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Samuel D. McCaster

Samuel D. McCaster

Buford,GA

Summary

Dynamic Marketing Coordinator with over 15 years of experience in sales and customer service. Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively while maintaining exceptional attention to detail. Strong interpersonal and communication skills enhance team collaboration and client relations. Quick adaptability to diverse environments ensures seamless integration into new roles and projects.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Chemical Dependency Specialist

Sunrise Detox Center
02.2023 - 08.2024
  • Cultivated partnerships with local organizations to expand community resources for clients.
  • Developed and delivered targeted group therapy sessions to enhance program effectiveness.
  • Strengthened family involvement in recovery through education and support groups focused on substance use disorders.
  • Executed comprehensive assessments and case management to improve patient outcomes.

Sales Manager

McCaster Master Painting
07.2014 - 11.2016
  • Supervised Sales Floor ensuring Sales Associates were trained in sales, maintained accurate, detailed, and up to date furniture knowledge. Managed schedules to maintain Sales Floor coverage. Prepared Sales reports, conducted Inventory, and addressed Customer Complaints, resolved issues to restore Customer Relations. Delegated essential duties as necessary.

Self-Employed

McCaster Master Painting
05.2010 - 06.2014
  • Applies coats of paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer to decorate and protect interior or exterior surfaces. Trimmings and fixtures of buildings and other structures, smoothed surfaces using sand paper, brushes, or steel wool, and filled nail holes, cracks and joints with caulk or other filler material.

Sales Manager

Furniture Market
04.2007 - 12.2009
  • Supervised salesmen, made sure that employees are well trained in sales, insure that the store is in proper order, place customer orders, delegate duties for employees, check inventory. Prepares sales reports and deal with customer complaints. Resolved problems to restore customer relations.

Assistant Manager

Aerus Electrolux
01.2007 - 04.2007
  • Supervises and coordinates activities of workers employed as sales associates, interviewed job applicants and evaluated worker performance, assign duties, work hours and vacations. Train workers in company's policies, procedures and job duties. Prepare sales and inventory reports, listen to customer complaints, examined returned merchandise and resolved problems to restore and promote good public relations.

Waiter/Shift Leader

Applebee's
10.2000 - 05.2006
  • Supervised and coordinated activities of the dining room personnel to provide fast and courteous service to patrons, scheduled dining reservations and arranged parties or special services for diners, greeted guests, escorted them to tables and provide menus. Adjusts complaints of patrons, assign work tasks and coordinated activities of dining room personnel to ensure prompt and courteous service to patrons.

Server

Sea Island Company
01.1999 - 09.2000
  • Served meals to patrons according to established rules of etiquette, working in a formal setting presented menu to diner, suggested dinner courses, appropriate wines and answered questions regarding food preparation. Garnished and decorated dishes prior to serving, observed diners to respond to any additional requests and determine when meal was completed.

Banquet Set-Up/Server

Clarion Resort Hotel
05.1997 - 04.1998
  • Arranged furnishings and tables in rooms to accommodate persons for weddings, meetings parties and other functions. Served and assisted diners to serve themselves at buffet or smorgasbord table, replenished supplies of food and tableware, carried trays of food to individual tables for diners and assisted in clean-up.

Entry Level to Management

Winn-Dixie
06.1989 - 09.1994
  • Numerous positions of increased responsibility. Began as a bagger and completed tenure as a produce manager to enroll into Armstrong State College. Provided excellent customer service by bagging customer's purchases, accepting payments, processing payments, directing customers to location of requested products/items. Ensured produce was fresh, arranged eye catching and appealing displays, examined differences of various produce items to customers.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Forensic Psychology

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH

Associate Degree - Marketing

Armstrong State College
Savannah, GA
05.1996

High School - undefined

Glynn Academy High School
Brunswick, GA
05.1994

Skills

  • Medication-assisted treatment
  • Relapse prevention strategies
  • Client advocacy and support
  • Confidentiality compliance

Timeline

Chemical Dependency Specialist

Sunrise Detox Center
02.2023 - 08.2024

Sales Manager

McCaster Master Painting
07.2014 - 11.2016

Self-Employed

McCaster Master Painting
05.2010 - 06.2014

Sales Manager

Furniture Market
04.2007 - 12.2009

Assistant Manager

Aerus Electrolux
01.2007 - 04.2007

Waiter/Shift Leader

Applebee's
10.2000 - 05.2006

Server

Sea Island Company
01.1999 - 09.2000

Banquet Set-Up/Server

Clarion Resort Hotel
05.1997 - 04.1998

Entry Level to Management

Winn-Dixie
06.1989 - 09.1994

Associate Degree - Marketing

Armstrong State College

High School - undefined

Glynn Academy High School

Bachelor of Science - Forensic Psychology

Southern New Hampshire University