and managed the operations for up to 14 full time team members including, warehouse staff, sales, shift leads, customer service, and office staff as General Manager; overseeing the ordering of all products and inventory management. Responsible for interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and training of all new employees; performance reviews, compensation review, and disciplinary issues including termination of employees.· Created and implemented numerous new lines of products representing 10% of the company’s total sales.· Oversaw the opening of two different retail stores sites including oversight of construction project, timelines, and project budget.Managed inventories by supervising and performing inventory audits, forecasting sales, placement of fill in and preseason orders, use of inventory software and Microsoft Excel to tabulate data.· Praised by ownership for growing sales to over 800% during time in position; growing from 2 to 14 employees during that same time.· Established and maintained relations with overseas manufacturers for the company’s brand of products; attending trade shows, networking, identifying potential manufactures, sourcing samples, field-testing, and negotiating terms of purchase including price, MOQ, and delivery date.Marketed the company leveraging various social media channels, creation of print and electronic advertisements, placement of advertisements, while observing their results to produce statistical analysis while serving as the company’s Head of Marketing. Served as webmaster overseeing updates and maintenance. Wrote attention grabbing descriptions while keeping significant SEO value of each product, increasing the views and purchases of products.· Grew social media presence by 200% through successful media posts and active campaigns.· Redesigned, updated, and maintained the company’s website and social media pages, using HTML, CSS, enabling company growth and presence in the industry.

Master Of Education - Med, Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Bachelor'S Degree, Geography

Activities and Societies: Recreational league softball, football, and dodgeballMinor in entrepreneurship Coursework included: Marketing.