Chris Fong
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EDUCATION
CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA, CA
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: APPAREL MERCHANDISING AND MANAGEMENT
MINOR: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
--Intensive training in visual merchandising, retail buying, retail operations, apparel design strategies, merchandising techniques, management, and professional skills.
EXPERIENCE
SALES ASSOCIATE | MICHAEL KORS, LLC.
ARCADIA, CA 2011-PRESENT
Top sales averaging $300 per hour, selling to walk-in customers and personal clients. Assistant Brand Ambassador responsible for maintaining visual standards by implementing and substituting changes in the store. Apparel Specialist, increasing classification penetration from 3% to 9% of total monthly business.
SALES ASSOCIATE | LEON MAX, INC.
PASADENA, CA 2011
Worked closely with President, Amé Max, on a weekly basis to create company wide floor-sets and window displays. Top seller by the first month of employment.
KEY HOLDER | GUESS? INC.
ARCADIA, CA 2009-2011
Store top seller averaging $200 per hour. Head cashier with responsibilities that included: maintaining 100% customer information capture rate, approve customer returns and exchanges for associates, and auditing registers for errors.
SKILLS
Fluent in speaking Cantonese and Mandarin, with conversational abilities to speak in Spanish. Adept business acumen, adjusting visual merchandising to maximize sales potential. Great motivational leader with excellent interpersonal communication skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. Understands basic cutting and sewing. Quick learner that thrives in fast-paced environments.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
MISSIONS AMBASSADOR, TEMPLE CITY HOME OF CHRISTIANS
TIJUANA, MEXICO 2007
A 60-hour week attending to various community service projects held at churches, orphanages, rehabilitation centers, and retirement homes.