My entire career has been with Sam's Club. Over the course of 19 years I advanced through various levels of management. My leadership skills developed through experience and the training, classes and certification programs provided by Sam's Club. As a result, I possess diverse and practical expertise in management of people and operations. (See Experience section for details.)I thrived in the fast-paced culture of Sam's Club, which demands a high degree of efficiency and initiative. My ability to collaborate with colleagues was an asset, and provided me with many opportunities to contribute to the strength of our teams. I also had the latitude to implement processes and solutions as I deemed appropriate for the smooth operation of areas over which I had direct responsibility.The unique culture and mission of Sam's Club -- a warehouse club retailer -- required me to become proficient at balancing the needs of our customers with the needs of employees, while also protecting the assets of the organization. I relied on my formal education in business finance for managing profit & loss, identifying consumer trends and conducting market analysis. Other responsibilities included budgeting as well as projecting sales. I developed additional management and "people skills" that I needed to oversee 200+ employees. Human resource-related responsibilities ranged from scheduling to training and compliance.