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I'm currently teaching embroidery and suminagashi at the South County Education and University Center on Meramec Bottom Road.

Several years ago I learned to hand embroider. Around 2006 I started stitching items for gifts and to kill time on my daily train commute. As I started to increase the quality of my work I became interested in learning the history of stitching and learning many different techniques. It 2007 I began participating in indie craft shows, and since have participated in a variety of different events. Based on the success of these shows I created my etsy site-- www.needlenouveau.etsy.com where I sell hand stitched items to people all over the world.

I taught four classes daily at East St. Louis Sr. High School in the Academic Success Center.

• Organize, promote, and plan glass ceremonies for weddings, increasing from 16 to over 70 • Provide a positive experience for gallery visitors• Conduct site visit tours for new clients for weddings and private events• Create invoices and purchase orders using QuickBooks• Order alcohol and supplies from multiple vendors for weekly events• Assist Event Director with floorplans and layouts using Adobe Illustrator• Work with glass artists to fill personalized glass ceremony commissions• Assist Facilities Manager with set ups for on-site events

I teach hand embroidery and Japanese paper marbling.

• Increased house account growth by 36.5% in one year by aggressively pursuing previously untouched markets• Improved net sales by nearly $90,000 from 2011 to 2012• Raised average transaction by $2.29• Contacted and met with current and potential house account customers on a regular basis, processed orders, maintained and developed customer relationships • Drove revenue by ensuring associates provided our customers with outstanding customer service, helpful product knowledge, built individual customer relationships and handled all customer contacts in a friendly, courteous and professional manner• Shift supervision, including opening and closing the store, managing payroll, creating weekly schedule, staff tasks and duties assigned on a daily basis • Interviewed, hired, trained and evaluated all associates to ensure continual development of staff • Understood and managed the store financial performance utilizing the annual budget and monthly profit & loss statements• Planned and created the first independent in-store promotion—1st Annual Spirit of Summer Window Show including all aspects of marketing, merchandising, and event planning

• Trained employees on customer service, promotions, and sales goals• Supervised shifts and assigned staff tasks and duties• Drove revenue by ensuring associates provided our customers with outstanding customer service, helpful product knowledge• Built individual customer relationships and handled all customer contacts in a friendly, courteous and professional manner• Interviewed, hired, trained and evaluated all associates to ensure continual development of staff • Assisted the store general manager with the house account program including, but not limited to, processing house account orders, contacting account customers and maintaining customer relationships• Contacted accounts payable for over-due accounts to ensure timely payment• Managed the store when the manager was off-site

• Regularly reviewed and monitored all aspects of inventory management including vendor direct orders, special orders, min/max changes, PDA Adjustments, weekly cycle counts, store to store transfers, returns to D.C., RTVs, shipment processing and shipping discrepancies • Pre-Inventory coordination of store including creation of store map, section labeling, pre-count assignments, product bundling, labeling all non-scan product, staff assignments for inventory, completion of all post inventory count forms • Monitored and took appropriate action to ensure the store inventory was accurate and adequate to meet customer needs• Resolved a wide range of problems, including missing merchandise, delivery cancellations, damaged merchandise and incomplete deliveries• Supervised loading and unloading of goods, ensuring that merchandise was handled with care and placed correctly in the stockroom• Kept stockroom items neatly organized to facilitate ease of placement of new inventory• Worked with store manager to ensure merchandise changes aligned with sales patterns

• Implemented goals and employee incentive programs• In-store sales increase of 8.6%• Contacted and met with current and potential house account customers on a regular basis, processed house account orders, maintained and developed customer relationships as outlined by the national sales manager• Coordinated merchandise set ups, visual compliance, promotional signage compliance, layout changes, and implemented and maintained the store as set forth by Blick Managment• Provided input to the District Manager concerning customer needs, new products, competition and pricing• Interviewed, hired, trained and evaluated all associates to ensure continual development of staff • Understood and managed the store financial performance utilizing the annual budget and monthly Profit & Loss statements• Timely processing of inter-company communications and forms, payment of bills, and payroll reporting• Offered important motivation and supervision to the employees during the difficult procedure of closing the store• Approved invoices for payment and forwarded to accounts payable

• Assisted the store general manager with the house account program including, but not limited to, processing house account orders, contacting account customers and maintaining customer relationships• Maintained a relationship with over 40 house accounts as well as walk through customers• Trained all store employees on Blick Sales Training Program, promotional events, and Featured Products. • Communicated and maintained daily, weekly, and monthly sales goals for all employees. Coordinated marketing programs at store level along with ensuring compliance to National Marketing programs • Shift supervision, including opening and closing the store, creating weekly schedule, staff tasks and duties assigned on a daily basis • Ordered store supplies through retail purchasing and monitored expenses.

• Responsible for hiring and training new employees• Increased product sales by developing special promotions• Implemented goals and employee incentive programs• Reconciled daily accounts• Provided high quality patron interaction to ensure all needs were met

• Prepared, wrote, and submitted a grant to the Missouri Arts Council• Contacted community leaders, donors, and members of the theater community• Assembled press kits• Updated Media Guide, Performance History, Premiere Performances, and Community Outreach List contact databases• Wrote letters of inquiry for possible grant application• Conducted development research for funding possibilities at the Metropolitan Association of Philanthropy• Wrote a proposal to Missouri Historical Society asking for collaboration • Coordinated an informational booth at The Grand/South Grand Festival of Nations, represented the company at the two day festival• Managed daily office operations