Hanahan, SC 29410 Summary: * Growth-focused professional equipped with international competence and hands- on experience in sales and general business operations, including advertising, m arketing, and all aspects of retail operations. Customers centric with proven le adership skills to build, guide, sustain, and improve profitability, team perfor mance, and overall efficiency. * Demonstrated abilities in product presentation, negotiation, and communicatio n, with expertise in building top-producing relationships with customers. Sound leadership and business management skills complemented with intuitive administra tive style that inspires a goal-oriented work environment. Communication skills include fluency in English and Spanish. * Intuitive, experienced, and brilliant public speaker with bilingual proficien cy, demonstrated problem solving and conflict resolution skills coupled with kno wledge in managing the financial aspect of a business. Administrative skills inc lude using MS Word and SunGard's OSSI MFR system. SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE Retail Operations / Business Development * Established marketing presence through the strategic design of advertisements for industrial supplies and painting equipment through magazines; promoted Caro lina Equipment & Supply Corporation internationally through different media in S panish * Key person in the successful design and implementation of a new website for c lients to purchase items and learn about the company * Knowledgeable in all aspects of inventory and merchandising; maximizing contr ollable expenses and evaluating current inventories and retail locations * Adept at developing strategies that capture sales targets and experienced in providing solutions and designing sales plans for effective revenue enhancements * Ability in projecting future market risks and initiating partnerships to faci litate competitive market advantage * Creative and resourceful in developing visual merchandise designs that captur e buyers' interest Sales and Customer Service * Experienced in driving sales of house and industrial supply products and pain ting equipment by building profitable business relationships with customers * Prompt and tactful in attending to customer needs and ensured timely processi ng of orders * Skilled at educating customers on product features and how these would addres s their needs * Record of successfully establishing approximately 45 new accounts * Built and maintained long-term quality relationships with clients to acquire repeat business Training and Supervision * Motivational leader and mentor with hands-on training experience in managing diverse individuals of different personality types and identifying areas for imp rovement * Skilled at analyzing skills and potentials of people and in creating training designs WORK HISTORY * FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, Charleston Police Department-Charleston, SC ? Jul 200 7-Present * INSIDE SALES REPRESTATIVE, Carolina Equipment & Supply Company-Charleston, SC ? Aug 2006-Jul 2007 * POLICE OFFICER, Mount Pleasant Police Department-Mount Pleasant, SC ? May 200 4-Aug 2006 EDUCATION (BS) PARKS, RECREATION, AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT, Minor in Spanish ? Clemson Unive rsity-Clemson, SC? 2004 AWARDS AND HONORS Officer of the Quarter, Mount Pleasant Police Department, 2006 Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1998