ANGELO TORNESE

17524 Isle Royal Terrace

Dumfries, Va.22025
703-221-1420 / 703-878-7744

EDUCATION
Strayer University, Woodbridge, VA. Four year BSBA Degree in business administration /
management with an AAS in business marketing and advertising.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Self-motivated, results-oriented. Focused on management, sales strategies, and
customer satisfaction with management and customer service skills.

OBJECTIVE
Desires management, sales or marketing position to promote and enhance business
and quality customer service.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Development, production, international marketing and sales of patented,

copyright/ trademarked, custom designed guitars, logos and web site
Guitar repair and designs for over 25 years.
Teacher for Stafford Music, A2G Music, home students NOVA CC night classes,
Woodbridge, Va. Campus
Managed two successful restaurants in large hotel in Washington, D.C.

JOB HISTORY

 Stafford Music - subcontract teacher for the beginner and intermediate

students from children to adults. Theory, scales, beginning book methods,
basic chord structures, chord progressions, understanding barre chords,
learn your favorite songs from cds and original music from the teacher.
Specializing in blues, classic rock and improvisation. Session work and
original music. Played in local bands in the NOVA / Fredericksburg area.
 A2Gmusic - currently guitar teaching /giving lessons for 10+ years
subcontract teacher. Theory, scales, beginning book methods, basic
chord structures and
 chord progressions, understanding barre chords, learn your favorite songs
from cds, ipods and original music from the teacher. Specializing in blues,
classic rock and improvisation. Session work and original music. Plays in
local bands in the NOVA / Fredericksburg area

 NO.VA. CC - guitar teacher for adult students - night classes for a

semester

 Guitar Center - authorized dealer/repair service center; subcontracted

string instrument repairs; parts and sales, Fredericksburg,
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 Mars Music - authorized service center - subcontracted to repair all

stringed instruments, specializing in guitars and basses. Customer service,
inventory and quality control, Spfld. Va.

 Manager-Jewelry Enterprise - Developed wholesale and retail jewelry

sales, implemented merchandising at various venues; Md. & VA.

 Fischers’ Hardware-Assistant Manager - Paint department/hardware

sales. Managed and directed sales to customers and contractors on a daily
basis. Maintained inventory, quality control and customer related services

 Restaurant Manager – Successfully helped create, design and managed

SUNSET CAFE’ restaurant in family managed hotel formerly known as
Metropolitan Hotel, now the Ramada Radisson in Washington, DC. This
included the 75 seat Sunset Cafe, 125 seat main restaurant and 250 seat
banquet room/converted nightclub. Also an intimate cocktail lounge in
the hotel lobby. Hired and maintained restaurant and lounge staff,
coordinated banquets, kitchen duties and staffing with banquet manager
and head chef, maintained food, liquor inventory and cost control. Named
the restaurant, created the menu, created and managed the nightclub.
Included employee training and implementation of client related services.
Other duties included business meetings/reservations, nightclub
entertainment bookings and services. Consulted and coordinated with
upper level management.
 Owner / Manager – AGT Custom Guitars - created custom guitar
repair shop, sales, product development, production, patent drawings,
copyright and trademarks. Successful international marketing and
advertising campaigns. Participated in trade shows with new designs.
Created web site and custom brochures to promote sales to customers
worldwide.
 Established and organized successful entrepreneurial businesses. Planned
and developed organizational, financial and progressive objectives to
exceed the need of the customers and the growing industry. Consistently
prioritized and analyzed all resources in order to maintain company assets,
increase return on investment, increase earnings and improve product
quality. Developed innovative concepts and designs that resulted in
increased sales and profitability.

 Planned and developed custom designs to successfully target particular

demographic markets. Executed and conducted extensive product
research design and production with other manufacturers. Extensive
advertising in local, national and international magazines with positive and
successful response through trade magazines, brochures, press releases
and photos. Marketed guitars and repair services through local clubs,
stores and ad campaign
 Developed and managed successful jewelry business at various locations,
through brochures and mail order catalogs. Negotiated purchasing
wholesale jewelry for retail sales. Implemented advertisements and
marketing campaigns to improve sales and consumer awareness of similar
and varying products. Created and utilized promotional displays for
product enhancement, customer response and purchases