NICHOLAS STEWART
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Salt Lake City, UT 84121
O BJECTIVE
Use my expertise in marketing and business management to create a more cost effective and efficient business.
E XPERIENCE
January 2005 – Present Tai-Pan Trading International: Retail Division
April 2008 – Present: Director of Northern Utah Retail Sales
January 2008 – Present: Vice President of Marketing & Advertising
Oversee and responsible for all of the marketing, advertising, promotional decisions for the
company
Set the budgets, plan out all promotions, and delegate all responsibilities to the different
designers, photographers, graphic designers, and advertising agency
Responsible for putting in place an ROI system to see what is or isn’t working
January 2007 – Present: Member of the Board of Directors & Executive Committee
October 2006 – December 2007: Director of Marketing & Advertising
January 2004 – December 2007: Director of Domestic Purchasing
Oversaw all the purchasing made with our vendors within the U.S.
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January 2005 – December 2007: Company liaison between all domestic vendors
January 2001 – Present: Project Manager
Forecasted and managed an annual tent sale
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With the opening of each store I source, order and decide the overall quantity of all of the
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display fixtures used in each store
Designed and approved engineering for warehouse setup along with getting all warehouse
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equipment
January 2001 – December 2007: Logistics Coordinator
for all inbound freight within the United States (average of 400 53’ truck loads per year)
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May 1997 – December 2004 Tai-Pan Trading International: Wholesale Division
January 2001 – December 2004: Sales Account Manager for all “in-house” accounts (i.e. RC Willey, Walker
Furniture)
April 2003 – April 2004: President of the first retail branch of Tai-Pan “The Designers Warehouse” an
online store
Worked with the design firm from the ground up creating the logo and designing the website
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Hired a computer programmer who programmed a user friendly backend for the website so
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it could easily be updated with new products and information daily
Designed a photography studio
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Hired a photographer
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Selected the merchandise to feature on the website
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Provided the information about each product on the website
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Pulled orders and shipped orders out
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May 1997 – December 2000: Local Delivery driver
May 2005 – Present: American Lung Association
May 2005 – Present: Member of the Board of Directors
Plan/carry out annual charity events sponsored by the ALA; help find sponsors and venues for events
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Help setup and take down different events
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Gather items for the annual “Night With The Stars” event held annually at La Caille
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Deliver the auction items to people’s homes after the event
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1998 – Earned Eagle Scout Award
E DUCATION
Spring 2008 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelors of Science, Economics