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EDUCATION
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY, Nacogdoches, TX
Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising
Major: Fashion Merchandising-Minor: General Business
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010-2011
Selling Business Manager
Dillards, Plano, TX
-Responsible for Visual Merchandising; creating and maintaining floor sets and product placement
-Collaborate with Visual Manager to create optimum visual displays throughout the department
-Responsible for reviewing products with corporate buyers and product sales representatives
-Responsible for inventory integrity, restocking, and pricing
-Develop, direct, and supervise sales associates
-Manage product returns/exchanges while ensuring customer satisfaction along with maintaining financial obligations
-Performing managerial cashier duties
2008-2010
Buyer and Designers Assistant
Greers Interiors, Nacogdoches, TX
-Offered superior customer service and built repeat clientele
-Opening and closing of store
-Responsible of the upkeep of inventory, restocking, and pricing
-Performing cashier duties; opening and closing of drawer
-Completed RTVs and special orders
-Responsible for Visual Merchandising; creating and maintaining: seasonal window displays, floor sets, and product placement
-Assisted customers with floor covering choices, paint selection, furniture and accessory selection and placement, and fabric coordination.
-Attended trips to Dallas Market Center as a buyer to purchase accessories, furniture, oil paintings, area rugs, and fabric
-Scheduled and interacted with various traveling sales representatives
-Hired by customers for home and office Christmas decorating and custom decorations
SKILLS
Proficient: Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access
LEADERSHIP
Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity
Fashion Merchandising Society
REALITIVE COURSE WORK
Twentieth Century Costuming- the history of fashion, Visual Merchandising, Retail Buying Mathematics, Retail Buying, Apparel Design, Advertising, Fashion Promotions
