Kyle Kinnamon
Mahomet,IL
Summary
Engaging Sales Associate committed to providing outstanding customer service and maximizing sales. Focused on team support and customer relationship building. Persuasive and friendly individual poised to consistently exceed performance standards and sales targets. Seasoned Guitar Instructor with strong background in music theory and practical application. Skilled in designing customized lesson plans to accommodate student's unique learning style, fostering enthusiasm for music and creativity. Demonstrated ability to simplify complex concepts while igniting passion for guitar playing. Proven track record of improving students' musical abilities through patient and encouraging teaching methods. Hardworking picker successful at transporting goods, completing orders and putting together shipments in high-volume, busy environments. Offers great team collaboration, safety oversight and picking skills developed several years in busy and challenging warehouses.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Associate
H&M
Chicago, IL
09.2024 - Current
- Greeted customers and provided exceptional customer service.
- Assessed customer needs to provide assistance and information on product features.
- Performed cashier duties such as accepting payments, issuing receipts and counting money back change.
- Conducted inventories on a regular basis to track stock levels.
- Assisted customers with product selection, sizing and styling.
- Processed credit card transactions quickly and securely.
- Organized stockroom shelves according to size, color or style.
- Processed returns, exchanges, and refunds in accordance with company policies.
- Handled customer complaints in a professional manner.
- Demonstrated product features and benefits for customers' needs.
- Attended weekly team meetings to review performance goals and objectives.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store merchandise and policies.
- Restocked shelves as needed to ensure sufficient inventory levels.
- Provided accurate information about products, prices and services.
- Built and maintained relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success.
- Helped customers find specific products, answered questions, and offered product advice.
- Engaged customers in friendly, professional dialogue to determine needs.
- Maintained knowledge of current promotions, exchange guidelines, payment policies, and security practices.
- Completed daily recovery tasks to keep areas clean and neat for maximum productivity.
- Collected payments and provided accurate change.
- Assisted in visual merchandising, creating appealing displays that capture customer interest.
- Organized store by returning merchandise to proper areas and restocked displays.
Private Guitar Instructor
Self Employed
Champaign, IL
03.2018 - Current
- Maintained a positive learning environment for students while encouraging them to stay motivated throughout lessons.
- Provided individual and group guitar lessons to students of all ages and abilities.
- Advised parents on best practices for helping their children succeed musically.
- Instructed students on music theory fundamentals, including scales, chords, arpeggios, and improvisation.
- Assessed students' current skill levels and created lesson plans tailored to the students' goals.
- Monitored each student's progress by providing feedback and support during lessons.
- Planned lessons according to student skill level and learning modality.
- Built trusting rapport with students and facilitated communication with family members when needed.
- Supported students in audition and performance preparation.
- Led guitar lessons for students of diverse demographics.
Beginning Guitar Instructor
Parkland College
Champaign, IL
10.2023 - 07.2024
- Motivated students throughout their learning journey by providing positive reinforcement.
- Taught students how to read tablature notation and play songs by ear.
- Demonstrated chord progressions and scales to students of all skill levels.
- Provided feedback on student performances and gave advice for improvement.
- Demonstrated various techniques such as finger-picking, flat-picking, and tapping.
- Maintained records of student progress including attendance logs, grades, evaluations.
- Led guitar lessons for students of diverse demographics.
- Built trusting rapport with students and facilitated communication with family members when needed.
- Planned lessons according to student skill level and learning modality.
- Built positive relationships with students, parents, colleagues and administrators.
- Educated students using customized teaching methods and hands-on curriculum.
- Established and communicated clear objectives for lessons and projects.
Order Selector
UNFI, United Natural Foods
Urbana, IL
03.2022 - 07.2024
- Ensured that all safety protocols were followed while operating material handling equipment.
- Demonstrated great teamwork skills with staff members involved in production and transport.
- Operated electric pallet jacks to transport products between warehouse aisles.
- Maintained cleanliness of work area by sweeping floors, removing debris from racks and shelves.
- Inspected product for damages or defects before placing them into containers.
- Followed established procedures regarding hazardous materials handling and packaging requirements.
- Verified accuracy of orders prior to loading onto delivery trucks.
- Marked and labeled containers with accurate shipping information to prevent delays.
- Limited damage to products and orders by using care when choosing items.
- Picked products from designated locations using various tools and transferred to appropriate areas for further processing.
- Picked up heavy objects using proper lifting techniques to avoid personal injuries.
- Packaged fragile items with protective padding to prevent damages during shipments.
- Labeled boxes and placed in outbound collection areas.
- Worked additional hours and shifts to meet tight deadlines during peak periods.
- Promoted workplace safety and smooth production by keeping workspaces clean, organized, and free of hazards.
- Fulfilled orders quickly to accomplish challenging daily objectives.
- Printed accurate labels and applied to boxes, crates and containers prior to shipment.
Sales Associate
Guitar Center
Champaign, IL
11.2021 - 03.2022
- Greeted customers and provided exceptional customer service.
- Restocked shelves as needed to ensure sufficient inventory levels.
- Upsold additional items based on customer interests and needs.
- Provided accurate information about products, prices and services.
- Answered incoming telephone calls to provide store, products and services information.
- Unboxed new merchandise and restocked shelves in appealing and organized arrangements to promote items.
- Handled customer complaints in a professional manner.
- Demonstrated product features and benefits for customers' needs.
- Attended weekly team meetings to review performance goals and objectives.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store merchandise and policies.
- Sold various products by explaining unique features and educating customers on proper application or usage.
Sales Associate
Forever 21
Champaign, IL
07.2021 - 11.2021
- Greeted customers and provided exceptional customer service.
- Engaged customers in friendly, professional dialogue to determine needs.
- Performed cashier duties such as accepting payments, issuing receipts and counting money back change.
- Assisted customers with product selection, sizing and styling.
- Processed credit card transactions quickly and securely.
- Organized stockroom shelves according to size, color or style.
- Processed returns, exchanges, and refunds in accordance with company policies.
- Handled customer complaints in a professional manner.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store merchandise and policies.
- Maintained cleanliness of store environment including floors, windows, displays.
- Built and maintained relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success.
- Helped customers find specific products, answered questions, and offered product advice.
Education
High School Diploma -
Mahomet-Seymour High School
Mahomet, IL05-2020
Some College (No Degree) - Music Foundations
Parkland College
Champaign, ILSkills
- Time management
- Verbal and written communication
- Client relations and customer service
- Problem-solving
- Upselling
- Classroom management
- Dependable and responsible
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Active listening
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Curriculum design
- Lesson planning
- Music theory
- Music production
- Workplace safety
- Heavy lifting
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Order picking and processing
- Pallet jack operation
- Reliable and punctual
Affiliations
- Music production and composition
- Proficiency in Digital Audio Workstations such as Logic Pro X
- Music Performances
- Basketball
- Drawing/Painting
- Hiking
Languages
English
Professional
Spanish
Limited
Accomplishments
- Member of International Thespian Society
- Illinois Music Education Association Honors Choir 2020
Timeline
Sales Associate
H&M
09.2024 - Current
Beginning Guitar Instructor
Parkland College
10.2023 - 07.2024
Order Selector
UNFI, United Natural Foods
03.2022 - 07.2024
Sales Associate
Guitar Center
11.2021 - 03.2022
Sales Associate
Forever 21
07.2021 - 11.2021
Private Guitar Instructor
Self Employed
03.2018 - Current
High School Diploma -
Mahomet-Seymour High School
Some College (No Degree) - Music Foundations
Parkland College
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