Maria Bland Email & Phone Number

Lake Stevens, Washington

• Prepare monthly financials for customers and vendors from QuickBooks including Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, A/R Summaries, etc. • Reconcile customer accounts on a monthly basis • Maintain customer and vendor reports to make sure accounts are accurate • Responsible for managing multiple Associations with their governing documents, budgets, financials, ACC forms, requests, work orders, etc. • Present and attend board meetings, annual meetings, and budget ratification meetings with Board members. • Compose and send multiple forms of letters such as violations, invoices, reminders, notices, etc.• Work closely with real estate agents with starting and completing escrow paperwork to close on properties in Associations.

Clarksville, Tennessee Area

• Responsible for the day-to-day running of the entire women’s department, with the objective of maximizing sales and encouraging sale associates. • Teach and inspire sale associates of current fashion trends to show to customers with emphasize of the contemporary department. • Manage and motivate women’s sale associates to increase sales and ensure efficiency. • Create monthly schedules for full time and part time women’s sale associates • Analyze LY sale figures to forecast future sales • Work closely with corporate buyers to manage stock levels and interpret trends for key buying decisions • Deal with stuff issues including performance reviews, training, standards, and interview new potential sale associates. • Organize the Women’s Department promotions, displays, fashion shows, and other events • Walk the sales floor regularly, communicate to sale associates as well as customers, identify and resolve crucial issues

Clarksville, Tennessee

• Responsible for the visual representation of the entire store by maintaining high standards of visual proposition to create customers attention to generate store profit• Manage sale associates by talking about store promotions and events and making sure visual standards are met. • Implemented merchandising strategies to increase sales • Interview candidates for all areas of the store on a monthly basis• Work closely with corporate, buyers, and store manager to know current promotions, events, and new brands to increase brand awareness and sales. • Direct and create weekly floor moves, window displays, and mannequin styling• Generate new outside marketing promotions

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Maintained and exceed standards of customer service, staff proficiency, and client retention, as well as being in charge of managing a daily clientele and making sure the salon made profitable revenue. • Managed, motivated, and trained a team of stylists• Analyzed weekly and monthly sale figures to drive salon profits• Managed client appointments • Organized promotion and marketing campaigns• Welcomed customers and making sure customer service was incredible• Opened and closed the salon• Assisted store manager with employee schedules

Troy, Mi

• Developed partnerships with external organizations to create relationships to help promote new stores for the company• Maintained the company’s website and Facebook along with other social media websites• Worked hand in hand with the graphic designer to develop advertisements• Generated charity events to help local organizations while seeking new potential clients• Conducted research, complied data, and prepared papers for consideration of new marketing tactics and presented them to the board of directors

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Controlled daily lab tests for different fabrics to ensure they met company specifications.• Assisted with different labs for undergraduate students to learn more about textiles in the fashion industry• Created a study for fabric dye and generated an Undergraduate Thesis • Prepared, organized, and demonstrated daily labs to undergraduate students

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Fashion Merchandising And Marketing

Activities and Societies: Honors College, Textile Lab Related Courses: • Application of Merchandising Practices • Contemporary Selling •.

Cosmetology License, Cosmetology/Cosmetologist