Amy Clouser

Experience

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  TGI Fridays

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1996

  Cook, Waitress and Bartender

  Certified line cook, all stations. Certified on a Corporate Level in all of the front of the house positions. Preformed managerial responsibilities through "In Store Trainer" (IST) instructions. Maintained proper staffing levels, hired, scheduled and designed training materials and floor plans. Performed weekly liquor inventory and placed all orders.

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  EB Malone/Bassett Furniture Industries

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Graphic Designer/Bedding Buyer

  Worked with upper level management, merchandising staff and other client representatives nationwide. JCPenney Marketing Coordinator for National Key Account. Generate reports for JCPenney (commissions, inventory control including 16 manufacturing plants nationwide, market shares, newsletters, photo samples and credit memos). Placed retail, catalog and special orders. \Created magazine, newspaper and mailer advertisements. Created and designed banners, tags, posters for store layouts and for presentations within the company for the sales staff to present to prospects. Show less

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  Advanced Screen Printing and Embroidery

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Graphic Designer/Office Manager

  Provided sales and labor estimates for customers. Supervised employees, scheduled production jobs for both screen printing and embroidery. Responsible for the implementation of all policies, practices and procedures pertaining to the department personnel.Created, planned, scheduled and inspected all art department activities. Established priorities for completion of various projects to meet crucial deadlines. Supervised, approved and presented rough drafts and final layouts to customers for their approval. Restructured filing system to increase proficiency to obtain art files. Show less

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  Adver-T Screen Printing

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Graphic Designer

  Worked one-on-one with customers per the telephone, email or in person to obtain the information I needed in producing their artwork, from rough draft to final output. Self-taught both Happy and Melco embroidery machines to help the company utilize their new equipment and acquired new customers to provide a new service.

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  Embroidery

  May 2002 - now

  Owner
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  Rocco's Sports Bar

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  General Manager and Bar Manager

  Administered payroll, prepared accounts for review, placed orders for food, beer and wine on a weekly basis. Programmed, installed and troubleshoot POS computer systems. Designed all POP material for restaurant (table tents, menus, etc.) and all outside advertising. Recruited and trained all employees for server, cook and bartender staff and covered all and every shift when needed.

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  Hurricanes Grill and Wings

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

  Assistant General Manager and Bar Manager

  Oversaw front of the house personnel to maintain adequate staffing and minimize overtime. Developed, implemented and managed business plans to promote profitable food and beverage sales. Skillfully, interacted with external vendors to obtain the best quality in pricing and products. Purchased adequate quantities of necessary restaurant items, including food, beverages, equipment and supplies. Met, greeted and encouraged feedback from customers and used feedback to implement positive changes within the restaurant. Show less

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  Davenport Ale House

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Restaurant/Bar Manager

  Followed company's policies and procedures. Focused on identifying talent, interviewing, hiring and taking part in personal decisions concerning the restaurant team, leading by example and being a role model of the standards and behaviors consistent with our values and cultures. Wrote schedules meeting the requirements of the business so a great customer experience is delivered. Maintained financial responsibility, building sales and helping manage the restaurants' budget. Weekly inventory and placed orders of all beer, wine and alcohol while maintaining proper liquor costs. Show less

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  Clouser Company

  Jan 2019 - now

  From concept to completion, I meet with clients to gather information, research, collect data and images and any additional content for the website. I am using WordPress, Siteground, Airtable for CRM, Slack, Zoom and numerous graphic design programs to complete my jobs. Client base consists of: Zeminar, GeeLearn, Big Country Golf, Studvent, NeoHear. Areas of ExperienceWordpressAdobe Creative Cloud Illustrator Photoshop Audition Premier Pro Premier RushCorel DrawAirableExcel, Word, PowerPoint

  • Web Designer

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Web Designer

    Jan 2019 - now
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  Https://www.marykay.com/AClouser

  Apr 2021 - now

  Mary Kay Consultant