• Address: Norwalk, CT 06850 (map)
• Date Posted: 09/28/09

Brien C. Jones 14½ Fairview Avenue, Unit C12, Norwalk, CT, 06850 Cell: (203) 952-6556 E-Mail: TheBrienJones@Yahoo.Com Professional Experience: Sales Administration Coordinator, Frontline Marketing, Darien, CT November 2007 – August 2009 • Compiled reports on current and future sales cycle layouts, potential upcoming sales, sales progress analyses, store lists, and contracts for all sales representatives. • Conducted market research directly through store visits and indirectly through data analysis. • Directly supported senior staff, including the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President of Sales, and the Senior Vice President of Marketing. • Generated internal billing forms and managed profit & loss documentation in coordination with the accounting department. • Created a large-scale artwork filing system, online photo database, and research database and maintained the systems periodically by sales cycles. • Acted as company hub for all things related to contracts, including generation, tracking, planning, production, and billing. • Provided company access to all related files through an online database used for the sharing of documents. Assistant Manager, J. Crew, New Haven, CT September 2005 – October 2007 • Managed a staff of twenty employees in conjunction with three other managers. • Finished every working day by closing out registers and completing the sales figures breakdowns including productivity of the store versus previous years, unit flow, value of products sold, internal and external loss, planned output, and competition both inside and outside of the company. o Ensured follow-ups on all holds, alterations, shipments, damaged products, orders within the retail stores and through catalog, and customer compliments and complaints. • Proactively and aggressively pursued opportunities for increased clientele acquisition through familiarity with clients and ensuring the quality of services and products within the store. • Facilitated communication among the retail store and the relevant corporate departments and individuals. • Aided all aspects of stockroom operations, insuring the sales floor was equipped for optimal performance. • Directly oversaw the incoming store item searches, commencing and finalizing each search as it pertained to our location. • Constructed complete representations of the corporate directives for merchandise placements, while being flexible for space and layout differences in the store. SAT Tutor, Sylvan Learning Center, Norwalk, CT February 2008 – March 2009 • Taught SAT math and verbal fundamentals on both a group and individual basis. Education: Masters of Business Administration, 2008 – Est. 2011, Current GPA 3.54 Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT Bachelors of Arts, Psychology, 2001 – 2005 Carleton College, Northfield, MN Job-Related Experience: Co-President Greenwich High Debate Team • Coached and trained new and current members through the use of intense review of debate skills, advanced reading on upcoming topics, and constructive criticism. Skills: Extremely proficient in the use of both Windows XP and Mac OS X with an emphasis on Microsoft Office. Specific applications include Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Acrobat.