832-***-**** • *************@*****.***
STEPHANIE MCBRIDE
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challenging and responsible position with an established company,
where I may utilize my exceptional customer service, client relation and
management skills.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Extensive knowledge of customer satisfaction, human relations and
management
- Posses excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Remarkable ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Rapidly resolve client conflicts while maintaining highest level of
customer service
- Ability to maintain professionalism and build good rapport with clients
- Ability to lead and train staff
- Excellent ability to make management/administrative decisions and
judgments
- Highly comfortable and experienced in dealing with high profile clients
- Ability to anticipate executives needs, follow through on all details and
tactfully handle sensitive situations
- Available for travel with little advanced notice for any length of time
- Over 20 years experience in sales and marketing
- Extreme passion for the Beauty Industry
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Norma’s Touch
2012 - Present
Salon Manager/Coordinator
- Provided outstanding customer service including a memorable first impression
- Managed cost of operations and ensured highest quality of service
- Created a workable and efficient growth budget
- Created programs to increase revenue
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining salon inventory
- Created and maintained positive vendor relations
- Handles all financial responsibilities for salon and owner
- In charge of all housekeeping and cleanup after facial sessions
- Responsible for all marketing
- Record keeping and bookkeeping
- All QuickBooks entries
- Updated and maintained Constant Contacts
- Created all customer profiles
- Provided daily follow up phone calls and emails
- Handled and resolved all client complaints
- Completed all end-of-day reports
- Increased revenue through retail sales and promotions
- Responsible for all operations related to salon
Wee Wuns Weekday Ministries (Preschool)
2006 - 2010
Families In Action (Administrative/Event Planning Volunteer)
- Organized classroom parties and events
- Provided in-classroom assistance to teachers
- Planned and organized Fall Festivals (largest fund raiser of the year)
- Solicited donations from local business for fund raisers
- Provided clerical/secretarial support for administrative staff
- Solely responsible for organizing and maintaining staff supply room
- Assisted in organizing and running Teacher Appreciation activities
- Provided relief for teacher breaks, meeting and conferences
Regent Plumbing
2006 - 2010
Executive Assistant/Office Manager
- Acted as first point of contact with people outside and inside the organization
- Administrative/secretarial support, resolving and referring
a range of administrative problems and inquiries
- Solely responsible for organizing and maintaining all filing systems
- Provided memorable and professional first impression to all visiting parties
- In charge of all company functions and activities
- Scheduled all meetings and activities including all travel and hotel
accommodations
- Provided hospitality services as requested by upper management
- Composed and distributed inter-departmental memorandums, mail and
proposals ensuring timely delivery
- Provided administrative support to HR department
- Responsible for taking dictation and minutes of meetings
- Provided accounting and marketing assistance
- Responsible for the appearance and maintenance of office
- Managed all front desk operations
- Provided professional and personal assistance to upper management
- Performed all other administrative tasks as requested
Cheryl Keck - KTRK Channel 13
2004-2006
Administrative/Personal Assistant
- Responsible for organizing and maintaining diaries and making
appointments
- Performs tasks like briefing papers, producing documents, reports and
presentations
- Responsible for meeting and greeting high profile socialites
- Screened telephone calls, enquiries and emails
- Arranged all travel and hotel accommodations
- Provided child care
- Managed extensive and complex calendar
- Scheduled and coordinated meetings, interviews, appointments and
events
- Monitored and supervised home staff
- Responsible for accepting and handling business proposals
- Ran daily personal errands
- Managed all banking accounts
- Provided all administrative duties
Saks Fifth Avenue
1997 - 2003
Cosmetic Counter Manager/Lead Makeup Artist
Lancôme/Christian Dior Cosmetics
- Hired, trained, rewarded and disciplined staff
- Lead makeup artist and skincare specialist
- Controlled and maintained inventory
- Held weekly sales meetings
- Established and maintained excellent relationships with clients
- Worked with senior management to identify new sales opportunities
- Oversaw all daily business and sales operation
- Prepared weekly sales report for staff and management
- Organized monthly client events
- Maintained excellent rapport with vendors
- Excellent problem solving all while using discretion
- Developed and conducted monthly performance appraisals for staff
- Recognized for maintaining consistently superior level of customer
satisfaction
- Outstanding Customer Service and Leadership Award 1998 - 2003
EDUCATION
Alief Elsik High School Houston, TX 1987 - 1991
Kilgore college Kilgore, TX 1991 - 1993
University of Houston Houston, TX 1993 - 1996
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo - Hospitality Committee 2007 - Present
Houston SPCA - Public Relations 2007 - Present
The Woodlands Chamber Of Commerce 2011 - Present
Dress for Success - Lifestyle Advisor 2010 - Present
Star of Hope Shelter - Volunteer 2009 - Present