Manager

Posted on: 2006-04-07

Laura J. Shepard 13820 Wildwood Dr. Largo, FL 33774 Home Phone: (727) 595-2104 Cell: (727) 430-5850 [email protected] EMPLOYMENT STORE MANAGER 1990-2005 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Largo, FL From assistant manager to store manager in 7 years, my responsibilities included; sales and profit performance, budgeting, staffing, merchandising and motivating a sales force in excess of 300 associates. The store generated over $50 million in sales annually resulting in $3.4 million in profit. In addition, I supervised a staff of 7 assistant managers, setting daily priorities, evaluating and molding the future for the largest retailer in the world. PRINT OPERATOR/SUPPORT 1989-1990 IBM- Information Network Tampa, FL Organized, operated and maintained IBM 3800 laser printer; technical support for IBM 3820 laser printers; monitored IBM 3274 control units for network customer assistance; acted as support personnel for IBM customer engineers. EDUCATION MBA (degree to be awarded May 2006) 2004-2006 University of South Florida St. Petersburg, FL -Management/Marketing/CSR concentrations -International Study program BACHELOR OF SCIENCE-MARKETING 1986-1988 University of South Florida Tampa, FL -Honor student 1987-1988 -Executive member-AMS ASSOCIATE OF ARTS-BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 1983-1986 St. Petersburg Junior College St. Petersburg, FL -Dean’s list -President’s list -Honor graduate -Phi Theta Kappa Honor Fraternity SKILLS ·Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks at one time ·Motivating and developing others to achieve their goals ·A successful track record of achieving sales and profit, at the same time communicating achievements and priorities to a work force of 7 management associates and over 300 hourly associates ·Computer literate in most current operating systems REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST