1. John S. Umstead
330 Magnolia Rd Laurel, MS 39443/ (601) 323-5438/ jumstead68@gmail.com
Objective To obtain an on air or production position within the radio or television industry
Experience On air personality
Sept. 2014-June 2015/ Blakeney Communications/ Laurel, MS/ Jones County
Midday host/ Mon.- Fri. 10a.m.- 3p.m./ WBBN B95/ Country Music format
Morning Show host/ Mon.- Fri. 6a.m.- 12 p.m./ WXHB Alive 96.5/ Gospel Music
format
Weekend Morning Show host/ Sat. & Sun, 6a.m.- 12 p.m./ WKZW KZ94.3/ Adult
Contemporary format
Write, Read, Produce and Edit Commercial Spots and PSA’s, using Adobe Audition,
Sony Sound Forge, TLC and other mediums. Transfer prepared spots sent, from clients,
via email or extreme reach, thru Sony Sound Forge into TLC.
Live Remote appearances, at client locations, interacting with clients and public, to
promote and increase client business and promote positive, public view, of client and
station.
Front End Manager
Jan. 2014-Sept. 2014/ The Loft on Central Avenue/ Laurel, MS/ Jones County
Ensure customer service needs are met
Interview, hire, reward, discipline, terminate (if necessary) servers
Ensure profitability, thru efficient implementation of company policies and procedures
Train servers, on ways to increase ticket totals, thru knowledge of menu and
interaction with guests, via training classes and leading by example
In charge of inventory and ordering, for goods, used by front of house
Positive reviews on Tripadvisor.com and Yelp.com, more than doubled, while
managing customer service areas, of restaurant
Assistant Store Manager
June 2012- Dec. 2013/ Little Caesars/ Hattiesburg, MS/ Forrest County
In charge of all customer service training
Interview, hire, train employees for positions, within store, use positive reinforcement,
discipline, and terminate employment. (if necessary)
Responsible for understanding and have ability to perform every position in store.
Inventory of supplies and order to keep up with demand of business
Scheduling of employees
Assign duties
Interact with guests to ensure positive experience and solve problems and/or
complaints
Perform loss prevention duties and oversee safety procedures are implemented and
followed
Operations Manager
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2. Feb. 2004- Oct. 2007/ Bed Bath & Beyond/ Memphis, TN/ Shelby County
#2 Position, in 40,000 sq/ft $8,000,000/yr. store
Direct supervisor for over 35 employees
In charge of front end cashiers, customer service employees, as well as,
shipping/receiving employees
Loss Prevention Manager
Cash Flow Manager
Safety Manager (Expert with OSHA guidelines)
Interview, hire, train employees, in their assigned areas, explain and enroll
employees, in benefit packages (including stock purchase, 401K, medical and dental
insurance coverage), perform employee reviews, discipline and terminate employment (if
necessary)
Education Memphis State University/ Memphis, TN/ Shelby County
Aug. 1985- June 1987
Business Administration
Attended on Track and Field Scholarship
Columbia School of Broadcasting/ Memphis, TN/ Shelby County
Jan. 1990- Dec. 1992
Technical Certificate in Radio and Television Broadcasting
Information As shown in my resume, there is limited on air experience. I have on air experience, as a
Traffic Reporter, for WRVR/ The River 104.5, in Memphis, between February and May of
1993 and work as an overnight Board Op, for WHBQ/ Sports 56, in Memphis, between
May of 1993 and March of 1994. During my time, at WHBQ, I also reported short news
breaks and weather reports, once an hour. I am attaching some samples of my on air
work, as well as, some commercial spots, that I wrote, did the read for, produced and
edited. It is also noted that there is a nearly 5 year gap, in employment between 2007
and
2012. I was in a severe automobile accident when leaving work in 2007, that hospitalized
me for approximately 4 months. I was in a wheel chair for almost a year, then had to,
basically learn how to do everything from walk to get dressed by myself again. It took
that
long to fully recover to the point, I could finally be productive in a job.
References References are available on request.
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