Julian, CA ***** Christopher
Lopez
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OVERVIEW
Detail-oriented professional seeking a full- or part-time position in a positive working environment, where I can use nearly 30 years’ experience as a hard-working professional. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Volunteer Bar/Operations Manager/Service Officer 2022 - 2024 American Legion Lincoln Deming Post 468
Coordinate, train and manage 100% volunteer bar and kitchen staff for seven days a week operation
Weekly inventory and ordering of all alcohol, food, and operational needs
Process daily register sales and input revenues into Wave system
Plan and execute weekly, monthly, and annual fundraisers for veteran programs
Helped numerous veterans get health and disability benefits getting many of them 100% disability
Estate Manager/Personal Assistant 2018 - 2020
Private Owner
Manage $5.5M waterfront home and $3.5M worth of cars
Plan all travel to include all flights, hotels, personal drivers and tours
Hire and manage all vendors
Plan, execute and manage all events at the home ranging from 20 – 200 guests
Handle all personal and household emergencies
Perform minor maintenance and cleaning of residence and exotic car storage facility
Plan and redesign landscaping at residence to ensure plush exotic landscaping for summer and winter
Act as owner’s agent to negotiate and purchase exotic vehicles Beauty Industry 2002 - 2018
Christopher L Hair, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Salon Owner/Operator – 10 employees (closed after 8 years to launch national education program)
Internationally renowned hair color artist and educator
Wrote and delivered educational seminars on “How to Improve Your Salon’s Profit Margin”
Wrote and edited education manual for a new global hair color company –ELI Colour.
Organized, produced and performed on stage for hair/fashion shows.
Organized, created styles and did hair for dozens of photo shoots for manufacturers, salons and magazines.
7567 Gunslinger Trl
Julian, CA 92036 Christopher
Lopez
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Corporate Communications Director 1999 - 2001
RS Information Systems, Inc., McLean, VA
Built corporate communications department from the ground up
Developed, implemented and managed corporate $1M communications budget
Coordinated, set up, and attended all tradeshows for the company
Wrote and disseminated all press releases and marketing brochures Journalist Second Class Petty Officer 1992 - 1999
US Navy – Honorable Discharge
TV and Radio News Director/field and combat correspondent – American Forces Network, US Navy, Naples, Italy
Managing Editor/Official Photographer – Joint Task Force Southwest Asia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Public Affairs Manager/Editor – Surface Warfare Magazine, US Navy, Arlington, VA Service Industry 1990 - 2024
Bar/Operations Manager – American Legion Lincoln Deming Post 468
Bartender/Manager – Matty’s Bar and Grill, Pismo Beach, CA
Bartender/Server – Filommena’s Italian Restaurant, Washington DC
Bartender/Disc Jockey– Enlisted Club, Naples, Italy
Server/Bartender – Cheeseburger in Paradise, Maui, HI EDUCATION
Capella University, BS in Psychology
Cuesta College, AA in Business Management – San Luis Obispo, CA Current
2022
Defense Information School of Journalism and Public Affairs ~ Indianapolis, IN 1992 Boca Beauty Academy 2002
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AFRTS Distinguished Broadcasting Award (lowest ranked person to ever receive the award) Numerous military achievement awards for excellence in broadcasting and leadership Ranked 30th in Salon City magazine’s “Top 100” salons in the country. COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in both PC and Mac environments.
MS Office Suite advanced user: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Type approximately125 words per minute.