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Manager

Manager Starbucks Jerry's Foods EdinaStarbucks Store Manager Jerry’s Foods, Edina, Minnesota • October 2013 to PresentCreating genuine moments of connection with customers and community, making a daily difference, and fostering a deep sense of purpose. Manage P&L, build schedules, lead a team and nurture talent—allowing those partners to become their personal best. Growing business, leading and training teams with connecting with community. Owning qualities and belief of being a part of something bigger and inspiring change locally and promoting a sustainable commodity around the world.

I am focusing on my fine art now. I am selling and promoting dog portraits and floral prints of photography. I sell my work through etsy, lisapahl.etsy.comView my website at lisapahl@mac.com

Performed all duties of Team Member, Shift Supervisor, and Assistant Manager in Training. Communicated effectively with customers and team members, meeting all time and quality standards. Met store goals by acting as role model for team. Introduced new hires to work environment and requirements, working with store manager. Managed inventory and handled cash within store, maintaining deposits and enforcing cash-handling policies. Ensured adequate staffing by assisting with scheduling, making staff-level adjustments when required.

Designed and maintained graphic and content for Best Buy Mobile Me Magazine as Consultant. Worked with Marketing Department, developing web-based partnership marketing.Designed Twitter page layout for Best Buy Mobile, enhancing social media brand.

Designed and produced over 65 pages of editorial per month, hired and managed freelance workers and established intern system.Created and managed magazine production schedules, meeting deadlines.Managed advertising accounts by designing and producing insertion-order automatic form system.Designed and created advertising campaigns for multitude of clients.Ensured company campaign cohesiveness by creating collateral materials for print and web. Generated production procedures, increasing efficiency and consistency throughout production process.Ensured consistent quality by compiling final book each month, error checking, and uploading book to printer.Ensured meeting on-street deadlines by communicating with printer, requesting quotes and printing scenarios for magazine and inserts, and keeping final page counts updated.

Oversaw production process, production schedule, monitored production processes and adjusted schedules. Direct and collaborated with in-house and external resources, guiding projects from conception through to final product. Restored balance and certainty to publication in transition, enabling staff effectiveness and producing publications on time.Strengthened web site by adding editorial content on time and improving look of in-house web advertising.Eliminated need for paper proofing system by integrating new technology into established systems, saving materials and time.Streamlined print and web production, making work environment less chaotic.Contributed to management meetings, providing ideas for increased efficiency.Created collateral materials for print and web, making company campaigns cohesive.Refined use of PDF work environment, decreasing downtime.Generated new looks in ad web design that increased customer satisfaction.Ensured meeting on-street deadline through communicating with Printer, requesting quotes and printing scenarios.

The Family Handyman, a division of Reader’s Digest • Eagan, Minnesota • 2001 to 2007 Managed accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements. Conferred with creative, art, copy-writing, or production departments, discussing client requirements and presentation concepts, and coordinated creative activities.Generated increase of $40,000 to bottom line for division by changing production procedures and absorbing prepress work in-house, fall 2007. Designed digital production procedures, increasing efficiency and consistency throughout production process.Revitalized and developed systems, changing from analog environment to digital environment, increasing efficiency and profitability for repurposed material, production time, and archiving.Created digital naming conventions, resolving problems with archival retrieval and contractual rights.Decreased downtime in production by changing file format from .tif to .eps with jpeg compression. Integrated use of FTP site, reducing shipping time and costs.Established digital specs and quality control systems for all publications using defined color space with photographers and prepress house, guaranteeing high color standards throughout multiple publications.Streamlined office of Production Art, allowing Art Directors and Editors more accessibility in creative process.Contributed as technical expert in leading Digital Work Group, providing resources and development for design team.

Implemented creative designs for retail packaging for corporate clients. Handled color work for retail and wholesale catalogs and marketing materials, increasing customer satisfaction. Strengthened all phases of color correction and photo editing for national advertising campaigns, including billboards, corporate signs, and catalogs. Streamlined preflight of files, gathered fonts, checked trapping, imposed files and approved final film before sending to press. Worked with graphic artists, editors, and photographers to produce engaging designs and layouts for a diverse range of clients.