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Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Relationship building - Walk homeowners through the process from initial contact to project completionProject development - Shepard a project from idea to beautiful functional spaceMarekting - Manage social media and all digital resourcesCarpentry - Historic preservation & fine finish carpentry

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Currently building the Blak Studio Brand from scratch- Setting up Blak Studio on Etsy- Creating Etsy content, copy and SEO, design distribution and fulfillment of hand made art - Building and Designing Blakstudio.com

Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

Source and manage material purchases from antique hardware, to KD stock and everything in-betweenDesign an inventory system and maintain inventory of consumable hardgoods materials to maximize efficiency and decrease building center tripsPlan, order and manage setup and protection for all new job sitesManage process improvements to the operational workflows of the field teamsClosely manage team expense reporting and time keepingCreate and maintain team schedulesDesign and organize shop space to facilitate smooth, efficient operationsActively maintain tools to cut costs and decrease downtime Support Lead Carpenter's with creative solutions to on the fly sourcing and problem solvingMaintain great relationships with all Vendors and Sub contractorsTrack and plan fleet maintenance, inventory and layoutClimb on roofs, squeeze into crawl spaces and get done whatever needs doing

Greater Boston

Help lead carpenters in the daily operations and organization of projects.Duties include: Site setup and cleanup, materials pickups, light framing, finish carpentry, door and window installations, plaster work, roofing and siding.

Stoneham Ma

-Build and maintain Tread Labs Amazon sales channel, now accounting for 50% of total sales. Utilize SEO, EBC content creation and PPC campaigns to drive conversions-Design and build Shopify and Amazon product pages for 27 new products, comprising 570 iterations using SEO & conversion rate optimization, drawing on knowledge built from Google Analytics, Amazon PPC and historic conversion data-Proactively took on responsibility for social media marketing in October 2018, producing 2019 organic engagement gains of 302% for Facebook and 393% for Instagram-Increased Amazon revenue by 5% after 6 months of -5% trends, by designing and optimizing Amazon PPC strategy-produced 45 additional conversions ($3375/5%) at a 20% ACOS in 30 days by proactively researching and creating a Facebook retargeting campaign-Determined strategy for Google Merchant Center & Shopping feed to develop Responsive Display ads, and support PPC campaigns running at 25% ACOS and 2-5% sales-Researched, adopted and integrated Loop Returns app, decreasing return-related labor 50%, while increasing customer satisfaction and data quality.-Accelerated product development by 3x, for a $300 capital expenditure, by designing and building testing equipment and protocol.-Initiated the redesigning of our Velcro element, decreasing component cost by 50%/$1 (10% of cost) per pair, improving product usability, and increasing product quality. -Managed partnership with Accutech Packaging to facilitate decreases in the labor costs by $.35 per pair & product defects by 50%. -Minimized inventory loss to $3k at the end of the Stride production, by creating the strategy of unwinding the supply chain comprised of 212 components & 11 suppliers, with very different lead times and MOQ’s -Sourced Tread Labs brand logo heat transfers, decreasing costs by 66% from $.90 per pair to $.30, bringing assembly under 1 roof, decreasing production time by 2 weeks, and increasing product quality

New England

Family owned, independent, and market-leading manufacturer of life-enhancing supplements available through an established base of retailer partners.-Managed 88 accounts in VT, NH, ME, and Eastern MA, ensuring execution of sales programs by working with owners and managers of health and nutrition stores. -Recruited into the company to resurrect account relationships in a territory that had been without a rep, and had been serviced remotely, for six years.-Supported accounts via product knowledge provided to key decision makers and in-store staff. Increased in-store presence by adding additional product lines. -In January 2017, produced the first positive growth month in over two years. Awarded a discretionary bonus for producing such profound impact in only 7 months.

Fresh Pond Store 200 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge Ma 02176

-Managed P&L and all aspects of the categories for this “store within a store” with over $100,000 in weekly sales at a 48% margin. -Drove profitability through effective hiring, training, scheduling, and supervision of all team members. -Created best practices for buying, merchandising, financials, and inventory control and ensured compliance to regulations and standards. -Leveraged social media, in-store marketing, live demos, and a vendor-driven sampling events to set a new sales record of $65,700 in the supplements category in January 2016; used similar strategy to set the record of $44,500 for the lifestyles category for Christmas 2015.-Won the 2015 Regional Best Holiday Decor and Promotional set contest, beating out 35 stores by designing, and implementing store wide decor and merchandising, increasing sales and delighting customers, spearheading the drive to a 7% store comp for holiday 2015.-Surveyed top talent from all 38 regional locations to develop an integrated brand management program across all departments. Established plans for talent management, cross-merchandising, workflow enhancements, customer service, marketing, design, differentiation, plan-o-gram implementation, vendor management, promo planning, internal communications, and store/regional relationship.-Earned awards for sales and profit performance among 38 product line leaders in the region including 2011 and 2013 Honorable Mention All-Star (#3 in Region) and 2010 Runner-up All-Star (#2 in Region).-Key member of Whole Body new product selection committee for the WFM NA region, responsible for vetting all new product submissions by analyzing category sales, packaging and current trends.-Initiated and managed numerous department remodels, large and small, to facilitate continued sales growth, optimize merchandise mix, and improve customer flow and experience.-Responsible for all aspects of store operations on Sunday closing shift generating up to $400,000 in daily sales receipts

Fresh Pond Store 200 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge Ma 02176

- Recruited to co-lead the Whole Body sub-category to introduce best practices developed in Grocery to improve the department’s sales and profit performance -Directed operations for a department that produced $70,000 in weekly sales. -Maximized sales and gross margin by analyzing seasonality, trends, and proven value-oriented sellers. -Created tools and processes to increase team efficiency and profitability, turning around the team from several years of declining sales into a vibrant and profitable, key department.- Turned around the team from several years of declining sales into a vibrant and profitable, key department- Revamped merchandise presentation for the entire department in preparation for 2007 renovation- Drove product selection and SKU rationalization to facilitate a product mix to strike the perfect balance between current trends and proven sellers

Fresh Pond Store 200 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge Ma 02176

Fresh Pond Store 200 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge Ma 02176

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Engineering

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