• Led fourteen stores in the home office market with annual volume of $40 million• Drove top conversion results in the company year over year at 30% or higher• Produced top third in company comp results yearly• Fostered clear succession plans and bench strength throughout market leading to the promotion of 27 managers to higher positions in the Region and Home Office; maintained low management turn• Consistent in delivering operational excellence through shrink results and audit scores• Served as a mentor to newly promoted DM’s and DMIT’s• Hosted external and newly promoted RD’s as part of their on-boarding training• Created partnership with human resource team to present business analytics and quarter planning at new DM onboarding• Hosted numerous international in store experiences both locally and in NYC • Utilized as a peer DM for ongoing career development in the areas of selecting and building effective teams• Maintain partnership with home office to conduct all in store experiences for Director Level and higher including CEO and CFO• Created training agenda for all newly hired interns, AB teammates and MP&A teammates to immerse them into AE store culture• Hosted merchant walkthroughs to provide insight to product fit, company promotions, and customer feedback• Selected as the test market for the new oracle pos system providing valuable insight for company rollout• Led Home Office extraction store to assist in building company’s floorset timeline and recognize potential cost savings for organization • Received prestigious DM of the year award for fiscal 2013• Received 5 Diamond Council awards as DM

• Hired, trained, and developed 20 managers to build bench strength • Motivated and inspired store team to generate comp sales through seamless customer service• Launched 2008 design store giving Home Office fixture productivity insight• Served as the home store manager for the EVP of stores and President and CMO • Successfully built a strong management team by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of self-motivated, talented individuals and leveraged their strengths throughout the district• Selected by Regional Director as on-boarding Store Manager• Received 4 Gold Council Awards as SM

• Launched first intimate concept store for American Eagle, developing company strategy for the brand that became known as aerie• Assisted store operations in creating customer engagement model for our new intimates concept• Conducted store visits and walkthroughs to ensure proper execution of merchandising and visual standards to business partners

• Increased bra department contribution through training and developing core staff by engaging them in the bra expert program• Due to outstanding sales, our store was chosen as one of the first stores to launch the PINK brand for the company• Created a network for management succession that resulted in career development for potential candidates