Lisa Badalamenti is seeking a position where she can utilize her diverse business experience and skills as a team member. She has over 10 years of experience in retail sales, marketing, and administration. Her experience includes positions in retail merchandising, sales representation, event coordination, and office management. She has strong skills in Microsoft Office, Adobe software, problem solving, communication, and multitasking. She is currently pursuing her MBA in management and business administration.

1. Lisa Badalamenti
OBJECTIVE
To secure a position with a stable and profitable organization, where I can work as a team member, utilizing my
diverse business experience to the fullest.
SKILLS
● Microsoft Office: including Excel, Word, Access,PowerPoint and Outlook.
● Adobe In Design & Photoshop.
● Work well with others
● Problem solving
● Multitasking
● Excellent communicator (written/verbal)
EXPERIENCE
Advantage Solutions IL 6/2009 - Present
Retail Sales Merchandiser 4/2015 – Present
● Meet and exceed sales goals, by maintaining proper product inventory
● Engage with store management using the latest technology to drive sales and enhance client satisfaction for
87 big box store that include : PetsMart,Wal-Mart, Petco, Target, Meijer's, Jewel, and Food For Less.
● Maintain client objectives.
● Manage time and prioritize for store call coverage.
● Communicate effectively both internally with Advantage Solutions management and externally with all
customers, building rapport with clients and customers.
● Perform merchandising duties.
Sales Representative for Energizer 6/2015 – 4/2016
● Analyze weekly sales reports, store performance reports and distribution reports for 43
● Home Depot and Wal-Mart stores.
● Building and maintaining an in person store call itinerary.
● Building positive trusted business relationships with each store manager to ensure proper product levels
were in place to each stores volume sales.
● Ordering product and introducing new product as it became available.
● Checking all standard displays and creating new point of sales displays.
● Analyzing opportunity to increase sales by adding additional displays and clip strips throughout each store.
● Participate in weekly conference calls and performance reviews.
● Took on a territory that was under performing by 52% and brought the territory up to 112.7% performance.
Keurig Representative 8/2014 – 6/2015
● Give live sales presentations in Bed Bath & Beyond, Crate & Barrel, Carson’s and Kohls.
● Participation in the Chicago House wares Trade Show.
● Weekly conference calls.
● Sales reports and consumer feedback for each Live event.
Event Specialist 6/2009 – 6/2015
● In store Brand Marketing & Product Demonstrations’ for Mariano’s N. Chicago Suburbs
● Educating consumer’s on various uses and providing product information for store brands and national
products.
● Making every interaction positive and informative.
● Offer ideas for further use of product(s)being demonstrated.
● Merchandising, and creating interesting display’s that highlight featured product(s).
● Providing memorable customer service
● Closing the sale.
● Completing detailed reports for each event including consumer feedback.

2. ● Also work with third party companies as a Brand Ambassadorfor various national brands.
● Obtained food and sanitation license and certification.
● Obtained liquor license.
Blue Rose Marketing Inc., River Grove, IL 1/2008 – 6/2014
Marketing Administrator
● Designing ads for commercial clients.
● Video editing commercial advertising.
● Writing client proposals and final contracts for video and print advertising.
● Revise and proof read all proposals and contracts.
● Worked on print advertisement for Amici magazine an Italian publication.
● print advertisement project was for Lamborghini.
River Stone Residential Group, Des Plains, IL
Administrative Assistant 1/2013 – 4/2013
● Applications from realtors, for property rental approval.
● Creating Google documents on all properties held.
● Updating each properties status as needed on Google Docs.
● Leasing Consultant Administrator Processing.
Zinatex Imports, Franklin Park, IL 2010 - 2011
Office Manager
● Learned all organizational processes,workflow policies and procedures for the companies under contract,
requiring the ability to multitask and maintain organized computer and hard-copy files.
● Developed PowerPoint presentations,tracking systems and reports.
● Answered telephones and assisted customers.In a high-volume.
● Deadline-driven environment.
● Quickly resolved customer issues.
● Ensured the comfort of all clients in reception area and accommodated special needs.
● Praised for the quality and comprehensive power point presentations Icreated for the company.
● Was first place for add-on sales of rugs for six consecutive months.
River Woods Elderly AssistedLiving, Melrose Park, IL 2007 - 2009
Dietary Specialist
● Welcome and assisted newresidents in becoming acclimated with their new living situations helping to
take the stress out of the transition.
● Processed food & drink orders & served residents.
● Ensured proper meal time tables were met for resident’s health and medical well-being.
● Extensive knowledge of the daily menu content and medical food restrictions for specific residents,making
recommendations from the menu to these residents keeping within their dietary guide lines.
● Ensuring all meal orders were promptly sent to the kitchen staff.
Label Master, Chicago, IL 2000 - 2005
Administrative Assistant
● Service-focused industry that provides all signage needed for OSHA standards including the trucking, food
service and manufacturing industries.
● Performed duties of office manager and receptionist.
● Provided customer service to both internal and external customers.
● Looked up codes for signage needed, in data base.
● Ordered proper signage for clients.
● Researched verbiage required to meet OSHA standards.
● Followed up on all orders checking for accuracy and ensuring prompt delivery.

3. EDUCATION
Western International University - Phoenix, Arizona (2010-Present)
Associates Degree - Arts and Business 12/2012
Bachelor Degree - Science and Business 12/2015
Started Masters Degree - MBA - Management and Business Administration Started 1/2016
ACTIVITIES/INVOLVMENTS
PTA (Parent Teacher Association) - Prepare itinerary for events at my child's school, including but not limited to,
finding the vendors for events,organizing and planning out the events and ordering supplies for events.
Vice president of the RGMO (River Grove Music Organization) - Prepare itinerary for events which go on for this
club, communicating with parents,organizing events and handling accounts payable and receivable for all monies
coming in from all events.
Athletics Club – River Grove School, this club again raises money for the athletic sin the school, tasks include, bake
sales, and organizing events,such as awards night for the kids in each sport.
The Foundation – River Grove, this is a fundraising committee for the schoolwe organize events outside schoolthat
helps the schoolraise money, having tents at community fairs and carnivals that raise money for activities and
supplies at the school.