Summary
Overview
Work History
Skills
Education, Training and Certifications
References
Timeline
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Catherine Young

Indio,CA

Summary

Detailed Sales Representative well-known for turning problem accounts into long-term customers. Reliable and quick-paced. Proponent of team-based sales efforts. Self motivated entrepreneur for a non-profit and for-profit retail and charitable. Supports many community organizations to ensure networking to benefit those in need. Being Qualified in many fields I am looking forward to the future and i am always up to a new challenge.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Security Officer

Special Events Staffing
Indio, CA
02.2024 - Current

Guard Card Certification enables me to either work Special Events and/or a Permanent staff member.

Dept. Of Consumer Affairs Reg#G6743635

Transit Bus Operator

Internship
Indio, CA
10.2023 - Current

Completed written CDL exams along with passenger endorsements. Awaiting Pre-trip to finalize CDL licensing.

  • Completed daily paperwork such as log books, maintenance reports, incident reports.

President (Non Profit)

Project Santa 2 the Rescue
Indio, CA
11.2011 - Current
  • Developed and executed strategic business plan to attain assigned metrics.
  • Managed and oversaw leadership team to meet established goals and achieve objectives and key results.
  • Provided organizational leadership and collaborated with executive partners to establish long-term goals, strategies and company policies.
  • Determined performance goals and offered tactics for achieving milestones.
  • Works closely with Operation Safehouse, Coalition to End Human Trafficking
  • CVSAS Gratuate

Buyer/Sales Representative

Main Street Fibers Recycling
Ontario, CA
07.2012 - 09.2023
  • Engaged customers in friendly, professional dialogue to determine needs.
  • Developed key customer relationships to increase sales.
  • Scout out New Business/Recyclables
  • Determine tonnage, process & design
  • CRV, check state certifications and work within guidelines.
  • Set up accounts, contacts, payments
  • Checkout and follow equipment
  • Schedule equipment, customer instruction

Manager/Designer

Fast Frame of Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage, CA
09.1999 - 07.2012
  • Met with clients to establish ideas, Art design and values.
  • Kept project teams on-task with proactive control of budgets, schedules and scopes.
  • Brought in additional project personnel and resources to meet demands.
  • Streamlined operational efficiencies by creating employee schedules, managing payroll, controlling inventory, organizing appointments and executing project compliance procedures.
  • Maintained project schedules by managing deadlines and adjusting workflow.

Owner/Manager

Alarm Pro's
Indio, CA
01.1990 - 09.1998
  • Managed sales presentations to promote product and brand benefits.
  • Managed operations budgeting, accounts payable and accounts receivable and payroll.
  • Scheduling, Design
  • Bookkeeping, Licensing
  • Led startup and creation of operational procedures and workflow planning.
  • Developed and implemented successful sales strategies to meet business goals.
  • Negotiated with vendors to gain optimal pricing on products resulting in substantial increase in profit margin.

Skills

  • Revenue Generation
  • Customer Service
  • Business Development
  • Recycling/Repurpose Industry Expertise
  • Strategic Planning
  • Relationship Selling
  • Customer Relations
  • Sales Closing
  • Transportation/Passenger Endorsement
  • Guard card with background check
  • Baseball Buddy Coach for Disabilities
  • Works with Safehouse, Ezekiel's gift of love, Human trafficking and CVAS

Education, Training and Certifications

  • Hemet High School 06/1979
  • Bureau of Security and Investigative Services ACO 3416 (1990-1998)
  • Bureau of Security and Investigative Services REG. G6743635 (2024-2027)
  • CDL Internship/Transit Coach Operator/Passenger Endorsement

References

  • Josie Genaro (Business owner/Design Works) (760) 774-6617
  • Birgit Phillips (Operation Safehouse) (760) 343-3211
  • Veronica Cartwright (Dispatch Manager) (909) 561-5578
  • Don Bradford (Contractor/Arbor Mobile Hm) (760) 861-4264

Timeline

Security Officer

Special Events Staffing
02.2024 - Current

Transit Bus Operator

Internship
10.2023 - Current

Buyer/Sales Representative

Main Street Fibers Recycling
07.2012 - 09.2023

President (Non Profit)

Project Santa 2 the Rescue
11.2011 - Current

Manager/Designer

Fast Frame of Rancho Mirage
09.1999 - 07.2012

Owner/Manager

Alarm Pro's
01.1990 - 09.1998
Catherine Young