I'm a dynamic professional with a proven track record at Trader Joe's and US Peace Corps. I excel in the customer service area and team leadership. Skilled in project management
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Mate / Crew Member
Trader Joe's Company
08.2004 - Current
Attended management training in Monrovia, CA
Building customer relationships on a daily basis through face to face interaction
Responsible for all store operations
Interviewed job candidates / Trained new hires
Coordinated donations to local groups / food assistance organizations
Scheduled 20+ crew members for daily assignments
Conducted crew member huddles to communicate action plans and important store information
Rotated as Section Leader through all major store departments
Responsible for crew development in each section I led
Responsible for ordering product for sections and demos
Maintained strict quality and inventory control
Increased sales through upselling, suggestions and recipe ideas
Rural Health Extension Volunteer
United States Peace Corps
01.2002 - 06.2004
Focused on community health education and nutrition
Taught nutrition education to incoming PC Volunteers
Collaborated with local elementary teachers and launched a dental hygiene campaign in 3 schools
Worked with school contacts and helped create a community garden that school children maintained
Held community workshops on nutrition, gardening, organic pesticides and alternative crops
Led a sanitation project by building a modern bathroom, model latrine, and a community funded sanitary latrine construction project
Worked with Paraguayan NGO's to provide low cost parasite medication to local communities and schools
Facilitated a brick oven (fogon) project with 40 community families, raising funds, and training locals in construction
Established a small tree nursery to demonstrate simplified agro-forestry practices in order to encourage reforestation of the area
Served as English/Spanish translator and helped coordinate medical and dental services for nearly 10,000 Paraguayan citizens during a ten-day joint medical training exercise with the United States Army and the Paraguayan Military