James W. Forston

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Fresno, CA 93728

559-***-****

adqoer@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile

Career Objective

To utilize my skills in a productive, creative environment that also incorporates my school training and management experience.

Personal Profile

My professional experience is varied. I spent a total of approximately 7 years running two high end retail stores, The Sharper Image and Brookstone. I was a teacher of grades 7 – 12 at a Charter School and I worked for the Fresno Workforce Development Board as a Project Analyst. I have varied interests, but love the live theater the most.

Skills Summary

Professional Experience

Primary Functional Expertise

• Supervisory experience with Starbucks Coffee company.

• Run shifts, according to company standards of deployment

• Insure opening and closing procedures are followed by all partners

• Retail Store Manager experience

• Daily procedures for running a high end retail store

• Associates training and development

• Teaching Computer Science and Drama

• Writing Courses of Study for each class

• Student development from grades 7 to 12

Secondary Functional Expertise

• Cash handling

• Deposits, petty cash, registers, store budgets, government budgets

• Government Programs

• In-depth knowledge of certain government programs

• Child and Adult labor law knowledge

• Knowledge relating to both child and adult workers as related to Federal and State labor laws. Additional Functional Expertise

• Restaurant health policies and procedures

• Management experience as related to hard lines

• Government budgetary guidelines regarding certain programs

• Certified Food handler for the state of California Education

• Successful Store Manager

• Customer Service

• Government Programs knowledge

• Hiring and Training

• Budgets

• Legal knowledge

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY – Manchester, NH Forensic Psychology Major, still attending FRESNO ADULT SCHOOL – Fresno, CA G.E.D. Degree 1997

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