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

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