Experience

Blink Boutique

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • May 2017 - Present

  • Drive sales and boost store moral• Oversee daily operations and create monthly schedules• Overseeing floor layouts and create/update/maintain visual merchandising standards• Manage and motivate the team to increase sales and ensure efficiency• Analyze sales figures and forecast future sales• Deal with staffing issues such as hiring, training, and conducting performance reviews• Ensure the standards of quality, customer service, and safety are met• Resolve employee, customer, and security issues• Organize special promotions, displays, and events• Continually update employees on new initiatives and pertinent issues• Monitoring the sales floor regularly to further train colleagues and assist customers and ensure they are receiving exceptional customer service• Maintain awareness of market trends in the industry• Initiating changes to improve the business and drive sales• Promoting the organization locally through participation in local events• Conducting daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reports• Organize and oversee year end inventory



Apricot Lane Boutique

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• General Manager

  • Sep 2015 - May 2017

  • Drive sales and boost store moral• Assist in location buying and monitor open to buy levels• Oversee daily operations and create monthly schedules• Overseeing floor layouts and create/update/maintain visual merchandising standards• Manage and motivate the team to increase sales and ensure efficiency• Analyze sales figures and forecast future sales• Deal with staffing issues such as hiring, training, and conducting performance reviews• Ensure the standards of quality, customer service, and safety are met• Resolve employee, customer, and security issues• Organize special promotions, displays, and events• Continually update employees on new initiatives and pertinent issues• Monitoring the sales floor regularly to further train colleagues and assist customers and ensure they are receiving exceptional customer service• Maintain awareness of market trends in the industry• Initiating changes to improve the business and drive sales• Promoting the organization locally through participation in local events• Conducting daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reports• Organize and oversee year end inventory



New Orleans Fashion Week

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer and Volunteer

  • Aug 2012 - Mar 2016

  Designer for the F/W 2016 show:• Created a 12 line collection start to finish for the Top Designer CompetitionVolunteer for the S/S 2013, F/W 2013, S/S 2014, and F/W 2014 shows:• Assisted backstage with changing and arranging models for the runway• Steamed and ironed clothing as well as sewed buttons and zippers as needed• Assembled runways and fashion show set ups



Stylitics

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Brand Ambassador

  • Oct 2013 - Sep 2014

  • Produce fashion and style related content for the Stylitics blog, The Stylitics Report• Create brand awareness through social media, local press, networking, and presentations• Conduct market research and help create marketing strategies



Perlis Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern/Sales Associate

  • May 2007 - Sep 2014

  • Greet and assist customers• Restock merchandise on the sales floor• Operate registers • Tag merchandise and assist with physical inventory• File paper work and regulate the store database• Enter and edit customer information• Handle customer billing



Xavier University Annual Benefit Concert

• Wardrobe Assistant for The Commodores

  • Nov 2013 - Nov 2013

  • Steamed and ironed costumes• Sewed buttons and zippers on costumes as needed



International Textile and Apparel Association Conference

• Backstage Hand/Model Dresser

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2013

  • Assisted backstage changing and organizing models for the runway• Steamed and ironed clothing as well as sewed buttons and zippers as needed



Plato's Closet

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Jul 2012 - Sep 2013

  • Kept store, fitting rooms, and back stock clean and organized• Assisted customer and operated registers• Assisted with floor displays• Worked with numerous brands when purchasing clothing from customers• Typed new inventory into the computer• Priced and tagged new merchandise• Ran store reports• Compiled store reports• Oversaw training of new employees• Assessed end of the month data and submitted end of the month paperwork• Created monthly employee incentive games• Ran monthly buyer awareness meetings• Opened and closed registers as well as delegated opening and closing store duties



Jolie & Elizabeth

• United States
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  • Arrange and work pop up shops for New Orleans Fashion Week and other numerous events• Assist backstage at J&E fashion shows during New Orleans Fashion Weeks• Receive and ship online orders• Track inventory levels• Create sizing specification sheets• Arrange J&E trunk shows at LSU



Baton Rouge Fashion Week

• Designer

  • Feb 2013 - Feb 2013

  • Designed, styled, and presented a dress that was chosen to be a part of the runway show highlighting LSU students