Experience

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  Fiba

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Profesional basketball player

  Represented myself locally and internationally using intense marketing and negotiations to secure contracts in highly competitive field with the following teams: Sharjah Sports Club – Dubai UAE, Al Arabi -- Kuwait City, Kuwait, Corinthians Sports Club – Brazil, Everett Explosion, Tacoma Tide and Bellevue Blackhawks. Responsibilities included being a brand ambassador for team on and off the court, volunteering to mentor and motivate children at local schools, and participating in community outreach. Show less

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  Life christian academy

  Oct 2009 - now

  Assistant coach - varsity boys basketball

  Coached thirty to forty boys per season in Varsity, Jr. Varsity, and class C teams and worked with up to one hundered boys during summer camps. Helped in player selection, coaching, mentoring and athletic development. Responsible for teams during travel and away games. Served as volunteer coach since 2003 during off season from my Professional Basketball Career. Joined as a full time part of staff in 2009.

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  Tacoma school of the arts

  Sept 2010 - May 2011

  Educational assistant

  Worked one to one with students in classroom setting during school term. Worked closely with teachers, providing general support, mentoring, goal-setting, and motivation to ensure student success.

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  Tacoma public schools

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2014

  Para educator

  Provide student mentoring, goal-setting, and general support. Work closely with instructors to ensure student success in the class room.

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  Big 5 sporting goods

  Feb 2012 - Jul 2013

  Responsible for point management in the store ensuring that customers have a safe and pleasant shopping experience. Department responsibilities include, but are not limited to, maintenance and organization of stockroom. To ensure that all showcases are properly merchandised, promoted and properly priced to maximize sales. Also responsible for customer relations, training of part time staff, defective merchandise, weekly supply ordering, enforcement of company policies and maintenance program compliance. Show less Responsible for point management in the store’s footwear department. Assist and work closely with rest of management team to increase overall sales and improve daily selling efforts. #1 percentage increase store for period 10 in our district. (+15.6%) Ability to process returns, perform bill checks, paid ins, paid outs and cash pickups. Responsible for the authorization of returns, holds and paid in full merchandise. In charge of aggressively merchandising shoe department in response to changes in season or trends. Assist in the training, development and evaluation sales staff. Show less

  • Operations Manager

    Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

  • Relief Manager

    Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

  • Advanced Manager Trainee

    Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

  • Manager Trainee

    Jul 2012 - Nov 2012

  • Sales Associate

    Feb 2012 - Jul 2012
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  Walmart

  Aug 2013 - Jan 2017

  Assistant store manager

  Responsible for supervision of 350+ employees in a big box retailer totaling over $85 million dollars in sales annually. Responsible for the successful operation of multiple areas of the facility, including Electronics, Toys, Wireless, Photo, Sporting Goods, Stationary and Craft, Lawn and Garden, and Tire Lube Express. Business planning and sales strategy development for $20 million piece of store business. Trained and mentored employees on effective merchandising, ordering, trend analysis and company policies and procedures. Ensured proper staffing was in place to meet customer demand and traffic. Developed sales strategies, programs and plans to increase the sales plan for the year monitoring actual results vs. plan. Drove sales by utilizing reports to ensure accurate and competitive pricing, proper signing, and inventory levels. Served as a focal point for supplier interactions for communication, issue resolution, and project/program management. Worked hand in hand with my associates to achieve maximum sales and profitability in my designated areas while working to maintain manageable inventory levels. Communicate expectations and drive associate engagement by conducting daily meeting. Show less