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MAURI CARVER-ROBINSON

-ASHLAND CITY

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SUMMERY OF QUALIFICATION

BS Degree Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout

Career Diploma Forestry and WIldlife Management, Ashworth University

Retail Manager/Visual Merchandiser

Store planner

Retail Manager/Visual Presentation Manager

WORK EXPERIENCE

Bass Pro Shops Nashville TN

Visual Presentation Manager

- Setup and helped to merchandised 39 new stores

- Worked in a regional capacity to visit other stores to assure corporate standards

- Merchandised and maintained displays in 150,000 sq. ft. retail store with 3M+ customers

and 40M + annual sales

- Designed new Fixtures for specialty Merchandise and built displays for seasonal changes and promotional

events

- Trained new Visual Managers, Merchandise Managers, and sales floor associates company wide

- Designed and set up trade show exhibits for NWTF, RMEF, DU, Safari International, etc.

- Responsible for budget of visual acquisitions and signing packages for the store

Tandy Craft

Fort Worth TX

Store Planner

- Worked as a store planner, drawing plan-o-grams for store remodels and existing stores

- Created Visual Merchandising Guidelines for use in all stores

- Merchandised 2 local stores used for proto types of remodeled

stores

and new concept products bi-weekly

JCPenney Co

Dallas/Fort Worth TX

Visual Merchandise Manager

- Visual Merchandiser in 3 stores ranging from 90K to 150K sq.ft.

- Supervised a staff of 4-10 employees depending onthe season, as well as sales floor associates

- Implemented corporate plan-o-grams, floor sets, seasonal moves, and merchandise standards

- Set up and helped merchandise 7 new stores and one remodel

- Organized and set car shows, fashion shows, seventeen model search, etc

OTHER

ACTIVITIES

Design consultant and interior installation of Cal Turner Dinning Hall for YMCA's camp

Widjiwagan

Team member of 3 VMSD awards recipients for store innovations

Built and installed museum quality display pieces for Richard Childress Wildlife Museum

Merchandise consultant and interior installation for Big Daddy's Outdoors

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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