I was employed at Costco Wholesale for 12 years. For 2 of those years I worked in a warehouse in a Human Resources capacity and for the last 10 years in the buying office as an Inventory Control Specialist. I was responsible for managing over 14 million dollars of sales annually, gathering and analyzing information, preparing and presenting reports for the buyer and regional managers, ordering appropriately for the 57 Costco warehouse locations in the Los Angeles region, and keeping within a budget.
I continually improved the function of my department by writing SQL queries and generating reports that helped us analyze the data more quickly and efficiently, resulting in fewer out of stocks and higher sales. I also managed relationships with vendors including facility inspections, buyer meetings, and identifying new products for the company.
The American Animation Institution, Burbank, CA
Storyboarding - Karl Gnass
Life Drawing - Karl Gnass
Photoshop - Will Weston
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Master of Fine Arts in Medical Illustration
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA Bachelor of Science in Biology
Traditional: Watercolor, Acrylics, Pen and Ink, Carbon Dust, and Graphite Pencil
Computer: Query (SQL), Excel, Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, GoLive, QuarkXpress
Freelance Illustrator, 1996 to Present
Agilent Technologies, North Andover ,MA; created conceptual illustration of medical device under sub-contract with HyperActive, Inc. using Photoshop
Argosy Publishing, Newton, MA; created illustrations for scientific texts using Illustrator
Gretje Ferguson Photography, Dedham, MA; Updating web pages and creating navigational graphics for www.gfergphoto.com using Dreamweaver and Photoshop
Cornerstone Systems, Inc., Dedham, MA; created logo graphic for web splash page using Photoshop
Animation Technologies, Boston, MA; created drawings of specific arm muscles using Photoshop to aid 3D modeling process
Belle Isle Aquarium, Detroit, MI; illustrated identification plates for fish tanks in pen and ink
Costco Wholesale Inventory Control Specialist, 2004 - 2014:
Monitor sales and place orders when needed while keeping within budget
Prepare reports and gather data for analysis using Query and Excel
Programming queries using the SQL language
Maintain relationships with vendors
Report to location and regional managers
Administrative Back-up, 2002-2004:
Human Resources / Payroll Clerk, processed new hires and terminations, processed hours and payroll data, generated paychecks, input personnel data and maintained personnel files
Vault Clerk, received register drawers, processed monies, disbursed cash and made deposits
Sales Audit Clerk, reconciled sales and inventory discrepancies
Cashier
Smile Vision, Newton, MA Art Director, 2001-2002:
Supervised art department - Maintained quality control
Provided customer service and technical support
Digitally altered photographs of patients' teeth
Sculpted dentures in wax for laboratory processing
New England Aquarium, Boston, MA; 2000-2001
Volunteer web designer, Updating web pages at www.neaq.org using GoLive, Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash, Worked on Bio-diversity project.
Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, Boston, MA; 1999-2000
Surgery Technician, Prepped and recovered animals for inside surgery, Assisted with outside surgery, Assisted with pre and post-op x-ray.
Wegman’s Markets, Rochester, NY; 1998-1999 Graphic Artist, Created store graphics and signs.
Interests and Hobbies
Games, Dog Training, Cooking, Movies and Trivia
References available upon request.