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Phoenix, AZ, US

Ventured into freelance web development to solidify a career change into the world of tech. Established a series of services that provide online solutions to clients across a wide spectrum of industries. Provide web/app development, UX/UI design, Internet marketing, SEO, social media management, reputation improvement/crisis diffusing, analytics and.

St. Louis, MO, US

Los Angeles, California, US

Created and continue to oversee a service that assists injured workers with filing claims, medical care, life planning, and much more. Oversee communication between patients, medical providers, insurance companies and lawyers.

Bellevue, WA, US

Bellevue, WA, US

Parsippany, New Jersey, US

• Recruited back by the regional director after previously working for Toys ‘R’ Us from 2008-2010. Took over a large, underperforming, dual-brand superstore (full-scale Toys ‘R’ Us and a full-scale Babies ‘R’ Us) that.
• Drove the overall performance scorecard from 8th to 3rd in the district (11 stores) by the end of FY 2017.
• Elevated the scorecard from 166th to 65th in the region (193 stores); improved a remarkable 101 spots.
• Increased the sales volume ranking from 71st to 64th in the entire company (top 5% out of 1600+ stores).
• Consistently outperformed the district and region in sales results vs. budget.
• Ranked 1st in the district for year-over-year increase in both customer credit and customer loyalty metrics.

Chicago, IL, US

• Turned around the highest-volume and largest geographical district in the entire company (with the fewest stores). This district, which included stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington State, had been.
• Drove the district to 1st in the company for profit vs. plan, profit increase over LY (+31%), and gross margin.
• Recognized as the only district in the entire country to increase profit over LY in 2014 and 2015.
• Ranked 1st in the company for comp sales growth (only district with positive sales growth in every location).
• Ranked 1st for average sale, shrink results (0.3%), and employee retention (reduced turnover by 164%).
• Identified, developed, and promoted 4 high-potential assistant store managers to store manager positions.

Los Angeles, California, US

• Recruited to build a retail division that originally consisted of just 1 struggling adoption center (Lakewood). Opened 2 new locations and oversaw every aspect of merchandise planning, buying, operations, regulatory.
• Opened a 2nd store in Mission Viejo – finished 20% under budget and surpassed the sales forecast by 21%.
• Built a stand-alone store in Culver City at a cost of $5.5M – the biggest project in the organization’s history.
• Created an operations manual, intranet system, operating budget, training programs, and job descriptions.
• Contributed to the development of a strategic 5-year plan as a member of the board of directors.
• Launched a complete rebranding effort that included a new mission statement and core values.

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Promoted in 2011 to open a flagship store in Beverly Hills, the most expensive construction project in the history of the company, after quick success turning around an underperforming store in Culver City. Established.
• Drove the Culver City location from 189th to 21st in the region and from 1189th to 143rd in the entire country.
• Ranked 1st in the district in all key metrics including sales vs. plan (124%) and comp sales growth (+16.7%).
• Opened the Beverly Hills store and drove it to 1st in the district in every key metric, including sales vs. plan.
• Led the flagship store to 3rd in the region (200+ stores) and 23rd in the country (top 2% out of 1300 stores).
• Easily surpassed the first-year sales projection (134%) and profit budget (112%) in Beverly Hills.

Parsippany, New Jersey, US

• Recruited to Toys ‘R’ Us to turn around a broken store that ranked last in the district for the previous 5 years.
• Drove the store’s overall performance scorecard from 9th to 1st in the district and 132nd to 4th in the region.
• Drove the store to 21st overall out of 900+ stores across the country after starting in the bottom 10%.
• Increased sales from $9.8M to $11M – achieved 110% of the sales plan in the second year.
• Achieved 324% of the first-year profit goal, and a whopping 1102% of the second-year plan.
• Ranked 1st in the district for customer loyalty conversion (1 of only 3 stores in the district to meet goal).

San Diego, California, US

• Managed 3 different stores including Pasadena, San Gabriel, and Canoga Park (led 2 simultaneously for 3 months).
• Completely cleaned up a high-profile store in San Gabriel that was visited frequently by company executives.
• Drove the overall performance scorecard in Pasadena from 6th to 1st in the district in just 8 months.
• Led the district with a 21% sales increase over LY – the only store in the district in double digits.
• Led San Gabriel to 1st in the region (146 stores) on a national sales contest – finished 6th in Pasadena.
• Tripled internal audit scores from 30% to 95%. Doubled grooming sales % from 18% to 38%.

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Computer Information Systems