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beerA.Saeed
3015GlencarinDr.FortWayne,IN46815|(260)797-6336|saeedabeer93@gmail.com

Education
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE| INTERIOR DESIGN | INDIANA UNIVERISTY-PURDUE UNIVERISTYFORT WAYNE
Expectedgraduation:May2017

Experience
VISUAL MERCHANDIZER| ASHLEY FURNITIRE | JANUARY 2016- PRESENT
Communicatingwiththestoreleadershiptodiscussthefloorplandesign,layoutformats,display
pointsanditemstobedisplayed,whiledevelopingacreativedesignflowofthestore.Thisincludes
makingsurealldisplaysarebasedonatheme,styleortrendthatreflecttheadvertising
components.Alsoactivelyoptimizingthespotlightingtodisplaythemerchandisetoreflectthestyle
aswellasshowcasingittoenhancecustomerengagement.Similarlyassistinginreceiving
accessories,placementofthenewproductandtaggingandfeltdottingaccessoriesandensuring
thatallticketingandsignageisarrangedsuitablytoenhancethepresentationofthemerchandise.
OFFICE ASSISTANT| ASHLEY FURNITIRE | JANUARY 2015- PRESENT
Ensuringthatdaytodayofficeproceduresaremet,suchascallingincomingtrucktoschedule
deliveries,submittingguardsmanwarrantyforbuyersthenextbusinessday,answeringincoming
customercallsandensuringthebestcustomerserviceaspossible,Doorcountasneededasswiftly
aspossibleandensuringaaccuratecount,goingovercurrentdayssalestomakesureeverythingis
backordered,attachedandorbilledout,andlastlybalancingthecash
SALES ASSOCIATE | JCPENNEY | NOVEMBER 2012-MAY 2014
Workedasasalesassociatesinthekidsdepartmentandchildrenshoes.Dutiesincludedadaily
shoereport,answeringcustomerinquiries,operatingthecashregisters,maintainingthesalesfloor
andfittingrooms.

Skills & Abilities

Trilingual-Hindi/Urdu,Gujarati,Arabic
Excellentanalyticalskills
Greatcommunicationskills
Goodattentiontodetail
ArchitecturalDrafting
Presentationandpublicspeaking
SpacePlanning

Excellentproblemsolvingskills
Goalorientated
Fastlearner
Wellorganized
Naturalleader
CreativeandArtistic

Proficient in the following programs

Activities and Extra Curricular

IIDADesignCollideAvantGarbFashionShow-StudentTeamCaptain

Spring2016
ColorsAroundtheWorldInternationalCulturalDay-EventCoordinator

Spring2016
NeoconStudentDesignCharrette-PeoplesChoiceAwardRecipient
Spring2016
InternationalInteriorDesignAssociation-IPFWStudentChapter-President

Fall2015-Present
IndianStudentAssociation-IPFWTreasurer
Fall
2015-Present
BigBrotherBigSister-LunchBuddiesProgram

Fall2014-Present

References and portfolio are available upon request

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