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Kyoto,Japan

Modern Machiya is a boutique hotel collective based in Kyoto, Japan. We specialize renovating post-war wooden homes to highlight Kyoto's unique historic architecture while weaving in modern design and standards. Our purpose is to preserve and promote this unique architecture and allow our guests to experience a one of a kind stay in Japan's ancient capital.• Built a team, recruited and managed team of independent tradesmen, hotel operators and architects to rehab and restore historic buildings in Kyoto, Japan• Worked with Kyoto City’s Commercial Housing Department to conform to all hotel regulations, building codes and standard and received license for hotel operation.• Optimized rental pricing strategy to maximize short-term returns and increased ranking through OTA (Online Travel Agency) with a 210% anticipated return per site• Designed and developed brand & website: www.modernmachiya.com which resulted in an increase of 27% of online bookings directly

Newport Beach, California

Vintage Watch Specialist - Specializing in vintage watches from the 60's - 90's • Launched a wholesale and retail business with $93,000 in sales in Yr 1 and $375,000 in sales by Yr 2• Created campaigns to develop pipeline of clients and managed strict forecast accuracy for inventory management• Established relationships with International partners in addition to team of aggregators and resellers.• Created brand identity and website (www.Greyandpatina.com) which lead to publication coverage and increased exposure to target demographic

S.Ca

Sr. Named Account Executive for Retail and Hospitality accounts - Southern California• Increased sales revenue 22% ($4.6M YOY), maintained sales pipeline accuracy and added 34% ($2.64M) in net new opportunities to pipeline• Lead team of engineers and solution architects to deepen our relationships and narrative with our top retail vertical accounts• Coordinated mobility assessments with C-Suite executives to create business value case and TCO to justify mobile initiatives• Commitment to Miller Heiman Value-Selling sales strategy, focusing on individual and organizational wins to measure success

Orange County, California Area

N. America Retail Vertical Channel Lead • Enabled ISV Partners to consistently exceed revenue attainment over3 consecutive years, resulting in 128%, 137%, and 109% revenue growth• Recruited new ISV partners to expand solution offering, resulting indouble digit ACV growth• One of three members on ‘RhoMobile’ acquisition team to bring SaaSoffering to our partner community• Lead our ISV retail software strategy and narrative for NRF conference