Jeffrey Cole

Experience

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  University Star- Texas State University

  Aug 2002 - May 2006

  Cartoonist/Illustrator

  * Received First Place in state-wide competition in Illustration at Texas Intercollegiate Press Association- TIPA * Worked with editors and staff to complete well-drawn and photoshopped images with abrupt deadlines and last-minute changes while attending school full-time and working full-time; *Demonstrated keen eye with attention to detail, semantics, and effective communicationThe Star is published thrice weekly

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  L.K. Jordan & Associates

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Client

  Temped with Texas Medicaid Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) and singlehandedly saved the Midland/Odessa region from an oversight that would have left the area without Medicaid. Outbound calls to Medicaid providers. Also worked for Black&Decker parts sales through Harte Hanks.

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  Catalynx Design

  May 2006 - May 2007

  Owner/Operator

  ~ Recognized and developed a niche market in college town of San Marcos, TX~ Negotiated legal contract with local celebrity to market T-shirts with his image and struck deal giving Frisbee Dan %15 of item profit~ Spearheaded campaign to design, produce, market Frisbee Dan merch~ Developed web-site and marketed direct to customer at 900% profit (before the minimal payout to Dan)~ Hired-on temporary employees~ Strategized sale locations and worked-out deals with businesses marketed there Show less

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  Liquidation Channel

  Apr 2007 - Jun 2012

  Sales

  Sales; composed in-house call center brochure, automatic e-mail responses, developed list of Latin-based cognates to better suit a bi-lingual audience; Customer Service support.Full-time sales from April 2007- August 2009From April 2011-early June 2012 I worked part-time on Saturdays and Sundays from 7am-1pm.

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  The Jewelry Channel

  Apr 2007 - Aug 2009

  Sales/Technical Writer

  - Primary tasks include building rapport with customers interested in purchasing jewelry and rare gemstones and upselling to them via phone and e-mail- Earned Gem of the Quarter accolade during the Christmas season 07/08 for sales and high volume of customer compliments- Composed e-mails nightly for customers with incomplete orders (a managerial duty)- Took the initiative to draft an extensive list of cognates (in this case, English and Spanish words that are similar or identical) for hosts to broaden customer base to include people with a Latin-based primary language Show less

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  PISD

  Aug 2009 - Jun 2012

  Educational Associate

  For three years I managed the classroom, created lesson plans, instructed, bolus-fed, diapered quadriplegics, and managed behavior in an Essential Academic classroom.Also, I managed the data for federal funding for the classroom/school.

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  Jared the Galleria of Jewelry

  Aug 2012 - Feb 2016

  Sales Associate

  Developed relationships with clientele selling diamond and gemstone jewelry and luxury timepieces. Consistently topped store sales of extended service plans, credit accounts, and custom sales. Consistently led company-wide in high end timepiece sales. Would later be given role as Luxury Timepiece Manager and worked closely with TAG Heuer.

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  Sterling Jewelers

  Aug 2012 - Feb 2015

  Bridal Sales and Swiss Timepiece Dept. Manager

  I take time to make a personal connection with each and every guest no matter the size of the current purchase. The bonds are lasting. With my background in gemstones and diamonds, as well as an art background, my skills set has resulted in magnificent and priceless custom pieces of jewelry. There are roughly 6000 Jared employees. By the end of the Third Quarter 2015 I was ranked 78th highest sales volume in the entire company! Only one other colleague in the store also appeared in the President's Club Top 100 salespeople.I also consistently led the store in six other standards including Add Ons, Warranties, and Credit applications (averaging over 1 every other shift).Having sold over three-quarters of a million dollars last year, I am ready to sell for a company with more in terms of compensation. Show less

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  Crescent House Limited

  Feb 2016 - Oct 2016

  Sales Manager
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  Jared the Galleria of Jewelry

  Oct 2016 - now

  Luxury timpiece manager

  Increased sales volume and units sold of TAG Heuer, Omega, Tissot, and Longines year after year- consistently exceeding previous year records.