ANDREA ROCHELLE BLIMLING

1411 N. 52^nd St., Milwaukee, WI 53208 ~ (414) 688-2341 ~ arblimling@yahoo.com

SUMMARY

Versatile leader with a record of achievement in sales, financial administrative support, public relations, and customer service.  Expertise and important contributions in the following areas:

¨      Development & recruitment

¨      Oral & written communication

¨      Prioritizing & multi-tasking

¨      Rapid skill acquisition

¨      Database creation & maintenance

¨      Windows & MS Office applications

EXPERIENCE

Customer Specialist, Best Buy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (2004-present)

¨      Match customers with solutions based on lifestyle needs

¨      Develop and disseminate broad base of product knowledge

¨      Complete weekly margin and profitability reports

¨      Drove department from bottom 25% to top third in company

Phonathon Caller, Lawrence University Development Office, Appleton, Wisconsin (2001-2004)

¨      Re-engaged reticent alumni with university vision

¨      Brainstormed negotiation scripts and incentive programs

¨      Coached trainees on solicitation technique

¨      Maintained above-average production

¨      Caller of the Year, 2002-2003

Trading Assistant, Roger W. Blimling, Inc., Cottage Grove, Wisconsin (Summers 1999-2003)

¨      Kept up-to-the-minute records for diverse clientele

¨      Compiled and interpreted data for presentation to customers and brokers

¨      Researched, wrote, and edited letters, memos, reports, and articles for publication

¨      Updated electronic and voice-automated databases

¨      Made margin calls

¨      Balanced hedge statements

¨      Reconciled tickets against preliminary runs and daily summaries

¨      Took orders and wrote and filled tickets

Multiple-Term Officer, Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity (2001-2004)

¨      Headquarters Virtual Technology Committee

¨      Nominating Committee Chair, Zeta Epsilon Chapter

¨      Vice President-Standards, Zeta Epsilon Chapter

¨      Membership Chair, Zeta Epsilon Chapter

Research Assistant to Associate Professor Brigetta Miller (1999-2000)

¨      Mastered complex software rapidly, with minimal tutoring

¨      Designed database to cross-index compositions by multiple characteristics

 

Sales Associate, Old Navy, Madison, Wisconsin (2002)

Inventory Clerk, Badger Inventory Service, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin (1998-2003)

 

EDUCATION

¨      B.A. & B.Mus. magna cum laude, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, June 2004