Summary of Qualifications
< Highly motivated individual with over 10 years of experience in retail in
a former Fortune 500 Company with over $5 Billion in sales and 22,000
employees
< Excellent project management and organizational skills, extremely detail
oriented, very strong analytical skills, a dependable self starter with
strong follow through skills
< Demonstrated ability to be an enthusiastic imaginative problem solver,
very flexible with changing deadlines and environment and a quick-
thinking learner
< Skillful, dedicated team player with extensive experience in the
coordination, planning and support of daily operational and
administrative functions
< Adept at developing and maintaining detailed administrative and
procedural process that reduce redundancy, improve accuracy, efficiency
and achieve organizational objectives
Work Experience
Longs Drugs, Walnut Creek, California 1998-2009
Project Coordinator ~ Advertising (2004-2009)
. Coordinated recent revitalization of the company's Weekly Circular
between internal management and external designers and took active role
in presentation before review by senior management.
. Developed and implemented a training program for new Marketing employees
to learn the in house Advertising process to share knowledge and skills.
. Worked directly with internal marketing leadership and external supplies
to ensure accuracy, quality and results.
. Coordinated, styled, and approved the set up of location and studio
seasonal photography to be used for advertisement and in house catalogs
which generated an additional $40,000 in Christmas sales.
. Worked with senior leadership to identify marketing strategies and
execute on a weekly basis through consumer advertising.
. Planned, directed, and managed designated projects for Merchandise
Guide, Catalogs, and Photo Shoots.
. Managed several projects and ensured that objectives were accomplished
in accordance with varying production deadlines and were 100% accurate.
. Processed reports using Excel Macro to produce reports for accuracy in
Ad Sign Production.
. Worked with both Advertising and Marketing to ensure accuracy of Ads,
Coupon Books, Catalogs, Coupon Sheets, and Flyers.
. Organized and executed changes for Ad Production including maintenance
of Ad Plans and changes across multiple versions and schedules.
Pharmacy Technician (2003-2004)
. Assisted Pharmacist in preparing and dispensing medications.
. Prepared dosage medications for dispensing into bottles and unit dose
packaging.
. Collected patient information for prescription and billing.
. Selected, prepared and stocked medications.
QA Pharmacy Compliance Analyst (2002-2003)
. Tested and researched current pharmacy processing system to follow
through on fixes and updates.
. Documented issues and conducted testing with developers.
. Worked with developers to become HIPPA compliant for chain wide use.
PPX Technician (2000-2002)
. Worked in the Pharmacy Department in the Third Party Service/Managed
Care.
. Input new stores into PDM which maintains the stores information as well
as new insurances into the systems for the stores to use.
Pharmacy Technician (1998-2000)
. Assisted Pharmacist in preparing and dispensing medications.
. Prepared dosage medications for dispensing into bottles and unit dose
packaging.
. Collected patient information for prescription and billing.
. Selected, prepared and stocked medications.
Rite Aid, Brentwood, California 1998
Pharmacy Technician
. Assisted Pharmacist in preparing and dispensing medications.
. Prepared dosage medications for dispensing into bottles and unit dose
packaging.
. Collected patient information for prescription and billing.
. Selected, prepared and stocked medications.
Education
Associate Degree in Liberal Arts, Los Medanos College, Pittsburg,
California, 1999
Technical Skills
Microsoft Office - Word (expert), Excel (expert), PowerPoint (expert),
Access (basic)
Community Activities
Beta Sigma Phi - National Women's Friendship Sorority
Offices Held - City Council; President, Vice-President and Recording
Secretary. Chapter; President, Vice President and Recording Secretary