Gina Reese
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Waitress
Coco\'s Bakery Restaurant
Westlake Village, CA
01.1996 - 10.1996
- Guided guests through menus while demonstrating thorough knowledge of the food, beverages and ingredients.
- Maintained table settings by removing courses, replacing utensils and refilling beverages promptly and courteously.
- Assertively upsold alcoholic beverages, appetizers and desserts.
- Delivered quality service by providing a warm and welcoming environment.
- Effectively listened to, understood and clarified guest concerns and issues.
- Maintained complete knowledge of restaurant menu, including daily specials.
Accounts Payable
Country Floral Supply
77 Duesenberg Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
10.1996 - 03.1999
- Handled all aspects of the accounts payable department for 5 manufacturer locations using the Accpac accounting software.
- Responsible for GL coding, match up of vendor invoices with company packing lists and receivers.
- Processing of all credit and debit memos.
- Matched detailed information on purchase orders and Invoices such as pricing, terms, and freight shipping costs.
- Printed and mailed checks within Vendor terms, and assisted all 5 locations with correct processing of paperwork.
Media/Technical Consultant
Country Floral Supply
Thousand Oaks, CA
03.1999 - 01.2002
- Operated and updated excel spreadsheets daily for a manufacturing company.
- Created sales presentation sheets utilizing a digital camera.
- Managed payroll for an organization of 70personnel.
Manager
The Decor store
Simi Valley, Ca
02.2002 - 03.2004
- Managed a fast growing busy retail store. Responsible for interviews, write ups, schedules, receiving, pricing, and maintaining and setting up displays in the store.
- Created organized systems in place for this growing company with custom orders on artificial trees, plants, centerpieces, and Christmas trees.
Buyer
The Decor Store
Simi Valley, CA
01.2002 - 02.2008
- Buyer for 5 home decor/furniture retail stores.
- Traveled to Trade Shows and Vendor Show Rooms.
- Negotiated product pricing/discounts with vendors based on high volume quantities.
- Ordered containers of furniture over seas.
- Bought unique one of a kind furniture items monthly.
- Delegated quantities based in sales to each of the stores.
- Received product and handled all transfers in computer base.
- Created product information, suggested retails, and formed retails in an excel spreadsheet.
- Built all product in the UPC system with class and subclasses, retail, and item numbers in an excel spreadsheet.
- Built purchase orders in an UPC system.
- Stayed on top of hot items and reordered to maximize sales.
- Ordered product based on a given dollar amount monthly.
Photographer/owner
Rusted Wagon Photography
Westlake Village, Ca
01.2008 - Current
- Self taught Natural light photographer.
- Detailed editor.
- Photograph Head shots, Families, Newborns, Advertising, Product shots for Amazon , some children's clothing lines, Weddings, and Events.
- Volunteered a photo shoot for local Wellness Cancer foundations brochure.
- Was referred by top modeling agencies to do some of their clients head shots.
Payroll-Photographer-Advertising
The Decor Store
Thousand Oaks, Ca
01.2014 - Current
- Handle Payroll of multiple locations in Paychex software system.
- Handle payroll of multiple locations in ADP software system.
- Track sick time, create new company hire folders and move out the terminated employees both in folders and data base.
- Send EDD paperwork for all employees in a timely manner.
- Process and submit payroll every two weeks.
- Conducted periodic reconciliations of all accounts to ensure accuracy.
- Photograph product for online and/or advertising.
- Design email ads in Photoshop for an email blast.
- Design flyers in Photoshop for a mail blast.
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
Westlake High School
Timeline
Payroll-Photographer-Advertising
The Decor Store
01.2014 - Current
Photographer/owner
Rusted Wagon Photography
01.2008 - Current
Manager
The Decor store
02.2002 - 03.2004
Buyer
The Decor Store
01.2002 - 02.2008
Media/Technical Consultant
Country Floral Supply
03.1999 - 01.2002
Accounts Payable
Country Floral Supply
10.1996 - 03.1999
Waitress
Coco\'s Bakery Restaurant
01.1996 - 10.1996
High School Diploma - undefined
Westlake High School
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