Quality Control Inventory Management
Resume:
RAANAN
ROBERTSON
******@**********.***
Austin, Texas 78653
Equipment Buyer for an outdoor retail chain in Texas with three years of experience as buyer and over nine years on the buying team. Certificate in data analytics and a broad project portfolio outlining successful data dashboard designs in the industries of outdoor retail, landscaping, and trading cards. Extensive writing portfolio drawing from work at nonprofits, within academia, my personal science communication blog, and a drive to communicate what matters. Dedication to global and systemic issues with volunteer experience at Wikitongues, a nonprofit founded to record and promote Indigenous languages and speaker communities around the world, and The Earth Prize. Prior academic research in linguistics and historical reconstruction. Seeking meaningful work in the environmental sector that applies data analysis and research to the needs of a diverse global community. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Magnanimous Magic - Process Designer and Order Picker Round Rock, TX • 07/2024 - Current
Whole Earth Provision Co - Gear Buyer
Austin, Texas • 05/2021 - 01/2024
{Remote/hybrid position}
Croft ATX - Laborer: Landscaping, Tree Work, Deck Construction Austin, TX • 05/2020 - 05/2021
WORK HISTORY
Designed a spreadsheet to match order slip pdfs to pull sheets and clean data discrepancies, greatly streamlining the order picking process for myself and fellow employees.
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Led the recovery, growth, and profitability of four formerly struggling categories in optics, climbing, frame packs, and drinkware.
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Developed spreadsheet tools and formulas to track and monitor category health, streamlining the analysis of reports for my team.
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Innovated helpful processes that the larger buying team adopted to solve unique problems during our transition to ecomm and to facilitate the movement of inventory between stores.
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Researched new products and brands relevant to growing categories, scrutinized sustainability and ethics practices of products under consideration.
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Built strong, lasting relationships, both with supply partners and the broader community.
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Successfully negotiated terms, availability, and pricing with vendors to improve profit margins.
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Grew and managed a company-wide gear library for the benefit of staff.
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Successfully completed permanent trails at Westcave Preserve, a beloved wildlife sanctuary in Texas, paving the way for visitors to learn, access, and experience the biodiversity of the park without contributing to further erosion.
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SKILLS
• Research and data analysis
Google Data Analytics
Professional Certificate
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Creative writing and narrative
synthesis
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Community organization & team
leadership
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• Content creation
• Advocacy
Knowledge in: climate science,
supply chains, oral histories,
linguistics
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• Business process improvement
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel,
Outlook, Word), Google Sheets,
Tableau, Airtable, Google Forms,
Java Script, R, Python
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• Accounting
University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX • 06/2012
Bachelor of Arts: Linguistics And
English Literature, Dual Major
EDUCATION
• English Honors graduate
Linguistics research: "The
diachrony of color term systems:
Insights from South America"
presented post graduation at the
CILLA-V conference, 10/5/2015
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Senior Thesis: The Paradox of
Jonathan Swift, Linguistic
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Creativity, Social Branding of
Words, & His Proposal for
Correcting, Ascertaining, and
Improving the English Tongue Whole Earth Provision Co - Buying Assistant Austin, Texas • 10/2014 - 05/2021
Crux Climbing Center - Private Climbing Instructor Austin, Texas • 05/2016 - 08/2019
Austin Independent School District - After School Program Climbing Instructor
Fulmore Middle School, Austin, TX • 09/2012 - 07/2013 Walter Geology Library, UT Austin - Repair Technician and Library Exchanges
Austin, Texas • 08/2010 - 09/2012
El Ranchito Summer Camp - Camp Counselor
Travis County • 06/2009 - 07/2011
Designed a portal for accounting, contractors, and staff to track invoices, internal purchases, paychecks, timesheets, and more.
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Supported senior buyer in order writing, inventory management, sales reporting, and line reviews.
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Process improvement oriented - streamlined buying processes by innovating new tools that were adopted by the broader buying team.
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Fostered a culture that foregrounded safety, risk awareness, risk management, and partner trust as key aspects of a well-rounded climber.
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Revitalized a dormant middle-school climbing club and successfully rallied a diverse student attendance!
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Led after school students in climbing exercises, games, and knot-tying techniques that kept everyone engaged, building safety, trust, and team comradery.
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Book repairs and archival for the purposes of preservation or recirculation. Lace-on binding. Database maintenance. Interlibrary exchange. Reference desk. Map scanning. Flat map digitization.
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Developed a comprehensive handbook for the position that would benefit future workers.
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Nature immersion summer camp (series of week-long, onsite camps for grade school age kids) for diverse, low-income families, many of whom had never been camping before.
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- Austin Wildlife Rescue (06/2022 - Present): cleaning animal cages, feeding and moving animals from one section to another, animal handling, facility laundry, constructing new sanctuaries.
- Wikitongues nonprofit (04/2018 - 04/2020): blog writer, podcast designer, content creator, oral histories description editor.
- The Earth Prize (03/2024 - Present): volunteer contributor for two working groups: Educational Content and Refugee Working Group. Shaping educational content for contestants and classroom use, and recruiting refugees to be part of a climate solution network. VOLUNTEER WORK
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