Employment objective

To obtain a clerical position that best utilizes my capabilities and provides an opportunity to expand and build upon my current skills in an interesting and stimulating environment

WORK EXPERIENCE

05/2006 to Present:    Wal-Mart Supercenter (Memorial Parkway South--Huntsville, AL)
Position held:                Currently working as a cashier, both on the front end and in the garden center
Responsibilities:            Working with the public in a courteous and helpful manner

07/2002 to 04/2006:   Wal-Mart (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Position(s) held:        Cashier/Food Service
Responsibilities:        Working with the public in a courteous and helpful manner, handling money, maintaining and operating industrial kitchen equipment to satisfy health and safety regulations, taking inventory and reordering stock

09/2002 to Present:   The Door County Advocate (part time)
Position held:       Freelance writer
Responsibilities:   Conducting interviews, writing articles, and presenting topics that are timely, accurate, and pertinent to the residents of Door County.  The position requires excellent grammar and English skills, accurate typing and editing skills, and strong communication skills.

05/2000 – 06/2002:    Unemployed (moved abroad and was not eligible to work)

02/1996 – 4/2000:       Door County Planning Department (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Position held:        General Clerical/Secretarial (part time)
Responsibilities:    Generating letters transcribed from hardcopy and Dictaphone, handling a multi-line telephone while answering calls pertaining to zoning-related questions posed by the public, entering information into a personal computer using programs such as Microsoft Word, Wordperfect, and Excel. 

6/1997 – 4/2000:         Egg Harbor Village Administration (Egg Harbor, WI)
Position held:      Assistant to the Village Accountant (part time)
Responsibilities:  Basic bookkeeping, entering data into a personal computer using office-related programs such as Lotus and Wordperfect, copying, filing and faxing various documents, providing assistance with accounting and auditing-related tasks, and operating a multi-line telephone while assisting clients.

11/1989 – 8/1996        Prange Way (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Positions held:      Supervisor of three departments, cashier, clerk, stocker
Responsibilities:    Maintaining the smooth functioning of my departments by ensuring that the personnel in these departments received the guidance and assistance necessary to keep the inventory stocked and the displays presentable, doing inventory, ordering, stocking and maintaining sales figures and interpreting distribution data pertaining to sales, working with the public, and serving as a floor clerk.

Additional Skill and Experience: 

In addition to the use of the office equipment mentioned in my work experience, I have gained experience and learned the basics of several software programs that are commonly used in the office environment.  To varying degrees, I have become exposed to and used Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access.  I have experience using Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 and Adobe Photoshop 6.0.  I can accurately type at 60 wpm and have excellent grammar and English skills.

Education:

2003 NWTC - Completed an introductory MS Access course  
1996 NWTC - Completed an introductory computer course
1970 Graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School