Professional Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Timeline

Sarah Chelmo

Sisters Salon & Day Spa
Owatonna,MN
15
years of professional experience

Detail-oriented individual with a robust background in case management and salon operations. Skilled in communication, teamwork, and problem-solving, consistently delivering effective solutions and enhancing client experiences.

Work History

Life Case Manager

2 Years 2 Months
Federated Insurance | 06.2024 - Current

Daily Case Manager Operations: checking email for workload direction, monitor emails, working through directed workload, handling incoming phone calls.

Workload direction tasks: completing application reviews and calling out on the applicant's personal history interview; sending delivery documents; issuing policies; additional tasks such as 90 Day, 180 Day, Reinsurance Expiration, TIA premiums, etc.

Customer Service: completing personal history interview with new applicants, work with Marketing Representatives on questions and troubleshooting, and working with other Case Managers/Underwriters to complete required work or last minute policy changes

Specialty Tasks: successfully completed training on Endorsement Split Dollar, Trust as Beneficiary, and 1035 Exchange send delivery and issuing.

Technology: experience with UnderwritingPro, ApplicationPro, PolicyPro, LifeLink, FDMS, Word and Excel

Manager/Stylist

15 Years
Sisters Salon & Day Spa | 08.2011 - Current
  • Daily Salon Operations: opening the salon, counting the till, welcoming guests, checking in/out guests, answering phone calls, making/cancelling/rescheduling appointments, answering questions, selling/exchanging/returning products.
  • Guest Services: work with guests to solve any discrepancies
  • Employee Training: train on computer system, help with service training, problem solving
  • Inventory: ordering products, inputting products into computer system, removing used products from inventory, monthly recounting of products used to perform services to match computer inventory, working with store representatives/venders for finding products, sales, and questions, ordering other items needed for every day salon operations, working with a budget
  • Social Media: weekly postings on Facebook and Instagram. Occasional postings on SnapChat and TikTok. Posts include: advertising current sales, provider's work, informational posts.
  • Performing Services: performing services on guests such as: haircuts, hair colors, perming, styling, facial waxing, and proper sanitation and salon cleaning.
  • Management: participating in weekly leadership team meetings, co-leading monthly staff meetings, hosting one on one meetings with providers, logging provider level jumping numbers, employee schedule adjustments, involved in interviewing and hiring process, brainstorming ideas for: holiday specials, monthly product sales, new procedures/protocols
  • Technology: experience with Microsoft Word and Excel, salon POS systems Booker and Boulevard. Average typing speed - 50 words per minute. Able to navigate a computer or smart phone very well and willing to learn more.

Education

Associate Degree - Cosmetology

River Land Community College | Austin, MN | 12-2005

High School Diploma

Owatonna High School | Owatonna, MN | 06-2004

Skills

Attention to Detail
Able to multi-task
Self Motivated
Problem solving
Schedule Management
Customer Service
Teamwork and Collaboration
Organization
Relationship building and management
Store Opening and Closing
Marketing familiarity
Product Merchandising
Active Listening
Excellent Communication
Sales Promotions
Cosmetology: Customer Consultation
Hair Styling
Cutting
Coloring
and Shampooing
Hair removal - eyebrow shaping
Product Knowledge
Sanitation Practices
continuing education
customer education
Inventory Management
Appointment Coordination
MN Licensed Cosmetologist

Accomplishments

  • MARK Awards
  • Wow Award Nomination
  • Summit Salon Business Certificate
  • Summit Salon Front Desk Certificate
  • RedkenPro Color Certified
  • Product Knowledge Classes - Redken, Pureology, Image, Eminence, and bareMinerals

Timeline

Life Case Manager

Federated Insurance
06.2024 - CurrentRead More

Manager/Stylist

Sisters Salon & Day Spa
08.2011 - CurrentRead More

River Land Community College

Associate Degree from Cosmetology
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Owatonna High School

High School Diploma
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Sarah Chelmo