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John Thornton

Beech Island

Summary

Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Total Wine and More, excelling in customer service and AI graphic design. Adept at content creation and team collaboration, I consistently surpassed sales goals while enhancing client engagement. Skilled in data analysis and problem-solving, I bring a results-oriented approach to every project.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelancer

Freelancing
01.2018 - Current
  • Company Overview: Ghostwriter for Food and Beverage entities International Foods. AI graphic design, prompt development - ChatGPT Open AI, Dall E-2, Bard, Discord Midjourney, pi.Al, Claude, Stable Diffusion, Bing, Canva, Kittl
  • Ghostwriter for Food and Beverage entities International Foods. AI graphic design, prompt development - ChatGPT Open AI, Dall E-2, Bard, Discord Midjourney, pi.Al, Claude, Stable Diffusion, Bing, Canva, Kittl

Systems Programmer I

State Of Florida HSMV - Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
01.2012 - 02.2018
  • Implementing, maintaining, and centrally managing enterprise desktop solutions in a local and wide area network environment.
  • Responsible for the installation and configuration of the department's desktop and laptop systems.
  • Performs backups and restores critical data.
  • Uses network protection tools to ensure the security of sensitive data.
  • Responsible for installation and configuration of the departments' laptop systems, GPS and cellular connections, camera viewing, and recording systems in FHP patrol vehicles for 10 counties in SW Florida.

Driver Licenses Examiner I

State Of Florida HSMV - Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
01.2012 - 02.2018
  • Determine eligibility for driver's licenses, temporary licenses, and identification cards.
  • Experienced in Florida laws about driver's license suspension, financial responsibility, and reinstatement thereof.
  • Experienced in immigration laws and rules, and their pertinence to the issuance of licenses and ID.
  • Receive comprehensive training to perform driving skills testing, detect fraudulent licenses, and assist the public with reinstating driving privileges.
  • Receive comprehensive ongoing training in customer service and relations.

Home Health Aide

Home Instead Senior Care
Fort Myers
01.2009 - 01.2012
  • Assist clients in daily activities.
  • Maintain daily reports on clients' prognosis, nutritional intake, medicine intake, physical condition, exercise, and activities performed.

Wine Consultant

Total Wine And More
Fort Myers
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Educate customers about wine and food.
  • Merchandising, Inventory, and shrinkage.
  • Assisted in opening new stores.
  • Worked independently on the sales floor.

Assistant Sales Manager

CompUSA
Fort Myers
01.2004 - 01.2007
  • Assisted in opening a new store in Fort Myers, Florida.
  • Interviewed, hired, and trained sales staff.
  • Set and exceeded sales goals by 20+ percent.
  • Maintained store sales consistently in the top 5 percent of the region.
  • Opening and closing duties - cash handling.
  • Customer service internal and business external, sales and budget report preparation and analysis, staff scheduling.
  • Worked independently and in groups with other management, sales, and customer service personnel.
  • Business was liquidated and the remaining assets were sold.

Education

A.S. - Network Administration

Edison State College
Fort Myers, FL
01.2012

Network Specialist Certificate -

Edison State College
Fort Myers, FL
01.2012

A.S. - Hospitality Management, Diplome in le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts

The Cooking And Hospitality Institute Of Chicago
Chicago
01.2002

Skills

  • AI graphic design
  • Customer service
  • Prompt development
  • Team collaboration
  • Content creation
  • Effective communication
  • Data analysis
  • Problem solving
  • Network management
  • Training and development

Retirement Date

02/01/18

Community Work

  • Lee Memorial Health Systems
  • Health Park Campus Emergency Room
  • CCMA - Lee County Soup Kitchen
  • CCMA - Meals on Wheels

Timeline

Freelancer

Freelancing
01.2018 - Current

Systems Programmer I

State Of Florida HSMV - Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
01.2012 - 02.2018

Driver Licenses Examiner I

State Of Florida HSMV - Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
01.2012 - 02.2018

Home Health Aide

Home Instead Senior Care
01.2009 - 01.2012

Wine Consultant

Total Wine And More
01.2007 - 01.2009

Assistant Sales Manager

CompUSA
01.2004 - 01.2007

A.S. - Network Administration

Edison State College

Network Specialist Certificate -

Edison State College

A.S. - Hospitality Management, Diplome in le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts

The Cooking And Hospitality Institute Of Chicago
John Thornton