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ABOUT ME
Hi, my name is Jared. I'm currently enrolled in the Apparel Design & Merchandising program at Colorado State University, with a concentration in Product Development. With a decade long history in landscape design and horticultural retail management, I've cultivated my sense of design through the symbiotic arrangement of forms, textures and colors found throughout the natural world.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design and Merchandising Graduating May 2022
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO GPA 4.0
Concentration - Product Development
EMPLOYMENT
Windemere Landscaping & Garden Center August 2015 - December 2018
April 2011 - September 2013
General Manager/Buyer Steamboat Springs, CO
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Led a team of 6-10 employees, achieving average quarterly sales of $400,000 throughout high intensity three-month seasonal periods
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Oversaw management of employees, improving company profits through increased productivity and a 30% reduction in payroll costs
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Collaborated with senior buyer and business owner to determine appropriate product lines/price points
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Accompanied senior buyer to trade shows, assisting with vendor negotiations and order placements
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Facilitated the receiving, labeling and quality control process of high volume live good shipments
The Great Outdoors October 2013 - July 2015
Floor Manager/Visual Merchandiser Austin, TX
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Rapidly promoted from cashier to floor manager over the course of seven months by proactively seeking additional responsibilities
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Voluntarily assumed the role of visual merchandiser for 3/8 of the store’s departments
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Worked in conjunction with upper management to implement a new point of sale system
SKILLS
Adobe Suite – Illustrator | Photoshop | InDesign
Lectra – Kaledo Print | Kaledo Knit | Kaledo Weave
Microsoft Office – Excel | Word | PowerPoint
3D Design – CLO
PLM Systems – Backbone
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