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Galls is the leader in providing uniforms for public safety throughout the country. In 2018 Galls acquired Miller Uniforms.•Lead all aspects of the sale from Miller uniforms to Galls.•Within 3 months of acquisition received promotion to District Manager.•Manage team of 130 professions covering 12 locations across 4 states.•The Southwest district is Galls largest market attributing to over 38 million in revenue per year.•During 2021 the SW district achieved 1.1million over plan.•Successfully open a new location in Phoenix.•Completed integration from 2 acquisition companies•Manage customer relations and communication. •Plan and execute content for Regional Meetings•Inventory management for district valued over 20 million in on hand inventory. Planning for sales spikes, cadet classes for prompt turn around.•Key KPI reporting, including Labor Budget, daily sales goals, production metrics.•Communication with cross departments such as inventory, sales and account management. •Communication regularly with internal departments to ensure maximum customer satisfaction.

Miller Uniforms specialized in providing uniforms for public safety, municipal and public sectors such as Police, Sheriff, Fire, EMS, as well as municipal departments for both local and state governments. In 2018, Miller Uniforms was successfully acquired by Galls Inc.• Responsible for handling all of Miller Uniforms’ side of the due diligence and business valuation processes during the acquisition, such as compiling and delivering all reports and analytics of relevant data required by Galls, on behalf of Miller Uniforms. The acquisition was smooth, taking place over the course of 6 months. All acquisition-related duties were successfully performed in-addition to my primary job responsibilities as Miller Uniform’s Director of Operations.• Business operations development, including growth opportunities, increasing productivity, optimizing standard procedures, decreasing expenses, developing new workflow practices• Leading a staff of 60 employees across 2 locations (Austin and Houston), including sales staff, account managers, buyers, AP and AR departments• Mentoring and assisting new team members by answering questions, providing guidance for using internal ERP system, as well as referencing my own personal experience to help them understand and navigate various situations they might encounter on the job• Leading weekly strategy and team meetings• Responsible for employee hiring and termination• Overseeing all aspects of the IT department, including ecommerce, internal ERP system and product support• Contract management• Responding to RFQ• Finding ways to decrease costs to maximize P&L• Account Manager for our largest contracts including Austin Police Department, Arlington Police Department, Williamson County Sheriff, and City of Austin Municipals - a total of over $10 Million in sales annually.• Responsible for double-digit growth rates for 4 consecutive years• Responsible for 13% net income for 2017, 4% net income for 2016, 5% net income for 2015

Kosmo's Doghouse is a posh grooming salon, self-service dog wash and pet retail boutique located in Scottsdale Arizona.• Kosmo's experienced a 20% growth rate during each of the three years they were under my management, and was voted one of the valley's best pet shops in 2012 and 2013• Management of all aspects of daily store operations and a staff of 10 employees• Employee hiring and termination• Inventory management, placing product orders with selected vendors, meeting with selected vendors to establish new products, etc.• Establishing and maintaining store budgets• Setting target sales goals and implementing programs and strategies to meet them• Responsible for monthly profit-margins and sales goals• Design and organization of the retail space to maximize retail growth• Supervising the maintenance of a safe and clean environment for clients and their pets• Running the Marketing and Advertising departments, and implementing marketing and advertising strategies• Operating the store’s e-commerce website• Maintaining search engine optimization and display optimization for the store’s main site and ecommerce site• Customer service duties occasionally included scheduling appointments, handling customer transactions, up-selling, maintaining an intimate knowledge of retail products and acting as the "go-to person" for answering customers' questions about products and pet care

Four Peaks Pets was created in 2009 out of love for pets. Here at Four Peaks Pets we make fresh-baked all organic dog treats. We use simple ingredients without any preservative or added ingredients. Which makes these treats not only healthy but delicious!Four Peaks Pets puts proper nutrition and health of pets first. We strive to provide all our customers with the proper healthcare and nutritional facts for their pets. Each week we will be releasing a blog article, that will be e-mailed and posted on our website to provide you with on-going facts and concerns with pet food and pet treats.Four Peaks Pets will also notify all their customers of re-calls and important information about pet food. If you your-self have any questions about proper nutrition for your pets, you can call us or send us an e-mail at any time. You can also stop by one of our booths at the farmers market to have a 1 on 1 dietary consultation for your pets! Stay tuned for all the necessary information you need to have a happy and healthy pet!Great Food Great Pets!

Treats Unleashed is a pet supply store that specializes in holistic and natural pet care for cats and dogs.• Within two months of initiating my changes, the store's sales and profit margins began an increasing growth pattern, which was sustained month after month during my management position there.• Management of all aspects of daily store operations and a staff of 6 employees• Specific management duties were essentially the same as those listed above for Kosmo's Doghouse