Store Manager at Gifts from the Fields, Farms and Forests
Greater Boston Area
Store Manager at Gifts from the Fields, Farms and Forests
Greater Boston Area
Experience in retail and design. From window displays to website creation, from clothing to HD televisions, I have worked in a wide range within the retail world. Expertise in advertising and customer service.
cashier, window display, point of purchase display, advertising, customer service/relations, organizing, information gathering and research, scheduling, interacting with employees to promote positive productivity, web site design, graphic arts, photography. Literary Editor, writer, poet.
(Retail industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Retail Gift Store, with primary interest in Products from New Hampshire and New England. Secondary market products, merchandise reproducing the aura of New England and it's wildlife.
(Newspapers industry)
April 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 1 month)
I answer the phones and take messages, organize the office and paperwork, manage the email, create (design, layout, typeset and execute) websites for our clients, deliver the various publications (when needed), market, telemarket, manage the employees working in the office, set up appointments for the owner, create form letters, interact with clients and work the showroom floor as a salesperson.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
June 1997 — October 2005 (8 years 5 months)
Ran a website with forum and chat, for writers.
Ran the Poetry and Literature Chats for over three years. At it's height, the chat room held upwards of 50 people per subject, per chat. We ran a total of twenty-four subject driven chats a week, each approximately two hours in duration. The chats were divided into eight subjects, catering to the various interests of the group.
The forum, at its height had over 500 regular members and over 11,000 short-term and visiting members during any one month period.
The Website, forum and chats all revolved around the concept of experimentation with creativity.
(Non-Profit; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2001 — September 2001 (9 months)
Design, layout and typesetting of quarterly literary magazine. Publishing all contest winners poetry as well as chosen poems, prose, minutes and comments submitted and accepted for publication. Printing, collating and mailing magazines to all subscribers.
(Sporting Goods industry)
1993 — 1994 (1 year)
Sales, inventory, display creation and display, customer service
(Restaurants industry)
1987 — 1990 (3 years)
Baker, Sales Person, Waitress and Night Supervisor
(Retail industry)
1986 — 1988 (2 years)
Retail sales, inventory, Creating and maintenance of displays.
(Retail industry)
1978 — 1985 (7 years)
Sales, Retail, Customer Service both for adults and children, helping with fittings. Inventory, and Merchandise buying trips with owner.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
June 1982 — June 1984 (2 years 1 month)
Founding member of the Ocean County Poets Collective, which was a literary/arts group, devoted to the growth of the arts in the Ocean County area.
We also created an annual literary arts magazine, called, "Without Haloes", the name was developed through some serious brainstorming. At one point Wayne (another member) said, "It isn't like we are Gods or can find the perfect piece for each issue and let's face it, editors make mistakes too!" The idea of imperfect angels or plain human beings and not editorial guru's was born. "Without Haloes" became the name of a magazine that lasted over ten years, going national after it's third year.
AS , Graphic Design , 1988 — 1990
Studied: Lithography, Typesetting, Layout, Design, Photography, Stripping, Advertising, Marketing, Production, Estimating and other general classes.
inc , Writing , 1982 — 1983
Editorial Staff member of the annual, literary arts magazine, called "Seascapes".
Literary Arts, Graphic Arts, Web Design, Photography, Open Source