Violet Noecker
Collegeville,PA
Summary
Highly knowledgeable on plant care and flowers, as well as gardening and farming. Professional florist and garden expert, providing beautiful results as well as useful advice and knowledge. Experienced in excellent customer service and retail skills. Very organized and punctual, consistently doing more than is asked and delivering impressive results regardless of the task at hand. Possesses good problem-solving skills and is able to navigate difficult situations with customers and/or operations with grace. Detail-oriented and creative, provides useful artistic input and uses emotional expression to enhance results. Overall hard-working and open-minded, easily adapts to any environment and enjoys trying new things.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Flower Farmer
Renninger's Farm
Royersford, PA
04.2023 - Current
- Cultivation and Maintenance: Planted flowers, maintained fields through weeding and watering, upsized plants, laid landscaping plastic, staked and strung fields.
- Harvesting and Arrangement: Cut flowers, created bouquets for both retail and special events, hang dried flowers to create wreathes, and decorated weddings or other special events.
- Logistics and Operations: Organized storage sheds, assisted in store operations, disposed of stems and yard waste.
- Equipment Handling: Operated utility vehicles (gator), used weed whackers, and moved heavy products using a palette jack.
- Customer Service: Offered plant information, suggested appropriate plants for available lighting and space, created decorative planters, completed transactions, and lead flower arranging workshops.
- Physical Demands: Consistently and safely lifted 50+ pounds, spent 8+ hours in the sun throughout the season, and spent entire days on my feet completing strenuous tasks.
Garden Center Associate
Kimberton Whole Foods Garden and Gift Shop
Phoenixville, PA
09.2021 - Current
- Merchandising: Created product displays to attract customers, organized merchandise on the floor, maintained an aesthetically pleasing shop.
- Communications and Documentation: Answered phones, organized display photos into folders, created plant and tree information books, took customer suggestions for new products.
- Ordering and Receiving: Ordered products, received orders, scanned invoices, priced merchandise, completed transfers to other stores and departments.
- Customer Service: Offered useful information on caring for plants, assisted in selecting products for gifts, completed transactions and returns.
- Plant Care: Watered and deadheaded plants, maintained healthy inventory and nursed damaged plants to health. Propagated clippings and created new plants.
Sales Associate
Kimberton Whole Foods
Phoenixville, PA
07.2021 - Current
- Customer Service: Provided personal assistance to customers, offered suggestions on products. Handled any conflicts professionally and efficiently while finding a solution. Established rapport with customers and maintained a friendly and enthusiastic demeanor.
- Inventory Management: Stocked shelves, rotated products by date, ensured accurate location of products. Sorted backstock and took inventory on out-of-stock products.
- Point of Sale Operations: Completed transactions and returns using the ECRS system. Handled cash and completed transactions. Scanned damaged or expired products out of inventory.
Haunt Actor
Pennhurst
Spring City, PA
08.2023 - 11.2023
- Acting: Created a personal and terrifying experience for customers with acting skills. Created scenarios and utilized props (chain saws, etc.) to add depth to the scene.
- Costumes: Took proper care of provided costumes, respected costume and makeup staff, returned costume at the ed of each shift.
- Physical Demand: Remained standing in the same spot for several hours, stayed on my feet for full shifts, screamed and moved consistently, and maintained high energy and enthusiasm for long hours of performing.
- Collaboration: Worked with my team to maintain safe and exciting scenes, offered feedback when welcome, contributed ideas to enhance the haunt.
Education
High School Diploma -
Phoenixville Area High School
Phoenixville, PA06.2021
Skills
- Harvesting
- Crop Management
- Floral Arrangement
- Heavy equipment operations
- Safety Procedures
- Inventory Maintanence
- Problem-Solving
- Excellent Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Service
- Time Management
- Acting
- Mental Toughness
- Emotional expression
- Plant identification
- Garden Design
Websites
Timeline
Haunt Actor
Pennhurst
08.2023 - 11.2023
Assistant Flower Farmer
Renninger's Farm
04.2023 - Current
Garden Center Associate
Kimberton Whole Foods Garden and Gift Shop
09.2021 - Current
Sales Associate
Kimberton Whole Foods
07.2021 - Current
High School Diploma -
Phoenixville Area High School