Experience

Soft Surroundings

• United States
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Present



Self-employed

• Ma., Rhode Island, Ct.

• Freelancer

  • May 2016 - Present

  Sales and special events for numerous prestige lines, in Sephora, Ulta, Neiman Marcus, Macy's and Nordstroms. Sales and special events for numerous prestige lines, in Sephora, Ulta, Neiman Marcus, Macy's and Nordstroms.



SEPHORA

• France
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Color specialist, personal beauty advisor, coach

  • Apr 2011 - May 2016

  • Make up artist, color specialist position. Promoted many Prestige lines in haircare, color and skincare. • Promoted to a Personal Beauty advisor and moved to Providence for the new position within the first year. • Named #1 PBA in region and #1 percentage of sales to store sales in New England area • Knowledge of skincare, fragrance, haircare, and color, used to facilitate high sales • Responsible for express services, consultations and personal beauty advisor appointments. • Make up artist, color specialist position. Promoted many Prestige lines in haircare, color and skincare. • Promoted to a Personal Beauty advisor and moved to Providence for the new position within the first year. • Named #1 PBA in region and #1 percentage of sales to store sales in New England area • Knowledge of skincare, fragrance, haircare, and color, used to facilitate high sales • Responsible for express services, consultations and personal beauty advisor appointments.



Lord + Taylor

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Counter Manager

  • Jul 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Make up artist for Christian Dior, promoted to Counter manager within first year • Kept track of yearly sales, inventory and sales data. • Planned national events which lead to increase of sales by 20% in first year as counter manager • Make up artist for Christian Dior, promoted to Counter manager within first year • Kept track of yearly sales, inventory and sales data. • Planned national events which lead to increase of sales by 20% in first year as counter manager



Estee Lauder

• Greater Boston Area

• Promotional Artist National Team

  • Nov 1988 - Jun 1992

  • Promotional assistant on Lauders National team in Boston. • #1 artist with highest sales on the team. • Responsible for sales in numerous types of events with high units of sales.. • Taught seminars for Estee Lauder in many of the stores. (Neimans, Bloomingdales, Saks, and Lord and Taylor). • Promotional assistant on Lauders National team in Boston. • #1 artist with highest sales on the team. • Responsible for sales in numerous types of events with high units of sales.. • Taught seminars for Estee Lauder in many of the stores. (Neimans, Bloomingdales, Saks, and Lord and Taylor).



Midwest Associates

• Akron,Ohio

• Account Manager

  • Nov 1986 - Jun 1988

  • Managed sales and marketing for twenty food manufacturers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. • Instructed distributor sales forces on product knowledge in a classroom setting. • Ranked # 1 in sales in B2B in the nation by Delta Pride Catfish with sales over one million dollars . in the first year. • Managed sales and marketing for twenty food manufacturers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. • Instructed distributor sales forces on product knowledge in a classroom setting. • Ranked # 1 in sales in B2B in the nation by Delta Pride Catfish with sales over one million dollars . in the first year.



Elizabeth Arden

• United States
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Area Lead Makeup Artist Cleveland Area

  • Nov 1984 - Oct 1986

  • Leader of ten person team of artists, in ten May Company stores. • Planned events in ten stores and scheduled the artists to the stores on a weekly basis. • Increased Elizabeth Arden sales for May Co. by in the first year. • Promoted to team leader by Arden Sales Representative after increasing sales as counter manager • Leader of ten person team of artists, in ten May Company stores. • Planned events in ten stores and scheduled the artists to the stores on a weekly basis. • Increased Elizabeth Arden sales for May Co. by in the first year. • Promoted to team leader by Arden Sales Representative after increasing sales as counter manager



May Co

• Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Counter Manager

  • Jun 1982 - Oct 1984

  • Counter manager for Elizabeth Arden and UltimaII. • Led growth in sales in all Cleveland May Company stores for Ultima II. • Counter manager for Elizabeth Arden and UltimaII. • Led growth in sales in all Cleveland May Company stores for Ultima II.