I work as a retail manager during my day to day, but I am a published and internationally known fine art photographer specializing in male imagery and nature.

Recruitment and training of staff members, including selling skills, register training, cash handling, merchandising, inventory, stock replenishment, and customer service.Reconciliation and documentation of all banking transactions.Maintain inventory.Succession planning.Sales.

Completed Certified Tea Training.Increased sales at one location by an average of 247% to LYOrdering, merchandising and selling of tea and product.Cash management and banking. Promoted to Director of Training and given an additional store to manage.Moved to higher volume store that is also a tea bar with food to work as an assistant to a seasoned food manager.Interviewing and hiring of sales associates and prescreening, interviewing and making recommendations for second interviews for potential management applicants.Increased visibility for Bethesda Row location and partnered with neighboring retailer, gyms, restaurants and spas for events to drive traffic.Maintained accurate inventory with less than 3% shrink rate.Participated in off-site events such as The Taste of DC and the Food Expo.Assisted in broadening our social media presence.My store was one of the winners of the Best In Bethesda award in 2013.

Opened the first location on the East Coast outside of New York City and surpassed first day financial goal by more than 200%. Maintained either the #1 or #2 ranking of stores for 8 months.Created custom, branded gift sets for my location that were later implemented into the holiday program throughout all points of distribution.Represented the company as one of the top store managers in New Orleans during the Essence Music Festival. We built, stocked, and merchandised a temporary location for three days and took in over $90,000 in revenue during this three-day period.Worked with the Education Manager so that I could provide training to our Macy’s and Sephora points of distribution outside of the New York area.Promoted to the company’s new high end location in Pentagon City, and was part of the four person team that designed, stocked, and merchandised the location.Achieved the highest 1st day sales totals of any store in the company with the exception of the flagship location in Harlem.Developed and managed mini-events to increase sales potential on a weekly basis, including the opening day in Pentagon City, which featured guest appearances by international known entertainer Jay-Z and Dominique from America’s Next Top Model. The event drew over 13,000 people.Directed the daily operations of a store averaging 2800 customers per week.Recruitment and training of all staff members, including selling skills, register training, cash handling, merchandising, inventory, stock replenishment, and customer service.Reconciled and documented all banking transactions.Maintained inventory.Excelled at the promotion of the company’s customer loyalty programs and increasing the profile of the store among mall employees.Maintained a controlled cash atmosphere.Provided on-going training that fostered an attitude of self-ownership by the staff.Partnered with other stores in the mall to increase visibility for company’s special events, like Member Event and Holiday Sales.

Recruited and trained of all staff members, including selling skills, register training, cash handling, merchandising, inventory, stock replenishment, and customer service.Reconciled and documented all banking transactions.Maintained inventory.Succession planning.Sales.