Gloria J Smith
Permanent:
Chattanooga, TN 37405
abkzlz@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a Management, Sales Representative, Teaching and/or
Lead Skin Care Specialist
position in the Skin Care, Salon and Spa, Cosmetics or Healthcare
industry.
SUMMARY: . Over three years of Skin care, Makeup and Cosmetics
experience
. Lead Esthetician with a superb customer following and
retention.
. Active NJ State Skin Care Specialist License # 32WC00332600
. Over 2 years successful outside Pharmaceutical Sales
experience.
. Proficient with MS Office, Windows XP, and the Internet.
EDUCATION: European Academy of Cosmetology
Esthetician/Skincare Program
Kean University
Marketing/Communications
EXPERIENCE:
Freelance Makeup Artist/Skin Care Specialist, 2009 to Current
Location Varies
. Provide makeup services for special occasion, bridal, TV, film
SFX etc.
. Provide skin care services including but no limited to waxing,
facials, body treatments, airbrush makeup etc.
. Work with local funeral parlors to provide superb mortuary
makeup including restorative makeup and camouflage makeup.
Lead Skin Care Specialist, 2008 to 2009
Ulta Salon, Watchung NJ
. Consult with customers on their skin care needs; recommend
professional care services and products.
. Deliver quality customer service with emphasis on customer's
total look.
. Responsible for building a client base through referrals and
utilizing promotional materials available, while following
all company policies and procedures.
. Direct liaison between customers and product sales.
. Utilize product prescription sheets to prescribe home care
regimes encouraging professional salon products to all spa
guests.
. Meet and/or exceed all individual sales and productivity goals.
. Lead individual and/or group makeup training classes displaying
various techniques.
. Provides direct client services including cleansing, face
massage, mask applications, body wraps, makeup
applications, body hair removal waxing, false lash
applications, airbrush makeup application, and other esthetic
services.
Life Sciences Business Consultant, 2006 to 2008
Imany Inc, Edison, NJ
. Identify and evaluate I-many systems and procedures which are
cost effective and meet user requirements.
. Apply company policies to analyze customer's business process.
. Configure system settings and options. Plan and execute unit,
integration, and acceptance testing.
. Work on projects of a moderate to complex scope, receiving
general instructions on routine work and detailed
instructions on new projects.
. Participate in creating specifications for system to meet
business requirements.
. Transfer knowledge of system operations to client via formal
and informal training sessions and communicate progress to
project and department managers.
. Document all configuration decisions made according to company
standards.
. Present information to clients during the system implementation
process
. Lead continuous client training sessions.
. Participate in I-many user conferences.
. Draft tailored client Statement of Work proposals.
. Provide client with "Go-Live" support.
Surgical Wound Care Sales Representative, 2004 to 2006
Johnson & Johnson - Ethicon, Somerville, NJ
. Maintained and negotiate new sales within an assigned
territory.
. Negotiated product pricing and up-sell customers to maximize
sales and profitability.
. Launched Surgiflo, Ethicon's newest and top hemostasis.
. Responsible for customer's awareness of existing and new
products as well as market knowledge.
. Coordinated follow-ups with Surgeons, Nurses and Team Members
as it applied.
. Conduct extensive training sessions with staff members and ER
personnel
. Aids customers in saving money in order to meet their GPO
contracted obligations
. Lead continuous client training sessions.
. Generated over $85,000 dollars in new business within 5 months.
Managed Care Analyst, 2002 to 2006
Johnson & Johnson - HSC, Piscataway, NJ
. Provides support to Manage Care Organizations with Pharmacy
Benefit Managers and Group Purchasing Organizations of
moderate to complex capacities.
. Manages the end-to-end contract administration process with the
objective of adjudicating rebate payments for designated
account responsibilities.
. Supports various Managed Care related deliverables including
process improvements. through use of Process Excellence Tools
and other system related activities.
. Tracks Managed Care Contract Compliance for National and Regional
MCOs/PBMs, working closely with Hospital Distributors and
Operating Company field counterparts.
. Communicates with the Operating Companies and their affiliated
account teams/field/internal staff as well as HCS departments
including Account Management (field), Offer Development,
Finance, Business Intelligence and others.
. Launched TRx, Johnson & Johnson's first Managed Care patient
prescription card program.
ACTIVITIES: . Dermalogica Certified valid until March 2011
. Successful Completion of Specialty Wound Care Primary Sales
School (Valedictorian of Class)
. Completion of Integrity Selling
. 2004 recipient of the Prestigious J&J Standards of Leadership
Award
. Nine-time recipient of the J&J Leadership in Action Award