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TJ Schless

Meat Counter & Deli Specialist | Systems & Tools Builder

Avon, Connecticut, United States

Career

Profile timeline

2023 - Present

Operations

Meat Counter & Deli Specialist

Avon Prime Meats · Full-time

Avon, Connecticut · On-site

Cross-functional role spanning deli prep, meat counter operations, inventory control, and customer service under daily volume demand.

Food Preparation · Cooking · Butchery · Inventory Management

2022 - Present

Systems

Independent Systems Builder

Personal and contract software projects

Web and automation tooling

Build practical web tools for data visualization, workflow automation, and searchable information systems with clean interfaces.

JavaScript · HTML · APIs · Data Visualization · UX

2020 - 2023

Operations

Meat Department Associate (Poultry & Prepared Foods)

Kane's Market · Full-time

Simsbury, Connecticut · On-site

Managed day-to-day poultry case operations including breakdown, wrapping, stocking, and rotation while maintaining quality and flow.

Food Service · Food Preparation · Customer Service

2019

Operations

Car Wash & Detailing Associate

Granby Auto Wash · Part-time

Granby, Connecticut · On-site

Provided exterior and interior vehicle cleaning and detailing services with strong attention to speed, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Customer Service · Detail Orientation

Projects

All projects

CSVViz - Instant CSV Visualization Tool

Dec 2025 - Present

CSVViz is a lightweight web application that makes CSV files readable and visual in seconds with chart-first analysis.

HTML · JavaScript · Data Visualization

JuiceHub - Lyrics Search and Discovery Platform

Feb 2022 - Present

JuiceHub is a full-stack web app built to search, organize, and explore a large lyrics dataset with fast filtering and structure.

Web Development · JavaScript · API Design · Search Systems

Skills

Customer Service

3 experiences across Avon Prime Meats, Kane's Market, and Granby Auto Wash.

Cooking

Hands-on experience in deli prep and prepared foods across two meat departments.

Butchery

Meat counter and poultry handling experience with quality, prep, and merchandising focus.

Inventory Management

Maintained case flow, stocking rhythm, and product rotation for daily service operations.

Web Development

Built JuiceHub and CSVViz from planning through implementation and iteration.

JavaScript

Used to power interaction logic, filtering systems, and data-driven UI patterns.

HTML

Used for semantic content structure and accessible page architecture.

Application Programming Interfaces (API)

Integrated external and custom APIs for content retrieval and application workflows.

Open to Work

If something here resonates, I’m easy to reach.

Open to full-time roles, project work, or helping improve operations and tools.