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Staples, Minnesota, US

• Lead the coordination of people, processes, and operations to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of regional solutions, aligning with organizational strategic goals.
• Strategic Planning & Workforce Management: Spearhead enterprise-wide strategic planning and workforce optimization, ensuring teams are aligned with business priorities and growth objectives.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with key stakeholders and partners, ensuring consistent communication and alignment with the broader goals of Regional Solutions. Regularly represent the.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work across departments to streamline workflows and implement process improvements that drive operational efficiencies and enhance service quality. Collaborate with external resources.
• Performance Analysis & Continuous Improvement: Oversee data analysis and reporting to inform decision-making, implementing continuous improvement initiatives that minimize waste and optimize operational performance.
• Strategic Investment: Fostered cross-functional collaboration with regional stakeholders to identify and implement innovative solutions, driving program adoption and delivering measurable impact.

• Financier and strategic thought partner from ideation to reopening of restaurant. Developed compelling vision and set realistic revenue and profit goals for 1, 3 and 5 years.
• Developed strategic business plan and brokered deal through compelling, well thought through details compelling financiers to invest.
• Analyzed historic P&L statements and developed breakeven models ensuring financial success.
• Conducted thorough customer demographic review and established target demographics focused on younger consumers while preserving the mature base.
• Built an operating budget to guide spending and provide specific performance measurements that would allow the business to meet its budgetary goals
• Coordinated with restaurant leadership to create a growth road map that spanned over the course of 3 years. Laid out new business growth opportunity, bench marking restaurant improvement expenses and expansion plans.

• An investment company focused on providing commercial space for businesses to help support their mission to grow a sustainable business and enhance services in the community in which they reside.Financier and strategic.
• Analyzed area demographics to understand best investment opportunities.
• Developed strategic partnership with local government officials, Chamber of Commerce board and local lenders to better understand growth opportunities and community support.
• Partnered with lenders to put together best financing plan that would allow business to maximize profitability.
• Worked with local government officials to review funding options to ensure all available resources were considered when understanding how to efficiently finance the deal.
• Negotiated a strong purchase price with the seller reducing the asking price by 20%.

Fort Lauderdale, FL, US

• Lead Regional operations consisting of a book of business totaling more than $40 million and over 80 client accounts.
• Responsible for managing the Region's P&L including setting budgets and allocating resources that help drive regional top line growth.
• Develop a regional operating strategy that aligns the management team consisting of 3 Directors, 6 Senior Account Managers, 10 Senior Site Level Managers and 100 Site Level Supervisors to key performance metrics and.
• Support over 80 client contracts and relationships through on-site visits assessing operational metrics and leading my teams virtually across 10 different states.
• Collaborate with medical and administrative leadership teams to understand operational challenges, effectively problem solve and implement changes to their scribe program that provides increased ROI.
• Directly lead the Region’s growth team; supporting the building and implementing of new scribe programs within new markets which consists of everything from contract negotiation to building high performing teams.

Columbia Heights, MN, US

• Leading the school’s key operation functions to help support and elevate the school’s ability to excel in its academic and overall school growth.
• Led the successful opening of the first expansion school by setting a clear vision, managing multiple cross-team projects, and holding accountability to established deadlines.
• Managing the operational excellence of two campuses. Establishing programs to sustain growth of site one while leading the start up of site two.
• Oversee all operational activities including establishing efficient process and structure to sustain growth and consistency, managing and developing the operational teams, and monitoring results.
• Collaborate with academy leadership to develop a cohesive vision for the future and develop a strategy for achieving established goals in alignment with the school’s mission.
• Advocated for internal control of key support team functions by presenting research and statistics that show budgetary savings and long term operational efficiencies.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Led the performance of the entire store including $60M sales revenue and average of 300 team members. Focus on efficient day-to-day operations, appropriately prioritizing and delegating tasks, and coaching, training.
• Exceeded sales revenue by 18% over last year; performance ranked sixth in company.
• Led companywide “Enhance Ship from Store” pilot; collaborated across multiple channels across headquarters and ecommerce to shape best practices and create new business systems scalable for rollout to remainder of.
• Developed and managed a complex work force strategy encompassing 3 layers - 8 executive team leaders, 20 supervisors, and 250-315 part-time team members based on selling season.
• Led special task force charged with identifying and creatively solving efficiency opportunities resulting in over $10 million savings across five key initiatives.
• Advocated and successfully influenced Target leadership and the local government for approval of new business concept by researching and analyzing the market, developing sales and margin projections, and highlighting.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Responsible for all talent planning efforts including recruiting, hiring, educating and training, developing, and succession planning to support $40M in sales revenue.
• Managed payroll budget of over $3.3 million for store. Allocating workcenters budgets monthly while setting specific performance measurements for workcenter leadership team. Effectively came in at or under budget.
• Led Human Resource team by setting business priorities, creating goals and execution road maps, all while supporting their growth through thoughtful strategic development.
• Crafted and implemented a staffing strategy in a traditionally “hard to staff” store by introducing a referral benefits package, creative recruiting efforts, partnering within the community, and strategically
• Created an on campus partnership by establishing strong relationships and presenting the organizational benefit for both parties. Built a tactical strategy that ranged from the development of on campus "Target Days" to.
• Acted as business college dean for district. Collaborated with District Teams to develop an onboarding strategy for new managers across the district inclusive of a tailored mentorship program during and post training.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Focused on operations management, best team process development and improvement, and outstanding execution to drive $40M in sales revenue.
• Managed business priorities driving a sales increase of $3.2M and 8% increase to prior year.
• Led the execution of in store shelf presentation (POG) and collaborated with headquarter partners to troubleshoot issues and develop optimal solutions to maximize product category sales results.
• Rebuilt a failing logistics process by redefining team member core roles and responsibilities, developing skills aligned with business goals, and creating performance accountability.
• Established new stockroom system that better fit our business in working in "space constraint" stockroom. Creating stronger organization and accuracy.
• Monitored and analyzed business results weekly, and collaborated with team leaders to proactively address opportunities before negatively affecting business performance.

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, US

• Facilitated team meetings to prioritize, delegate tasks, and motivate team to exceed goals.
• Led efficient day-to-day operations of the store.
• Coached, trained and engaged associates to take ownership and deliver outstanding results.
• Developed and implemented best practices resulting in increased customer satisfaction and positive sales results.
• Analyzed sales and inventory, identified opportunities and implemented creative solutions.
• Received Kohl’s “Superstar Associate of the Month” award for fostering a positive culture, reduced talent turnover, and increased sales.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Provided excellent customer service through shelf in stocks and consistent utilization of the “may I help you find something” initiative.
• Recognized for strong performance as recipient of the “Target Top Performer” and “Target Biggest Contributor” awards on 2 different occasions.
• Executed merchandise planogram strategies.
• Drove best methods and process improvements.

Server; Trained new employees, provided great customer service, and processed revenues at the end of the night

Filled orders, inventory management, and processed outgoing orders

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Marketing

Labovitz School, Business And Economics