Customer Service Sales

Elizabeth Claire Perison

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Education

Indiana University, College of Arts and Sciences, Bloomington (May 2011)

Bachelor of Science in Apparel Merchandising GPA 3.3/4.0

• Major: Apparel Merchandising

• Certificate: Fashion Design

• Minor: Business

• Graduated in three years, one academic year early

Experience

Nordstrom Internship Dallas, TX (May 2011 to Present)

• Provided great customer service and built customer relationships

• Maintained a high sales per hour, greater than department company averages

• Worked towards department and personal sales goals

• Attended weekly class to learn from company leaders

Duro Olowu (Couture Designer) Internship London, UK (Summer 2010)

• Merchandised the store and created window displays

• Created database of house inventory to track merchandise

• Interacted with customers in store and in private appointments

• Assisted in client fittings, worked in studio, inspected garments for quality

Retail Studies Fashion Show Head of wardrobe coordination Bloomington, IN (Spring 2011)

• Lead wardrobe committee in creating successful lineup for fashion show

• Organized committee meetings and activities prior to show

• Assisted with model fitting before show to prepare garments for the runway

• Matched models with appropriate garments based on garment and model

measurements

Plato’s Closet (Teen Resale Store) Buyer and Sales associate Irving, TX (Summer 2007)

• Helped prepare the business for grand opening by using computer software to select appropriate

merchandise for the store

• Received buyer certification by passing test on trends and styles

• Created many visual displays for the store to showcase merchandise in a creative way

• Worked with customers during the buying process and assisted customers in selecting merchandise

Activities and Service

Retail Studies Organization Star Level Member Bloomington, Indiana (2008 to Present)

• Attended field seminar in Chicago fall 2009 to observe professionals at Coach and

Macy’s and

fall 2010 to observe Niemen Marcus, Vera Wang, Chicago Apparel Mart and Crate and

Barrel

Trashion Refashion Fashion Show Design participant Bloomington, Indiana (Spring 2011)

• Designed a garment made from completely recycled materials

• Constructed garment from unusual materials to be worn by actual model in

fashion show

• Final product was selected to appear in fashion show

Barack Obama Presidential Campaign Volunteer Bloomington, Indiana (Fall 2008)

• Specially trained to work as a poll book holder at presidential polling site on election day,

responsible for checking people in to vote

• Worked on team to ensure that presidential voting was made easy for voters on election day and at

early voting locations

• Conducted phone research to assess which candidate voters were supporting and relayed the

information to headquarters

• Promoted candidate to residents door to door and on campus

Skills

Sewing, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office, Pattern Drafting, Draping, Mac computers

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