Summary
Jason Bethel is a customer-focused Seafood Lead in the Portland metro area with 11 years of frontline experience across retail foodservice, pharmacy, and web development. He combines deep hands-on seafood expertise—from breaking down whole fish and merchandising attractive displays to forecasting orders and margins—with strong customer education and de-escalation skills honed over years in high-volume environments. Comfortable filling supervisory roles, he has trained coworkers, handled P.I.C responsibilities, and stepped in as assistant manager to keep operations smooth. His background includes web development and QA work, giving him practical technical fluency for inventory systems and process improvements that many retail leads lack. Raised by the coast, he brings authentic product knowledge and a genuine love of seafood to every customer interaction. Dependable, detail-oriented, and skilled at maximizing productivity during downtime, he thrives on creating great customer experiences and building cohesive teams.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Theological Studies, Master of Theological Studies at Emory University
PHP, JavaScript, Drupal, PHP, JavaScript, Drupal at Epicodus
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Religion/Religious Studies and Classics, 3.8 GPA, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Religion/Religious Studies and Classics, 3.8 GPA at East Carolina University
English