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Center Valley, Pennsylvania, Us

o Moved into the primary caretaker role for my family of four due to specific, short-term needs.o Managed work/school schedules, extracurricular activities, commuting, volunteering, appointments,grocery shopping/cooking. Created and implemented daily routines for effective scheduling.o Deepened my relationship with my children, learned guitar, furthered my love of cooking and grew inmy personal mission to be a present and mindful parent.

Chicago, Il, Us

Local Foods is Chicago’s first wholesale distributor and retailer of strictly local foods from the Midwest’s best farmers. We source and deliver the finest farm foods to consumers, restaurants, grocers and institutions. Know The Source. o Integral role in company growth; top seller acquiring new business for over 80 individual accounts with yearly sales over $1MM while handling customer service and accounts receivable for my clients.o Delivered solution-oriented customer service to remedy ordering challenges, product shortages & delays and price updates in an honest and tangible way that maintained positive relationships.o Adaptable and operations focused: Pivoted role during the pandemic to ensure the company acquired new revenue streams while restaurants were closed.o Built successful purchasing relationships with farmers and suppliers. Routinely communicated the needs of high volume customers. Ensured farmers were aware of critical orders and requirements needed to maintain sales of product.o Bolstered Local Foods prominence among chefs. Organized farm and greenhouse visits, warehouse tours, trade shows and on-site product demos. Conducted front of house training for numerous clients and collaborated with chefs on ingredient sourcing.www.localfoods.com

o Trusted manager responsible for hiring, training and developing employees, processing payroll, discipline, reviews. Actively formulated marketing strategies. o Led implementation of Square POS to increase sales, lower costs, as well as, improve customer relationships.o Strong interest in employee development and teamwork. Led & developed customer service training for staff to strengthen the relationship between FOH & BOH. Improved customer service created a more relaxed and inviting atmosphere at Floriole.o High level of awareness and understanding of marketplace and seasonal trends to ensure Floriole remained current and competitive. Analyzed financial data to determine best actions to improve sales, lower costs and maintain positive financial growth.

o Creator, owner and operator of ¡GRiNGOS! London - a food market stall specializing in bringing fresh homemade salsas and made-to-order guacamole to London food marketso Identified gap in market & satisfied demand with niche Mexican street food businesso Created unique salsas & guacamole recipes, unknown to the London food sceneo Sold products in multiple London food markets, while maintaining a full time job in advertisingo Created strong following and reputation in street food industryo Achieved 2012 sales target of £5,000, through Saturday market sales and weekly catering orders

o Client: Ford of Europe Motor Companyo Managed relationships with clients and vendors to execute multi-global marketing programs in television, digital (internet, mobile), print and radioo Communicated with 22 different countries on a daily basis, ensuring ad campaigns were running correctly and budgets were allocated appropriatelyo Digital Strategy Specialist: extensive knowledge and experience utilizing digital platforms to communicate advertising campaigns, specifically in the areas of social media (FB, Instagram) and Google properties (YouTube, Adwords)o Provided creative & media recommendations to clients based on extensive target market research, media channel insights and consumer behavior

Chicago, Il, Us

o Managed total restaurant operations in stores that achieved annual sales of $1.3MM in areas of staffing and scheduling, budgets and projections, customer satisfaction, food costs and inventory control, and store repair and maintenanceo Led and developed people to execute outstanding product quality and customer service, increased sales and controlled costs for each shifto Responsible for hiring, training, and developing associate teams of 15-25 peopleo Developed effective associate and manager schedules, optimized to hit profit and sales targetso Organized and led implementation of large scale changes including all product launches, POS changes and updated company policies and procedureso Controlled food components, labor, waste, and cash across each shift

London, England, Gb

o Wrigley Account: March 2006 - October 2007o Tim Hortons Account: March 2007 - October 2007o Managed day-to-day relationships with clients and vendors to execute extensive local and national marketing programs in print, radio, internet and televisiono Responsible for tracking all budgets and processed monthly billing for $30MM, $15MM, and $7MM accountso Issued all local television and print buys for $15MM accounto Utilized proprietary systems to assist with budget allocations and appropriate media placements to reach target audience in most efficient and effective manner

Washington, Dc, Us

o Dedicated a year to serving communities throughout the United States in the areas of disaster relief, unmet human needs, education, environmental, and homeland securityo Trained and directed volunteers on multiple projectso Created quantitative statistics for formal government documents

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