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Seattle, Washington

Postal Service

Seattle, Washington

Tukwila, Wa

Exporting the Finest Geoducks World-wide from Washington State, USA—We are committed to serving our customers both efficiently and effectively. Priding ourselves on efficiency, we ensure that live geoducks reach home markets anywhere in the world within 36 hours of being harvested. After confirming an order, we guarantee that the order will ship within 48 hours. Though stringent harvesting quotas limit the world’s geoduck supply, Merculand has the expertise and licenses to secure a reliable… Show more Exporting the Finest Geoducks World-wide from Washington State, USA—We are committed to serving our customers both efficiently and effectively. Priding ourselves on efficiency, we ensure that live geoducks reach home markets anywhere in the world within 36 hours of being harvested. After confirming an order, we guarantee that the order will ship within 48 hours. Though stringent harvesting quotas limit the world’s geoduck supply, Merculand has the expertise and licenses to secure a reliable and steady geoduck supply. Show less

Greater Seattle Area

Adorii (formerly ‘Wedcoupon.com’) was conceptualized and founded by Carolyn Gerin creator of Chronicle Books bestselling Anti–Bride series/blog, along with Jennifer Stein, publisher of Destination I Do magazine serving as an advisor and media partner. The team saw a huge need (and opportunity) in the wedding industry for a platform to aggregate the best deals/prices for engaged couples and those involved in their big day. Ten weeks following angel funding – used for development of ecommerce… Show more Adorii (formerly ‘Wedcoupon.com’) was conceptualized and founded by Carolyn Gerin creator of Chronicle Books bestselling Anti–Bride series/blog, along with Jennifer Stein, publisher of Destination I Do magazine serving as an advisor and media partner. The team saw a huge need (and opportunity) in the wedding industry for a platform to aggregate the best deals/prices for engaged couples and those involved in their big day. Ten weeks following angel funding – used for development of ecommerce technology – Adorii has recruited and hired a driven group of key influencers and entrepreneurs in the fashion, wedding and online industry; including Carina Walters – CMO: former wedding planner – Rich Bride Poor Bride TV Series, with 8-years of marketing, social media and PR experience; and Brian Chacon – EVP, Merchandise with 20+ years of merchant experience with North Face and Nordstrom. The Adorii CEO Matthew Matsudaira, a former Venpop Executive with 10+ years of leadership roles at Nordstrom, The Active Network, UNIT Holdings, and Venpop. The Adorii platform is perfectly poised to be a game changer in a tradition-bound industry that has not yet seen great leaps in client-oriented sales events, products, and services. To learn more visit –www.adorii.com* Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue. Developed brand strategy and statistics systems.* Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development. Show less

Managed a $9 million wholesale key account footwear and youth clothing for Nordstrom. Function as liaison between Nordstrom and The North Face.Managed a national and regional buyers across both footwear and youth clothing. Provided design direction to help cater to the Nordstrom specific consumer and conducted informational clinics for the sales teams.

Served as buyer for 19 very unique stores with extreme variance in volume totaling 14 million in annual sales. Successfully established brand plans as well as seasonal and yearly financial plans that resulted in volume growth of 12.3% in 2005 and 8.2 % in 2006. Identified and maximized key items and trends that led to increased sales volume of $1.2 million in 2005 and $900,000 in 2006.Negotiated markdown dollars from vendors and managed a markdown plan leading to improved gross margin-… Show more Served as buyer for 19 very unique stores with extreme variance in volume totaling 14 million in annual sales. Successfully established brand plans as well as seasonal and yearly financial plans that resulted in volume growth of 12.3% in 2005 and 8.2 % in 2006. Identified and maximized key items and trends that led to increased sales volume of $1.2 million in 2005 and $900,000 in 2006.Negotiated markdown dollars from vendors and managed a markdown plan leading to improved gross margin- achieved all time high GM of 47.6% and turn of 3.01.Regional Manager: managed and directed 19 department managers while providing feedback to the buying teams. Mentored and developed multiple managers that were subsequently promoted. Maintain cohesive relationships with store managers, department managers and the merchant team. Improved replenishment performance by communicating to the replenishment buyers.Department Manage: Managed a sales staff (sales, sales support team of 5 to 30 people) and responsible for buying product for a single store. Successfully trained the Nordstrom Five Point Standards systems for superior customer service. Recognized as Department Manager of the month and Anniversary Cup Winner. Began my Nordstrom career in the shoe stockrooms. Show less