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Heather O'Grady

Suffolk,Virginia
Heather O'Grady

Summary

Friendly eye care professional is knowledgeable about glasses and contact lenses. Able to assist customers in making choices that meet vocational, lifestyle and personal needs. Offering over 4 years' experience building loyal relationships with customers, meeting unique needs and managing dynamic requirements in busy office settings.

Overview

23
years of professional experience

Work History

Iconic Images Multimedia
Oceanside, CA

FREELANCE COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER & GRAPHIC ARTIST
08.2004 - Current

Job overview

  • Performed advanced computer processing of images for assignments
  • Directed guests to photo port location to view and purchase pictures
  • Managed day-to-day business operations and made strategic decisions
  • Updated and maintained graphics library records
  • Maintained consistent use of graphic imagery in materials and other marketing outreach
  • Established and maintained productive, professional working relationships
  • Managed customer expectations with open consultations and frequent communication
  • Kept on task to complete orders according to deadlines
  • Developed marketing and sales strategies to maximize business success
  • Planned, organized and scheduled work

Sears Optical
Bellingham, WA

APPRENTICE DISPENSING OPTICIAN
02.2006 - 04.2008

Job overview

* Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.
* Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.
* Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.
* Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.
* Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
* Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments.
* Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
* Instruct clients in how to wear and care for eyeglasses.
* Sell goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and other goods related to eyes in general.
* Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.
* Obtain a customer's previous record, or verify a prescription with the examining optometrist or ophthalmologist.
* Order and purchase frames and lenses.
* Perform administrative duties such as tracking inventory and sales, submitting patient insurance information, and performing simple bookkeeping.
* Repair damaged frames.

Links Optical
Bellingham, WA

Optician's Assistant
02.2002 - 07.2004

Job overview

  • Adjusted frames to fit patient faces by bending and shaping with hands, tools and heat.
  • Completed specialized test, including field of vision, OCTs and pachymetry evaluations.
  • Completed detailed measurements of client faces to document details such as eye size and optical centers, vertex and pupillary distances and temple length
  • Completed facial measurements such as temple length, bridge size and vertex distance.
  • Discussed optimal lens, coating and frame recommendations with customers to meet individual needs.
  • Managed check-in and check-out procedures, verified patient information and submitted lense orders.
  • Adjusted and repaired new and previously purchased frames to satisfy customer demands.
  • Maintained thorough records of customer information, prepared detailed work payments, processed insurance claims and collected balances from customers.
  • Educated clients about how to adapt to, wear and care for eyeglasses.
  • Maintained and repaired facilities, equipment and tools to ensure operational readiness, safety and cleanliness.

Education

Sehome High School
Bellingham, WA

High School Diploma
06.2003

University Overview

Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA

Some College (No Degree) from Accounting

University Overview

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ

Some College (No Degree) from Psychology

University Overview

  • Coursework in Psychology and Accounting.

American Military University
Charles Town, WV

Bachelor of Science from Environmental Science
2022

University Overview

Skills

  • Insurance approvals
  • Verifying prescriptions
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Conducting fittings
  • Managing repairs
  • Event promotion
  • Equipment setup and maintenance
  • Software management

Timeline

APPRENTICE DISPENSING OPTICIAN
Sears Optical
02.2006 - 04.2008
FREELANCE COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER & GRAPHIC ARTIST
Iconic Images Multimedia
08.2004 - Current
Optician's Assistant
Links Optical
02.2002 - 07.2004
Sehome High School
High School Diploma
Whatcom Community College
Some College (No Degree) from Accounting
University of Phoenix
Some College (No Degree) from Psychology
American Military University
Bachelor of Science from Environmental Science
Heather O'Grady