Cari Ann Carden

• Dreamcatcher Riding Academy is our business. We lease a property in Ball Ground GA. Here I give horse back riding lessons, train horses, & board horses. We offer English, Western, & Barrel Racing.
• I have great client relationships with my clients & parents. I can read people really well and if something feels off I try to resolve with what is best for the company. As a business owner, I have the mindset of one. I always try to make the customer happy while still exceeding what the business needs to function and profit. I know how to communicate with clients about issues. I can make them feel heard and appreciated while also doing what is best for the business. If our ideas do not match up, I know how to explain this to the client to have the client leave peacefully or understanding.

I run this business after school hours and weekends. This is why I would need a position that I could get off work by 2:30pm.

• Generated shipping documents, including packing lists and invoices.
• Satisfied reporting requirements with timely and accurate logging of daily activities.
• Routing Requests
• Weights & Pre-planning of shipments- finish pick sheets
• ASN every package
• Invoicing & creating labels
• Had to know each companies rules to avoid chargebacks
• Used these programs- Excel, SAGE, CHUB, SPSCommerce
• Shipped and communicated with Tractor Supply, Amazon, Home Depot, Walmart, Wayfair, Hayneedle, Bluestem, etc.
• Small shipments- UPS, FEDEX, USPS
• Routed pallet orders with: Estes, Roadrunner, AACT, etc

Towing:

• started to dispatch
• worked on program called Towbooks

Transport:

• Worked in programs for Penske & Transflo
• Scheduled and did finishing documents/invoices for Penske & XPO Logistics
• Driver Payroll

This job was short term and was agreed on that. I had a surgery so needed an office job - I filled in for their main employee while she was on maternity leave.

• Used Quickbooks for payroll, accounts receivable, & invoicing

This job was short lived because the landlord had to sell their building. Due to this situation, the company moved from a large warehouse to working out of their home. They laid off several employees due to no office space.

• Very fast-paced bar & live music venue
• High Volume sales
• Love my staff, customer base, and owners

Currently employed here on weekends- if hired to a new position I will be able to leave this position.

At the Equestrian Reserve I hold many job titles. I was the Manager & Lead Instructor. I gave lessons to 70 students a week, while managing schedules, lesson plans, care for the 17 horses, and bookkeeping. I loved this job and working with kids.

I worked at Saloon for almost a year. I loved the environment and the people I worked with. I was among their top selling servers and picked up the slack of servers who were less experienced. I am exceptional on getting my job done, but helping others along the way. I left Buckhead Saloon because I was offered another position closer to home.

I worked about 80 hours a week to open this establishment and take pride in every one of them. I helped train a full staff of 30 servers and bartenders and took on a large portion of managerial duties. I am a fast efficient bartender and I have gained vast knowledge of the bar/restaurant industry. I would bartend and manage myself most nights. Letters of recommendation from my former boss is available from this establishment. Reason for leaving this establishment was only because I moved to Atlanta.

I worked at this APHA show barn for the summer of 2007. Here I was responsible for feed and upkeep of 50 head of horses. I dealt with students and other equestrian people all day as well as running a tack store that was in this barn. I worked here about 75-80 hours a week and loved every minute of it. Hard labor but some fun times to learn and expand in my horse knowledge. This farm was mainly focused on pleasure however I learned some other styles along the way.

Bates Quarter Horses was my favorite Equestrian job that I have ever had. Here I had the opportunity to train problem horses and break their bad habits. I learned a lot about breeding and foaling processes. We had mainly roping horses here and went trail riding all day as well as arena work. I bailed hay here as well as other hard labor such as cleaning stalls, fixing fencing, and feeding all the horses.