WILLIAM TIMOTHY WALLACE
**** ***** ****** ****** • Landis, North Carolina 28088 • 704-***-****
OBJECTIVE: To secure a position in customer service utilizing my
strong background in sales, expertise in handling and troubleshooting
customer problems, and strong knowledge of certain office equipment,
internet, and AS 400 as a flexible team player with the ability to learn
fast.
EXPERIENCE:
2008 to Present BIG LOTS, Concord, North Carolina
Furniture Manager
Assist customers with questions pertaining to furniture and bedding
products. Close sales or talk them into layaway and credit card
applications. Do store count every Monday to insure correct quantity
of all products. Take part in conference calls to improve product
sales and any ideas for future sales. Last year, my team and I
brought our furniture department to over 1 million in sales for the
first time. As of November 2012, I have been acting Mod opening and
closing 2-3 times a week.
2007 to 2008 CALLAHAN FURNITURE, Kannapolis, North Carolina
Store Manager/Inside Retail Sales
Assist customers with furniture choice and answer warranty concerns
and longevity of products; close sales with purchase financing or
layaway; reorder stock weekly to replenish store; assemble furniture
for display and open and close store Tuesday through Saturday.
2006 to 2007 SHOE SHOW, Kannapolis, North Carolina
Palletizer
Removed boxes of shoes from the conveyor and stacked onto pallets and
scanned products to be placed in racks.
2004 to 2006 MASTER HALCO, Charlotte, North Carolina
Customer Service Representative responsible for taking orders and
quoted jobs; entered orders and followed them through entire process
to make sure job is completed to specifications; entered customer
complaints in wintouch; and handled check deposits and credits due to
customers.
2002 to 2004 MI HOMES, Concord, North Carolina
Learned multiple processes of assembling windows and doors for
various customers of Capital Windows, where all jobs are piece rated
for production.
2000 to 2002 STAIN GLASS ASSOCIATES, Knightdale, North Carolina
Gave quotes on stain glass for installation in churches and
residential homes. Called for collection of past due bills and also
installed when needed for jobs.
1998 to 2000 BINSWANGER GLASS, Charlotte, North Carolina
Inside sales and quotes for glass, windows, patio doors, shower doors
and mirrors. Called for unpaid bills. Ran orders for daily
accounting. Also cut glass in shop and assisted in installations.
1995 to 1998 ALUMAX, Bristol, Pennsylvania
Inside sales and quotes for shower doors and mirror wardrobe doors by
using the Prism program. Took phone orders, checked stock on AS 400
and wrote up faxes. Provided technical support for customers.
EDUCATION:
9/1974 to 5/1978 PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL, Princeton, North Carolina
Diploma - Special Achievements/Honors: FFA, Vice President; All-State
Honors Choir
9/1978 to 5/1980 MT. OLIVE COLLEGE, Mt. Olive, North Carolina
Special Achievements/Honors: Baptist Club, Vice President; Mt. Olive
Singers
MILITARY SERVICE:
UNITED STATES ARMY
Highest Rank Held: Special Training: Date of Discharge:
PFC Certificate in Electronics January 1986