SARA E. GRANT 1 Buckley Street Apt 8, Lewiston, Maine 04240 | 207.577.0364 | sgrant1022@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE

To pursue a medical-surgical nursing position at a facility that places value and emphasis on

evidence based practice, holistic nursing and professional development.

PROFILE

Committed to providing patient centered care using the evidence based model. Focused on continued education and professional development in the field of nursing

and patient wellness

SKILLS

Solid foundation of the nursing process General Computer Knowledge/Cerner/Power chart Time Management/Prioritization

Detail Orientated Team Player

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Maine College of Health Professions - Lewiston, ME Associate Degree Nursing (Expected date of graduation May 2015)

Clinical rotations at Marshwood, Riverview and Central Maine Medical Center’s Orthopedic, Maternity, ICU, and Medical-Surgical units

American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers

Lewiston High School - Lewiston, ME

High School Diploma 1999-2003 Certified Nursing Assistant Program National Honor Society

WORK EXPERIENCE

Geiger/SunGraphix – Lewiston, ME

Key Account Manager, Promotional Channel 01/11- 5/13

Developed programs for growing 15+ high-profile accounts including: quotes, product

development, inventory control, service marketing, and web-to-print programs.

Conceptualize, coordinate, and implement E-blast promotions, brochures, websites,

catalogues, and tradeshow materials.

Followed orders from receipt to delivery working with internal departments.

Established production schedules, art proofs, item set-ups, production follow-up, and

client updates.

Provided sales and profitability reporting and assisted the channel manager with sales

forecasting.

Negotiated aggressive competitive pricing for custom products and programs while

maintaining profitability and gross margin guidelines.

Account Specialist, National Channel and Promotional Channel 01/10 – 01/11 This position was responsible for maintaining large and complex customer accounts. The primary functions included negotiating with repeat customers to maintain profit margins, updating mailing lists, analyzing and stocking inventory, creating new prototypes for customers based on client need, resolving billing and credit challenges directly, handling escalated customers, and providing innovated solutions to customer challenges.

Customer Relations Specialist, Promotional Channel 10/06 – 01/10

This position served as customer support to the Geiger sales force that generated between $50k and $100K in sales volume. Primary functions included maintaining

supplier/distributor relationships and quoting repeat business. Other responsibilities involved following up on orders with production/shipping and handling customer claims

from initiation to completion. Sales Service Specialist 10/05 – 10/06 This was an entry level position which consisted of learning the complexity of advertising specialties in the promotional products industry including commission codes, pricing

structures, products, and decoration methods. Common tasks included supporting office staff with order entry, order proofing, scanning of documents, faxing, and delivering

materials from one department to another.

Community Experience

Blood Pressure Clinics Reading Buddies at Montello Elementary

Educated SAD 52 students on 5210 Volunteered at CMMC’s Heart Conference