Colton Fritz-Nelson

Experience

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  Long Painting Company

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2010

  General Paint Prep.

  As needed paint prep work. Responsible for cleaning, caulk and putty of paint area in advance of painters. This included the prep of walls, baseboards, sills and door jambs. Also responsible for general cleanup of area after painting, including equipment, brushes, etc

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  Casolei Condominums

  Nov 2008 - Jun 2010

  Construction/General Labor

  Work included digging footings, attaching hardware,pouring concrete footings and staging materials. Maintained construction cleanup, including removal of debris. Work required general knowledge/use of tools, including hand tools, sanders, drills, nail gun, skill saw, compressor, etc.

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  Roosevelt University

  Sept 2010 - Apr 2011

  Library Researcher (Student Employee)

  Responsible for researching and assembling library displays on various subjects.

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  Safeway

  Dec 2010 - Jan 2011

  Produce Clerk (seasonal)

  Work included stocking as needed throughout the day, cleaning produce area, maintaining a high level of customer service, general knowledge of the store and location of items outside produce department and occasional use the store’s cardboard baler machine.

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  The Field Museum

  Aug 2015 - Sept 2016

  Botanical Collections Assistant Intern

  Responsibilities focus on assisting in the maintenance of the botanical collections at the Field Museum; maintaining and documenting specimens in collection; entering specimen data into databases to be digitized; transcribing both handwritten and typed label data; and repackaging specimens if needed. Additional responsibilities occasionally include interacting with and educating museum guests about the behind the scenes operations of the Field Museum.

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  Jewel-Osco

  Feb 2016 - Jul 2018

  Responsible for management of produce department; including scheduling, writing orders, merchandising, taking inventory and directly supervising employees. Work entails stocking sales floor throughout the day, cleaning and maintaining produce area and assisting customers as needed. Also responsible for processing daily inventory shipments. Daily operation of hand-jacks, power-jacks and cardboard baler machine required to complete tasks. General knowledge of produce also required to best serve customers.

  • Perishable Manager

    Dec 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Produce Clerk

    Feb 2016 - Dec 2017
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  Best Buy

  Sept 2019 - now

  Acts as an extension of leadership team to achieve daily goals and provide direction for day-to-day tasks. Duties include; performing administrative duties, supporting leadership in communicating goals, monitor labor and adjusting team members as needed, acting as the main point of contact for daily operations, and coaching team members on performance and safety expectations in the moment. Specialized in handling the flow of product at a retail location from receiving and merchandizing, to picking and packing customer orders. Duties performed include; unloading trucks and maintaining store inventory, preparing products to be shipped to other stores and costumers’ homes, stocking shelves and merchandising displays, replenishing products daily, and processing online orders and assisting with store pickup orders.

  • Warehouse Floor Coordinator

    Oct 2021 - now

  • Product Flow Specialist

    Sept 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Inventory/Merchandising Specialist

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2020