Matt Thommen

-All Assistant Manager duties -Social Media management for store account -Reorganization of warehouse area to improve efficiency -Shipping of web orders

-All Assistant Manager duties -Online order fulfilment and shipping. -Inventory task management. -Receiving and Merchandising of products. -Product training -Reorganized entire back room and created new shipping area drastically increasing productivity. -Implemented operation procedures to increase productivity.

-Shipping of web orders -Receiving products and adding into system for sales -Update content for website -Creation and operations of events -Sole buyer for ALL categories. -Responsible for merchandising and building of displays for store. -Lead for all employees, in charge of training/mentoring so they grow as successful salesmen. -In charge of creating content for social media, i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. -Skate/snow team manager. -Organizational efficiency of entire shop, -In addition to all my other duties I still am able to be the top salesman with personal sales in excess of $200,000 every year

-Helping with many aspects of field reps including Sales, Presentations, Merchandising and Event Coordination for various regional and National shows and events. (References available)

-Test new products and write reviews to inform readers of the newest products. -Writer for various other site content as well. -Manage Instagram account

-Visual Merchandiser for Nixon and Von Zipper for Chicago Area -Reporting on Von Zipper and Nixon activities at area Zumiez, Nordstroms, and The Buckle -Re-merchandising and keeping displays updated with latest POP

-Pro Shop Manager more than doubled pro shop sales from 1995 to 2006. -Hired, trained and educated employees on new products and sales techniques -Buyer of all categories for pro shop -Shipping manager -Receive products, create displays, and merchandise store -Advertising graphics for flyer’s, signs, shop apparel, etc. -Website upkeep for all pro shop specific pages -Manager for skate and snow teams. -Created all content for Facebook and MySpace pages. -Brought skateboard equipment, and footwear into the shop in 2001, which was the fastest growing component in the pro shop. -Organized, promoted and ran Big Air, Rail Jam, and Boardercross events at Bittersweet Ski Area in Otsego, Michigan for 9 years with an average of 40-70 participants per contest. -Multiple skateboard contests and events in Kalamazoo area for 5 years -“The Backyard Jam” Wakeboard tournament for 12 years with an average of 50-80 participants each year. Because of the success of the Kalamazoo tournament, organized a second contest in Grand Rapids area, the “Georgetown Jam” for 4 years.