Assistant Retail Store Manager

• Oct 2021 - Present

-Quarter 2 2023 awarded High Performer recognition in company Townhall. -Quarter 1 2023 executed +13% better than plan.-Average +20% SWLY for every week of 2023.-Teaching/hosting biweekly Home Brew Class to paying attendees. Catering each class to the specific guests and their skill level, questions, and the unique characteristics of the selected whole bean.-Reduced a reoccurring utility contract by 50% saving over $5000/year. -Brand ambassador for Aeropress Inc for 2023 Inspired Home Show at McCormick Place showcasing & demoing first new product line for the brand in over a decade that resulted in six figure purchase orders from large retailers like REI & Walmart. -Operated full operational hours while in the midst of a 2.5+ year construction project renovating a six story parking garage above the coffeebar into seventy-two luxury apartment units. Primary point-of-contact between construction superintendent & building landlord and senior retail leadership & company executives.-Maintained a profitable EBITDA every month post Covid reopening (Since May 2020) Show less

Retail Shift Lead

• Jan 2020 - Oct 2021

Barista

• Sep 2019 - Jan 2020

Lead Shift Supervisor & Reserve Trainer

• Feb 2014 - Nov 2019

Verified all daily and weekly inventory orders; created & taught back-of-house organization system; maintained & updated item pars; oversaw audits and addressed discrepancies; contacted logistics service team for emergency or missed orders; oversaw transferring of product to neighbor stores within district. Key-holder; inventory ordering & auditing; cash management; food safety; coaching & correcting employees on standards & opportunity gaps; deploying floor, running breaks & lunches; training new staff on brew methods & hospitality for Reserve bar. Show less

Videographer

• Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

Videographer for live Butoh dance concert at the Chicago Cultural Center. Butoh (舞踏) is a form of Japanese dance theatre that encompasses a diverse range of activities, techniques and motivations for dance, performance, or movement. Concert presented by Butoh Chicago and under the direction of Berlin based artist and body resonance teacher, Yomiko Yoshiokais, a first generation Butoh performer, who trained with Hijikata (a founder of Ankoku Butoh). She has taught and performed Butoh internationally for over 30 years. Performances and performance lectures by Yumiko Yoshioka (Berlin), Nicole LeGette (CHI), Andy Braddock (NY), Adam Rose (CHI), Julie Becton Gillum (NC), Holly Chernobyl (CHI), Jose Hernandez (CHI), Upended Teacups-Corey Gearhart and Stefanie Cohen (DETROIT), Ginger Krebs (CHI), Andrea Peterson (CHI). Show less

Key Grip- Self-Deportation

• Dec 2013 - Feb 2014

Key grip, 2nd AC A short experimental surrealist film, Self-Deportation, borders on the two worlds of reality and fantastical as a woman ships herself "back to where she came from" after a bigoted encounter on a train. On her self-deportation journey, she becomes engulfed in to surrealistic idioms of "stereotypical American culture." Principle photography: January 2014 In association with: Bridgeport Film Club Director: Eugene Park Producer: Lance Eliot Adams Cinematographer: Tracy Pitts Show less

Gaffer & AC- Nesting Grounds

• Aug 2013 - Aug 2013

Gaffer & AC Freelanced crew member for short length film 'Nesting Grounds.'​ Nesting Grounds is a short film adapted from a play by the same title, written by Alex Parobek. A short poetic-like piece about an eclectic man obsessively hoarding his possessions as a means for clinging to his often-occurring turmoil of forgotten memories. Performed the duties of camera assistant, gaffer, and art department. Principle Photography: August 2013 in Clarksville, Tennessee. Post Production: August 2013 Writers: Ian Scott McCullough & Alex Parobek Director & Cinematographer: Ian Scott McCullough Starring Anthony Eugenie Stratton Awards: -Won "Best Short"​ Alamo City Film Festival -Won "Honorable Mention:"​ Short Films, Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival -Nominated "Best Director:"​ Gwinnett Center International Film Festival -Nominated "Best Editing,"​ "Best Experimental/Art Film,"​ & "Best Lead Actor:" Red Dirt International Film Festival Show less

Key Grip & 2nd AC- Dead Girls

• May 2013 - Aug 2013

Key Grip, Best Boy Electric, & 2nd AC Freelanced crew member for feature length film 'Dead Girls.' Dead Girls is a horror anthology. Three stories of abused and forsaken girls who return from the dead to take their revenge. Principe Photography May-June 2013. Producers: Del Harvey, Joe Caballero, Neal Fischer Directors: Del Harvey & Neal Fischer Director of Photography: Leo Flores & Bret Hamilton Gaffer: Bret Hamilton Key Grip, Best Boy Electric, & 2nd AC Freelanced crew member for feature length film 'Dead Girls.' Dead Girls is a horror anthology. Three stories of abused and forsaken girls who return from the dead to take their revenge. Principe Photography May-June 2013. Producers: Del Harvey, Joe Caballero, Neal Fischer Directors: Del Harvey & Neal Fischer Director of Photography: Leo Flores & Bret Hamilton Gaffer: Bret Hamilton

Area Lead- Electrical

• Oct 2010 - Aug 2011

Started as a warehouse assistant where tasks included; sorting merchandise, unloading trucks, processing, assisting customers with loading, etc. I then moved up to an area lead position in electrical. I oversaw small groups of volunteer and community service individuals where I designated pricing of merchandise, repairs, floor placement, etc. Started as a warehouse assistant where tasks included; sorting merchandise, unloading trucks, processing, assisting customers with loading, etc. I then moved up to an area lead position in electrical. I oversaw small groups of volunteer and community service individuals where I designated pricing of merchandise, repairs, floor placement, etc.

Camp Counselor

• May 2011 - Jun 2011

Attended overnight camp with 6th grade class. Taught archery, canoeing and ran around in the dark of night howling like a wolf. Attended overnight camp with 6th grade class. Taught archery, canoeing and ran around in the dark of night howling like a wolf.