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Derek Kalish

Fuquay-Varina,NC

Summary

Detail-oriented individual with excellent literary skills and an accomplished history of strong organizational capabilities.


Offering a solution-based outlook, quick decision-making, and adaptability. Known for thriving alongside a team in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines. Adept at maintaining a level head and a professional attitude at all times.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Office Manager

Brightstar Electric LLC
05.2024 - Current
  • Business administration including hiring new employees, ordering electrical supplies, billing and monitoring expenses, bookkeeping via QuickBooks, maintaining relationships with clients and setting long-term financial goals for the business.
  • Optimizing work flow and productivity through communication with both clients and employees.
  • Evaluating business progress and remaining educated on new tools and tactics in the current market.

Movie Guide Manager

The Boxoffice Company
06.2021 - 08.2024
  • Managed a team of over ten individuals including hiring and training new employees remotely.
  • Created new tools and improved existing tools for the purpose of maximizing efficiency, monitoring productivity, and increasing customer satisfaction with the film database.
  • Maintained milestones for high profile clients to ensure customer satisfaction and company success.
  • Managed personalities and attended courses to increase communication and conflict management skills.
  • Distributed workflow among the team to meet weekly time-sensitive deadlines.
  • Handled customer service requests to edit or improve the quality of the film database.
  • Attended weekly meetings with other managers and staff to assess productivity and opportunities for improvement.

Movie Guide Supervisor

The Boxoffice Company
06.2020 - 06.2021
  • Managed personalities and attended online courses to help increase communication skills.
  • Adapted to new software and sought out opportunities to improve existing tools.
  • Attended weekly meetings with managers and staff to help assess productivity and opportunities for improvement.
  • Expanded knowledge on all film database operations in order to assist existing members and train new hires.

Movie Guide Editor

The Boxoffice Company
02.2018 - 06.2020
  • Maintained an assigned workload while adhering to strict weekly deadlines and assisting other team members whenever possible.
  • Trained on various film database tools and procedures while constantly seeking to expand knowledge of operations.
  • Trained new team members on film database, excel, and other computer tools relevant to the position.
  • Worked together with team members to meet deadlines and distribute project workloads.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English

Western Connecticut State University
06.2022

Skills

  • Editing and proofreading
  • Technical writing
  • Critical thinking
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Decision-making
  • Team leadership
  • Customer service

Timeline

Office Manager

Brightstar Electric LLC
05.2024 - Current

Movie Guide Manager

The Boxoffice Company
06.2021 - 08.2024

Movie Guide Supervisor

The Boxoffice Company
06.2020 - 06.2021

Movie Guide Editor

The Boxoffice Company
02.2018 - 06.2020

Bachelor of Arts - English

Western Connecticut State University
Derek Kalish