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I am a part-time member of the waitstaff at this restaurant. We specialize in offering a small, modern, and personalized experience with high-end food and a unique wine selection. Our waitstaff is small, currently comprised of only 3 waiters and a bartender. I offer attentive, insightful and educated service to ensure a positive dining experience - from offering top recommendations on food to explaining the wine choices and pairing the meal.

I assisted Brittany Riordan in her fundraising and development contracts for three prominent Chicago political figures. I assisted in organizing fundraising call times, researching fundraising prospects, confirming and organizing event details, researching and organizing donor databases, and additional administrative needs.

Business Development: support implementation of new programs including creating training materials, monitoring program progress, supporting branches inquiries and needs during implementation, tracking and coordinating customer needs during implementation Support CSA Training Team - BAT testing, update and organize training materials, research assistance, coordinate training requests and distribution, NMVTIS compliance - oversee corporate compliance working with 150+ branches nationwide, train and introduce team members to NMVTIS compliance, field and address external inquiries on IAA NMVTIS compliance Research and introduce areas for improvement and development using: MS Office suite, MS Visio, MS Sharepoint, Google Analytics Administrative work: Schedule and Coordinate meetings, Travel assistance, booking, and support, maintain calendar and contact information, support multiple email inboxes

Our team generated over 4 million in funds by Election Day I was personally responsible for all fundraising e-mail communications with donors, including follow-up from conversations with candidate or other team members, and donor requests. I coordinated pick-ups and deliveries for contributions within and outside of Chicago. I manage and director volunteers on fundraising projects, as extra staff for events, and on mass mail projects. I researched and create new prospects including backgrounds, companies, and other relevant information for prospective calls keeping detailed and up to date information in database to assist fundraising. We generated revenue for campaign with team through strategic fundraising calls (over 40 a day usually), events, and online solicitations Additionally: Set-up at fundraising events and run registration, assist and enable donations, and any other specific requests for event (i.e. Keep schedule for seated meals, generate new connections for donor possibilities, etc.)

* Train and supervise a team of 7 to 10 cashiers * Track, drive and achieve company metric and sales goals (i.e. pitch credit cards, sign-up loyalty members, pitch warranties and service plans, track conversion goals) * Run and organize cash handling operations (i.e. file paperwork, run reports, prepare deposits, prep tills.) * Constant liaison between management team, departmental leads, cashier team, and customers at all times * Specialized projects within department and with other departments (i.e. product displays, training, extra assistance

This was my second time working with the CompUSA company, having previously worked the sales floor for about a year. I was the liaison between team members, the team leader, manufacturers, and customers. I processed, tracked and followed-up on multiple orders in progress, provided customer service responsibilities (i.e. field calls, complete sales, assist repeat customers, process and file reports and paperwork) Shortly into my time at this position the company closed our location. I stayed through the closing process as a full-time customer service representative until obtaining another position at Dick's Sporting Goods, which I began as we finished closing the Geneva CompUSA branch.

Project Manager, Marketing and Events at Insurance Auto Auctions

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