Work History
MOD Boston Boutique 2007-2010
Buyer and Director (Boston, Ma)
Hired to establish and govern over all aspects of the boutiques business.
*Marketing - Agressively utilized the internet for Ad Campaigns
- Community outreach and participation
- In store exclusive events
- Cross promotion with club promoters and event
promoters
- Fashion Shows
- Artistic Director for photo shoots
*Staffing - Hired and Managed a team of 8-10 employees
- Developed and Intern program, working with local
Colleges and High Schools
*Merchandising - Created a monthly floor plan, based on
arrival of new merchandise
- Rotation of merchandise on the sales floor
*Visuals - Displayed look that was cohesive to the image of the
store
- Created themes and images that were eye catching
and alluring
*Buyer - Womens and Mens Contemporary
- Negotiated and built relationships with
Vendors
- Monitored all POS and comminication with Vendors
- Forecast seasonal trends
- Developed and analyzed Monthly budgets and
reports
- Handled all damages and RTV\'s
- Critically reviewed LY reports and comparisons
- Strong prodduct knowledge- able to look at items and
tell if the garment is going to flow or fit well
Neiman Marcus 2005-2007
Executive Assistant to VP (Boston, Ma)
Supported the Vice President/ Manager in all aspects of the growth of business that were required.
- Operatered as Personal Asst to store VP
- Liason to Executive Management team
- Analyzed and reviewed all comparisons of LY and current reports
- Created reports which assessed stores Daily, Monthly and Yearly goals
- Monitored all special events
- Vendor support
- Handled all staff support and communication, between sales and management
- Organized and trained all newly hired staff
Grettacole Day Spa 2001-2005
Assistant Spa Manager (Boston, Ma)
Co-managed and acted as mediator of staff and clients for a very successful Boston spa.
- Handled all customer relations and concerns
- Vendor relations and support
- Organized staff and vendor product training
- Maintained and reviewed rotation of stock
- Responsible for hiring and training all staff on policies, procedures and ethics of business
- Created weekly and monthly goals for service and reservation staff
- Monitored the flow of scheduled spa services
Education
University of California - Berkeley
-1994 Bachelors
- Political Science, with a minor in Ethinic Studies
Saint Johns University
-1992 Associates
- Liberal Arts