GRACE VAN ESELTINE
Lakeside
Summary
Secure part time or fulltime employment with opportunity for growth.
Overview
46
46
years of professional experience
Work History
Brand Ambassador
Blue Buffalo
09.2024 - Current
- Engage customers through product demonstrations and educational sessions.
- Promote brand awareness by participating in local events
- Built strong relationships with customers to enhance brand loyalty and trust.
- Provided feedback to management on customer preferences and market trends.
- Distributed promotional materials to increase visibility of pet food products.
- Collaborated with retail partners to ensure optimal product placement and visibility.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of pet nutrition trends and competitor products.
- Promoted positive company image through superior customer service experiences.
- Conversed with customers to share information about products and services.
- Gathered customer feedback for product development purposes.
- Employed basic selling techniques to engage with customers.
- Recommended, selected and helped locate merchandise based on guest needs and desires.
- Distributed flyers, brochures, and other materials at promotional events.
- Organized and carried out promotional events, set up, and tore down event sites and interacted with customers.
- Engaged customers through product demonstrations and educational sessions.
- Worked with employers to identify and stock optimum products.
- Watched crowd to identify prospects, capture interest and maximize sales opportunities.
- Developed and optimized demonstrations to best connect with prospects and encourage sales.
Office Assistant
County of San Diego
09.2011 - Current
- Pending client files
- Application Registration
- EBT activation
- Medi-Cal clients- activate aid code; print temp BIC card; order plastic BIC card for SSI recipients
Managed beer portable
Center Plate for QUALCOMM
San Diego
09.2011 - 12.2019
- Managed beer portable at Qualcomm for San Diego charger games; Aztec games and concerts
- Responsible for product sales and accurate cash transactions
- Accurate adult identification for legal sales activity
Beer Tender
Aramark
San Diego
04.2000 - 10.2011
- Managed beer portable at Coors/Cricket Amphitheater and San Diego Sports Arena
- Responsible for product sales and accurate cash transactions
- Accurate adult identification for legal sales activity
Senior Secretary; Administrative Assistant; National Accounts Representative
Community Care Network; CCN, Inc.; First Health Group Corp; Coventry Health
San Diego
10.1990 - 03.2010
- Company Overview: Clients were Third Party Administrators (TPAs), resellers, and direct clients (employer groups) located in USA.
- Initial client set up information (implementation)
- Ongoing relationship; all communication via mail, phone and email
- Unresolved claim issues
- Annual revenue for book of business
- Clients were Third Party Administrators (TPAs), resellers, and direct clients (employer groups) located in USA.
Administrative Assistant
Blue Cross of California
01.1983 - 12.1988
- Typed and filed correspondence.
- Typed contract amendments.
- Arranged travel accommodations for the manager to meet with prospective hospitals for the PPO Network.
- Ran office postage machine and refilled with postage at the main post office.
- Ran actuarial numbers on potential customers to determine risk of potential customers.
SPED Instructional Aide
San Diego City Schools
San Diego
01.1980 - 12.1986
- Assisted teacher with student's questions, team taught curriculum and assisted in grading completed work.
- Helped assign grades at end of semester and end of term.
- All aspects of in classroom interaction from one on one with students to the entire class including discipline and rewards program.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
San Diego, CA05.2011
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
Software System Skills
Extensive Knowledge and Experience with Microsoft Programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
Timeline
Brand Ambassador
Blue Buffalo
09.2024 - Current
Office Assistant
County of San Diego
09.2011 - Current
Managed beer portable
Center Plate for QUALCOMM
09.2011 - 12.2019
Beer Tender
Aramark
04.2000 - 10.2011
Senior Secretary; Administrative Assistant; National Accounts Representative
Community Care Network; CCN, Inc.; First Health Group Corp; Coventry Health
10.1990 - 03.2010
Administrative Assistant
Blue Cross of California
01.1983 - 12.1988
SPED Instructional Aide
San Diego City Schools
01.1980 - 12.1986
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Phoenix