Driven by passionate people building long-standing relationships through a fun, collaborative approach. Leading with innovative flooring designs, creating successful experiences in everything we do. Spartan Surfaces is a specialty flooring distribution company headquartered in Bel Air, MD with showrooms in D.C., New York City, and Chicago. Its geography encompasses the East Coast from Florida through New York as well as regions in the Midwest and Southeast. With over 100 employees in 27 states, Spartan continues to expand its footprint. Taking a human-centered approach, Spartan prides itself on great people dedicated to great products, great families, great friendships and great happiness.

Grayson's Gift is dedicated to raising funds to support families of Autistic Children by helping to supplement the cost associated with obtaining a diagnosis and supportive services.Goal OneRaise money for families to supplement the costs associated with Autism services.Goal TwoEducate families on available services and how to navigate an ASD diagnosis.Goal ThreeConnect families with providers, therapists and other organizations to build a support system and comprehensive team.Grayson's Gift Corporation was created and established as a Tax-Exempt Non-Stock Corporation to raise funds for families of Autistic children.

Lead and direct all activities required to achieve all store goals, including financial objectives, client service, human resources management, operational controls, payroll and operating expenses, loss prevention, and merchandising presentation while driving both associate and client engagement.-Leads and Directs all store activities-Defines and develops a clear business strategy to grow sales & profit and maximizes opportunities to generate additional store volume/revenue-Fosters a client-focused team environment-Recruits, selects, develops, and retain full, diverse store team and hold individuals accountable for performance, and compliance to all policies, practices and procedures -Develops team to accomplish store's business objectives-Ensures compliance with all ANN INC. policies, practices and procedures - Leads execution of visual merchandising updates and product placement / maintains visual expectations

As a District Manager I was responsible for developing leaders who consistently inspire their store teams to create the Starbucks Experience for customers and partners across a portfolio of 12 stores. I drove results by assessing the business, solving problems and coaching to build capability. -Developed district-level strategies to achieve each store’s financial, operational and customer-service goals, while addressing each store’s unique strengths and challenges.-Motivated, coached and strengthened Store Managers as team leaders, retail operators and business owners.-Served as a resource, providing expertise on key customer issues, team staffing and management, store operations and company policies and procedures

As a Store Manager I created an environment that enabled my store team to work together in order to consistently ensure operational excellence. Built the team's capability to create the Starbucks Experience for customers and partners and created meaningful plans to drive results. Key Responsibilities included: Staffing, Scheduling and Payroll, Inventory Management, Employee Development, Coaching for Performance, Business Analysis and P&L Management, Training, Retail Merchandising, Facilities and Equipment Management- Store Manager Trainer-Manager of the Quarter 2010-Participant of Accelerated Development Program 2014-2016