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Hampton, Virginia

Planned, prepared, presented and/or provided extensive protocol guidance to any and all units on base for official ceremonies and special functions such as changes of command, award, retirement and promotion ceremonies. Dealt with a diverse group of distinguished visitors, remained completely cognizant of personal habits, religious preferences, social customs, and political affiliations of the visitors. Analyzed, evaluated, and implemented the planning of all official/social functions and events. Answered a wide variety of protocol questions of broad scope and complexity from both on and off base personnel.Key Accomplishments:• Assisted in the coordination of security and tactical planning for the execution of the arrival for the official visit of the President of the United States to the Langley Airforce Base in Hampton, Virginia.• Created and implemented a database of all key officials representing Joint Base Langley-Eustis and all key government officials of the City of Newport News, Virginia to be used by all protocol staff.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

Executed and promoted operational excellence of the entire store. Actively participated in the personnel decisions of Operations team members, including, employee selection, training, discipline, termination, and development. Provided Operations departmental direction and daily supervisory oversight to Team Leads, Cashiers, Custodians, Asset Protection, Loss Prevention, Inventory Control and Seasonal Team Members to ensure exceptional customer service is the priority of interaction with customers. Developed and implemented strategies for achieving weekly and monthly operational goals and completing tasks assigned to the store. Key Accomplishments:• Solely responsible for store tuxedo rental operations; analyzed rental reports while recommending the best possible solutions to problems.• Analyzed statistical data to maintain regional averages while increasing profitability to 83 percent

Cincinnati, Ohio

Prepared and provided monthly reports and quarterly presentations for business activities; created, managed, and attained the annual sales budget for region assigned. Built and developed a high class organization by recruiting top talent, mentoring existing talent, and holding teams accountable for performance. Planned marketing events, lunches, education presentations, and other marketing activities to increase sales to new markets and improve partner relationships. Formulated and recommended plans, policies, goals, and objectives for the organization's sales activities to expand market share in existing markets and capture new markets. Maintained a satisfactory profit/loss ratio as identified by organizational pre-set operational standards for the Sales Department.Key Accomplishments:• Conducted market research analyzing related reports of activity for the recruiting area implementing strategies while accomplishing a 37 percent increase in enlistments.• Coached and motivated the Top Regular Army and Army Reserve recruiters for success in exceeding the individual production of more than 280 soldiers in the entire battalion.