JOSEPH DANIEL LECHWAR

6480 Lambdon Road, The Plains, VA 20198

Cell Phone: 703-819-3389 Home: 540-364-0182 Email: jla8bac6@westpost.net
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A skilled professional with significant experience in all aspects of retail man
agement, customer service, direct and indirect sales, resource scheduling, inven
tory control and supply purchasing. Holds a consistent track record of building
and strengthening team relationships to grow sales.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Resource Scheduling Store Management Purchasing
Staff Management Inventory Control Payroll Records
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Borders Books, Dulles Airport, VA ($1.45million annual sales) July 2008 to Pr
esent
Store Manager. Manage day to day operation of retail book store on Dulles Airpo
rt Concourse. Duties include training, scheduling and managing staff of 10 sale
s staff, payroll management, cash management, stock ordering and purchasing, inv
entory control, records management to ensure compliance with Federal Laws, troub
leshooting and opening and closing duties.
Advance Auto, Herndon, VA ($2.85 million annual sales) October 2007 to Ju
ly 2008
Assistant Store Manager. As First Assistant Manager supervising staff, opening
and closing store with responsibility for banking procedures, inventory manageme
nt, stocking procedures, troubleshooting, customer service and commercial accoun
t management.
Home Depot, Fairfax, VA ($3.4 million annual sales) July 2004
to October 2007
Department Supervisor, Flooring Department. Supervising staff while supporting
the sales of full line flooring products from design to installation, which incl
udes vinyl, ceramic, carpet, wood, laminate and natural stone.
Abbey Carpet, Fairfax, VA November 2000 - June 2004
Senior Sales Representative: Sold full line of flooring products from design t
o installation. Principal key carrier at store in absence of management. Set t
eam schedules and trained staff.
Weadon Printing, Alexandria, VA November 1999 - Novem
ber 2000
Production Coordinator/Purchasing Agent. Responsibilities included determining
methods to maximize resources to produce cost effective projects on a timely bas
is. Estimated material needs and purchased accordingly minimizing costs. Devel
oped vendor relationships to obtain best price and researched alternative source
s. Company went into Chapter 11.
AmeriPrint, Vienna, VA February 1999 - November 1999
Senior Customer Service /Inside Sales. Responsible for the timely completion of
projects for three salespersons. Logged and distributed jobs and tracked prog
ress through production to completion. Facilitated the completion of projects b
y outside vendors. Anticipated and resolved issues to facilitate smooth work fl
ow. Company went into Chapter 13.
Tootsie Roll Industries, Chicago, IL August 1989 to December 1998
Print Manager. Ran day-to-day operation of 4-color in-plant print shop. Hands
on press work
 Utilizing A.B. Dick 360 with T-head. Heidelburg Kord. Hands on bindery using
Seybold Cutter,
Baumfolder, and other bindery equipment.
Christie Group Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL Novem
ber 1985 to August 1989
Technical Field Representative. Promoted/Sold Konica Graphic Arts films on a n
ational basis.
EDUCATION
Associates of Science, Triton College: Major: Print Technology
Certificate, Electronic Digital Imaging, Triton College