Samuel T.

Jennings
900 Lyerly Ridge Road, Concord, NC 28027 * Home 704-784-5935 * Cell 704-779-2626
sj4e955a@westpost.net

Work Experience
Owner/Operator
2004 - 2007
Avis Car Rental Agency, Concord, NC
Operated rental car agency providing excellent customer service levels to custom
ers. Managed
car rotation with Charlotte Avis to provide adequate inventory for volatile chan
ges in demand
during raceway events and other major community events.

Owner/Operator
1998 - 2002
Children's Orchard, Charlotte, NC
Established and operated children's clothing store. Retrofitted empty box to fi
nished, fully
inventoried store with trained staff ready to service customers. Purchased inve
ntory seasonally;
managed marketing, administration, bookkeeping, personnel, and all facets of ope
ration.
Licensed Real Estate Agent
1998 - 1999
Fender Realty, Concord, NC
Conducted residential market analyses and sold residential real estate.
Lowes Companies, Inc., North Wilkesboro, NC
1977 - 1996
General Manager Woodstock Distribution , Thomasville, NC (1992 - 1996)
* Managed two Woodstock distribution centers
* Successfully maintained inventory levels in 300 Lowes retail stores
* Managed $20 million expense budget and 150 employees
* Generated $250 million sales volume
General Manager Woodstock Distribution , Villa Rica, GA (1990 - 1992)
* Managed 758,000 square foot distribution center; 458 employees; supplied 167 s
tores
* Successfully converted operation from high bay, turret stocking system to desi
gnated
stocking and order picking system which improved efficiency 150%
* Controlled $35 million budget that generated $458 million sales volume
General Manager Woodstock Distribution , Thomasville, NC (1986 - 1990)
* Managed 56 acre lumber and related Woodstock distribution which received, trea
ted,
repackaged and shipped dimensional lumber to Lowes stores
* Operated a CCA (Chrome, Copper, & Arsenic) lumber treatment plant in conjuncti
on with the Environmental Protection Agency regulations.
* Expanded research and development that designed and built "do-it-yourself" bui
lding kits
and supplied a selection of more than 100 items to Lowes stores.
Manager Loss Prevention Lowes Distribution , N. Wilkesboro, NC (1977 - 1986)
* 1984 - 1986 Manager Loss Prevention Lowes Distribution
* 1979 - 1984 Senior Internal Auditor
* 1977 - 1979 Corporate Inventory Control
Samuel T. Jennings
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age 2
Detective
1972-1977
Wilkes County Sherriff's Department, Wilkesboro, NC
* Detective
* Patrolman
* Communication Operations
Education
Real Estate Appraisal, R-1, R-2, R-3
Mingle School of Real Estate, Charlotte, NC
Real Estate License
Rowan Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC

Business, Criminal Justice

Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, NC
FBI School of Crime Scene Investigation
Western Piedmont Community College, Morganton, NC
Criminal Justice
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

References
References available upon request.