Barbara Carpenter
Austin
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in customer service and data entry, notably at Walmart. Proven ability in inventory management and visual merchandising, ensuring a clean and organized environment. Recognized for attention to detail and effective cash handling, consistently enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Store Assistant
Goodwill Of Central Texas
Austin
07.2014 - 12.2018
- Sort and pin tag new clothes. Dressing Room Assistant - clean rooms and hang clothes back on floor racks.
Event Staff and Data Entry
Evins Personnel Group
Austin
04.2013 - 10.2013
- Erwin Center concert event staff and Texas Tag data entry operator selecting and inputing the tags to be added to the computer for billing purposes.
Guard Duty and Crowd Control
Contemporary Services Corp. (CSC)
Austin
09.2011 - 10.2013
- Worked at the SXSW (South by Southwest) concerts at Auditorium Shores. Pulled Guard Gate duty and Crowd Control, and searching bags for entering concert goers.
Inventory Control Specialist and Event Staffer
Hawkins Personnel Group
Austin
04.2010 - 04.2012
- Assisted management in inventory control at Ashley Furniture Store and was an Event Staffer at a carnival.
Front End Cashier
Walmart
Schertz
10.2008 - 09.2010
- Provided friendly and efficient service. Conducted debit and credit transactions.
- Maintained a clean workstation by wiping counters and organizing supplies.
- Greeted customers warmly and asked if they needed help.
Administrative Clerk
TMD Temporaries
San Antonio
07.2008 - 10.2008
- Administrative clerk providing typing (Excel and MS Word), data entry, and filing.
- Provided assistance to other departments when needed.
Administrative Clerk
Adecco
San Antonio
07.2008 - 10.2008
- Administrative clerk providing typing (Excel and MS Word), data entry, and filing. Also had retail assignments.
- Provided assistance to other departments when needed.
Data Entry Clerk
Express Personnel Services
Cibolo And Austin
07.1999 - 09.2006
- Data entry assignments with a full service direct mail personalization and data processing corporation. Word processing and regular use of MS Word and PowerPoint for an Army-based contracting company on a critical deadline project. One year at U.S. Department of the Treasury as a word processor, assisting file room and other departments as needed. Typing, using Excel to keep track of inventories and compile purchasing spreadsheets, and daily control over division mail and shipping.
Print Shop Assistant
Professional Printing & Graphics and Warner Printi
Springfield And Chantilly
03.1993 - 12.1999
- Various assignments collating, copying, and faxing for federally contracted tasks.
- Packaged completed orders for shipment or pickup by customers.
Typist and Relief Receptionist
The Austin Company
Alexandria
06.1992 - 03.1993
- A worldwide design/build prime contractor with projects including airports and manufacturing plants. Full time employee using Filemaker Pro, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MacDraw II. Typed general correspondence, downloaded files to the computer, reviewed and directed Commerce Business Daily (CBD) traffic to staff members, managed the fax traffic, typed complex Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) for contract bids, and ordered publications from the head office. Served as relief receptionist.
Word Processor/Typist
Pannell Kerr Forster
Alexandria
11.1987 - 10.1990
- A certified public accounting firm. Typed a high volume of financial statements, real estate appraisals, market studies, various tax forms, and general correspondence (on a word processor). Converted computer files for transfer between the company computers (imported ASCII into word processing files).
Word Processor/Backup Supervisor
JWK International Corporation
Arlington
02.1985 - 04.1986
- Defense and Technology Group. Backup supervisor for four word processors, proofread, word processing, and served as a liaison between the technical and support staff. Word processing of U.S. Navy correspondence, forms, reports, minutes, and prepared viewgraphs.
Clerk Typist (GS-4)
Cameron Station, U.S. Army
Alexandria
08.1980 - 01.1981
- Served as a clerk typist for the Household Goods Branch. Filed, typed, and was responsible for general office tasks.
- Operated office equipment such as computers, copiers, scanners and fax machines.
Word Processor
Defense Commissary Agency
Arlington
10.1979 - 05.1980
- Word Processor (on-the-job training) and clerk typist (GS-4) typing reports, speeches, viewgraphs, filing, copying, and relief receptionist.
- Proofread and corrected documents for grammar, punctuation, syntax, spelling and accuracy of content.
- Printed out copies of finalized documents upon request.
Administrative Specialist
U.S. Air Force Reserve
Kunsan
04.1976 - 02.1979
- Honorable discharge. The last rank was Airman First Class (A1C), and I was serving as an Administrative Specialist. Stationed with the Eighth Tactical Fighter Wing at Kunsan AFB, Korea, and the Pacific Communications (PACOM) at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. Administrative training was at Keesler AFB, MS, and basic training in San Antonio, TX. Duties included typing, filing, and daily shuttle duty as an official courier.
Education
High School Diploma -
Harper Creek High School
Battle Creek, MI06-1973
Keesler Technical Training Center
Keesler AFB, MSSkills
- Inventory management
- Visual merchandising
- Customer service
- Point of sale
- Product tagging
- Data entry
- Cash handling
- Workplace cleanliness
- Attention to detail
- Operate cash registers
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Store Assistant
Goodwill Of Central Texas
07.2014 - 12.2018
Event Staff and Data Entry
Evins Personnel Group
04.2013 - 10.2013
Guard Duty and Crowd Control
Contemporary Services Corp. (CSC)
09.2011 - 10.2013
Inventory Control Specialist and Event Staffer
Hawkins Personnel Group
04.2010 - 04.2012
Front End Cashier
Walmart
10.2008 - 09.2010
Administrative Clerk
TMD Temporaries
07.2008 - 10.2008
Administrative Clerk
Adecco
07.2008 - 10.2008
Data Entry Clerk
Express Personnel Services
07.1999 - 09.2006
Print Shop Assistant
Professional Printing & Graphics and Warner Printi
03.1993 - 12.1999
Typist and Relief Receptionist
The Austin Company
06.1992 - 03.1993
Word Processor/Typist
Pannell Kerr Forster
11.1987 - 10.1990
Word Processor/Backup Supervisor
JWK International Corporation
02.1985 - 04.1986
Clerk Typist (GS-4)
Cameron Station, U.S. Army
08.1980 - 01.1981
Word Processor
Defense Commissary Agency
10.1979 - 05.1980
Administrative Specialist
U.S. Air Force Reserve
04.1976 - 02.1979
High School Diploma -
Harper Creek High School
Keesler Technical Training Center
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