Pedro Montanez
**** ***** *** . ***** *********, CA . 91601 . 818-***-**** . **********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE Highly motivated, results oriented professional with exceptional interpersonal skills. Able to; enhance productivity and sales by influencing others, building strong relationships, and motivating people of all levels and cultures. Creative, resourceful, detail oriented problem solver, who establishes priorities, develops action plans, implements strategies, and delivers results.
EXPERIENCE
LYFT - Los Angeles, CA
November 2017 - Present
Title: Driver
Duties: Pickup and delivery service. Responsible for being punctual, knowing how to interact with many different types of people, understanding the navigation system and software.
R & K APPAREL / BASIC MOVES - Baldwin Park, CA
April 2005 - January 2007 / March 2008 - November 2017 Title: Sales Representative
Duties: Sold dancewear wholesale to dance stores, online businesses, and boutiques. Maintained current accounts and opened new accounts in my territory, CA, NV, AZ, OR, WA, AK. I opened 31 new accounts, and at times assisted in designing dance apparel. Ten out of my 11 years with R & K I was the top sales rep for the company.
BALTOGS - North Bergen, NJ
January 2015 - January 2017
Title: West Coast Sales Representative
Duties: Sold dancewear wholesale to dance stores, online businesses, and boutiques. Maintained current accounts and opened new accounts in the western region; CA, NV, AZ, OR, WA, AK, HI, CO, UT.
CAPEZIO - BALLET MAKERS INC. - Totowa, NJ
January 2007- April 2008
Title: Southern California Sales Representative
Duties: Sold dancewear wholesale to dance stores, boutiques, online businesses, and Pro Shops. Build Public Relations with dance studios marketed and promoted the companies brands. Opened new accounts, and maintained current accounts in my region; Bakersfield, Santa Barbara to San Diego, Las Vegas and southern Nevada.
SELF EMPLOYED - Los Angeles, CA
August 2004 – February 2007
Title - Visual Designer, Coach / Instructor
Taught students middle school through adults to either, dance, march, perform in organizations, teams, or individuals in multiple styles of movement using various techniques at various HS, MS and independent programs. GUITAR CENTER CORPORATE - Westlake Village, CA
September 00 – August 2004
TITLE: Operations Assistant / Inventory Control
Duties; Built spreadsheet and reports, audited the UPS bill for all 102 stores, filed, contacted vendors to update the vendor procedure book for repairs and returns, spot checked inventory control, search and maintain database for information on background investigations, and case files. I assisted Store Operation Managers and assistants with daily operational and inventory procedures at the store level. I balanced Accounts Payable store accounts. I maintained accountability of inventory for 22 stores of the national central region.
EDUCATION
1995-1996 Catherine Business College Van Nuys, CA
Major: Business / Diplomats
Courses Studied: Business Communication, Office Simulation, Business English, Business Letter Writing, Vocabulary, Business Mathematics, Payroll, Accounting. Typing, 10-key, Travel 1990- 1992 Valley College Van Nuys, CA
Courses Studied: Spanish, German, Music, Dance, Basic Academics. 1987-1989 Hoechst A.G. Frankfurt, Germany
Major: Welding / Certificate Minor: Chemistry / Certificate Courses Studied: Chemistry, Physics, German, Welding, Algebra, Religion, Electronics Special Skills
Mac, MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Works, MS Publisher, Adobe PhotoShop, Typing 45wpm, Proofreading, 10-key, Photo Retouching, Video Editing, German, some Spanish