Rachel Kohansamad: Founder & Designer in Newport Beach, CA

? Create appealing visual displays and strategically place merchandise to best reflect the Tillys brand image and drive sales ? Spearhead floor updates and hand select a team designed to aid and facilitate the update process ? Constantly monitor current trends and rely on design intuition to maintain an appealing and consumer-friendly store ? Provide inventory recommendations to district manager ? Update promotional signs throughout store, execute store markdowns, and prepare and ship customer's orders ? Oversee the arrival of new merchandise and head a team of employees to efficiently unpack and distribute items to the sales floor

? Processed and replenished merchandise, ensured stock availability on the floor, and prepared online orders for pickup and shipment ? Improved employee training process by assessing skill deficiencies and developing intermittent training sessions ? Utilized knowledge of merchandise and passion for style to assist customers in finding and purchasing their ideal outfits Scholarships ? University Center Scholarship * Awarded by the UCSB Campus Store Assistant Director, the University Center Scholarship is granted to a student employee who has demonstrated academic and workplace excellence * Recipient must meet a stringent GPA requirement, while simultaneously demonstrating their devotion to the workplace Other Projects/Skills ? Software Skills: * Microsoft Office Suite with expert proficiency in Excel QuickBooks Pro QuickBooks Premier R/RStudio Python C++ SAS Familiarity with Six Sigma and SQL ? Involvement: * Member of Socials Committee and Promotions Committee for UCSB American Marketing Association * Collaborated with peers to create a new logo and design for AMA gear that would market towards all students ? Statistical Analysis: * Used regression analysis and given datasets in R to determine which factors play the biggest role in determining the sale price of a residential home, and which factors have the greatest effect on compressive strength of concrete * Used survival analysis and a chosen R dataset to determine which covariates affect the survival length of AIDS patients * Designed a quality control project on Rachel Alice Designs, using six sigma fundamentals to highlight the fallbacks of my company and the actions that are necessary in order to improve quality and customer satisfaction