Sales Manager

Education

B.A. Fashion Merchandising - Marymount University, Arlington, VA

May 2011

GPA: 3.87, Dean's List

1st Place, 2010 Cotton Inc. Product Development Competition

Fashion Club, 2010 & 2011 Senior Fashion Show Dresser

Coursework: Buying, Product Development, Retailing, Textiles, Visual

Merchandising

B.S. Marketing - SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

May 2008

GPA: 3.74, Cum Laude, Departmental Honors - Marketing, Dean's List

Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society

Coursework: Consumer Behavior, Financial Accounting, Sales Management,

Statistics

B.A. Asian Studies - SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

May 2008

GPA: 3.74, Cum Laude, Departmental Honors - Asian Studies, Dean's List

Coursework: 4 Semesters of Japanese Language

Asian Studies Department Book Award: Excellence in Japanese

A.S. Graphic Design - Ulster CCC, Stone Ridge, NY

May 2002

GPA: 3.35, With Distinction (Institutional Honors)

Employment

Design Intern - Phillips-Van Heusen, Bridgewater, NJ

Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

Interned with Design, Merchandising, and Visual Marketing teams

Design - Finalized color forecasting for Spring 2011, created inspiration

boards, attended

meetings with print and apparel vendors to review new merchandise from

Europe, and

changed over the design room for the next season.

Merchandising - Worked with spec sheets, line plans, and weekly plans;

style, size, store, and color selling analysis data from stores and

identified trends; attended sourcing meetings; and prepared Spring 2010

seasonal sales data for post-mortem analysis meeting

Visual Marketing - Prepped and photographed retail displays, communicated

with stores, and

tracked store responses using Lotus Notes and Microsoft Excel

Attended Spring/Summer 2012 Color Symposium at Fashion Institute of

Technology

Facilitator - LEGO Education Center, Hanover, MD Oct

2009 - Apr 2011

Held highest sales and attendance numbers among all LEGO Education Centers

world-wide

General Manager - Gertrude Hawk Chocolates, Kingston, NY Jun 2005

- Jun 2008

Designed seasonal visual merchandise displays

Revised filing processes and reduced errors by transitioning to Microsoft

Excel

Exceeded or met company sales goals each week

Skills and Interests

Proficient in Microsoft Office; with an emphasis on Excel and Powerpoint

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

"Dreams in Yellow" blog on Fashion and Design and portfolio (

www.dreamsinyellow.com )

Strong knowledge of and ability to apply retail math concepts, including

elements of markup, margin planning, open to buy, and inventory

productivity measures (WOS, T/O, GMROI).

Organized, proactive, independent and self-motivated

High level of attention to detail

Ability to multi-task and set appropriate deadlines and priorities

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