Monica McVay **** Leoni Dr.
Hanford, CA *****
Experience
**/** – 1/16 Headway Work Solutions Hanford, CA
Area Manager for Hickory Farms
Interviewed, hired and trained store managers and staff for 7 locations
Set up kiosks, received shipment and merchandised all 7 locations
Maintained good working relationships with mall staff
Made weekly visits, making sure company directives were followed
Coached managers and team members to achieve goals.
Maintained company rental car and expense account
6/08-12/14 Monica McVay Sales Consulting Hanford, CA
Advertising Consultant
Contracted Advertising Sales for Hanford Visitor’s Guide, Lemoore Chamber Directory, The One Wedding Planner and Traffic Magazine
Prospect and meet with local business owners and managers to identify their business goals and advertising needs
Present advertising opportunities
Write contracts, collect funds, draft, proof and approve ads
3/06-6/08 Hanford Sentinel Newspaper Hanford, CA
Advertising Account Executive
Serviced and maintained existing client accounts
Prospect new clients
Identified client needs and presented advertising campaigns
Drafted and built ads with graphic designer
Took lead sales position on many special projects
Met and exceeded sales goals
5/01-9/05 J.G. Boswell Company Corcoran, CA
Thermal Detection Supervisor/Tally Clerk
Supervised a crew of 8, processing and testing cotton samples
Created job description and procedures manual for plant
Set up and organized inventory process
12/99-9/01 Styles for Less Visalia, CA
Store Manager
Recruited, interviewed, hired and trained new employees
Daily record keeping, inventory, banking and customer service
monthly sales Created and computed daily, weekly and reports
4/93-11/99 Finlay Fine Jewelry (Gottschalks) Sacramento, CA
Regional Manager
Managed 12 Fine Jewelry departments with 50 employees in 3 states
Recruited, interviewed, hired and trained new department managers
Monitored sales and inventories
Assisted in planning and presentation of regional training material and new computer system.
Increased sales from $3 million to $7 million
Awarded top 3 in company for most improved inventory in first year
Education
1976-1980 Corcoran High School Corcoran, CA
2003 & 2004 New Horizons Computer Schools Bakersfield, CA