Joseph Nick
Fox River Grove,Illinois
Summary
Customer-focused professional with criminal justice education and practical experience gained through police ride-alongs. Builds relationships across multiple police departments to support continued learning and experience. Proficient in conflict resolution, clear communication, data entry, and producing thorough incident reports.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Shoe Sales Associate
Dicks
Algonquin, Illinois
06.2026 - Current
- Educated shoppers on footwear features, sizing, and performance benefits to enhance informed purchasing decisions.
- Assisted customers with finding the right size, style, and color of shoe.
- Assisted athletes with shoe fittings at DICK’S Sporting Goods.
- Processed sales transactions through point-of-sale system and handled returns.
- Restocked shoe displays and organized backroom inventory to ensure availability and presentation of products.
- Maintained clean, organized footwear department floors and shelves.
- Executed visual merchandising for seasonal shoe promotions to attract customer interest and drive sales.
- Resolved customer questions with friendly service on sales floor.
- Welcomed customers at the entrance to create a friendly shopping atmosphere. in a friendly and professional manner.
- Located merchandise quickly using store inventory and product systems.
- Ensured that all merchandise was accurately priced and tagged with labels.
- Remained knowledgeable of current promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges and security practices.
Apparel Associate
Walmart
Crystal Lake, Illinois
02.2024 - 06.2026
- Organized sales floor layout and apparel displays to improve customer navigation and browsing experience
- Assisted customers with selecting apparel items that suited their needs and preferences.
- Assisted customers with size checks, product locations, and fitting room requests
- Replenished inventory from backroom and maintained accurate apparel presentation
- Stocked Walmart apparel racks with folded clothing and seasonal merchandise
- Processed price changes, markdowns, and clearance tags using store systems
- Followed Walmart merchandising guidelines to maintain neat apparel departments
- Reorganized stock during shifts to maintain accessibility and ensure racks remained customer-ready
- Prepared promotional displays and clearance signs to accelerate turnover of older products and facilitate new seasonal lines
Fast Food Worker
Culver's Restaurant
Fox River Grove, Illinois
03.2022 - 02.2024
- Took guest orders and operated register using point-of-sale system
- Greeted guests and answered menu questions with friendly service
- Prepared ButterBurgers, fries, and frozen custard following Culver's kitchen procedures
- Assembled sandwiches and sides to support accurate food preparation
- Sanitized dining areas to ensure a clean environment for guests, counters, and equipment to maintain restaurant standards
- Supported team members during rush periods and handled multiple tasks
- Followed food safety, sanitation, and temperature control requirements
- Maintained cleanliness of work area by sweeping floors, washing dishes, utensils, wiping counters and tables, cleaning windows, mirrors, mopping floors.
- Collaborated with other team members to ensure timely completion of tasks.
Education
High School Diploma -
Marian Catholic Central
Woodstock, IL05-2024
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL09-2026
Skills
- Criminal justice procedures
- Report writing
- Incident documentation
- Surveillance monitoring
- Public safety
- Sales techniques
- Customer service
- Legal research
- Conflict resolution
- Remote work readiness
- Data entry
Accomplishments
- honors roll in high school
Affiliations
- Workout
- Box
- leader of church youth group
Timeline
Shoe Sales Associate
Dicks
06.2026 - Current
Apparel Associate
Walmart
02.2024 - 06.2026
Fast Food Worker
Culver's Restaurant
03.2022 - 02.2024
High School Diploma -
Marian Catholic Central
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
McHenry County College