Karen S. Baker
8821 Kishorn Court							              (980) 230-1725
Charlotte, North Carolina 28215                                                 
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Experience: 


January 2008 – Present
 	Resources Employment Services
•	Working various temporary position while in search of full time employment
•	Administrative Assistant
•	Accounts Payable
•	Accounts Receivable

September 2007 – January 2008
             Snap Fitness
             Fitness Associate
•	Member Services support 
•	 Performance of day-to-day business operations 
•	 Data entry for enrollment and member account maintenance 
•	 Support for sales & marketing programs and processes including lead
generation 

March 2007 – May 2007
	Bally Total Fitness
	Personal Trainer
•	Perform assessments and first workouts for new members.
•	Personal train clients for weight loss or physical needs.
•	Help members with workouts as needed.
•	Help with front desk for members coming in or purchasing products.

March 2004 – October 2006
American Tire Distributors –  Procurement Departments
Product Master Administrator – Level I (10/2005-9/2006)
•	Update and maintain the Product Master to include costing, cost formula
verification, grouping & styling, product descriptions & specifications. 
•	 Research and input purchasing information by exporting Excel data sheets into
an Oracle management information system.  
•	Evaluate and compile information from periodicals, catalogs, and other sources
to keep informed on price trends and distribution processes. 
	
	Order Analyst (3/2004-10/2005)
•	Managed order placement and stock replenishment for Bridgestone brands for 72
distribution centers as assigned.  
•	Reviewed computer generated orders and modified as appropriate.  
•	Initiated stocking orders for new products.  
•	Maintained order program parameters for Bridgestone brands and/or distribution
centers including product screen codes, minimum and maximum stock levels and
day’s supply indicators. 
•	Processed “special orders” as appropriate. Assisted with management of
overstocked, inactive and discontinued products within Bridgestone brands and
distribution centers in order to help achieve corporate and distribution center
inventory management objectives.  

August 2003 – March 2004
               Worked various temporary assignments while in search of full time
employment.

July 2000 – August 2003
	Vehicare Fleet Maintenance Solutions
            Office Administrator
•	Total time cards to report to payroll department.
•	Enter work orders into company computer program to generate invoices. 
•	Create purchase orders for vendor invoices to be paid. 
•	Tracked and balanced petty cash weekly.
•	Filing, Faxing, Copying, Work with Microsoft Excel and Word, General office
duties.


November 1998 – February 2000
	Mitchell Distributing Company	
            Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk
•	Prepared and typed up daily deposits. 
•	Credit and debit processing, applied customers credits to open invoices. Wrote
up check request for customer refunds. Calculated NC, SC, and VA Sales and Use
Tax. 
•	Typed up tax forms. Phoned electronic payments and entered journal entry. 
•	Previous duties consisted of printing checks, updated incoming invoices,
worked with the money book, balanced account that paid monthly by statement.
Filing, helping branches with conflicts. 
•	Set up Vendors and Customers in computer.  Worked with Lotus and Microsoft
Word and Excel. Also filled in for Switchboard Operator. 

November 1996 – October 1998
 Stay at home mother.
September 1993 – October 1996
	Freeman’s Car Stereo 
             Service Administrator / Administrative Assistant
•	Entering customer information in computer. 
•	Checking repairs in and out, Customer Service via phone. 
•	Ordering and receiving parts and Filing warranty claims. Balancing cash
drawers for stores, preparing daily deposits. Data Entry. 
•	Applying customer credits to their account entering invoices for payment.
Light payroll, Filing, and light secretarial duties.                 

January 1989 – September 1993
            Carphonics Sight Sound and Satellite
            Office Manager, Parts Clerk, Warranty Administrator
•	Customer Service
•	Total cash register weekly and make bank deposit
•	Total weekly time cards for payroll
•	Order and receive parts, follow up on back orders
•	File warranty claims           



Education:
1984 – 1987	
               Garinger High School
               Charlotte, North Carolina
               

Other Skills and Training:
AAAI/IASM Certification - CPT
In process of NASM Certification - CPT
Optimum Performance Training Workshop for Personal Trainers with NASM
Certification for Effective Muscle Conditioning for Resist-A-Ball
Certification for BOSU Boot camp
Active Stretching Techniques I+II Certification
MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Internet Explorer

Certifications available upon request.