Sales Project

Bretton May

New York, NY *****

Phone: 801-***-****, Email: *******.***@*****.***

November 8th, 2011

Dear Mr. Meier,

As I read your description of the Freelance Photo Assistant posting, it sounded like the perfect opportunity. I ve been

looking for a chance to contribute my traditional and digital photography knowledge and assist an established artist,

like yourself.

I possess a Bachelor s degree in Fine Art, with an emphasis in photography, and use Photoshop and Lightroom with

my desktop iMac on a daily basis. From my previous project management experience, I utilized my administrative

and multitasking skill sets to keep many simultaneous projects on-time and within budget. Additionally, I ve worked

with people from around the world while in my photography/gallery position in Park City, Utah, which has broadened

my international relationships.

A sense of order and being organized are innate guiding principles in my life, and I also gain much satisfaction from

helping and being of service to others within a team environment. Therefore, I feel I can offer you a unique balance

of administrative skills and technical and practical know-how with great enthusiasm.

Please accept this letter and r sum as an introduction to my skills and background. I d appreciate meeting you at

your earliest convenience. Thank you in advance for your consideration and I look forward to our conversation.

Sincerely,

Bretton May

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Bretton May

New York, NY 10023

Phone: 801-***-****, Email: *******.***@*****.***

Career Summary

Dedicated photography, design, and project management experience. Facilitate communication and feedback to

ultimately promote team building and error reduction. Draw from strong communication and follow-through skills to

consistently meet critical deadlines. Focus on organization and managing details by doing what it takes to ensure a

quality product and experience.

Professional Experience

Freelancer (2011 - Present)

New York City, NY

Product Specialist/Photographer

Event Link - Customer interfacing role promoting major automotive brands at various public events. Work

directly with event marketing group to provide photography and consumer feedback from major northeast

regional events.

Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) (2009 - 2010)

Salt Lake City, UT

Retail Sales Specialist

Approached customers in a retail store environment, discovered their outdoor recreation needs, and presented

effective solutions for the customer that represented the best value.

Departmental leader of membership sales.

Regularly attended vendor clinics to stay current with the latest products and trends.

Rossmiller Photography (2008 - 2010)

Park City, UT

Action & Portrait Photographer/Gallery Salesperson

Under varied weather conditions, successfully engaged, interacted with, and photographed skiing and

snowboarding public at Park City Mountain Resort, using professional, digital Canon brand equipment.

Assisted customers with sales in an art gallery setting.

Generated, proposed, and put in place ideas to further refine selling methods and boost sales.

Young Electric Sign Company (1994 - 2007)

Salt Lake City, UT

Vinyl Graphics Specialist & In-house Photographer - Vinyl & Layout Department

Acted as liaison between salespeople, project coordinators, estimators, designers, and various manufacturing

teams in order to create production-ready, computer-cut vector files, as a basis for various sign components.

Created and produced vinyl graphics for various sign types and customer needs.

Took initiative to organize and coordinate own workload and workflow.

Methodically and systematically reduced vinyl inventory by 50% resulting in significantly less overhead and

increased savings.

Cross-trained with other departments and teams to come up with necessary solutions.

Demonstrated multitasking capabilities by providing pertinent information and materials for many simultaneous

projects.

Assisted in revamping and updating job training trade schedule and requirements, as it pertained to sign layout

understanding and current manufacturing trends.

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Bretton May

New York, NY 10023

Phone: 801-***-****, Email: *******.***@*****.***

Young Electric Sign Company (Continued)

Greatly improved accuracy of charging vinyl material by way of crafting a reference chart, that served as an

instructional tool.

Helped devise an effective feedback mechanism for reporting positive and negative aspects about particular

job orders; the goal being improved job order processing.

Developed strategies and established priorities for project completion as it related to the larger picture,

comprising of labor and material availability, shipping and installation projections, other team schedules, and

billing cycles.

Photographed sign installation sites to document finished, functioning product for in-house company

presentations. As requested, would also perform other duties of a photographic nature, such as personnel

service awards.

Served on Safety and Capital Budgeting Committees.

Consistently worked overtime, as necessary, to meet production deadlines.

Exemplary long-term attendance record.

Education & Certificates

Young Electric Sign Company: Journeyman certification - emphasis on sign plastics and sign decoration.

University of Utah: Bachelor of Fine Arts - emphasis on photography, as well as painting & drawing.

Computer Skills

Knowledgeable with both PC and Mac hardware.

Platforms:

Microsoft Windows

Mac OS X

Software:

Creative: Mac Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom, Corel Draw

Word Processing: Microsoft Word & Excel, Mac Pages

Sign industry hardware: large format Graphtec vinyl cutter, multi-axis CNC Multicam router & Vicon

plasma cutter

Sign industry design/layout software: Flexisign, Enroute

Clubs & Organizations

Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective

Salt Lake City Photography Club

Photowalking Utah

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