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Trabuco Canyon, CA, US

Lake Forest, CA

Natures Image is a full-service native habitat restoration/mitigation company serving both private and public clients throughout the West. Since the early 1990s, we have successfully restored and maintained hundreds of habitat communities, representing thousands of acres, including riparian, coastal sage scrub, freshwater and saltwater marsh, desert.

Trabuco Canyon, CA

Create monthly newsletter using Adobe InDesign. Source and modify photos in Adobe Photoshop. Collaborate with board members to create events flyers. Assist advertisers and business members with advertisement layout and content. Attend monthly members meetings and board meetings. Encourage participation in local equestrian and volunteer activities such as.

Orange County, California Area

Monitored NOAA forecasts, researched geographical locations/site coordinates, created and modified reports/templates using Excel and Word, provided technical editing on SWPPP, WQMP and AQMD documents, assisted with data entry and reporting in QuickBooks.

Santa Cruz, CA

• Coordinated design, planning, installation/dismantling of Tradin USA booths and table-tops at Natural Products Expo West, Expo East, IFT (Institute of Food Technologists) and others.• Sourced photos for redesigned Tradin Organics USA website, marketing materials, Crown of Holland booth and marketing materials, and International Sourcing and Raw Materials.

Santa Cruz, CA

• Assisted our Senior VP of Business Development with management of global supply chain and sales of organic apple and pear ingredients:- qualifying new suppliers in accordance with Finance, Logistics, Certification and Quality Assurance regulations- writing annual/seasonal purchase and sales contracts- requesting freight rates and running import cost.

Santa Cruz, CA

• Assisted with brokerage sales, inventory sales, and domestic and global sourcing and procurement of organic fruit juice concentrates, purees and IQF (individually quick frozen) berries.• Requested COAs (Certificates of Analysis), Organic Certificates, Kosher Certificates and General Specifications.• Customer Service; received customer purchase orders.

Greater Chicago Area

• Sales of nutritional supplements, homeopathic remedies, herbs, natural beauty and household products, books, juicers.• Organized and classified store layout of supplements.• Active in signing up customers for dark field microscopy health screenings.• Attended trade shows including All Things Organic and Natural Products Expo West.

Libertyville, IL

Sales, Operations Manager - Sales, purchasing, inventory management - Organizing staff meetings and training - Signing up customers for dark-field microscopy (live blood analysis) health screenings - Coordinated with health practitioners in educating/empowering customers. - Assisted organizing educational seminars and participated in promotional events.

Greater Chicago Area

- Sales of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients products.- Opening & closing store.- Staff training.- Managed sales reports and bank deposits.- Active in planning in-store educational demonstrations using Aveda products and literature, - Represented company at promotional events.

Greater Chicago Area

- Active in educating new clientele about the natural foods/products.- Gained enthusiastic support from the public to fight the proposed lowering of USDA Organic Standards, and insist that genetic engineering, sewage sludge, irradiation, and other practices be prohibited from Organics.

Associate'S Degree, Environmental Studies

Natural History and Geology of Southern California Natural Resources Conservation Environmental Studies Internship/Coyote Studies at.

Horsemanship

About the Instructor: Elizabeth Zarkos, PhD, is an award winning teacher, equine trainer and advocate. She established Hanaeleh Horse.