Sales Project

**** ***** *****, ********, **** ***** •614-***-**** •J EROME J ACKSON 69@YAHOO .COM

JEROME KEITH JACKSON

SKILLS SUMMARY

F ifteen plus years of experience in logistics, specifically in landscaping. Five plus

years supervisory experience. Nine plus years of providing exemplary customer

service. Certified forklift truck, OSHA trained, and experience with

shipping/receiving, picking/packing, cherry picker, pallet jack, and RF scanner/PDA .

Personal characteristics: hard worker, honest, close attention to detail, energetic,

and a strong belief in doing things right the first time

EXPERIENCE

4/08 to present Self-employed vendor

Columbus, OH

Owner

1 Negotiated prices, discount terms and transportation arrangements for

merchandise.

2 Conferred with sales and purchasing personnel to obtain information about

customer needs and preferences.

3 Examined, selected, ordered, and purchased at the most favorable price

merchandise consistent with quality, quantity, specification requirements

and other factors.

4 Monitored and analyzed sales records, trends, or economic conditions to

anticipate consumer buying patterns and determine what the company will

sell and how much inventory is needed.

5 Set or recommended mark- up rates, mark- down rates, and selling prices for

merchandise.

6 Authorized payment of invoices or return of merchandise.

7 Interviewed and worked closely with vendors to obtain and develop desired

p roducts.

3/05 to 4/08 Integrity Lawn Care

Columbus, OH

Supervisor

8 Established and enforced operating procedures and work standards that

would ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.

9 Inspected completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards,

and contract requirements.

10 Directed activities of workers who perform duties such as landscaping,

cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.

11 Scheduled work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment

availability, or weather conditions.

12 Planted or maintained vegetation through activities such as mulching,

fertilizing, watering, mowing, or pruning.

13 Monitored project activities to ensure that instructions were followed,

deadlines were met, and schedules were maintained.

14 Trained workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs,

f inishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf.

15 Provided workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet

deadlines.

16 Inventoried supplies of tools, equipment, or materials to ensure that

sufficient supplies are available and items are in usable condition.

JEROME JACKSON • 614-***-****•J EROME J ACKSON 69@YAHOO .COM

4/03 to 2/05 City of Columbus

Columbus, OH

Independent Contractor

17 Gathered and removed litter.

18 Established and enforced operating procedures and work standards that

would ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.

19 Inspected completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards,

and contract requirements.

20 Operated shredding and chipping equipment, and fed limbs and brush into

t he machines.

21 Loaded debris and refuse onto trucks and hauled it away for disposal.

22 Cleaned, sharpened, and lubricated tools and equipment.

23 Drove to disposal sites to empty trucks that have been filled.

24 Operated vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-

axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and

p runing saws.

25 Used hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush

t rimmers, or axes.

26 Pruned or trimmed trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain

saws.

27 Monitored project activities to ensure that instructions are followed,

deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.

EDUCATION

09/10 to Present Columbus State Community College

Columbus, OH

Certified Logistics Associate (CLA) - 2012

28 Forklift Certified through Ohio Distribution Warehouse (ODW)

Associate Degree in Hospitality (Expected graduation date 12/12)

2003 GED- Eastland Career Center

Columbus, OH

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