Lakecia Howard
Summary
Dedicated professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Supply Tech. I
Lofton/ Our Lady Of Lake Hospital
5000 Hennessy Blvd. Baton Rouge La 70808
03.2020 - Current
- Communicate to Nursing staff of any outage/ backorders of products.
- Pull and send cases at moment to 24hr notice for scheduled surgeries.
- Count and stock all core areas. (HVI, Tower, Main, & Anesthesia Rooms)
- Fill staple carts in addition to filling orders in department -Inventory control
- Prepare and stock standby case
- Maintained safe working environments by adhering to safety protocols and reporting hazards.
- Performs routine inventory to ensure acquire supply are on shelf to support core areas.
- Charge out any supplies pulled from department
Sales Associate
Carter's
6865 Siegen Ln, Baton Rouge, La 70809
05.2014 - Current
- Responsibilities include providing customer service, cashiering, assisting customers and management with floorset execution, and placing orders for customers
- Rotated stock and restocked shelves to maintain product inventory, availability and store appearance.
- Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
Store Manager
Ashley Stewart
9620 Airline Hwy Ste E 1&2, Baton Rouge, La 70815
11.2000 - Current
- Team Development: Responsible for hiring and training managers and sales associates once hired
- Clearly communicate what is expected of the entire team and hold them accountable
- Support development of all associates by developing a recognition program
- Visual Standard: Responsible for floor set execution, signage and marketing, markdowns, visual and housekeeping standards, shipment management and product knowledge
- Operational Control: Responsible for scheduling, processing payroll, store organization, supply ordering, and shrinking control
- Individual Leadership: Focus on the behavior or situation versus the individual
- Managed inventory control, cash control, and store opening and closing procedures.
- Managed store employees successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback.
- Rotated merchandise and displays to feature new products and promotions.
- Completed point of sale opening and closing procedures.
- Maintained proper product levels and inventory controls for merchandise and organized backroom to facilitate effective ordering and stock rotation.
- Maximized sales and minimized shrinkage through excellent customer service and adherence to standard practices.
- Reconciled daily sales transactions to balance and log day-to-day revenue.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
- Lead routine inventory annually making sure quantity of items in system matches to what on the sales floor.
- Process online orders in a timely timeframe.
Sterile Processing Technician
Our Lady Of The Lake Hospital
5000 Hennessy Blvd. Baton Rouge La 70808
07.2020 - 03.2022
- Wrapped trays, instrument packs, and sets including vendors.
- Maintained clean and organized sterile processing areas to prevent contamination of instruments and equipment.
- Decontaminated surgical instruments to remove bacteria and other contaminants before sterilization.
- Followed OSHA, FDA and AAMI guidelines related to sterilization in compliance with administrative regulations.
- Assembled instruments and supplies for surgeries.
- Verified and maintained proper documents and records for sterilization.
- Recorded biologicals and test results.
- Inspected sterile package integrity prior to distribution.
- The ability to work well in a team or independently.
- Conducted test on autoclaves, sonics, and washers,
Surgical Supply Tech I
Our Lady Of Lake Hospital
5000 Hennessy Blvd. Baton Rouge La. 70808
03.2020 - 07.2020
- Communicate to Nursing staff of any outage/ backorders of products.
- Pull and send cases at moment to 24hr notice for scheduled surgeries.
- Count and stock all core areas. (HVI, Tower, Main, & Anesthesia Rooms)
- Fill staple carts in addition to filling orders in department -Inventory control
- Prepare and stock standby case
- Maintained safe working environments by adhering to safety protocols and reporting hazards.
- Performs routine inventory to ensure acquire supply are on shelf to support core areas.
- Charge out any supplies pulled from department
Quality Assurance Advisor
West Teleservices
7850 Anselmo Lane, Baton Rouge, La 70810
11.2002 - 06.2007
- Responsible for training operators on new products from clients
- Evaluated operators to ensure they were adhering to company policies when assisting clients
- Supervised over 200 operators at a time
- Trained trainers whenever new clients were received.
- Responsible for assisting callers with relay calls
- Responsible for reading and sending emails.
Library Page
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
05.1993 - 01.2003
- Responsibilities included assisting patrons, Checking in/out books, assisting in Computer Lab, assisting patrons with locating articles on microfilm and microfiche.
Nursing Assistant
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
08.1995 - 05.2002
- Responsibilities included taking and recording patients vital signs, assisted nurses when needed, helped patients with activities of daily living.
Education
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Southern University Graduate School
801 Harding Blvd. Baton Rouge La 70807Bachelor of Science - Rehabilitation Counseling
Southern University And A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA05.2004
Skills
- Microsoft Excel, Word,Powerpoint
- Outlook
- Dayforce
- Material restocking
- Legions
- Teams
- Zoom
- Oracle
Certifications
Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician
Timeline
Sterile Processing Technician
Our Lady Of The Lake Hospital
07.2020 - 03.2022
Surgical Supply Tech I
Our Lady Of Lake Hospital
03.2020 - 07.2020
Surgical Supply Tech. I
Lofton/ Our Lady Of Lake Hospital
03.2020 - Current
Sales Associate
Carter's
05.2014 - Current
Quality Assurance Advisor
West Teleservices
11.2002 - 06.2007
Store Manager
Ashley Stewart
11.2000 - Current
Nursing Assistant
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
08.1995 - 05.2002
Library Page
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
05.1993 - 01.2003
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Southern University Graduate School
Bachelor of Science - Rehabilitation Counseling
Southern University And A & M College