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Mark Buxton

Rancho Palos Verdes

Summary

Results-driven professional focused on delivering exceptional support for customer needs. Successfully manages concerns and resolves conflicts to maximize customer satisfaction. Offers strong background in customer relations and communication.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Guest Service Associate

GameStop
04.2023 - 05.2025
  • Handled end-of-day reports, drawer balance and night audit, managing 2 locations.
  • Built long-term relationships with dozens of guests to guarantee return.
  • Received incoming inventory and processed orders between stores
  • Effectively marketed promotions with a personal focus on building the bag
  • Performed within the top 100 for metrics within the district

TSA EA / Print & Marketing Supervisor

Staples
01.2022 - 01.2024

Print and Marketing

  • Wrote engaging copy for email, direct mail, print and online campaigns.
  • Managed team of 8 marketing professionals developing materials for various projects
  • Organized promotional items for customers and events.
  • Managed customer expectations and delivered high quality products
  • Worked directly with customers and team members to address concerns and improve quality

TSA

  • Handled sensitive documentation such as Social Security numbers while performing fingerprinting for background checks
  • Recognizing authenticity of obscure documentation and executing detailed procedures for several different categories of background checks with varied requirements.

Shift Lead

Dominoes Pizza
02.2020 - 01.2022


  • Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
  • Trained new employees and delegated daily tasks and responsibilities.
  • Responded to and resolved customer questions and concerns.
  • Helped store management meet standards of service and quality in daily operations.
  • Trained and mentored new employees to maximize team performance.
  • Enforced company policies and regulations with employees.

General Manager

Papa John's Pizza
11.2013 - 12.2019
  • I have a letter of recommendation from this employer
  • Managed budget implementations, and employee evaluations.
  • Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, and schedules.
  • Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
  • Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.

Education

High School Diploma -

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
01.2012

Attending -

California State University, Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
06-2027

Skills

  • Finished the advanced training for tax preparation in the VITA program
  • Have a Managerial Serve Safe Certification (expiration 05/27/2024)
  • Familiar with Microsoft Excel /Google Sheets
  • Familiar with Tax Slayer
  • Can delegate and manage tasks and deadlines with teams of various sizes
  • Can effectively recommend and sell products based on customer preference and company needs
  • Can effectively track inventory amounts, maintain effective levels of inventory, and implement effective strategies to reduce shrink
  • Can quickly learn rules and regulations while implementing them to great success to ensure the companies vision

Interests

Linguistics: Can understand spoken Spanish but cannot speak it well Thoroughly enjoy the process of language learning and the entomology of words and phrases in various languages


Boardgames: Games like dungeons and dragons give me a space to express myself freely, while have also demanded my organization skills to effectively plan and organize groups of people Other modern boardgames allow me to spend free time actively thinking

Timeline

Senior Guest Service Associate

GameStop
04.2023 - 05.2025

TSA EA / Print & Marketing Supervisor

Staples
01.2022 - 01.2024

Shift Lead

Dominoes Pizza
02.2020 - 01.2022

General Manager

Papa John's Pizza
11.2013 - 12.2019

High School Diploma -

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

Attending -

California State University, Dominguez Hills