Jennifer Patrick

Life is full of new beginnings. Mine has been especially full these last 5 years. I I got a new lease on life when I had life saving surgery. I left my stable job to start a new business and most recently, I moved back to my hometown to help my parents.

Because of all of these beginnings, I'm also searching for a new job. I have seven years of experience in a medical healthcare setting. I worked as an admin assistant then as manager for RediMedi Healthcare, Inc. working in two separate businesses there. I loved working there. I was able to meet so many diverse people and help them. It was so rewarding. I also honed my skills in running an office. I ran the daily financials, did the occasional financial forecast, organized the filing system, scheduled patients and took payments.

In 2018, I was given the opportunity to start a new business with a co-worker. I decided that a change was needed and, together, we started Eos Skin and Laser Clinic. I helped set up and open the business. I was the operating manager for Eos. I scheduled patients, took payments, handled daily and monthly financials, set up contracts with outside vendors, handled inventory and ordering, and helped with social media, marketing and promotional operations.

I also have ten years experience as a maintenance technician and a year as a warehouse worker. As a maintenance tech, I entered people's homes to repair what was broken. I learned so much from this job. There were so many different people that I met, from the drug addict to the mentally ill, of all walks of life. I learned how lucky I have been in my life and how easily it can change. I saw how hardy people could be, surviving things I can't imagine.

As a material handler at a distribution center, I learned how to be more efficient through Lean Sigma training, do my job and still be available to help my co-workers.

In late 2019, I became aware that I needed to be much closer to my aging parents. I returned from Portland, OR to my hometown in SE Ohio. And this is where I am looking to settle down and find meaningful work that helps people. I am skilled in many aspects of customer service and the daily successful running of a business.