Experience

Nisswa Chamber Commerce

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Promote local member businesses. Promote tourism and hold large scale events. Promote local member businesses. Promote tourism and hold large scale events.



Kick'n Up Kountry

• Festival Manager

  • Jun 2009 - Present

  Handle all the festival money, do large deposits and pay the artists. Work hand in hand with all the teams (security to grounds maintenance) to make sure every guests experience is a great and memorable one. Handle emergencies and issues as they come up. Coordinate 70 volunteers per day to cover needs of the festival 17 hours per day for 4 days. Handle all the festival money, do large deposits and pay the artists. Work hand in hand with all the teams (security to grounds maintenance) to make sure every guests experience is a great and memorable one. Handle emergencies and issues as they come up. Coordinate 70 volunteers per day to cover needs of the festival 17 hours per day for 4 days.



Pamz Crafts

• Small Business Owner

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2020

  I love doing custom work at a great price with a quick turnaround. Everyone should be able to have custom things made for them. I decided that I was busy enough on weekends and after hours that I could start my own business. I started a sales side that made large outdoors games with custom designs. I expanded out the business to also have a rental side, which quickly caught on. The jobs grow and change almost everyday. Always exciting and fun. I love doing custom work at a great price with a quick turnaround. Everyone should be able to have custom things made for them. I decided that I was busy enough on weekends and after hours that I could start my own business. I started a sales side that made large outdoors games with custom designs. I expanded out the business to also have a rental side, which quickly caught on. The jobs grow and change almost everyday. Always exciting and fun.



Essentia Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Perioperative Buyer

  • Jun 2006 - Oct 2017

  Purchased daily and critical surgical supplies for 5 Essentia Health locations. Prepared, managed, and analyzed usage data. Managed a 2 million dollar inventory base and reduced the annual discrepancy of 25% upon hire to .09% within the first year and maintained that percentage throughout my years there. Received recognition from senior finance director for significant cost reduction and never before seen inventory control. Maintained patient and co-worker privacy in accordance to HIPAA standards.



Slumberland Furniture

• United States
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Mar 1997 - Mar 2003

  Provided the highest level of customer service and sales support possible. Handled large deposits and balanced daily books. Ordered merchandise, and design the showroom floor. Hired and fired staff. Provided the highest level of customer service and sales support possible. Handled large deposits and balanced daily books. Ordered merchandise, and design the showroom floor. Hired and fired staff.



Builder's Marketing & Design

• Independent Contractor

  • Mar 1999 - Dec 2001

  Marketed advertising options to recommended companies in the building industry in an effort to collaborate all related business services into one publication. Increased ad sales by 20% during my first 6 months and steadily increased throughout employment. Received the companies only bonus ever given for the most ads sold in the shortest amount of time. Created ad designs and layout within a published advertising book. Attended trade shows and events to network with existing and potential clients.



Minilec Service Inc

• United States
• Wireless Services

• Customer Service Manager

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Managed a large team in 5 locations throughout the United States. The idea behind the customer service to be provided from this company was new and really innovative. It was the done proactively. It required building top notch teams in all locations to fulfill the promises made by our sales team. This meant watching each customer's account and making sure we could always deliver on time or let customer have some options before they had to call us. This required an extreme attention to detail, lots of travel, and constant communication.



DuPont

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales And Marketing Specialist

  • Jan 1991 - Jan 1995

  Developed and designed marketing tools targeted to increase sales. Assisted in coordinating trade shows, and client visits. Started in purchasing and was quickly promoted to sales and marketing. Developed and designed marketing tools targeted to increase sales. Assisted in coordinating trade shows, and client visits. Started in purchasing and was quickly promoted to sales and marketing.