Sales Customer Service

KEITH NGUYEN

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

* Creative talented

merchandising, 5+ years artistic product styling

* Energetic management of

visual design executions

* Space planning, floor

sets, props and displays

* Retail experienced, self

starter and team

* Great communication,

organized, detail and solutions oriented

* Strong leadership,

engaging staff and customers with high enthusiasm

* Record keeping, MS Word,

Excel, Power Point, Outlook

EXPERIENCE

Kohl's - retail apparel

2008 / 2009

Men's Dept. Supervisor

* Merchandising, product

placement, floor sets, training, pricing, inventory

* Great customer service,

sales

IKEA - home furnishings

2006 /

2007

Visual Merchandiser /

Interior Design

* Visual merchandising and

displays of all furniture groups on showroom

* Ensure the most commercial

combinations and customer shop-ability

* Sales steering coaching and

developing of showroom staff

* Space planning, create,

organize and implement all commercial solutions

* Set commercial priorities

and long-term lifestyle messages

* Coordinate furniture

building, lighting, promotional graphics and signage

* Meet all commercial

calendar timelines and events

* Maintain a high level of

quality, value and style, company standards

DIESEL - high-end designer

denim sportswear 2000 / 2004

Visual Merchandising Manager

/ Sales

* Creative merchandising for

all product categories

* Execute all window

installations, well styled mannequins and props

* Communicate and train

staff on display standards and presentation

* Coordinate 10-12 floor

sets and 2 interior remodels per year

* Oversee all visual

materials, props, graphics, painting, lighting

* Sales, high customer

service, clientele, product knowledge

BLOOMINGDALES - designer

sportswear

Merchandising /

Administrative Men's Dept., team support

* Merchandise all product

areas and maintain high standards

* Replenish sales floor,

maintain stockrooms, receiving, inventory, rtv

* Pricing, markdowns,

process damages, audits, shortage control

BIANDI CORP - import

contractor / apparel manufacturing 2005 / 2006

Production Assistant

* Responsible for all

aspects of first samples through to production

* Communicates all US

clients' needs to overseas factories

* Source, design, lab dips,

develop trims and fabrics in China and Vietnam

* Coordinate samples,

factory sewing, shipping of raw materials and

finished samples on very

tight schedules

* Design and develop

garments as needed

RUSTY - action sportswear

Sample Coordinator Men's,

boys', kids' division

* Work closely with Design /

Merchandising team on sample productions

* Coordinate sample lines,18

National / 10 International Sales Accounts

* Shipping

all sample lines, record keeping and billing to all accounts

* Pull trims for cut tickets

for sample production

* Send samples for screen

prints and embroidery work

* Receive samples,

inventory, label, hangtag, and swatching

ROBINSON'S MAY STUDIO -

advertising

Photo Studio Stylist

* Home furnishings / prop

stylist, catalogue production and print ads

ALEX SEBASTIAN - high-end

men's designer clothing / suits

Visual Displays

* Store visuals, props /

outfit 16 mannequins for 2 large windows

EDUCATION

The Fashion Institute of

Design and Merchandising * F.I.D.M.

Merchandising and Visual

Communications Design

Los Angeles, California

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