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Certification
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Colin Whittington

Summary

Dynamic professional with a proven track record in customer service and sales expertise, honed at Lakeside Wine & Spirits and other venues. Excelled in building customer relationships and upselling, significantly enhancing customer experiences. Skilled in teamwork, collaboration, and time management, consistently achieving and surpassing sales targets.

Sales professional with solid track record in driving revenue growth and enhancing customer satisfaction. Adept at building strong client relationships, leveraging product knowledge, and implementing effective sales strategies. Strong focus on teamwork and adaptability ensures consistent achievement of goals in dynamic environments. Skilled in communication, problem-solving, and time management.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Associate

Lakeside Wine & Spirits
Long Lake, MN
06.2024 - Current
  • Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
  • Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
  • Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
  • Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
  • Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers.
  • Used previously gained sales skills to recommend products and alternatives to customers.

Bartender

Hightop Hospitality
Minneapolis, MN
06.2024 - 03.2025
  • Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
  • Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
  • Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
  • Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.

Busser

Cov Wayzata
Wayzata, MN
06.2021 - 02.2023
  • Reset and cleaned tables quickly to prepare for new customers.
  • Collected trash, wiped up spills, and removed trays to maintain fresh and clean customer areas.
  • Worked quickly, communicated with other staff and always looked for better ways of completing tasks to improve productivity and keep tables ready for incoming guests.
  • Completed side work duties, ensuring that all necessary supplies were stocked for shift success.

Education

Professional Sales - Sales

University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN
05-2027

High School Diploma -

Orono High School
Orono, MN
06-2023

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Excellent people skills
  • Multi-tasking strength
  • Relationship building
  • Outgoing personality
  • Sales expertise
  • Upselling

Accomplishments

DECA state qualifier for high school team.


Doubled the size of my fraternity in my position as Vice President of Membership by using sales skill through years of learning.


Expected to graduate with over 250 hours of community service from fraternity service events.

Affiliations

  • Alpha Delta - Nu Mu Service Fraternity

Certification

Safe Serve bartending qualification.



Timeline

Sales Associate

Lakeside Wine & Spirits
06.2024 - Current

Bartender

Hightop Hospitality
06.2024 - 03.2025

Busser

Cov Wayzata
06.2021 - 02.2023

Professional Sales - Sales

University of Minnesota Duluth

High School Diploma -

Orono High School

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