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Flagship Vancouver

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• Achieves brand consistency and enhancements by supporting corporate branding initiatives: in-store campaigns, windows, cosmetic themed outposts, feature displays.
• Excellent leadership in communication, direction, and flow challenges within the store.
• Problem solved layouts to accommodate late arriving merchandise on key fixtures.
• Designed visually impactful displays to evoke customer excitement and interest.
• Hand painted a mural in ladies shoes at the Metrotown location using original designs.
• Oversaw standards of execution, merchandise flow, fixtures, signing, marketing, lighting, and wall presentations.

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

• Presented on numerous district merchandising calls with interactive problem solving questions.
• Analyzed reports to support customer experience & maximize product sales.
• Outstanding ability to map and plan store merchandise while upholding the standards of AE.
• Lead a high volume store with 45+ employees utilizing Kronos and Zipline apps. to support staff.
• Onboarded and developed employees through coaching and monthly reviews.
• Organized multiple cleaning projects for better efficiency with BOH organization.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Was placed in a non-profitable store and within 6 months was leading the district in customer review scores, profitability, and other metrics.
• Led store operations by driving financial success.
• Built a customer center team that created a feeling of community and belonging.
• Food safe Certificate.
• Onboarded and Developed employees utilizing TALEO & TEAMWORKS software.
• Supported the District in Inventory Management, redesigned numerous stores backrooms to support new improved inventory systems.

Vancouver

• Led timely floor sets for new seasonal merchandise placement.
• Onboarded and developed 65+ employees
• Utilized reports to support sales targets within the store.
• Ran sales meetings and supervised the selling teams during peak days.
• Analyzing sales figures, customers reactions and market trends to anticipate product needs.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Oversaw multiple locations within Vancouver made up of 250+ employees.
• Promoted from Store Manager to Area Operations Manager after 7 months (May2014-Nov2015)
• Took on additional duties as payroll administrator and HR representative for the company.
• Payroll administration: processing bi-weekly payroll, managing benefits, T4 tax paperwork, ROE completion etc.
• Managing regional budgets and ensuring that each store operates within the budget.
• Ensuring operational efficiency and that company & industry regulations are adhered to within each store.

Abbotsford

• Driving sales and key performance indicators
• Coaching and motivating a team
• Recruiting and developing a sales team.
• Managing inventory and loss prevention.
• Controlling operating costs.
• Strong ability to adapt to different cultures and environments.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Designed a unisex neck scarf for employee uniforms.
• Virtually created prints using Illustrator and Photoshop
• Created drawings of medicinal plants used in the creation of the print.
• Communicated with management for design requirements

Abbotsford BC

• Assisted the CEO in designing the 2014 Men's Golf Collection.
• Designed flats on Adobe Illustrator CS5
• Sourced fabric for production
• Created inspiration boards and conducted trend research applicable to men’s gold wear
• Managed stock and processed orders for shipment
• Fit sample garments and fixed drafting errors

Abbotsford

I was contacted through UFV by the City of Abbotsford to create a tartan that represented the city. I created weaving patterns for a traditional Scottish tartan and presented them to the Abbotsford Board Members where my tartan was selected for mass production. The final pattern was woven in Scotland and made into kilts, one of which was given to me for my.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Extended Minor In Visual Arts & Fashion Design

Activities and Societies: Fashion Society, Fine Arts Society Designed the Abbotsford Tartan- Feb 2011-May 2011 The tartan in registered in.

Fashion Design Diploma, Fashion/Apparel Design

Activities and Societies: While I was attending UFV I had the chance to participate in two study tours. The first was a study tour to.

High School Diploma, Art/Art Studies, General