Repair & restore a wide variety of art forms in very diverse mediums. I've repaired several kinds of pottery pieces, china ware, and other mediums as well as repaired tears in paintings in modern art as well as antique oil paintings as old as the 1800s. This requires a great deal of care and tedious work. I also restore the frames which often need as much repair as the painting as they dry and crumble over time. I restore & repair small antique furniture as well as art pieces. I have several years of experience doing larger pieces but no longer take them on. I have several years of experience and training in art & color matching and have worked on furniture pieces ranging from the 1800s to the current day. Restore & repair small antique furniture as art pieces of all forms. I’ve restored & refinished pieces from the 1800s to mid-century. I have several years of experience and training in art & color matching making my ability to blend color and repair tears, scratches & feather color back into the original piece nearly if not totally unnoticeable,

* Services * Antique Restoration: Skilled at restoring pieces older than 1920. I have several years’ experience working on pieces from the 1920s all the way back to the mid to early 1800s. * Refinish: Expert at refinishing furniture of all wood types, using many different types of finishes including oils, water-based, waxes, French polish, gel stains, dyes, shellac, and so much more. * Re-Purpose: Very creative at taking existing pieces and totally remaking them. I'm a multimedia Artist with a lot of imagination. * Redesign: Experienced at taking a piece of furniture and turning it into a piece of art, whether that be elegant, beautiful, rustic, goofy and fun for a child's room or cool and funky. * Repair: Experienced with many kinds of repair work. If you have furniture scratches, gouges, chips, water stains, or broken furniture, we can discuss repair options. I do not do upholstery.

Primarily responsible for identifying new prospects, soliciting, selling and implementing Office Depot products and services to the medium and large size market within a defined geography. Target sales territory by direct outside sales with customers that typically had between 250 and 1000 white-collar workers. Some customers having multiple locations which could be found locally, regionally and nationally. Additionally, worked towards strengthening business relationships and maximizing sales opportunities by providing holistic business solutions to customers that typically purchased or had the potential to purchase between $75,000 and $300,000 dollars in products/solutions per year. Responsible for attaining an annual new business incremental sales goal. Succeeded in securing nine new pieces of business in 6 months’ time with annual revenue totally approximately $450,000-$500,000. I was laid off from this position due only to the merger of Office Depot and Office Max, as I was the most recent hire.

Exceeded sales budgets and goals for WGST talk radio’s program line-up (which included, Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura Schlesinger, & other top talk radio personalities) by selling creative advertising campaigns, sponsorships and managing market programs. Averaged over 30% in new business revenue per year. Credited for personally selling over 20% (approximately $1 million) of the overall Atlanta Falcons radio advertising budget for the Atlanta Clear Channel Stations. Promoted to WLTM as a Sr. Acct Executive where I achieved growing revenue as much as 25-30% with accounts such as Coca Cola, Kroger, Chick-Fil-A, HH Gregg, Rooms to Go and Original Mattress Factory while seeking out and procuring new opportunities. Selected for mentoring and best practices training because of proven sales record, understanding of analyzing SMB needs and excellent communication skills. Elected by peers and management to expand role beyond selling to serve on the Clear Channel Advisory Board as a liaison to help improve morale and a positive working environment.

 Sought out new accounts and managed base of approximately 50 advertisers comprised of local and large regional/national business including Saks 5th Ave, El Pollo Loco, Baskin Robbins, local restaurants, as well as automotive dealerships.  Chosen as 1 of only 4 sellers on staff of 25 sales reps to represent all 7 radio stations after only 1 ½ years by consistently over achieving sales budgets and proven performance of multi-level selling abilities.  Chamber of Commerce Ambassador for Jacor Communications

 Excelled at leveraging mobile marketing to help clients acquire new customers, retain existing customers and improve business practices by utilizing 3Cinteractive’s trademarked mobile marketing platform.  Secured new clients with innovative ideas driving strategic branding, interactive product engagement, viral marketing and tailor custom programs for clients such as: Cox Communications, Payless Shoes, HD Radio, JC Penney, Toys R Us, University of Phoenix, Lego, Hard Rock Casinos, Crayola and more.  Awarded “Player of the Month” for winning the Cox Communications account by using superior industry and product knowledge, unique marketing ideas and committed customer service.  Most successful team member to penetrate national brands to get to the decision maker, by using market research that interested my prospects, by utilizing Hoovers, Sales Genie and other lead generating tools.

Acquired strong negotiating skills in extremely competitive field as radio advertising liaison between radio stations across the country (800-900 stations) and approximately 15 advertising agencies in San Francisco.  Exceled in contributing to Katz Media’s reputation of being the best in the industry for balancing the fine line of negotiating the highest price point demands for radio stations while maintaining the confidence of fair business practices with agencies. Advanced my career from local sales to national scope.

* Account Executive * June 2014 – Present (1 year) Atlanta, GA * Tasked to build client base from the bottom comprised of spot radio revenue, digital applications, social media, events and feature sponsorship revenue. * Successfully managed account base with revenues exceeding $600K. * Account base ranged from small local business to large regional accounts like Health Pons, Original Mattress Factory, Rooms to Go, AquaGuard, LearningRx and many more. * Skilled at negotiating with decision makers and agency buyers while maintaining the value integrity of Salem’s budget needs. * Sought to exceed expectations with both clients and Salem management.

* Built and maintained a large client base while working with a team to execute all facets of completeing each order and filling each position successfully. Actively participate and network with professionals within the creative, digital & design community to stay on top of industry trends and share knowledge. Attend seminars, creative workshops, etc. Responded with remarkable speed and quality to incoming client requests while working hard to proactively find work for our talent on an ongoing basis. Professional experience working as part of a team, interacting directly with corporate clients, staffing agencies or ad agencies while depending on each other to pull through on department’s obligations. Great creative, digital and interactive knowledge. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills that result in trusted client’s partnerships.