LAURIE L. LESSARD
OBJECTIVE
A Front Desk or Office Manager position in a professional environment
SUMMARY
* Nine years of retail experience serving customers
* Good eye for details and organization
* Ability to learn new skills and tasks quickly
* Self-motivated, dependable and independent worker
* Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities
EDUCATION
B. S., Photo-Illustration, Cum Laude, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Kent, OH, 2006
SKILLS
COMPUTER
* Proficient in Adobe Photoshop
* Experienced with Microsoft Word, Front Page, PowerPoint and Studio Plus
* Some experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Outlook
* Familiar with PC and Mac
PHOTOGRAPHY
* Knowledge of Digital SLR photography including: Olympus E-500, Fuji S3, Nikon D200 cameras
* Skilled in 35mm SLR and Medium format 4x5 film photography, black and white printing, platinum/palladium printing, digital printing and color correction
* Learned studio lighting, creative use gels, composition, color and angle
LANGUAGE
* Knowledgeable in French
WORK HISTORY
MYRON PHOTOGRAPHIC ELEGANCE, Beachwood, OH: March 2008-Present
OFFICE MANAGER/ PHOTOGRAPHER
* Answered phones, took messages, made outgoing calls and confirmed appointments
* Scheduled appointments for photography session sand sales appointments
* Performed sales presentations
* Imported and archived images from photography sessions
* Filed discs and invoices
* Took and edited candid photographs for high school sporting events
OHIO SCHOOL PICTURES, Berea, OH: August 2007-March 2008
PHOTOGRAPHER ASSISTANT/CANDID PHOTOGRAPHER
* Set-up equipment and posed students to achieve consistent-looking portraits
* Took candid and portrait photographs
* Used eye for detail to capture more appealing portraits of students and school staff
GABRIEL BROTHERS, Kent, OH: October 2002-August 2007
ASSISTANT TO DEPARTMENT HEADS
April 2005-August 2007
* Filled-in for department heads in three departments, quickly learning the new sales floor and the different tasks in each department
* Problem-solved to find creative solutions to dilemmas
* Assisted department heads in accomplishing daily responsibilities
* Multi-tasked and time-managed to finish daily tasks by end of shift
* Also worked the Customer Service Desk when needed
HANG CREW
January 2005-April 2005
* Worked quickly to price and hang goods
* Remained on-task with little supervision
NIGHT CREW FLOOR ASSOCIATE
October 2002-January 2005
* Praised by Juniors Department Head and Store Managers for noticeable improvement in department upon hire
* Worked independently to clean department thoroughly and put returns away efficiently
INTERNSHIP
STATA PRODUCTIONS, Cleveland, OH
May 2006-August 2006
* Carried and set-up equipment on-location and in studio, organized DVDs of photos, picked up orders from printer, cleaned studio, helped prepare interiors to be photographed