KRISTA’LYNN PALOMARES
Summary
Goal-oriented professional successfully assists companies by developing and implementing updates to operational standards, team organization and employee engagement strategies. Proactive and personable leader with top-notch skills in streamlining information, prioritizing tasks and approaching issues with analytical mindset. Bringing years of experience and demonstrated track record of success.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
BUSINESS OWNER / LICENCED MASTER BARBER
Creative Cuts
01.2024 - Current
- Reviewed financial statements on a monthly basis in order to assess financial health of the organization.
- Greeted customers, provided consultation services and identified customer needs.
- Identified new opportunities for growth, expansion, and diversification.
- Implemented quality assurance processes to ensure product excellence.
- Analyzed market trends to identify new business opportunities.
- Oversaw budgeting and financial management.
- Enhanced operational performance by developing effective business strategies, systems and procedures.
MANAGEMENT/ LEAD BARBER
GREAT CLIPS
10.2014 - 01.2024
- Developed team members to achieve higher level of productivity, client satisfaction and salon performance, achieving 50% increase in customer satisfaction and 25% increase in efficiency.
- Led by example and set standards by providing highly personalized and efficient service to attain highest productivity rating as well as repeat customer rate in the salon, scoring 58% productivity rating while average in management was 25% and the goal set by corporate was 38%.
- Combine creativity and technical accuracy to produce visual presentations using most current styling trends, attaining the highest customer satisfaction among staff.
- Responsible for continuous goal driving, inventory, scheduling, and team meetings, P&L, proficiency tracking, customer service, team meetings and prep rallies, and hiring
- Raising store sale from a 8k a month store to a 13k+ a month in sales with reducing more than 80% of unnecessary retail purchases.
- Achieving all set sales, products, and client growth goals.
- Developed 2 assistants to move up and take on their own stores.
- On the floor with leading by example with highest in sales, upgrades, and productivity
- Technical trainer teaching cuts, styles, and efficiency.
BUSINESS OWNER
PALOMARES PAINTING SERVICES
05.2015 - 01.2024
- Developed business plan including finances, goals and daily operation details of company.
- Owned business strategy and developed procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.
- Oversaw monthly and annual business budget planning, accounting, purchasing and bi-weekly payroll.
- Managed contractors and clients to ensure each project was finished in a timely manner.
- Analyzed competitor's pricing and product offerings in order to remain competitive within the market.
PRODUCTION MANAGER
GOODWILL
01.2007 - 01.2014
- Managed continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow and output.
- Implemented 'kaizen workflow', 'Daily production goals board', and a 'price point worksheet' projects that after teaching all the supervisors and production employees, contributed an increase in sales by 50% and quality of product by over 30% each year.
- Systemized tasks for employees to maintained cleanliness and organization of production and office workspace.
- Managed communication and workflow with vendors, truck dispatch, front-end of the store, warehouse, production team, and material handlers to have a smooth and focused end-to-end process.
- Led and managed training, scheduling, and progress reports of all 42 production employees.
- Provided training for all production management staff at most stores.
- Responsible for P&L, scheduling, inventory, driving daily/ weekly/ monthly meetings.
- Offered input into research, development and implementation of new services to advance professional product lines.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Data Analytics
Westerns governs University
Online01-2026
Cosmetology Diploma -
PAROBA COLLEGE of COSMETOLOGY
Everett, WA01.2015
Skills
- Excel
- Python (Power BI, NumPy)
- SQL
- Tableau
- VBA, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Word
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Team building
- Effective communication
- Customer Service
- Quick adaptability
Certification
- ZERO TO MASTERY APRIL 2025
EXCEL BOOTCAMP
-Learned excel, advanced Excel, VBA, Python, and Power Bi
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
BUSINESS OWNER / LICENCED MASTER BARBER
Creative Cuts
01.2024 - Current
BUSINESS OWNER
PALOMARES PAINTING SERVICES
05.2015 - 01.2024
MANAGEMENT/ LEAD BARBER
GREAT CLIPS
10.2014 - 01.2024
PRODUCTION MANAGER
GOODWILL
01.2007 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science - Data Analytics
Westerns governs University
Cosmetology Diploma -
PAROBA COLLEGE of COSMETOLOGY
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