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Certification
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Donna Buschmeier Newman

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FORT COLLINS,CO

Summary

Experienced professional with over 25 years of experience in a variety of industries, providing me with a huge number of useful and important skills.

Adept in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges.

Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving techniques, policies and both employee and client satisfaction.

Proficient at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Hardworking and passionate with strong organizational skills. Remarkably ambitious and always ready earn the opportunity to move up the ladder.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1

Private Investigator Certification

Work History

Independent Sales Representative

Avon Products
Fort Collins, CO
09.2013 - 08.2017
  • Created and deployed successful marcolplanplains to highlight offerings and engage customers at appointments, trade shows and networking events.
  • Worked alongside retail representatives to enhance product presentations and advertising collateral.
  • Identified new customers by attending trade-shows, networking and performing cold-calls.
  • Employed variety of sales practices to accommodate each customer's individual needs and overcome objections.

Freelance Transcriptionist

Independent Employer
02.2004 - 12.2007
  • Reviewed and edited transcribed reports and corrected material for spelling, grammar and clarity.
  • Reviewed completed reports for proper formatting, grammar and sentence structure.
  • Used headsets and transcribing software to take dictation of legal documents.
  • Tracked and documented processes, communications and report status to remain organized and meet deadlines.

Data Acquisition Manager

ADP
02.1997 - 05.2003
  • Documented and evaluated the acquisition of criminal, MV and credit reports supplied by independent contractor legal vendors and private companies.
  • Developed productive relationships with key nationwide vendors
  • Generated weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly reports on purchasing operations.
  • Reduced costs by streamlining contract bidding and procurement processes to assure best prices for materials and services.

* Supervised 10 in-house employees and 200+ independent vendors nationwide.

Education

Bachelor Of Arts - English Language And Literature

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
05.1990

Associate Degree In Liberal Arts - English Language And Literature

Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ
09.1982

Skills

  • Sales Planning and Implementation
  • Marketing Effectiveness
  • Building Client Relationships
  • Cash Control
  • Reading Comprehe
  • Customer Service and Assistance
  • Interpersonal Communication Skills
  • Credit and Debt Card Processing
  • Effective Project Management
  • Personnel Management
  • Corrective Actions
  • Revenue Quotas
  • Promotional Campaigns
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Thorough Knowledge of Product
  • Active Learning
  • Client Correspondence
  • Special Orders
  • Brand Visibility
  • Client Rapport-Building
  • Stock Control
  • Overcoming Objections
  • Loss Prevention Goals Monitoring
  • Suggestive Selling
  • Consultative Selling Techniques
  • Inventory Control Processes
  • Store Displays
  • Strategic Networking
  • Cost Control
  • Professional Networking
  • Customer Relationship Marketing
  • Daily Workflows
  • Providing Feedback
  • Performance Goals
  • Business Growth and Retention
  • Clientele Management
  • Independent Thinking
  • Independent Research
  • Self-Motivated and Independent
  • Sales Enhancement
  • Sales Promotion
  • Sales Solicitation
  • Product Sales
  • Sales Techniques
  • Sales Calls

Certification

  • Certified Private Investigator

Timeline

Independent Sales Representative

Avon Products
09.2013 - 08.2017

Freelance Transcriptionist

Independent Employer
02.2004 - 12.2007

Data Acquisition Manager

ADP
02.1997 - 05.2003

Bachelor Of Arts - English Language And Literature

University of Iowa

Associate Degree In Liberal Arts - English Language And Literature

Camden County College
Donna Buschmeier NewmanAuthor