Lorjelyn Evans
Summary
To become a member of a highly respected organization as a dedicated, passionate, and committed employee by providing excellent and quality care to the athletic community. I wish to leverage my 18 years of sales experience and ingenuity into a new area of focus within the event coordinating industry. I feel that I can be an immediate contributor and wish to participate in this rewarding and exciting career by creating a healthier world through science, athletics and innovation.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Sales
ALBA Designs
01.2012 - Current
- Fashion and Design
- Organized wardrobes, dressed and styled clientele along with their family in major events such as the NBA Draft, NFL Draft, ESPYS, White House visits, NFL awards, Super bowl, fashion shows and high profile weddings
- Organized clientele to participate in our fashion shows and company events
- Responsible for both the sales and custom design of wardrobes for high profile athletes in sports
- Entertainment and business
- Developed new clients through cold calling, networking, emailing, marketing, and client referrals
- Cultivate and maintain relationships by traveling to high profile client's locations monthly
- Demonstrated ability as a self-starter by working remotely for over 14 years
- Budgeted, planned, and executed monthly client sales meetings nationwide
- Brought a book of business valued over 500k to Start-up Company and retained over 80% of my transitioned clients
- Marketing and Branding: key contributor in the creation of ALBA Designs as a startup company which included the logo, business cards and mission statement
- Train, oversee and implement strategies to motivate and support the newly hired sales team to successfully exceed all sales targets
- Ensure sales team compliance of policies, procedures, compensation plans and effective scheduling.
Senior Sales
Elevee Custom Clothing
02.2006 - 01.2012
- Fashion and Design
- Custom designed personal wardrobe for high profile athletes in sports, entertainment, and business
- Regularly traveled nationwide to service high profile athletes in sports, entertainment, and business
- Cultivated relationships with high profile professionals in sports, entertainment, and business
- Convert prospective leads into solid returning clientele via client referrals and attending networking events
- Organized, dressed, and styled clientele along with their family in high profile events such as NBA Draft, Super bowl, NFL Awards, fashion shows and weddings
- Cold called new perspectives and closed 50%
- Doubled clientele base annually through creative marketing, cold calling, and referrals
Production Manager
Elevee Custom Clothing
01.2003 - 02.2006
- Liaison between Sales teams, Tailors, and Accounting
- Created ways to make the production process more efficient
- Scheduled and ensured production was on time for due dates
- Facilitated last minute rushes within the production schedule
- Maintained inventory
- Responsible for all shipping procedures as well as tracking
- Responsible for quality control
JP Morgan Chase, Secondary
01.2002 - 02.2003
- Auto Collections
- Responsible for maintaining client relationships through difficult situations
- Competent in phone-based client interaction by hitting and exceeding daily call matrix
- Responsible for updating timely and accurate client information
- Negotiated and collected on past due balances
- Demonstrated the ability to work independently by focusing on client accounts
- Demonstrated ability to maintain a professional level of empathy while executing collections effectively
Public Health Student
University of California
12.2000 - 05.2001
- Affairs Office
- Educated students by raising awareness in health-related issues
- Responsible for setting up and breaking down events such as campus health fairs and health-related workshops
- Created ways to engage with students by having them participate in fun and active events
- Created fliers for resource department
Education
Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CABachelor's Degree - Social Ecology, Epidemiology and Public Health
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Irvine, CA2001
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Efficiency
- Professional and Positive Attitude
- Customer Service
- Networking
- Budgeting
- Self-Directed
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft office, PDF Expert, 10-key
- Organization and Time Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Clerical Support
- Analytical Thinking
Accomplishments
- CPR AHA and Basic Life Support Certification– Expires 04/2025
- Accomplishments Cardiovascular tech program pre-requisite completion – Honor's Society Excellent
- Customer Service Award and Client Retention Recognized for staff coordination and senior sales
- Proficient computer skills in Microsoft office: Word and Excel, PDF, and 10-key
- Data entry expert
- Direct mentorship for new employees: sales, training, supply management
Affiliations
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society – 2022
Timeline
Senior Sales
ALBA Designs
01.2012 - Current
Senior Sales
Elevee Custom Clothing
02.2006 - 01.2012
Production Manager
Elevee Custom Clothing
01.2003 - 02.2006
JP Morgan Chase, Secondary
01.2002 - 02.2003
Public Health Student
University of California
12.2000 - 05.2001
Southwestern College
Bachelor's Degree - Social Ecology, Epidemiology and Public Health
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA