B. Douglas Howard
Chalmette, LA 70043
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EXPERIENCE
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 OfficeMax Elmwood, LA Lead Technology Clerk
Lead sales clerk for the technology and computer support center. Responsibilities included: maintained all computer, printer, toner and ink inventories and software sales. Organizing and inventory of all store-front and backroom tech merchandise. Weekly duties included rollout and maintenance of new plan-o-gram and Weekly Sales Flyer merchandise to store LP standards. Met or exceeded sales goals in the Tech Service Center, including installation and repair of customer software purchases.
Nov 2009 -Oct 2010 Sam’s Wholesale Club Metairie, LA Nighttime Stock Clerk
Preformed all stocking duties in the restaurant supplies, snack item, business break room, and hotel and motel supplies department. I also assisted in maintaining and rollout of Electronics and seasonal products.
July 2004 – April 2005 J.Crew Clothiers Metairie, LA Associate Manager
Preformed the duties of the Inventory Control Associate Manger. These included maintenance and reconciliation of all business records to daily transaction ledgers, supervision of all daily cash office transactions, verify all shipping and receiving logs, and HR functions including first level hiring and scheduling functions. I was also responsible for training all staff to meet company LP and front line/register standards.
July 2003 – July 2004 The Men’s Wearhouse Metairie, LA Wardrobe Consultant
Responsibilities included meeting and exceeding sales goals, maintenance of store stock and merchandising, as well as providing customer product support and selection assistance.
January 2000 - May 2003 Follett Higher Education Group Dallas& New Orleans Store Manager
Administered the daily operation of college bookstores with staffing levels ranging from four to forty employees. Specific duties included preforming complete review of all soft goods lines, purchase of and merchandising of school specific products including all course materials averaging $1.5 Million in store textbooks/course materials each semester. Oversaw and managed store remodels and conversion from independent management. Inventory control and employee training improvements at both stores resulted in shrink being reduced in each store by an average of 75% and resulting in exceeding sales and P&L goals resulting in winning the “Highest Profit as a Percentage of sales for Gold Group West” (approximately 105 stores in this division.)
EDUCATION
Tarleton State University (1991) Stephenville, TX BA in Business Administration
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA Working on Paralegal Certificate and
MS in Public Policy Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lead Technology Clerk 504- 736-0215 Jan. 2014 – Dec. 2014
OfficeMax (#6493) ELMWOOD SHOPPING CENTER Average hrs 40/week
1000 S. Clearview Pkwy #1020
Harahan, LA 70123
Night Stock Clerk (Temp) 504-***-**** Nov. 2009 – Oct. 2010
Sam’s Wholesale Club. Average hrs. 40/week
3900 Airline Hwy. Metairie, L A 7000 I
Associate Manager 504-***-**** Misty Hilbun, Store Manager
J .C R E W #590 July 04 – April 05
3301 Veteran s Memorial Blvd K- 54. Average hrs 45-50/week
Metairie, LA 700**-***-***-***)
Wardrobe Consultant 504-***-**** Robert Bowman, Assistant Mgr
The Men's Wearhouse July 03 – July 04
3033 N Causeway. Average hrs 40-45/week.
Metairie, LA 70001
Store Manager (Loyola #298) 504-***-**** Diana Jackson, Regional
Follett Higher Education Group Oct 01 – May 03
6363 St Charles Ave. Average hrs. 45-50/week
New Orleans, LA 70118
Store Manager (DeVRY #752) 800-***-**** Paul Schmalhoffer, VP
Follett Higher Education Group Oct 00 – Oct 01
4800 Regent Blvd. Average hrs. 45-50/week Irving, TX 75063
Store Clerk (UTA) 817-***-**** Bill Coulter, Store Manager
Follett Higher Education Group Jan 00 – Oct 00
400 South Pecan Street
Arlington, TX 76010- 1628
Graduate Assistant 254-968-983 Dr. Jim McCoy
Dept. of Mathematics
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX -10 1