Sales Customer Service
Resume:
Deborah Grimm
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Highlight of Qualifications: Strategic thinker, entrepreneur, channel
development, business development, editing, writer (business and creative),
team building, municipal government operations, sales training, event
planning, demographic analysis, target marketing, product control,
invoicing, purchase orders, pricing and payroll.
Professional Experience
Macy's August 2010 -
Present
Clothier- Men's Suits and Fashions
Meeting and exceeding sales quota, wardrobe consulting, maintaining
excellent customer service, and developed loyal customer base, qualifies
top sales status. Attention to clients needs based on vocation, lifestyle,
and fashion needs, inspires clients loyalty. Motivate clients buying
decisions with extensive knowledge of fabrics, fabric patterns, styles,
trends, accessories, and proper attire.
Increase client's purchase by visually presenting corresponding dress
shirts, ties, shoes, and accessories. A keen ability to communicate
effectively with client's during the alteration and tailoring experience.
Proficient measuring & chalking techniques, working closely and in detail
with outsourced tailors and keeping abreast of the newest men's fashion,
are daily requirements as a quality clothier. Other daily duties include
maintaining client portfolio's; individual's measurements, style
preferences, working environments and key client information. Maintain a
top-notch working environment by updating inventory, product control,
shipping and receiving alterations, pricing inventory, tagging sales
events, and setting displays according to Macy's specifications. Open
communication with management and sales team. Obtain and exceed all sale
goals. Received top sales awards
IVC Recruiting
November 2007 - July 2010
Business Development Manager / Entrepreneur
Legal Recruiting: Litigation, Intellectual Property, Real Estate,
Corporate, Energy and Prosecution Law.
November 2007, IVC Recruiting began a start up legal administrative
recruiting service in the Washington DC area, focused on attaining top
legal talent for Washington DC firms. Skills include generating client
lists, direct marketing, developing relationships and networks with various
Human Resource Executives, performing continuous research for market
availability and associated staffing. Projects included designing
advertising programs and marketing programs through mixed media's to obtain
law firm clients and recruit candidates for career opportunities.
Recruiting involved; reviewing resumes, contacting potential candidates,
interviewing, and skill level testing candidates. As of July 2010, IVC
Recruiting is contracted to hire legal administrative personnel for twenty
top law firms in the Washington DC area. Contracted law firms include: Van
Ness Feldman LLC, Dickenson Wright LLC, Mattingly, Pillsbury LLC, and
Goodwin Procter LLC.
Marketing & Event Coordinator December 2004
- September 2007
Independent Contractor
Event Coordinator: Made arrangements for wedding event locations,
contracted caterers, DJ's, bands, party equipment rentals, and all aspects
of floral design and purchasing of floral needs. ...
Media and Print Industry
March 1993 - December 2004
Publications include:
Graffiti- Monthly Statewide Entertainment Guide
December 2000 - December2004
Clay Times Magazine March 1993 -
December 1995
Short-term Adverting Sales Contracts: Highway Eighty One Magazine, Midland
Trail,
Charleston Magazine, Bride Magazine.
Responsibilities included Advertising Sales and Marketing, advertising
design, managing graphic artists and final copy proofing. Developed media
kits comprised of targeted demographics, print ad cost breakdown,
distribution throughout the state of West Virginia, rate cards with
multiple advertising choices, ad dimensions, and circulation data.
Results increased advertising base over 60% with clients such as NCECA,
Kiel Kilns, national and international pottery workshops and schools, US
Airways, Yeager Airport, West Virginia Department of Tourism, Greenbrier
Resort, Glade Springs Resort, Walker Machinery, Appalachian Power Ballpark,
West Virginia State Fair, Clay Center, Mountain Stage, Columbia Gas, West
Virginia Cultural Center, Political Ad's, Marshall University, Budweiser,
Coke, Marriott, Embassy Suites, Capital Market and many outdoor adventure &
sports companies. Worked with small companies on advertising design,
provided graphic designers, and proofed advertisements.
Marketing strategies expanded the circulation and distribution to over 40%
in all magazines. Marketing included participating in networking
organizations, organizing events, attending sales and marketing seminars,
and developed professional relationships with outstanding clients.
Tree House Productions April 1994 -
November 1999
Event Coordinator & Promoter
Sole Proprietor
Tree House Productions provide staging equipment and technical support
staff for festivals, private parties, seminars, political events, corporate
meetings, and bands. Administrative responsibilities included job costing,
equipment list, payroll, invoicing, scheduling, bidding jobs, hiring
technicians, and working with vendors. THP continuously networked with
event organizers, political campaigns, private clubs, city and state
government.
Events included: Winchester, VA Blues Showcase, Bluemont, VA Bluemont Fair
( fourteen stages, two day event, up to forty performing acts, six year
consecutive contract), Rotary, City Government, Music in the Park, Local
and National Bands, and Private Parties & Events.
International Video Corporation February 1991 -
March 1994
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator: Seminars and Tradeshows. Coordinated shows for IBM,
Microsoft, Egghead Discount Software, and Borland. Engineered a thirty-two
city seminar road show for Microsoft, which included shipping of all
equipment, travel arrangements for technical staff, subcontracting vendors,
site specs needs, job costing, point person during show, arranging union
staff, set up and break down arrangements, and twenty-four hour
availability to both IVC staff and Microsoft's Event Coordinator.
Tradeshows included Window World, FOSE and PC.EXPO. Duties included booth
specs, electrical, shipping equipment, technical support, technician travel
arrangements, and being contact person for IVC during the Tradeshows.
Education: International School Philippines, Lord Fairfax Community College
Computer Skills: Outlook, Access, Excel, Basic PowerPoint, Microsoft Word,
ACT
Course Studies- Seminars - Networking
Jeffrey Gitomer Sales & Marketing Seminars - Chamber of Commerce, BNI -
Business Networking International, Microsoft Word - Course Study,
Government Contracting Seminars- Business Recruiting Seminars
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