Caitlyn’s Resumé

fall 2024 - winter 2025

summer 2023 - fall 2024

fall 2022 - summer 2023

fall 2021 - spring 2022

summer 2021

Background.

Sales Manager

chubby cat cannabis / hillsboro, oregon

market research
identify and analyze variables impacting products' success in portland and statewide retail and wholesale cannabis markets

brand ambassador
sole local proponent of face-to-face customer relations to strengthen partnerships and gather product feedback

product launch
manage delivery of product samples to 80 locations across portland and execute new product marketing plan via creation of print collateral, social media content, and email campaigns

operations management
formulate and execute product and sales pipeline from inventory management and product packaging to order fulfillment and payment processing

Trade Sales Representative

kush rugs / nw industrial

sales strategy development
formulate and execute prospecting and outreach pipeline in new out-of-state markets; Denver, Atlanta, Phoenix

layout design
create digital marketing collateral to communicate extensive product, material, and manufacturing categories via text and imagery

perpetual refinement
advocate for and implement customer relationship management (CRM) software into sales workflow

Showroom Sales Associate

schoolhouse / nw industrial

customer service
proponent of face-to-face retail customer engagement and local B2B relationship fostering

product knowledge
retain product catalog details and understanding of fixture construction and orientAtion to relay to customers

visual merchandizing
contribute to reopening of showroom via display and vignette arrangement and creation of in-store signage in alignment with brand styling

Design & Development Intern

hilos / old town chinatown

product development
hand-construct samples of three shoe styles in the midst of development and adjust patterns per Director of Product

production planning
create standards of procedure documents to properly transition designs from development to manufacturing

brand messaging
contribute to brand storytelling via creation of printed brand book and project case study to expand outreach to potential B2B partners

Production Slip-Caster

mudshark ceramic studio / kerns neighborhood

small batch manufacturing
daily management of filling and dumping liquid clay from 40-60 plaster molds of varying shapes, sizes, and weights (i.e. the initial step in this method of ceramic production)

quality control
hand-refinement of clay products in PREPARATION for next steps; trimming, firing, glazing, etc.

Education.

Bachelor of Fine Arts

product design / university of oregon

Licenses.

Marijuana Worker Permit

oregon liquor & cannabis commission

IB Diploma Recipient

CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL / SMYRNA, GEORGIA