Experience

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  Safeway

  • Everett, Washington, United States

  • Person In Charge

    • Nov 2016 - Nov 2020
    • Everett, Washington, United States

    • Closing Store Manager - managed all front end employees and customer service desk with high service scores• Supervised 30+ employees in a fast paced environment emphasizing teamwork to efficiently complete responsibilities• Demonstrates exceptional customer service with a positive attitude addressing customer’s concerns• Completed all merchandising and inventory duties as required minimizing out of stock items• Performed end of night safe counts and till audits accurately accounting for all cash on hand• Communicated night crew responsibilities ensuring all action items were discussed if needed.

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  Johnson Outdoors

  • Bangor, ME

  • Pro Staff - Ocean Kayak & Old Town

    • Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
    • Bangor, ME

    • Pro Staff member for Ocean Kayak and Old Town brands for Johnson Outdoors• Promotion of brands through social marketing• Trade show appearances and product demo to prospective buyers• Work with R&D, Engineering providing product feedback and design input

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  Faultline Music, LLC

  • Paso Robles, CA

  • Owner

    • Apr 2004 - Jun 2016
    • Paso Robles, CA

    • • Created business plan by working with potential vendors to create model inventory• Developed relationship with local bank; acquired $150k SBA loan to lease space and purchase inventory• Successfully managed all day to day activities of retail business achieving all sales goals 2003-2008• Marketing – Created all print and radio advertising, web site design for retail and e-commerce• Purchasing – Negotiated purchase contracts and schedule inventory planning and shipping logistics accordingly• Inventory control – Conducted quarterly physical inventory adjusting min/max/safety stock levels as needed• Created and maintained Point of Sale database, adjusted price changes, MAP, discounts as necessary• Completed all accounting in QuickBooks including monthly Sales Tax filings to Board of Equalization • Managed staff of 4 employees and 3 independent contractors

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  ESPORTNEWS.com

  • Redwood City, CA

  • Owner/Publisher

    • May 2001 - Mar 2003
    • Redwood City, CA

    Online magazine covering San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders and Major League Baseball. • Responsibilities included daily reporting, photography, interviews of players and coaches• Web site design and uploading of stories• Generated revenue through advertising and subscribersI was between jobs and dared by a friend to see if I could get access to the teams. I put together a web site and approached the teams asking for a media pass. I was granted access and worked through two years of training camps and regular seasons conducting interviews, taking photos, writing stories and publishing to the web site. My web traffic was climbing but I was also ruffling the feathers of ESPN and CBS in particular. I was a one-man show and had the ability to break stories from the press room without having to send my article to an editor, wait for proof reading and fact checking before publishing. I wasn't paying millions of dollars for access and this caused quite a stir. I was doing my job and doing it well and I had the media relations director of the 49ers going to bat for me. Late in 2002, another person doing what I was with the San Diego Chargers was denied his access and wrote a scathing article on his web site about the team and management. Shortly thereafter a message came down from the NFL that media access would only be granted to TV, radio, or print circulation with 100,000 or more - no web only access. The team's hands were tied by the NFL and my access was revoked. I continued to work with MLB and their alumni association but readership was dwindling. My wife was laid off from Sony in early 2003 and we decided to shut down the web site and move from the SF Bay Area to Paso Robles, CA. This truly was one of the most memorable times of my life. I had a lot of great experiences meeting childhood heroes as well as gaining great work experience.

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  StarVox

  • San Jose, CA

  • Production Manager and Quality Assurance

    • Jan 1998 - Feb 2001
    • San Jose, CA

    • Responsible for manufacturing VoIP servers in an enterprise environment * Installation of telephony hardware, mother boards, disc drives, Microsoft server software and Starvox VoIP software• Create technical documentation for hardware and software installation procedures and manuals• Support Field Service Engineers with installations• Work with technology partners Cisco, HP and Opuswave to create state of the art VoIP product• QA testing, bug documentation and reporting to software engineering group

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  AT&T Capital

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Field Service Engineer

    • Feb 1996 - Jan 1998
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    • Responsible for maintaining rental computer inventory• Work with sales staff on pre-sales technical questions with clients• Delivery and setup of computers for corporate training and trade shows

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  Telogy

  • Menlo Park, CA

  • Asset Management Analyst

    • Jan 1994 - Jan 1996
    • Menlo Park, CA

    Support Product Managers with analysis of test equipment rental inventory (Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators etc.)General office support - filingMicrosoft officeDOS and Win 3.1 :)

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  Sony

  • San Jose, CA and Castle Rock, CO

  • Broadcast Technician

    • Jan 1993 - Dec 1993
    • San Jose, CA and Castle Rock, CO

    • Installation of first DirecTV broadcast facility, Castle Rock, CO• Pre-build of entire system in San Jose, CA• Installation of broadcast equipment, cabling, termination of connectors and rack cabling• Reading of schematics to determine cabling requirements for each rack• Specifically worked on television signal routing, RS-232 control systems, broadcast operations center and pay per view racks