Patricia A Bays 714-***-****
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Tustin, CA 92780
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chicos, FAS
Assistant Manager/Sales Lead (2017 – present)
Assisted with managing the sales team and store management for an exceptional client experience
Responsible for driving sales and the team’s performance through coaching, development and reinforcement of the company’s standards
Analyze sales reports on daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure the store is on track to achieve and exceed quantitative and qualitative goals
Drive the company’s sales goals, KPI’s and team performance by coaching Chicos principles
Provided leadership and motivation to achieve the best of each employee
Responsible for supervising associates in sales, inventory, receipts, and reconciling cash transactions
Promotes customer service by ensuring associates are greeting and assisting customers with excellence
Performs basic operations activities including cash handling and reporting, process changes, merchandise handling, open and closing duties, scheduling, payroll
POS and front and in-store display
Support sales team and upper management
Led the store in–store sales, UPT and ADS
The LOFT
Sales Lead (2014-2017)
Partnered with the Store Manager to focus on creating an environment in which feedback is constant and the customer is always top priority
Team Management and drive for sales results was essential
Lead the store sales team in sales; training and hiring responsibilities
Worked with staff to ensure store was fully stocked and open ready
Handled all in store responsibilities for all aspects of customer care
Performed basic operations including opening and closing of store, inventory intake, damages and locates
Personal Trainer
January 2004 – 2018
Metamorphosis Personal Training – Tustin Ca
Built the business from 3 clients to 65 clients in three months’ time, all by marketing stay at home mom groups, speaking engagements at hospitals for nurses and woman’s clubs around the orange county area.
Designed specific nutritional guidelines for individuals either on individual basis or as a group Additionally designed varying different levels of workout programs for each individual.
Had groups of up to 8 clients per session, each tailored to their strength levels
Ran weight loss incentive programs for large groups of women, most of which met their goals
Had quarterly parties for the clients with individual awards, milestones and recognition
Calendared, organized and planned weekly workouts sometimes up to thirty clients a week
Taught the importance of healthy eating, and the practice of proper form and cardio to achieve minimum and maximum goals per individual
Executive Assistant
January 2012 – 2015
Low Cost Labs – Tustin, Ca
Developed and started a low cost laboratory business to assist individuals without insurance or high deductibles, to receive discount necessary lab work I grew the business from a revenue of $700 per month to over $20,000 a month in a year’s time.
Marketed thousands of medical facilities (doctors, nurses, PA and labs) through direct mailing and follow up visits and calls to promote our business
Worked directly with the patients to receive excellent customer care, help them find a facility to get their lab work done and receive payment for those services over the phone into our payment services program.
Retrieved and submitted the patient’s lab work in a timely manner to the ordering physician daily.
Maintained a large database, updated daily on existing and new clients as well as keeping accurate documentation on existing and new doctors
Researched and developed targets areas in states that permitted the service we offered and expanded into those regions quarterly
Met with consultants over the years to assist us with upcoming Obama care issues and to help change the direction of our business.
Executive Assistant to the CEO and President of Japan
January 1993 – 1999
Advantest America – San Jose, Ca (Semiconductor)
Accomplished daily the necessary EA requirements assigned with accuracy and detail. Some of those duties included calendaring, coordinating conferences calls and multiple attendee in house meetings, meeting minute transcription from audiotape and hand-written notes, travel (international included), employee fun, greeting of customer and hospitably for incoming Executives from Japan and other international countries for Board meetings.
Responsible for being the key point of contact for the company headquarters move from Chicago to Silicon Valley. Worked closely with furniture, developers, decorators, office equipment representatives and any other miscellaneous needs to complete the opening on time.
Facilitated the Grand Opening of the new company to the Silicon Valley with focus on the Japanese Senior Executive staff and American Executive staff to other Silicon Valley company’s executives.
Assisted Human Resources with direction and explanation on the policies and procedures of the company, both English and Japanese
Accompanied top Executives to various locations around the United States for support and trade show exhibits.
Executive Assistant to the Vice President
January 1989 to January 1993
Electroglas, Inc San Jose, California (Semiconductor)
Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Sales and International Sales. Maintained a very heavy calendar with extensive travel arrangements, both internationally and domestic
Handled Investor relationship calls, pamphlets to prospective investors, organized and facilitated quarterly meetings via conference calls and local and in-house Board of Directors
Handled all confidential material with complete discretion and professionalism
Responsible for off-site quarterly sales meetings with travel arrangements and transportation to and from the site for over 32 sales people worldwide
Organized and strategized with the Executives the plan and intent of the sales meetings, with recognition of employees, Time Management and Negotiation to Yes classes, trade show updates, dinners, entertainment, golf outings and lots of expense reports
Ran the Employee Program that involved quarterly meetings with catering for over 200 employees, blood drives and holiday parties