Resume of Meredith Rachel

My Resumé

Objective	An opportunity to obtain a position in retail management, buying or information systems
Experience	1998-Present Southland Trade Corp. Moyock, NC Sales Associate, Inventory Control Manager, Buyer • Tobacco/Gift Shop buyer: balance and manage budget of profit center grossing over $150K yearly (attended national variety show in NYC 2001) • Reduced costs, reduced on-hand inventories and increased profits of assigned profit centers • Negotiate with vendors to obtain most favorable prices to achieve sales and profit objectives • Inventory an average of 15,000 cartons of cigarettes monthly • Redesigned billboards seen on Hwy 168 & 158 • Create flyers and promotional signs • Assist hundreds of customers daily while providing fast, knowledgeable and friendly service • Experience in preparing daily deposits for bank and sales reconciliation 2000-2001 Caribbean Connection Chesapeake, VA Shift Manager, Tanning Consultant • Managed operations and integrity of tanning salon • Assisted several hundred clients in achieving a safe and healthy tan • Helped create and design advertisements and promotions
Education	2002-2005 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA • B.S.B.A. Information Systems and Technology with a specialty in E-commerce • GPA (overall): 3.53 GPA (in major): 3.74 2000-2002 Tidewater Community College VA Beach, VA • Associates of Applied Science in Information Systems and Technology • Graduated Magna Cum Laude May 2002 • GPA: 3.8
Clubs/Awards	• Phi Theta Kappa (College National Honor Society) 2001-2002 member • National Honor Society 1997-1999 member • Relay-for-Life (American Cancer Society) 2002-Present member • Ultimate Illusion Tidewater Trucks 2000-2002 webmaster • DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) 1996-1999 City and state awards for Communications, Sales, & Management
Proficient Skills	Windows 95 through XP Professional, Microsoft Office Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Draw, HTML, XHTML, Dreamweaver, Apache, IIS, FTP, Catapult, Simple Retailer, C++, JavaScript
Special Notes	Attached: Sample Artwork, Letter of Recommendation, References

Sample Artwork

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CD cover created for fictitious software

Logo for personal website

Poker Cards

Letter of Recommendation

To Whom It May Concern:

We have had the pleasure to employ Meredith Green since May 19, 1998. Meredith started in an entry-level position as a sales associate. She has worked in many positions, including back of the house operations. While motivated, intelligent, and confident, she is a team player and possesses excellent people skills.

I find Meredith responsible and honest, yet, aggressively competitive. I give Meredith my highest recommendation and will be pleased to discuss her abilities at your convenience. I can be reached at (252) 435-6247 ext 701 or Louise@southlandtrade.com.

Yours truly,

Louise Harrell
Owner/Operator - Southland Trade Corp

References

Louise Harrell Southland Trade Corp. Owner/Operator 141 Caratoke Hwy Moyock, NC 27958 (252) 435-6247 ext 701 Louise@southlandtrade.com	Linda Williams Southland Trade Corp. Owner/Operator 141 Caratoke Hwy Moyock, NC 27958 (252) 435-6247 ext 702 Linda@southlandtrade.com
Dr. William Crouch Chair of the Department of Information Systems & Decision Sciences Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529 (757) 683-3578 wcrouch@odu.edu	Vijay Kalburgi Ph.D Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529 (757) 683-4538 vkalburg@odu.edu

Contact me at me@meredithrachel.com