Work History
Larry W. Martin
28532
Phone: 903-***-****
Email: **********@*****.***
DOB: 09/01/1953
Half Price books 1645 Town East Blvd. # 584
Supervisor: Scot Berendzen
Mesquite, Tx. 75150 972-***-****
From: 03/01/2007
To: 09/30/2009 Position:
Bookseller
Pay: Hourly $8.25
Job Duties: 1) Buy used books and
audio/video items from walk-in public
2) Sort and then merchandise (shelve and display) new and
used goods
that arrive daily
3) Help customers
with item searches (by phone and in person)
4) Cashier at sales
check out counter.
5) Close out
register (balance cash receipts with drawer)
6) Maintain store
appearance and help secure for closing
Reason for leaving: Had to assume full time caretaker role for aging
mother who had become disabled and
did not want to be confined to a nursing
home (did this until her death and burial in
June of 2010). Situation then
necessitated acquiring employment again, as her S/S
and my small pension (early retirement
from Pepsi Bottling) combined allowed me
the circumstance of being able to
function as the caretaker, i.e., not working.
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Pepsi Bottling Group 4532 Hwy 67 E.
Supervisor: Lawrence Cook
Mesquite, Tx. 75149 214-***-**** From:
Dec. 1975
To: Aug. 2006 Position:
Various
Pay: starting at $7.25/hr, ending
at $18.75/hr. (salary non-exempt)
Job Duties: Started as a Checker:
controlled all movement in and out of plant,
inspected all
goods going out/in for quality and assured that all
company polices
and procedures were followed. Then became the
Physical
Inventory Coordinator: counted all "finished goods" and
provided
quantity and location reports of available product to various
dept. managers
on a daily basis. Went on to become the Perpetual
Inventory
Coordinator: collected, input and analyzed data from all
departmental
operations to determine and control product loss. Also
involved in
development of "Best Practices" for policies and
procedures
related to Inventory Control, as well as filling in when
necessary as
Inventory Control Supervisor and being the primary
trainer for
dept. personnel ( am forklift certified)
Reason for leaving: Had years accumulated (over 30) to take pension
early and pursue a separate
"vestment" (retirement) with another
company
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Interim 3 year venture to pursue "Business Opportunity"
(with previous college acquaintances) at:
R Systems, Inc. Dallas, Tx
Supervisor: Dr. Allen Henderson, Phd. (a software development
company)
(VP of company)
817-729-
9122
From: Dec. 1985
To: Dec 1988 Position:
Shipping Manager
Pay: 18K/yr (salary)
Job Duties: Responsible for
following:
1) Assure
timely preparation and shipment of all finished goods.
2) Maintain
appropriate inventory of raw materials in response
to sales
projections and existing orders for product by initiating
purchase
requests as necessary.
3) Determine
"best way" transport per size/destination
considerations.
4) Receive and
certify incoming shipments against RMA or PO
documentation.
5) Staff and
train personnel for above activities
6) Prepare
periodic and per request reports for VP, CFO, etc,
Reason for leaving: Company declared bankruptcy. I returned to Pepsi
Cola. (had left on good terms
so they offered to "bridge" my
previous years of service and continue with same
salary of 20K/yr as before)
Relevant life history prior to 1975
Grew up and graduated
high school in Dallas, Tx. -1971.
Attended Eastfield
Community College from Sept, 1971 to Dec 1973.
Transferred to and
attended East Texas State University* from Jan, 1974
to 1977. Majored in
Psychology and Anthropology with an
"Interdisciplinary"
minor. Was nominated and accepted into PSI CHI
(the National
Collegiate Honor Society for Psychology) in 1975.
Worked various
"student" jobs part time to help pay my way through
college, along with
scholarships, loans and grants. Worked full time
(beginning in 1975 at
Pepsi Cola) while also being a full time student
for a 2 year period
* Now called Texas A&M
Commerce.