Jennifer Dechant

Experience

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  Individual Families

  May 2005 - Jan 2017

  Nanny
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  PUSH Agency

  Jun 2007 - Jan 2023

  Model

  Primarily promotional work

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  Claire's

  Feb 2009 - May 2011

  Branch Manager

  Consistently offered professional, friendly and engaging customer service.Responsible for interviewing, onboarding, continual training, retention, and offboarding. Created and dispersed employee schedules. Appropriately delegate tasks to staff.Resolved customer complaints by exchanging merchandise, refunding money and adjusting bills.Built and changed shelves, racks and fixtures to meet new design agendas and displayed merchandise accordingly.Placed prices and descriptive signage, updated seasonal displays, and displayed promotional material such as signs and banners.Readied merchandise for the sales floor by marking items with identifying codes and accurate pricing.Performed complete inventory checks of all incoming and returnable merchandise at directed intervals. Optimized point of sales and maintained financial tracking to maximize profitability.Received and processed cash and credit payments for in-store purchases and monitored employee cash handling, and banking procedures.Increased customer satisfaction and revenue with consistent staff training.Awarded staff for excellent sales and units per transactions. Assisted in promoting positive reputation through social media reviews and responses.Exercised sound judgment and issued credits and made exceptions to customer policies to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction and retention.*I raised Claire’s store numbers from last to first place in our district, and then later the entire region during my time there, winning several awards and bonuses for those achievements. Show less

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  Syfy Media Productions LLC / Ghost Hunters

  Apr 2010 - Apr 2013

  Investigator / Merchandise Coordinator
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  XIBIT CUSTOMS, INC.

  May 2012 - Feb 2014

  Office Manager & Administrative Assistant

  Provided knowledgeable, friendly and professional customer service.Received and processed cash and credit payments for in-store purchases.Opened and managed customer layaway accounts.Maintained office services by organizing office operations and procedures to ensure consistent accuracy and efficiency.Prepared and sent wage requests and payroll reports on time and ensured proper processing of payroll deductions for taxes, benefits, and other deductions.Controlled billing, collections and promotional correspondences through mail, email or fax.Designed and implemented a new filing system, resulting in a reduction of time spent searching for documents and improving overall office efficiency.Reviewed and approved supply requisitions Show less

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  Hilton Garden Inn

  Nov 2019 - Jul 2022

  Bar Manager

  ● Oversaw staff, including bartenders, barbacks and in somecases, security, wait and/or kitchen staff.● Interviewed, hired, trained, promoted and when necessary,disciplined and terminated staff.● Created employees schedules and appropriately delegatedtasks to staff.● Responsible for restaurant expenses and spending accounts.● Managed restaurant and bar inventory.● Managed patron billing, employee cash handling, andbanking procedures.● Managed point of sale, maintained financial tracking tomaximize profitability for bar.● Coordinated special events and ensured successful followthrough.● Initiated and maintained vendor relationships.● Used point-of-sale tracking technology and bar/restaurantmanagement platforms.● Provided marketing, including social media and otherplatforms of publicity for local specials and events.● Created drinks and maintained recipe documentation.● Maintained cleanliness and fully stocked bar throughoutshift.● Followed all safety and sanitation policies when handlingfood and beverages to uphold proper health standards.● Verified guests were of legal age to consume alcohol.● Guided guests through menus while demonstratingthorough knowledge of the food, beverages and ingredients.● Consistently offered professional, friendly and engagingcustomer service at all times. Show less

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  Cannabis Corp

  Oct 2021 - Jan 2023

  Inventory Manager

  ● Monitored all operational procedures and prepared strategicplans to ensure adherence to departmental standards.● Operated within Marijuana Enforcement TrackingReporting & Compliance (METRC) systems to overseematerial control and track and record communicationslegally and efficiently.● Maintained financial records to track property with acomplete creditable audit trail of all transactions.● Updated inventory operating strategies, plans andprocedures.● Forecasted supply and demand requirements to ensurestock availability.● Performed complete inventory checks of all stock andsupplies at directed intervals.● Coordinated with personnel to identify all obsoleteinventory and disposed of according to state regulations.● Prepared correspondence and reports as well astransportation of product for testing. Show less

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  Tapas Sky Bar

  Feb 2023 - Jan 2024

  Manager

  ● Responsible for interviewing, onboarding, continualtraining, retention, and offboarding.● Created and dispersed employee schedules.● Appropriately delegate tasks to staff.● Initiated and maintained vendor relationships.● Responsible for restaurant expenses and spending accounts.● Managed restaurant and bar inventory.● Managed patron billing, employee cash handling, andbanking procedures.● Managed point of sale, maintained financial tracking tomaximize profitability for both restaurant and bar.● Worked with staff for compliance of OSHA safety laws andregulations.● Maintained certifications for federal, state and local healthand safety requirements.● Customer and employee liaison.● Increased customer satisfaction and revenue with consistenttraining for restaurant and bar staff.● Guided guests through menus while demonstratingthorough knowledge of restaurant and bar services.● Consistently offered professional, friendly and engagingcustomer service.● Connect with patrons to ensure their satisfaction withservice.● Assisted in promoting positive reputation through socialmedia reviews and responses. Show less