Sales of high-end outdoor furniture and design consultation.

Pet supply sales, customer service, merchandising and inventory specialist.

dba Forms of Reason & Design Infusion Outlet (formerly Environments)Wholesale Division, Forms of ReasonImporting, sales and distribution of our exclusive line of exotically finished furniture, previously manufactured in our Benicia factory under the name of Parallax.Management of manufacturing and warehouse operations including set-up of procedures and follow-up with a staff of 12-14 employees. Represented company and presented products at trade shows.Supervised receiving, inspection, quality control, coordination, and distribution of major 20-40' container shipments to retail furniture dealers nationwide. Handled all shipments, invoicing, vendor negotiations, and purchasing. Retail Division, Design Infusion Outlet (formerly Environments)Provided retail sales support, interior design services, and in-home consultations for sales of imported furniture, artwork, lighting, accessories, fabric and window treatments. Management and process improvement of office with a staff of 2-3 employees and retail sales with a staff of 3-5 employees. Included training, supervising, and evaluating staff regularly.Set-up and maintained office procedures and follow-up from concept to fully operational status; i.e. sales order/accounts receivable, purchase order/accounts payable, cash receipts, and customer service.Increased retail sales from $300,000 to $2,000,000 per year over a 10-year period.Implemented, corrected and maintained complete new inventory system with MAS 90 software.Diligently maintained floor sample display and pricing, catalogs, price lists, fabrics and samples for attractive merchandising and promotional purposes.

Retail furniture sales and interior design cosultation.