Led, directed and oversaw all aspects of store operations. Provided leadership for multiple stores as needed.• Successfully led store relocation, winning award for sales growth percentage increase of 22%.• Initiated and led high volume of participation in multiple outside events and remote store exhibits resulting in increased annual store sales.• Excellent financial controls and operational performance recognized with consistently high internal and external audit… Show more Led, directed and oversaw all aspects of store operations. Provided leadership for multiple stores as needed.• Successfully led store relocation, winning award for sales growth percentage increase of 22%.• Initiated and led high volume of participation in multiple outside events and remote store exhibits resulting in increased annual store sales.• Excellent financial controls and operational performance recognized with consistently high internal and external audit scores.• Exercised strong people development skills through hiring, training, coaching, and nurturing a culture of investment for personal growth and positive service impact illustrated by low employee turnover and high customer engagement of team members.• Delivered outstanding results in key areas of selling culture, customer service, and visual readiness as demonstrated by positive customer feedback and growth in traffic to sales conversion rate.• Ministry/Service Impact Award. Multiple year winner. This award is given for outstanding achievement in modeling the concept of transformational leadership, developing a staff that responds to the needs of those we serve, reaching outside the local community beyond normal expectations, practicing hospitality to our customers and serving our team members. Show less

Assist in managing all aspects of store operations including visual merchandising, customer service, placing merchandise orders, receiving inventory, stocking inventory, and staff hiring, development and scheduling.• Opened new store location, investing to build business through hiring, training and mobilizing store team associates and building extensive network of relationships in the community.• Provide full leadership over the store at times.

Mentored and discipled students while strategically integrating involvement with the larger church body, community and world.• Raised three times ministry budget to secure mission opportunities for students.

Created value in multiple facets of business (IT, Marketing, Operations) resulting in rapid advancement in fast paced and high-pressure business.

Implemented new operational position requiring high level relational skills to hold production units accountable to higher standards while strengthening relationships with operations partners resulting in significant cost savings benefit, greater efficiency and higher quality products for organization.

Participated in piloting new program identifying, evaluating and communicating significant cost savings opportunities through recommendations for preventive maintenance action on various components for the power plant.

Participated in piloting new program identifying, evaluating and communicating significant cost savings opportunities through recommendations for preventive maintenance action on various components for the power plant.