Kalea Faulkner
Lubbock,TX
Summary
Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience. Accomplished public relations professional with expert understanding of business needs, public perception and media practices. Persuasive, articulate relationship-builder. I'm well-versed in corporate communication, sales support and branding. Exceptional writing, editing and interpersonal skills with internal and external audiences. Deadline-driven, tenacious and successful at thriving in high-pressure environments. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Media Manager
Self employed/ supervisor
Lubbock, TX
08.2020 - Current
- I have a substantial social media following due to me catering to my fan base and finding the best trends and following them to increase traffic to all of my pages.
- I am actively working with brands and making deals and promoting for them.
- The contents of my pages include fashion and beauty, such as makeup.
- Managed the daily operations of all assigned social media accounts.
- Used editing and graphic design tools to create content and visuals for social channels.
- Tracked social media metrics to determine audience growth rate, volume and reach.
- Monitored customer comments on various social media channels and responded in a timely manner.
- Engaged with and responded to online audience through relevant comments.
Private Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist
Self-employeed
Lubbock, TX
07.2022 - Current
- Provided makeup services for weddings, proms and other special events.
- Applied corrective makeup techniques to cover blemishes, dark circles, and other skin discolorations.
- Demonstrated makeup application techniques to clients based on individual features and preferences.
- Consulted with clients about desired look or color palette prior to application process.
- Suggested personalized skin care routines for clients, keeping skin type and skin conditions in mind.
- Collaborated with hairstylists, photographers, costume designers, models, and other professionals in the industry.
- Applied makeup to clientele to cover imperfections and create new looks.
Cashier
Cavender's Boot City
Stillwater
01.2022 - 04.2022
- As a cashier, I maintained the sales floor to make sure it was clean, tidy, and organized at all times
- I checked customers out as well as directed them to a sales associate, OR answer their questions and help them out as well as sell them on items if there were no sales representatives present
- At close, we worked on a rotation for nightly chores, and the same for when we opened.
Motorcycle Sales Associate/ Receptionist
South Main Iron
Paris, TX
- As a sales representative, I walked customers through the buying process by figuring out what they're looking for down to the color of their motorcycle, side by side, or golf cart and found their best match
- I answered customer phone calls, scheduled meetings with customers, as well as called out to customers at my own discretion
- Alongside the things mentioned above, I also worked alongside the Marketing manager and helped produce content for their social media, as well as my own.
- Handled customer complaints in a professional manner.
Welder/Fabricator
PMR Welding & Fabrication
Sulphur Springs, TX
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Pipe and fence welding/repair
- Building additions
- Predominately stick and MIG
- Detail Oriented
- Over 4 years experience
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
Welder/Fabricator
Irby Welding and Construction
Sulphur Springs, TX
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
- Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
- Performed preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
Ranch Hand
Noble Equine
Purcell
04.2022 - 05.2022
- My daily job was maintaining the ranch and horses
- Then Ranch had roughly over 300 horses and I made sure they all had the medical care they needed to be healthy
- I would round up horses and bring them to the vet
- I had to task to ensure that everything was done by the end of the day
- I am good at prioritizing and completing my work.
Education
College - Ranch and Farm Management
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
05.2022
High school diploma -
Edmond North High School
12.2021
Associate of Science - Ranch And Farm Management
South Plains College
Levelland, TXSkills
- Customer service
- Leadership
- Retail sales
- Heavy lifting
- Worked outside 8 hours
- Equine experience
- Welding (4 years)
- Stick welding (4 years)
- MIG welding (4 years)
- Fabrication (4 years)
- Animal care
- Assistant manager experience
- Management
- Cash handling
- Inventory control
- Veterinary technician experience
- Veterinary assistant
- Payroll (1 year)
- Marketing
- Computer skills
- Animal handling
- Social media marketing
- Social media management
- Social media strategy
- Animal restraint (Less than 1 year)
- Microsoft Word (10 years)
- Microsoft Excel (5 years)
- Front Desk
- Sales
- Cash register
- Customer relationship management
- Negotiation
- Front desk
- Welding
- Construction
- Digital marketing
- Facebook Advertising
- Precision measuring instruments
- Social listening
- Driving
- Relationship management
- CRM software
- Brand Building and Awareness
- Social Media Content
- Makeup Application
- Client Relationship Building
- Sales Strategy
Additional Information
I am willing to learn any skill, I am a very proactive and fast learner. Jobs are hard to come by recently so having to learn quick and fast has been a skill I've obtained. Can weld proficiently as well as basic equine husbandry. Absolutely willing to go the extra mile and learn even more if employer is willing to put that foot forward and help me build my career
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Welder/Fabricator
PMR Welding & Fabrication
08.2022 - 12.2022
Private Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist
Self-employeed
07.2022 - Current
Welder/Fabricator
Irby Welding and Construction
05.2022 - 08.2022
Ranch Hand
Noble Equine
04.2022 - 05.2022
Cashier
Cavender's Boot City
01.2022 - 04.2022
Social Media Manager
Self employed/ supervisor
08.2020 - Current
Motorcycle Sales Associate/ Receptionist
South Main Iron
College - Ranch and Farm Management
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
High school diploma -
Edmond North High School
Associate of Science - Ranch And Farm Management
South Plains College
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