Resume of James Grant

128 Sweet Hollow Way

Madison, Alabama 35757
grant2015@att.net
EDUCATION
A.A.—Northwest Alabama Junior College, Phil Campbell, Alabama, 1987
B.S.E.D.—Secondary Education Social Science—University of North Alabama, Florence, Alaba
ma, 1990
WORK EXPERIENCE
Teacher-- Huntsville City Schools 08/1993 to 05/2009
• Taught American and World History for sixteen years
• Kept thorough lesson plans checked on a consistent basis by all five principal
s I served under
• Chairman of the Social Studies Department for ten years
• Served as head of numerous committees over the years and was a member of others
• Sponsor of different school organizations---Crimestoppers, Chess Club, Academic
Team
• Managed classroom discipline, kept daily and monthly attendance, and progress re
ports
Credit Manager—Heilig-Meyers 03/1990 to 06/1993
• Oversaw over five million in open furniture accounts
• Handled all delinquencies and collections
• Supervised five office staff in carrying out all duties
• Handled all transactions within the store including drawer balance and check-up
• Approved all credit contracts
Display Assistant--Sears 03/1988 to 03/1990
• In this position I handled all signage coordinating it with advertising
• I oversaw all floor displays
• I was responsible for all department remodels and new merchandise rollouts
Assistant Manager—Sparko Dollar Store 01/1981 to 01/1988
• Started working here at age of fourteen-- Father managed the store. I continued
working until age eighteen when I was made co-manager. In this position I super
vised employees, ordered for ten departments, did daily and weekly register bal
ance. Store did 1.5 million a year in sales.
Honors and Achievements
• Valedictorian of Haleyville High School--1985
• Highest GPA Northwest Junior College--1987
• Mr. Northwest-- Northwest--1987
• Salutatorian University of North Alabama of 1990 Spring graduating class
• Recipient of fellowship University of Alabama to Ph.D. program in History
• Nominated five times for Who’s Who Among Secondary Teachers by former students
• Chairman of the History Department for ten years
Skills
• I am very proficient in the Windows 2000 and Vista operating systems
• I am skilled with using Microsoft Word, Excel,Access, and Powerpoint
• I have eight years of experience in managing employees at different companies
• I have twenty years experience in public speaking at school level and in high sc
hool and college competitions
• I am also proficient in Adobe photoshop
• Other
I have helped my parents in my spare time with their entrepreneurial business ca
lled Grant’s Wholesale which is a floral wholesale company and I have sold and done
cold calling on different accounts over the past ten years. I also helped them t
o launch this business.

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