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Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area

Albuquerque, Tucson, El Paso And West Texas Markets

Directed store operations for the Albuquerque, Tucson, El Paso, and West Texas markets with total district sales of $300MM. Led a team of 18-21 General Managers and a District Associate base of 1,400+. Oversaw the planning and execution of overall expense budgets, company rollouts, renovation updates, and new startup business. • Developed the skills and guided the performance of general management and assistant management staff with a focus on personal and professional development and a goal of increasing sales, customer experience, and operational excellence across the district. • Identified market opportunities in merchandising, talent recruiting, and growth strategies that included omnichannel sales growth and credit acquisition. • Closed fiscal 2016 with a first-place district ranking for sales and top-10 recognition for sales to plan. • First-half results for 2017 include a fifth-place companywide ranking for sales to plan and seventh in profit plan out of a total of 54 districts.

Central Illinois, Eastern Iowa And Northern Missouri

- Oversaw day-to-day operations for the Central Illinois, Eastern Iowa, and Northern Missouri district with $240MM in total sales, and a District Associate base of 1,000+. - Accountable for associate management, performance and career growth/development as well as omnichannel sales, credit acquisition growth, company rollouts/renovations, budget management and achieving overall company objectives for sales, growth and overall customer experience. - Led the district to year-over-year top quartile performance in sales and profit to plan with bottom-line profit dollars ranking in the top 10 of districts in the company.

Plano, Texas

Promoted to the role of Regional Coordination Manager for the Southwest region (Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) with $3.5B in sales, 300+ stores, 14 District Managers, and 26,000+ Associates. Assisted SVP-Regional President in driving collaboration with home office partners and cross-company networking that supported regional real estate, operations, people development, financial, and merchandise needs. • Developed market-specific strategies that advanced company sales, profit objectives, and P&L performance. • Oversaw the district and stores execution of over 20 new store openings in 24 months. • Implemented associate engagement and training programs that empowered Associates to support key sales initiatives, increase product knowledge, and enhance overall customer experience. • Instrumental in leading the region to top sales and profit recognition and receiving the Chairman’s Award (2007).

Rancho Cucamonga, California

Spokane, Washington

Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas And New Mexico Area

The first 9 years i was promoted into various positions and locations of increasing responsibility.Assistant Store Manager/Operations - Littleton, ColoradoSr. Merchandise Manager/Buyer - Littleton and Westminster, Colorado Merchandise Manager/Buyer - Englewood, ColoradoManagement Trainee - Colorado Springs, Colorado