TAMEKA SCOTT
Stafford, VA (H) 540-***-**** **************@*****.***
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Accomplished and energetic Assistant with a solid history of achievement in Photography
and Administration. Motivated leader with strong organizational and prioritization abilities.
Areas of expertise include administrative skills, time management and organization.
Skills
Time Management Sales and Marketing
Administration and Management Clerical
Customer and Personal Service Critical Thinking
Experience
01/2014 t o 01/2015
Inventory Expert Verifier
RGIS
Check in with the Home Depot Inventory Manager letting him know what departments
have all been counted and verified.
Go to their stores and use a 10 key point touch audit machine and finger scanner to
inventory their entire store.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to think on my feet and solve problems with limited supervision.
Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.
Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.
09/2013 t o 01/2014
Retail Salespersons/Photographer
SharpShooter Imaging – Chantilly, VA
Take pictures of individuals, families, and small groups in front of a green screen.
Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods,
filters, and flash attachments.
Review sets of photographs to select the best work.
Enhance, retouch, and resize photographs and negatives, using airbrushing and other
techniques.
Compute sales prices, total purchases and receive and process cash or credit payment.
10/2012 t o 09/2013
Retail Salespersons/Photographer
JCPenney Portraits Studio – Fredericksburg, VA
Test equipment prior to use to ensure that it is in good working order.
Take pictures of individuals, families, and small groups, either in studio or on location.
Review sets of photographs to select the best work.
Perform general office duties such as scheduling appointments, keeping books, and
ordering supplies.
Select products or accessories to be displayed at trade or special production shows.
Compute sales prices, total purchases and receive and process cash or credit payment.
04/2013 t o 06/2013
Retail Salespersons/Newborn Photographer
Stafford Hospital – S tafford, VA
Take pictures of newborns in hospital room.
Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods,
filters, and flash attachments.
Review sets of photographs to select the best work.
Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using
computers and specialized software.
Cropped pictures, make birth announcements, go over pricing packages.
03/2011 t o 03/2012
Seaman
United States Navy – Great Lakes, IL
Seaman Organize and maintain files.
Dependable and punctual.
Ability to multitask and stay focused.
Detailed-oriented, quick learner and self-starter.
Filled out paperwork for prescriptions and made sure the recruits filled out the paperwork
correctly.
08/2007 t o 05/2010
Office Assistant
Roanoke College – Salem, VA
Knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Outlook, etc).
Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to
appropriate individuals.
Create, maintain, and enter information into databases.
Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating
paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or
other material.
Greet visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate
persons according to their needs.
08/2007 t o 04/2010
Event Planner Manager
Roanoke College – Salem, VA
Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws,
satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise.
Confer with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details.
Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements.
Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for
participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing
and event security.
Education
May 2010
Bachelor of Arts: Criminal Justice
Roanoke College - Salem, VA
Also taken all forensic classes the college had to offer. Took a terrorist and a behavioral
forensics class, which was taught by an FBI Agent.
Community Service
Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, 2007-2010 (Helped build houses and repair them)
Volunteer, Big Brother Big Sister, 2006-2007 ( Worked at an Elementary School, with a
little brother and did many activities ranging from coloring, drawing making paper
airplanes, tutoring, helping out with homework, playing games, and practicing typing.
Volunteer, Maroon Corps, 2007-2010 ( Worked with another student and were given 25
Freshmen during their orientation. Planned icebreakers, trips, meetings, made door tags,
showed them the campus, where their classes were, introduced them to their counselor,
was their mentor for their freshmen year)
Awards
Named Event Planner Manager of the Year 2008-2009.
From Nov. 20th-Dec.14th, 2013 helped out during the trial period of SharpShooter
Imaging at the Natural History Museum in DC as a photographer.
Publications
A photo of mine was chosen to be published in the 2012 Edition of The Most Adorable Pets
in America.