Venita Saidi
Fiction Writer
Frazier Park,CA
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level writer for remote position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
60
60
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/Operator
Venita's Gourmet Sweets
Frazier Park, CA
04.2016 - Current
- Develop Unique Toffee and Cookie recipes.
- Used knowledge of market trends to create value-added solutions resulting in significant increase in revenues.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
- Increased sales by 10%.
- Website: Venitasgourmetsweets.com
Singer/Singer Songwriter
Meridian/White Smoke
Frazier Park, CA
09.2006 - Current
- Trained and prepared voice, using various melodies and ranges such as soprano, tenor, alto and bass.
- Applied knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm and voice production to individualize presentations and maintain audience interest.
- Promoted musical career by maintaining website or social media presence.
- Composed, arranged and recorded 25 original songs
- Website: Meridian-whitesmoke.com
Fiction Writer/Venita Louise
Self Employed Writer
Santa Clarita, CA
02.2005 - Current
- Established writer since 2005.
- 2005, Initials For Murder, Mystery Romance, published online by Vintage Romance.
- 2005, Mixed Nuts, Romance Comedy, published in print by Vintage Romance.
- 2007, Dead on the Money, Mystery Romance, published in print by Vintage Romance.
- 2008, In The Rough, Romance, published online by Lucid Publishing.
- 2012 In Mysterious Ways, Paranormal Romance, published in print by Vinspire Publishing.
- Created featured images and screenshots for blog posts
- Wrote copy, instructional text, audio scripts and storyboards
- Website: VenitaLouise.net
Production Control Manager
Remo, Inc
Valencia, CA
06.1996 - 07.2019
- Assessed and adjusted priorities to align with inventory levels, production quantities, and other variables.
- Determined suitable crew requirements, scheduled employees and worked with Human Resources to meet changing production schedules.
- Maintained material and stock levels consistent with business requirements while meeting target capital objectives.
- Created scheduling reports in Oracle system to efficiently and effectively move product and adhere to shipping commitments.
- Monitored inventory for efficient parts flow between departments.
- Created work orders and planned distribution and scheduling in alignment with available resources.
- Tracked customer shipment requirements to improve customer satisfaction while increasing service efficiencies.
- Collaborated with materials purchasing specialist to meet production requirements and quality standards.
- Addressed personnel issues and scheduling conflicts promptly.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making.
- Implemented scheduled maintenance, retooling production status sheets and driving multiple tasks to achieve scheduling effectiveness.
- Managed shipping over 100 orders per day.
Education
High School Diploma -
Chatsworth High School
Chatsworth, CA 09.1967 - 06.1970
No Degree - Supply Chain Management
College of The Canyons
Valencia, CA 01.2010 - 09.2012
Skills
MS Office
Multitasking abilities
Project Management
Relationship building
Operations management
Business Development
Affiliations
California Writers Association - Membership chair from 2005 to 2009.
Timeline
Owner/Operator
Venita's Gourmet Sweets
04.2016 - Current
No Degree - Supply Chain Management
College of The Canyons
01.2010 - 09.2012
Singer/Singer Songwriter
Meridian/White Smoke
09.2006 - Current
Fiction Writer/Venita Louise
Self Employed Writer
02.2005 - Current
Production Control Manager
Remo, Inc
06.1996 - 07.2019
High School Diploma -
Chatsworth High School
09.1967 - 06.1970