• Currently serving as a contract team photographer for the Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash soccer teams since 2016.• Periodically covering NFL, MLB, NCAA and other sporting and news events for various outlets including United Press International, Cal Sport Media, International Sports Images, ZUMA Press, and The Facts newspaper. Through these agencies I’ve had photos published by magazines, newspapers, and other outlets, including Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, KPRC, etc.• Worked as a contract photographer for the Houston Texans Cheerleaders, which included three yearly calendars, portraits, and game coverage.• Operated my own part time photo business and website at trasksmith.com since 2008.

• Performed order management using the LFS warehouse inventory system to ensure all orders shipped on time and correctly, and trained other employees to use the system.• Worked with suppliers on obtaining return authorizations and coordinated the shipping of material.• Assisted sales team and project managers with inventory reports and issues.• Created new electronic reports and search forms within the Netsuite operating system used daily by the sales team and project managers.• Identified integration issues between the warehouse inventory system and the sales operating system, and worked with representatives from both systems to get the issues resolved.• Utilized multiple sales websites to sell off excess overstock inventory.

• Performed data management by customizing, maintaining, and implementing over 500 different customer-specific pricing files from various manufacturers.• Directed and managed a group of employees on the corporate rebates team.• Recouped millions of dollars each year via monthly rebate claims to suppliers.• Oversaw, trained, and supported 10 branch locations on rebate issues.• Assisted outside sales team with profitability, marketing, and electronic support.• Served as administrator for hundreds of customer auto-pricing schemes.• Developed customer specific e-commerce files.• Organized and maintained electronic catalog of 36,000 items.

Served as a Senior Operations Specialist / Army Contractor at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq.• Prepared daily Situation Report for all camps in the Baghdad region.• Wrote and disseminated incident reports.• Coordinated employee travel between various sites in the region.

• Ordered all products and performed all managerial duties as needed.• Trained, scheduled, and supervised all store employees.• Improved store efficiency by developing new task procedures.

• Ran the Base Communications Center computer system.• Managed other Airmen as a shift supervisor.• Revised operating procedures for computer operators at Randolph AFB.• Served in Operation Desert Storm / Operation Southern Watch while stationed in Saudi Arabia.• Received a top-secret security clearance.• Awarded the Air Force Good Conduct Medal.