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Dakota Beverly

Norfolk,VA

Summary

Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Vans, excelling in project management and customer service. Spearheaded initiatives that elevated the outlet to the #1 position in the district, showcasing strong decision-making and organizational skills. Adept at driving team performance and achieving operational excellence while maintaining high employee satisfaction.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Manager

Vans
Norfolk, Virginia
08.2021 - Current
  • Manages a high traffic, $5 million volume retail location
  • Handles all hiring, on boarding and training of new associates
  • Assisted in elevating our location to being the #1 Vans outlet location in the district and helped to become one of the top 5 Vans outlet locations in the company
  • Consistently one of the top performers in all company metrics
  • Successfully keeps employees satisfied to obtain a high level of retention within the business
  • Led numerous teams while traveling to other Vans locations to overhaul, reset and retrain their teams

Assistant Manager

Express Factory Outlet
Norfolk, Virginia
10.2017 - 08.2021
  • Manage and train a team of 30+ associates and shift managers while assisting in their growth and development within the company
  • Assisted in increasing our location’s volume from $1.6 million to over $2 million while maintaining personal metrics above total company
  • Traveled to many other Express locations, in and out of state, to assist other management teams with merchandising, visuals and innovating new ideas to streamline different processes
  • Executed stockroom operations and ensured a neat and organized stock room and sales floor

Aviation Structural Mechanic/ Intermediate level repairs

United States Navy
10.2013 - 10.2017
  • Executed the assembly and disassembly of naval aircraft tires (500+ hours)
  • Catalogued and inspected 138 calibrated items monthly, achieving zero discrepancies
  • Incorporated AYB-1486 technical directives on drag brace assemblies and airframes in support of the carrier air wing
  • Fabricated, repaired and replaced metallic and non-metallic aviation components including fixed and moveable flight surfaces, tail booms, doors/ panels, landing gear systems including wheels, tires and brakes, launch and arresting gear systems as well as wing and tail fold systems
  • Executed 3,074 mishap free aircraft elevator evolutions and the safe and the expeditious movement of 3,940 aircraft in tight confines on the hangar bay

Aviation Structural Mechanic/ Sand blast/ Powder coating

United States Navy
01.2017 - 06.2017
  • Supervised and evaluated a team of 10 based on capabilities and skills required for job completion
  • Made appropriate assignments of personnel resulting in achievement of all established objectives preceding time allotted and with flawless results
  • Managed and participated in sand blasting and powder coating operation ensuring quality assurance upon completion of desired production goals
  • Instrumental in the completion of 770 work orders encompassing 2,100 man hours, resulting in 1.4 million dollars of replacement cost savings
  • Key player in the media blasting and powder coat preservation of 250 watertight doors, 80 stanchions, 45 weapon systems cooling coils, 275 ready room chairs and 120 fire hose reel stations ensuring material readiness requirements

Vehicle Porter

Berger Chevrolet
Grand Rapids, Michigan
05.2013 - 10.2013
  • Assisted in the movement and delivery of customer vehicles around business property as well as to customers’ homes
  • Provided excellent customer service while keeping the company’s reputation in good standing
  • Performed vehicle spot checks and assisted in vehicle alignment procedures

Sales Associate

Beach Unlimited
Marco Island, Florida
01.2013 - 05.2013
  • Trained new employees on screen printing equipment and point of sale systems
  • Stocked display shelves and ensured adequate stock and resupply of merchandise
  • Printed new clothing utilizing work center machinery based upon sales floor stock

Production Supervisor

Alternative Laboratories
Naples, Florida
09.2012 - 02.2013
  • Directly led a team of 6 in a fast-paced production assembly line manufacturing energy drinks with extensive health codes, establishing proper hybridization of required ingredients
  • Prevention of cross contamination by widespread detailed cleaning procedures after completion of every product

Education

Business Science

Tidewater Community College
Virginia Beach, VA

Skills

  • Project management
  • Problem solving
  • Workload management
  • Decision-making
  • Customer service
  • Quality control
  • Adaptability
  • Organizational skills

Security Clearance

SECRET

Certification

· ACFT Tire and Wheel maintenance qualification

· A/M26U-4B N2 Cart license

· Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Languages

English
Professional

References

References available upon request.

Work Availability

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Timeline

Assistant Manager

Vans
08.2021 - Current

Assistant Manager

Express Factory Outlet
10.2017 - 08.2021

Aviation Structural Mechanic/ Sand blast/ Powder coating

United States Navy
01.2017 - 06.2017

Aviation Structural Mechanic/ Intermediate level repairs

United States Navy
10.2013 - 10.2017

Vehicle Porter

Berger Chevrolet
05.2013 - 10.2013

Sales Associate

Beach Unlimited
01.2013 - 05.2013

Production Supervisor

Alternative Laboratories
09.2012 - 02.2013

Business Science

Tidewater Community College

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