Coby Caraballo
New York
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Buyer Specialist Streetwear & Footwear
District One
07.2025 - Current
- Handled money transactions on negotiating product deals when comes to footwear/streetwear
- Senior Authenticator Products and check market value online
- Customer interaction with a positive attitude
- Maintain product flow in store with the amount of product we buy
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to look at different online markets to determine the value on merchandise
- Knowledge on what sneaker and clothing brands are dropping new items to hit market and resell
Apparel Authentication Specialist
Flight Club / Goat Group
04.2022 - 07.2025
- Lead Authentication for Apparel
- Managed and oversee the Product and numbers that is dropped off onsite
- Determine product is fake or authentic due to standard strict guidelines
- Handled inventory & shipping department
- Over looked logistics on product coming in
Sales Associate & Apparel Specialist
Skechers
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Knowledge on all products regarding footwear & clothing & the technology used in it
- Help customers with questions on what there buying and make them feel comfortable on the sales floor
- Customer care with a positive attitude with customers and other staff members
- Clean up crew and maintenance on the stock room and floor
Student Teacher PE
Manhattan Academy of Technology/Jacob Riis (P.S. 126)
09.2020 - 12.2020
- Student teach Physical education to Middle School Kids , Taught health & fitness
- Used Zoom and Google Meet to conduct class
- Interacted with kids from different ages and lifestyles and got them introduced to eating healthy and doing exercises
- Handy with powerpoint
Carpet Employee
Basketball City
06.2019 - 06.2020
- Carpet Crew Member for Events and Performances
- Strategic Plan to carry out task to complete stages
- Handling heavy duty machines
Event Staff, SUNY Cortland Athletic Department
03.2019 - 06.2019
- Assisted in game day operations for 1 fall sport and 1 spring sport (basketball, Track & Field )
- Sold tickets and managed a cash box for 4 contests for fall and spring
- OverSaw day to day operations on set up and closing in ticket office
Dewitt Reformed Church Head Start
09.2014 - 04.2016
- Assisted in a classroom with a group of 10 young children ages from 2-4
- Organizing snack and reading time
- Responsible for classroom setup and clean up
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sport Management
State University of New York College At Cortland
Cortland09-2020
Associate of Science - Sport Management
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Johnstown05-2018
Skills
- Sneaker & Apparel Authentication
- Variety of streetwear brands and major brands
- Buyer Negotiation
- Handling people personal clothing & sneakers
- Face to Face money negotiation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Money handling skills
- Team involvement on products
- Inventory & Merchandising Skills
- Computer: Adobe Dreamweaver, Dartfish, Blackboard, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel
- Social Media: Internet research
- Strong organizational skills
- Use of handling heavy machinery
- Customer care & respectfulness
Certification
- Dean’s List 2015,2016,2019
- New York State EOP student of the year 2018
- Crowd Management Training certificate
- CPR/AED/First Aid
- Twitter Flight Training badge
Timeline
Buyer Specialist Streetwear & Footwear
District One
07.2025 - Current
Apparel Authentication Specialist
Flight Club / Goat Group
04.2022 - 07.2025
Sales Associate & Apparel Specialist
Skechers
04.2021 - 04.2022
Student Teacher PE
Manhattan Academy of Technology/Jacob Riis (P.S. 126)
09.2020 - 12.2020
Carpet Employee
Basketball City
06.2019 - 06.2020
Event Staff, SUNY Cortland Athletic Department
03.2019 - 06.2019
Dewitt Reformed Church Head Start
09.2014 - 04.2016
Associate of Science - Sport Management
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Bachelor of Science - Sport Management
State University of New York College At Cortland
OTHER EXPERIENCES
- Almost Done Moving, Manhattan– New York , NY 10002 Summer 2013– May 2017
- Responsible for carrying valuable furniture to moving trucks
- Interacting with the customers in a professional and courteous manner
- Handling financial transactions