Experience

Prairie State College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Student

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Best Buy

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Salesperson

  • Aug 2016 - Jan 2021

  Oct 2016 – Jan 2021 (4 yrs 4 mos)Share knowledge of products sold in the Home Theatre Dept. and other departments.Practiced one-on-one sales role-playing as a customer, as well as an employee, for practice with people skills and sales skill on the floor. My highest attach in sales was Geek Squad Protection (Insurance) for merchandise sold.Willing to work any shift on any day.Attended my regularly scheduled e-learnings to maintain certifications.Improved Sales Goals from an average of 80 percent from start to an average of 120 percent ending as a sales associate in the home theater / car electronics department. With a peak of 130 percent in sales goals during the holiday season of thanksgiving. I was awarded employee of the month multiple times one of which for "going the extra mile" and taking advantage of mobile point of sale devices, to do sales transactions on the floor and improve productivity during the holiday season/rush while giving recommendations.Always initiated conversation with new customers as they approached the home theatre sales floor. With 100% interaction to promote customer service in my department as well as other departments. And helping with complicated customer issues. My responsibilities included observing morning sales goal group meetings while I took responsibility for making sure product was stocked on the floor and marked with the current price point sales price.Shift duties included scheduling appointments for home theatre and connected car consultations. While performing my own consultations as well based on customer feedback and product knowledge.Scheduled installs based on coworkers' and me equipment recommendations in home theatre and connected car.Reported to management any irregularities in inventory including items to be back ordered.Moved merchandise to floor based on manager recommendations as well as my favored merchandise to sell.Worked after hours unloading freight and merch. Show less

• Seasonal Worker

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Unload merchandise from trailers. Sort merchandise into carts and onto pallets. Stock sales floor with merchandise from warehouse. Keep warehouse clean and orderly. Retrieve merchandise from sales floor and warehouse for online purchases. Knowledge of computer software to replace sku's, or price tags on all merchandise on a weekly basis before store hours.



Other

• Illinois

• Laborer

  • 2006 - 2017

  Random monkey work Paul Frey Retired Civil Engineer Manito, Il. Putting the caulk down. -Caulk windows on interior of house. David Colson Retired Millwright Forest City, Il. -Dig post holes with post hole digger for foundation of post holes. -Mix concrete with wheel barrel and shovel -Pour concrete with shovel -Practice use with trowel and edger to smooth and finish concrete -Pour concrete for foundation around a well for neighbor -Use table saw and sawzall to cut vinyl fencing -Paint vinyl fencing #Gone Fishing learned how to make small 2x4's square. I dont blame you for not wanting to teach me to frame ida loved it Ronald Mcgrane Local camper guy/ Uncle Manito, Il. -Move dirt to 30 ft. walk path for leveling -Mix concrete and water in trough to be prepared for pouring (I even used to know the proportions of sand and/or gravel to mix) -Pour 30 ft. concrete sidewalk and small 4x10 patio -Edge and trowel concrete with appropriate tools (thanks family for letting me practice this) -Cut soffit and hang fascia (siding) hide your cut. -Remove gutters from roof. I learned how close the nail has to be so the siding doesn't bounce off the house when the wind blows. And also cuts go under the siding. Mike Dowell Machinist East Peoria, Il. -Cut shingles to angle of edge of roof. -Carry packages of shingles up ladder onto roof. -Nail shingles to roof with pneumatic nail gun. Laid shingles here for about 4 days consecutive and hauled a package or two up at a time. Luckily he didnt let me get ahold of the carpenters knife. You can stack shingles 3 times apparently. To not do list. Change engine on own vehicle Change automatic transmission on own vehicle Change fuel pump on own vehicle Change driveshaft U-joints on own vehicle(s) Change disc and drum brakes on own vehicle(s) Change spark plugs and wires on own vehicle(s) Change front and back brake lines on own vehicle Change oil pan on own vehicle Run new parking/emergency brake cable to rear drum brakes on own vehicle Show less



MRI - Macon Resources, Inc.

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Team Member

  • Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

  -Place envelopes on the back of license plate packages. -Fill enevelopes with documents. -Keep track of quantity of license plate packages prepared. -Clean lunchroom for disabled teens and adults -Monitored lunchroom of disabled teens and adults. -Volunteer for single day food drive -Place envelopes on the back of license plate packages. -Fill enevelopes with documents. -Keep track of quantity of license plate packages prepared. -Clean lunchroom for disabled teens and adults -Monitored lunchroom of disabled teens and adults. -Volunteer for single day food drive



McDonald's

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Representative

  • Oct 2011 - Apr 2012

  McDonald's Hong Kong Oct 2011 – Apr 2012 (7 mos) Worked here a couple of times. Great people to work with and they seem to know how to have fun. Lesson learned: Don't work too hard when there are other equally important things to work on like educating oneself. No regerts. -Meet, greet, and place customer orders. -Stock and organize; condiments, products, and raw material. -Clean and maintain an orderly work area. -Clean and maintain an orderly dining area. -Track orders in a fast pace environment to ensure accuracy. -Clean and organize storage area for ease of access. -Multitask stocking meal bags, taking orders, and taking monies simultaneously to ensure speed of service for the current and following business day. Show less



Boehm Electric

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electrician

  • 2012 - 2012

  Boehm Electric 2012 (less than a year) This was my first real chance at doing some electrical. Met some solid dudes here who knew their stuff. Lesson learned: Always know where the wire stretchers are Stay Humble. Great experience I was able to travel to a couple of different towns while working. 12 dollars an hour. #Know your worth -Rough in electrical boxes in apartment complexes -Rough in raceways with electrical romex -Trim out receptacles, switches, and lights. After doing this job I attended ICC and learned how to wire and color code breaker/panel boxes. And I recently learned how to look up wire sizes based on ampacities though I need practice with it. As well as conduit bending. Im good with trigonometry, marking off conduit, doing different types of bends, I could probably even figure out take up again with enough time. Though this was all learned at a trade school not on the job. This job paid for my tools. #Throw a dog a bone I got 10 on a piece of pipe to bend. Show less



Pizza Hut

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cook and Server

  • Mar 2010 - Oct 2010

  -Cooked and prepared food in a fast paced environment -Prepared food for the current and at other times following business day -Prepared food for business during unexpected shortages -Covered other positions as needed -Served customers in a fast paced environment -Maintained a clean and orderly dining area -Prepared and cleaned dining areas for business -Provided hospitality in a timely manner always providing satisfaction according to the customer's needs -Cooked and prepared food in a fast paced environment -Prepared food for the current and at other times following business day -Prepared food for business during unexpected shortages -Covered other positions as needed -Served customers in a fast paced environment -Maintained a clean and orderly dining area -Prepared and cleaned dining areas for business -Provided hospitality in a timely manner always providing satisfaction according to the customer's needs



Red Carpet Car Wash Inc

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Washer

  • Jul 2009 - Dec 2009

  Washer Red Carpet Car Wash Inc Jul 2009 – Dec 2009 (6 mos) -Cleaned inside and outside of vehicles -Maintained order of grounds *water plants *mow *clean pavement and car wash equipment -Painted a warehouse for the owner -Learned some good values and moral decisions from the coworkers. Watched a coworker literally give a man back his envelope full of money after leaving it in the vehicle. Left to my own devices Id a second guessed it but probably not followed through with stealing something like that, especially from an old person. Respect your elders < 3. I may or may not have got the wheels loose on a young adults corvette in the wash. It wasnt a mazeratte. If only I would have waited. Lol loved this job. I will own a sports car one day, "again". Show less



Taco Bell

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Representative

  • Jun 2009 - Dec 2009

  Customer Service Representative Taco Bell Jun 2009 – Dec 2009 (7 mos) Worked my butt off for one hundred and sixty dollars a week doing dishes and keeping up with the drive through window. Did too much. Was offered a Closing manager position with a dollar raise. Another opportunity missed. Fail Hard. -Offer friendly customer service -Clean dishes and prepare food in a fast pace environment -Salvaged food for the following business day -Maintain cleanliness and order of dishes, floors, and appliances after business hours. Show less



Atc Insulators

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laborer

  • Oct 2008 - Dec 2008

  Grunt labor Atc Insulators Oct 2008 – Dec 2008 (3 mos) Climbed around in attics. Was not a bad gig. Too bad I was young. =o -Cover up windows with plastic so insulation could be sprayed -Spray foam insulation in ceiling of houses and church -Stock trucks with fiber and chemical insulations. -Cut foam with saw from interior of walls in new construction so drywall could be hanged. Things I could have improved on were learning to clean the spray foam gun and should have learned to do maintenance on the vehicles. Fail Hard... This is the only way you learn. Show less



Express Personel Services

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Painter

  • Apr 2008 - Jul 2008

  Apr 2008 – Jul 2008 (4 mos) -Paint interior of houses and church -Paint exterior of houses and church -Caulk/seal around windows and siding of exterior of houses -Mortar/repair concrete around exterior of houses I dropped the ball on the last two. But man could I lather up that expensive oil based paint. Got away doing the trim on a real nice house in the heights. Didnt get paid =/ We were there because they had a guy slacking on the job and we were supposed to be there as motivation/help. :shrug I was almost doing it right. Lathering it up and cleaning up the drips with my clothes. Smart one im telling ya. Lesson learned: talk with the contractor and learn how much time is available and what safety precautions need to be taken so you dont have to be put on the back burner away from the job. Sometimes its better to figure things out the hard way. No lesson learned comes easy. It can be cheap,good, or fast. Not all 3. Show less



Midstate Staffing Inc

• United States
• Packaging & Containers

• Forklift Operator

  • Apr 2007 - Apr 2008

  Apr 2007 – Apr 2008 (1 yr 1 mo) -Operate industrial powered machinery/forklifts indoors/outdoors and unload buckets from trailers -Operate gas, electric, and propane powered equipment as need arised -Moved product from shipping/recieveing docks to designated warehouses -Manually lift and move product -Operate industrial powered cranes to move product from forklift to pallet -Stage completed pallets in designated areas -Knowledge of computer software for data entry of stocked parts -Perform general maintenance on storage racks -Maintain order and cleanliness of stocked parts on storage racks -Manually lift and move crates on racks that were unable to be reached by forklifts. -Troubelshoot problems with software in field from computer on forklift and from base computers -Maintain a clean and orderly work area -Fill in other positions as needed -#Invest in real training procedures. -Be prepared not disappointed. -#heartland Proving grounds/ My first real job which was guaranteed 40/hrs a week. Lol I probably worked two thousand hours that year. Made a lot of frienemy's all in all good people and the heart of our workforce. Thank you ladies on the dock for supporting me. And yeah even my other two supervisors. Show less