Brent K. Hammer, ABOC
Magee, MS
601-***-**** (Cell)
OBJECTIVE
My objective is to obtain a position with your company. QUALIFICATION
American Board of Opticianry Certified
MADO Board Member
Nineteen years of optical experience including Manager, fitting and dispensing spectacles, Lab Technician, fitting and dispensing contacts, refraction, ophthalmic technician, and insurance filing.
Managerial experience
EDUCATION
2004- 2007 University of Southern Mississippi
1991-1995 University of Southern Mississippi
1989-1991 Clinton High School
EMPLOYMENT
2017-2018 Optician
EyeMart Express
Hattiesburg, MS
Job duties include fitting and dispensing eyeglasses, frame repair, maintaining frame board, opening and closing store, and insurance verification.
2016-2017 Optician
Heritage Vision Center
Job duties include fitting and dispensing eyeglasses, frame repair, maintaining frame board, contact lens training, finishing lab, and insurance verification
2016-2016 Optician/Lab Technician
Lagniappe Eye Care
Job duties include fitting and dispensing eyeglasses, finishing lab, Insurance verification, ordering and maintain lens supply, and, contact lens training.
2015-2016 Territory Manager
Revolution Eyewear
Job duties including selling frames and servicing accounts in Mississippi and Louisiana
2015-2015 Lead Optician
Family Vision Clinic
Job duties include selling frames and lens. Ordering lens and supplies, lab technician, filing insurance, teaching younger opticians
2011-2015 Optician
University Physicians- University of Mississippi Medical Center at Grants Ferry
Job duties include selling, fitting, and dispensing eyeglasses. Fitting and selling of contact lens. Ordering frames, contact lens, and supplies. Management of frame board and contact lens inventory. Refraction and ophthalmic technician.
2010-2011 Optician
Ridgeland Eyecare Center
Job duties include selling, fitting, and dispensing eyeglasses. Ordering of frames, lens and supplies. Management of frame board. Verifying insurance
2004- 2010 Sales Manager/Optician
Heritage Vision Center
Manager - Cheeper Peepers
Job duties include selling, fitting, and dispensing glasses, cut and edge lens in lab, fabrication of lens, tinting of lens, ordering of lens and frames, closing out books, making daily report, selling and fitting contact lens, ordering contact lens, maintaining trial bank of contact lens, working statements for payment of optical goods, and verifying insurance. Other duties include training office staff of new products and procedures as well as ordering optical supplies.
2001-2004 Optician/Lab Technician
Lakeland Optical
Job duties include selling, fitting, and dispensing glasses, cut and edge lens in lab, fabrication of lens, tinting of lens, and ordering of lens and frames
2001-2001 Optician/Technician
Mendenhall Optometric Eye Clinic
Dr. Paul Clark
Job duties include selling and dispense glasses, operate pre test equipment, perform visual fields and fundus photography, purchase frames, contacts and optical equipment.
1994-2001 Management Trainee, Wal-Mart Vision Center Job duties include fit and dispense spectacles, fit and dispense contacts, lab technician, and managerial duties such as monthly expenses, daily journals, and scheduling. Also worked as a Customer Service Manager, Customer Service Desk, Electronics, Sporting Goods, Lawn and Garden, Pets, Chemicals, Stationary, and Cashier from 1994-1999.
1997-1997 Pharmacy Technician/Sales, Ambulatory Equipment Services Job duties included filling prescriptions of breathing medicines, selling of home medical equipment and delivery.
1996-1997 Direct Care Worker, Boswell Regional Center Job duties included assisting Mental Retardation Clients with daily activities and supervision.
1994-1995 Recital Supervisor, University of Southern Mississippi Job duties included set up of recitals and concerts and collection of recital slips for attendance of students.
REFERENCES
Dr. Tommy Artmann
Clinton United Methodist Church
100 Mt. Salus Rd
Clinton, MS 39056
Jerry Himes, ABOM
Zeiss
601-***-**** (cell)
Kevin Harrison
Heritage Vision Center
6096 US Hwy 98, Suite 1
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Windell Lewis, ABOC
Lakeland Optical
764 Lakeland Dr. Ste. 110
Jackson, MS 39216
Leonard Farmer
Optical Distributors