Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Copy of Circles Resume

Daniel J. Pottinger

340 NW 19th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33432 • 561.685.6254 • DanPottinger@gmail.com

Profile

I have a Bachelors degree in Psychology received from the University of Central Florida.  With the education and skills learned while in this degree program, I have had many successful years managing in the retail sector.  I am currently looking to change my focus, and enter the government sector where I can strive to make more of a difference in daily lives.


Education

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Arts, 2003


Skills

Technical Skills

    Applications

  • Word, Excel, Outlook, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, 75-85 WPM


    Platforms

  • Windows XP, Vista, 7


Operational Skills

    Organization

  • Maintain top tier shrink levels due to proper organization and training.
  • Created best practices for storing and organizing 30 day hold product introduced to our stores in 2009.
  • As secretary, maintained member records through national online database.
  • Set up fundraisers on campus.  Worked with members to obtain volunteers.
    Communication
  • Shared best practices with district through conference and personal phone calls.
  • Correspond with management team through email, text message, and phone.
  • Management of a team of 7, with focus on personality dynamic and proper role for each individual.  Emphasis on team cohesion for overall success.
  • As secretary, public speaking was required at meetings and fundraisers.
    Research
  • Worked with team on multiple psychological studies.  Involved interviews, survey gathering, and database entry.


Work Experience

2008-Present

Gamestop, Deerfield Beach

Store Manager

  • Manage $1.5 million video game retail location.


2004-2008

Barnes and Noble, Florida

Manager

  • Managed multiple departments during tenure.  
  • Created and maintained top newsstand and music departments in multiple store locations.



Activities

2002-2003

SPoRT Lab (Sports Psychology Research Team)


2003

Psi Chi National Honors Sociey, Secretary


References

Available upon request


Thursday, March 18, 2010

Reading the new King novel at Amanda's school.....150 pages in an hour, so it is a smooth read so far....very intriguing....I highly recommend.