Lauren Clegg
Des Moines,IA
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Garden Center Associate
Iowa Outdoor Products
Urbandale, IA
04.2023 - Current
- Worked outdoors in weather conditions to care for plants and serve customers.
- Restocked shelves with new plants each day and rotated stock for optimal appearance.
- Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
- Watered plants every week and regularly checked for naturally wilted parts to remove.
- Maintained plant health and attractiveness with proper sunlight, water, and nutrition.
- Maintained walkways and paths throughout gardens for safe navigation.
- Assisted with plant sales and community garden initiatives to promote business and educate public about gardening.
Bridal Stylist
Bridal Connection
Ankeny, IA
05.2022 - 10.2022
- Assisted brides in selecting their gowns
- Steamed gowns for floor display
- Set up window displays
- Set up and scheduled appointments
- Assisted in helping brides in and out of gowns
- Sold inventory items
- Set up products to be ordered
- Assisted with fittings and ensuring pricing was accurate and adequate for the work that was being done.
- Maintained inventory organization
- Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
Bridal Stylist
David's Bridal
Clive, IA
03.2021 - 05.2022
- SoldProduct for brides-to-be.
- Assisted brides in selecting their gowns
- Steamed gowns for floor display
- Assisted in helping brides in and out of gowns
- Sold inventory items
- Set up products to be ordered
- Maintained inventory organization
- Handled monetary transactions
Bridal Stylist
Bridal Elegance
Urbandale, IA
06.2020 - 01.2021
- Assisted brides in selecting their gowns
- Set up window displays
- Set up and scheduled appointments
- Assisted in helping brides in and out of gowns
- Sold inventory items
- Set up products to be ordered
- Maintained inventory organization
- Handled monetary transactions
Store Associate
HyVee Foods
Lamoni, IA
03.2019 - 03.2020
- Maintained tidy and organized store to comply with cleanliness standards.
- Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise, and suggested suitable options.
- Monitored sales floor and merchandise displays for presentable condition, taking corrective action such as restocking or reorganizing products.
- Balanced and organized cash register by handling cash, counting change, and storing coupons.
- Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts, and printed receipts to ring up customers.
- Increased sales and customer satisfaction through personalized servicing.
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
Scene Shop Assistant
Graceland University
Lamoni, IA
09.2009 - 05.2013
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Organized and attended meetings to discuss project status and brief new projects.
- Worked with technical teams to effectively incorporate lighting, sound and other features.
- Constructed, painted, moved and draped set pieces.
Professor's Assistant
Graceland University
Lamoni, IA
01.2010 - 05.2013
- Built and maintained professional relationships with students and faculty members.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Graded papers and tests objectively and maintained records of those grades
- Ran errands such as getting things printed or taken to the post office.
Education
Massage Therapy
Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School
Urbandale, IAFilm, Theatre, And Performance Art - Theatre
Graceland University
Lamoni, IA07.2013
Skills
- Merchandising and Display
- Financial Transactions
- Booking and running appointments
- Color theory, computer skills
- Basic math
- Working as a team
- Finding and completing tasks
- Customer Preferences
- Payment Transactions
- POS Inventory System Operation
- Merchandise Assembly
- Returns and Exchanges
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Clerical Recordkeeping
- Consultative Sales Approach
- Cash Counting
- Store Restocking
- Cash Register Operations
- Light Housekeeping
- Ability to Lift 40 Pounds
- Store Layouts
- Plant Watering
Timeline
Garden Center Associate
Iowa Outdoor Products
04.2023 - Current
Bridal Stylist
Bridal Connection
05.2022 - 10.2022
Bridal Stylist
David's Bridal
03.2021 - 05.2022
Bridal Stylist
Bridal Elegance
06.2020 - 01.2021
Store Associate
HyVee Foods
03.2019 - 03.2020
Professor's Assistant
Graceland University
01.2010 - 05.2013
Scene Shop Assistant
Graceland University
09.2009 - 05.2013
Massage Therapy
Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School
Film, Theatre, And Performance Art - Theatre
Graceland University