MICHELLE LAMM **** Cutty Sark Drive, FL
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY ado3y0@r.postjobfree.com
Ambitious and results-oriented General Manager with over five years
of experience, creating strategic alliances with organizational leaders SKILLS
to effectively align with and support ABC Television Company
• Corporate Presentations
initiatives. Progress-driven planner adept at building and retaining
• Policy Compliance
high-performing teams.
• Consulting
Determined and responsible Assistant to the Vice President with more
• Budgeting
than five years of success boosting efficiency and streamlining
• Staff Management
procedures for broadcasting and celebrity groups. Focused on
• Business Development
smoothly overseeing financial, personnel and operational facets.
• Process Management Oversight
Effectively balance targets with resources and optimize long-term
• Effective Relationship Building
success.
• Department Policies and
Executive-level Business Manager and entrepreneur with experience
Procedure Implementation
running start-up and emerging companies. Strong technology and
• Coordination of Administrative
product development expertise. Build strategic business relationships
Activities
and partnerships. Strong drive with excellent interpersonal,
• Prospecting Clients
communication and team-building skills.
• External Communications
Accomplished and creative Executive Manager possessing
• Reporting, Meeting Minutes,
multifaceted experience and proven ability to re-energize and
Records Management
restructure organizations, develop strategic initiatives and capture
• Strategic Initiatives / Strategic Plan
emerging business opportunities. Results-oriented, decisive leader
Implementation
adept at forging lucrative relationships with key partners, vendors
• Operations management
and clients. Recognized for turning around struggling company
• Business planning
operations to achieve sustained growth.
• Financial Management
Forward-thinking Senior Executive with proven record of
• Issue Resolution Skills
accomplishment in entertainment during five +-year career. Driven
• New business pursuits
and ambitious change manager dedicated to continuous business
• Internal / External Communications
improvement focused on enhancing revenue and streamlining
• Business administration
business operations. Diligent in driving profit maximization through
• Department Policies & Procedure
multifaced business approaches.
Implementation
Business-driven individual with more than five years working as Vice
• Negotiation
President for ABC Television organization. Determined and
• Internal / External Liaison
experienced in client rapport, demonstrating sound judgement and
• Decision Making & Judgment
employee mentoring and coaching. Consistently achieves low churn
• Project Management
rate and high quality production among teams.
Strategic-thinking executive experienced in supporting corporate
initiatives and promoting brand by attending trade shows and client
meetings. Offer engaging and pleasant personality with expertise
improving customer relationships. Dynamic business builder with
astute negotiation skills.
Talented Vice President with excellent employee development,
customer service and analytics skills coupled with more than five
years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable giving
engaging presentations to clients to drive new business, expand
accounts and establish brand profile. Excellent team builder and
leader of initiatives that result in improved revenues.
Steadfast multi-layered title positions with more than five years
managing multimillion-dollar business operations. Successfully
optimizes frameworks and cultivates cohesive teams to meet and
exceed business financial goals. Excellent reporting, record keeping
and relationship-building abilities.
Dependable professional with extensive experience supporting
executive level management including Chief Executive Officer and
Assistant to the Vice President. Respected for organizational and
interpersonal aptitudes, implementation of strategic initiatives,
special project management and results-focused interactions across
organization. Strategic in implementing and monitoring progress of
important initiatives and actions plans.
WORK HISTORY
Assistant to the Vice President of Affiliate Relations, 06/1978 -
05/1983
ABC Television Network, New York, NY
• Prepared and recorded meeting minutes and documented actions
taken as result of board meetings, committee meetings and special
sessions.
• Planned budgets and communication initiatives for comprehensive
facility management and allocation of space and funds.
• Handled administrative systems to assist senior leadership and over
144 staff members.
• Developed all documentation, including reports and financial sheets
for annual budgets and senior leadership goals.
• Reviewed incoming correspondence and drafted appropriate
responses for CEO and other high-level stakeholders.
• Reviewed, identified, updated and prioritized strategic initiatives to
provide comprehensive support to senior leadership.
• Contributed to budget planning, and initiatives for communications,
planning and coordination of facility management and space
allocations.
• Allocated work assignments and tasks to comprehensively manage
administrative projects.
• Attended board and committee meetings and took meeting minutes
to create detailed records of various meetings and decisions.
• Attended promotional and celebratory events, promoting company
brand and building rapport with prospects and partners.
Recorded File Coordinator, 06/1977 - 05/1978
ABC Television Network, New York, NY
• Reported malfunctions and errors to supervising staff, addressed
concerns and supported other machine operators completing
challenging workloads under tight schedules.
• Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to
work on time.
• Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently
arriving to work ready to start immediately.
• Observed machine operations to verify quality and conformity of
packaged products, stepping in to resolve issues promptly and avoid
costly production errors.
Administrative Office Clerk, 01/1977 - 05/1977
ABC Television Network, New York, NY
• Handled client correspondence and tracked records to foster office
efficiency.
• Optimized system use by preparing training manual for team
members covering proper clerical procedures.
• Drafted professional memos, letters and marketing copy to support
business objectives and growth.
• Kept physical files and digitized records organized for easy
updating and retrieval by authorized team members.
• Tracked and recorded expenses and reconciled accounts to maintain
accurate, current and compliant financial records.
• Provided quality clerical support through data entry, document
management, email correspondence and overseeing operation of
office equipment.
• Replenished sales floor merchandise and organized shelves, racks
and bins for optimal appearance.
• Promoted customer loyalty and consistent sales by delivering
friendly service and knowledgeable assistance.
• Enhanced collaboration between team members by preparing
meeting materials and taking clear notes to distribute to
stakeholders.
• Delivered expert clerical support by efficiently handling wide range
of routine and special requirements.
• Received and routed business correspondence to correct
departments and staff members.
• Interacted with customers professionally by phone, email or
in-person to provide information and directed to desired staff
members.
• Assisted customers by answering questions and fulfilling requests.
Cashiering Team Lead, 03/1976 - 05/1977
Kresgy, Brooklyn, NY
• Performed store opening, closing and shift change actions, including
completing accurate shift change logs, to keep operations efficient
and current.
• Trained, mentored and developed new cashiers with positive and
encouraging techniques to maximize performance and team
contributions.
• Worked extra shifts during busy periods and covered for call-in
employees to maintain service levels.
• Maintained stock within optimal levels to meet expected customer
and sales levels.
• Mentored new team members on POS system operation, customer
service strategies and sales goals.
• Helped customers complete purchases, locate items and join reward
programs to promote loyalty, satisfaction and sales numbers.
• Resolved escalated customer disputes with special actions such as
discounts.
• Displayed new stock and rotated existing products.
• Increased customer loyalty and retention.
• Assisted customers by answering questions and fulfilling requests.
• Received and processed customer payments.
• Developed and implemented promotional strategies targeting
overstocked, high-profit or nearly expired merchandise to move
items and boost revenue.
• Helped management develop employee improvement plans to
motivate team members to higher levels of performance, skill and
efficiency.
• Reviewed and resolved differences between accounting information
and cash drawer.
• Checked identification for proof-of-age and refusing alcohol and
tobacco sales to underage customers.
• Restocked, arranged and organized merchandise in front lanes to
drive product sales.
• Educated employees on all job tasks, including register use,
merchandising and customer service.
• Processed POS transactions, including checks, cash and credit
purchases or refunds.
• Educated customers on promotions to enhance sales.
• Reconciled cash drawer at start and end of each shift, accounting for
errors and resolving discrepancies.
• Built effective training and coaching strategies to optimize team
performance.
• Oversaw weekly and seasonal merchandising and signage changes
to promote specific products.
EDUCATION
High School Diploma, 06/1977
John Jay High School - Brooklyn, NY