Ralph E. Oswald
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Baton Rouge, LA 70802
***********@*****.***
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Profile
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I would like to work in a field that allows me to use my
organizational and interpersonal skills, to help the company to grow its
customer base and improve its market share, on both a local level and
nationally and internationally.
Employment History
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Pawnbroker
American Pawn, Baton Rouge, LA 2010
Evaluate customers' property for the purpose of extending a loan on
collateral. Clean, repair, re-evaluate and price merchandise as it pulled
to be resold. Stocked and organized new warehouse and reorganized old
warehouse to eliminate clutter and ease pulling and stocking. reorganized
the old warehouse are
Assistant Manager
Radio Shack, Baton Rouge, LA 2008 to 2010
Operated store in absence of store manager. Assisted customers with
inquiries about computer, telecommunications devices, televisions, and
other consumer electronics. Supervised and assisted employees in completing
assigned tasks.
Lead store employees through a complete store reset and reorganization.
Named Assistant Manager after 2 weeks on the job following Hurricane Gustav
Pawnbroker
Cash America, Baton Rouge, LA 2007
Evaluate customers' property for the purpose of extending a loan on
collateral. Clean, repair, re-evaluate and price merchandise as it pulled
to be resold.
Stage Hand
Stage Right Productions, Baton Rouge, LA 2006 to 2008
Set up sets and equipment for concerts, plays and other stage productions,
including lighting and sound.
Guitar Player/ Recording Engineer
Dixie Rose/ Dixie Rose Band, Baton Rouge, LA 2006 to 2010
Played guitar, co-wrote several songs and recorded live and in a studio
with my wife, Dixie Taylor (aka Dixie Rose).
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
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Knowledge Skills Management and
Organizational
Abilities
Market segment and Merchandizing-position Develop, Instruct and
positioning strategy. and organize displays Lead talent and give
Know exactly who the and product in them the tools they
competition is and attractive, need to succeed in
where we need to be to eye-catching manner. the tasks the are
compete to our best Computers: use assigned.
advantage. computer networking Develop a strategy
technology, monitor for promoting our
computer operation, products and
operate computer implement it to the
networks, maintain or company's advantage.
repair computers or Create a fun,
related equipment, productive atmosphere
program computers in which employees
using existing enjoy the work they
software do and they look
forward to completing
their assigned tasks.
Education
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2006-2009
Cutting Music Business Conference, New Orleans, LA
A 4-day conference held each year in New Orleans to bring together
artists, writers, producers engineers and music business professionals
in order to trade ideas and knowledge and to keep the artist up-to-
date with what is happening in the music world.
1987 Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington, PA
Chorus, Stage Band, campus radio station, guitar player and sound
technician for campus plays and musical productions.
1981 Ligonier Valley Senior High School, Ligonier, PA
Focused on academics and music, including AP Literature, Chorus,
Stage Band and Concert and Marching Bands.