Jim Lopez Bilingual/Spanish
***** ****** *** ****: 760-***-**** Cell:760-***-****
Yucca Valley, CA. 92284 E-mail: **********@*****.***
Office Management/Sales /E.C.E/Finish Carpentry/Certified Hood cleaner
Offering years of successful, verifiable experience in diversified environments
Providing quality customer service, sales and professionalism
Overview
Professional qualifications in Commercial kitchen hood cleaning, finish carpentry, strategic sales and marketing, total quality customer service, business growth and development.
Recognized for implementing outstanding customer service.
Combine excellent managerial and team building skills with imaginative and effective sales and marketing talents.
Worked on key projects in the lower and high deserts
Areas of Expertise
Construction & Development
Exterior Doors Interior Doors
Closet Shelving Trim
Finish Hardware Bathroom Accessories
Ordering /Receiving Certified Hood Cleaner
Management Operations & Marketing
Purchasing/Inventory Management Contact Administration
Vendor Acquisition Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution
OTC Sales Networking/Lead Generation
Business Growth & Development Advertising & Marketing
Quickbooks Pro 2009 Sales
Professional Experience
LaRoche Fire & Ice Air Conditioning & Heating
61884 Commercial St.
Joshua Tree, CA. 92252
Office Manager
Duties included ordering & receiving, inventory management, billing, scheduling, OTC sales, lead generation, advertising, banking , Profit & Loss reports Weekly /Monthly/Quarterly with QB’s & accounts payable.
Employed 01-04-10 to 09-09-11
Spherion
73140 Highway 111 Suite 7
Palm Desert, Ca 92260
Fine Dinning Professional/Banquets/Conventions
Employed 10-08- 2009 to present
Ft. Mojave Construction, Inc.
1598 Z1 Bemis Rd., 29 Palms, CA 92278
Team Leader of a crew that professionally power cleaned all commercial kitchen hoods, ducts and up blast fan systems throughout the 29 Palms Marine Corps. Air Ground Combat Center. Maintenance of up blast fans and hood systems. In charge of purchasing, receiving and networking with suppliers for galley crew. Maintained company Vehicle, galley tools and equipment. Construction laborer and some janitorial work as well.
Employed 12-10-08 to 10-05-2009
Carrows Restaurant
57044 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Professional Server
Provided excellent customer service to all patrons. Sanitized food stations, coordinated with kitchen in ordering & delivering food. Cashed out customers as needed. Employed 01-04-07 to 03-05-08
Monster Door & Hardware
56155 Suite B 29 Palm Hwy. Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Provided all finish carpentry for more than 100 residential homes in the high and low deserts
Developers I've done work for (O’conner Development, High Desert Homes, Burton Properties Inc.., Desert Vista, Turtle rock Communities, MCD and Zebra Construction) Other responsibilities for Monster were, Showroom/Sales Manager, Marketing/Advertising & Customer service representative. Employed 06-04 to 04-07 business to slow
Desert Vista Communities
29 Palms, CA
Provided Customer Service in finish carpentry for 30 plus homes
Employed 06-10-06 to 09-24-06 Community was completed
Guy Evans Inc....
72009 Metroplex Dr. Thousand Palms, CA 92276
Provided finish carpentry for various communities throughout the lower desert
"Mountain Gate Communities" phases 1 thru 3 in Palm Springs
"Mountain View” phases 1 thru 3 in Desert Hot Springs
"Versailles" phase 1 in Palm Desert
"Monticello" Phases 1 thur 3 in Indio
"Oasis Apartments" in Palm Desert
Employed 02/10/03 to 4/16/04
Boehm Child Development Center
74200 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert Ca 92260
Duties included: Created and implemented weekly and monthly lesson plans for age groups ranging from 18 months to 5 years old. Examples of activities circle time, music & movement, dramatic play, art & crafts, science, language arts, math, exterior sports and bible stories. Also created parent teacher relationships and tracked educational progress thru out entire year. Other duties included sanitation of work space, food preparation and security.
Employed 05/10/98 to 02/02/03
Merv Griffin’s Resort and Givenchy Spa
4200 E. Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, Ca 92264-5230
Professional fine dinning server in the French/American restaurant “GiGi’s”
Duties: All dinning shifts brunch, lunch, dinner. Special occasions weddings, birthdays and V.I.P.’s Professional banquet server for all holidays
Employed: 11/96 to 05/98
Education
Palm Springs High School
2401 E Baristo Rd. Palm Springs, Ca. 92262
Attended: 1989 - 1994 Graduated
Hawaii Pacific University
1164 Bishop St. Suite 216
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Attended: 1995 - 1996
General education
College of the Desert
43500 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA
Attended: 8-01 to 12-01 ECE
Accelerated courses in Early Childhood Development
Certified National Hood Cleaning Association/ Fireman’s Association
2912 Old Newport Hwy Sevierville, TN 37876
Attended/Certified 12/ 2008
Completed Journeyman program in Fixed Fire Systems and Fire Extinguishers
Completed Journeyman program in Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning
References
Available upon request