• Manage and mentor four direct reports to ensure all in-house projects are being produced in a timely manner.• Supervise & execute the production of all inter-company jobs through all stages of production.• Coordinated & lead daily Production meetings with all lead managers of cross functional departments to discuss all jobs are on time & discuss/resolve any issues that may occur at any stage of production.• Collaborate daily with the Production Manager to create daily schedules… Show more • Manage and mentor four direct reports to ensure all in-house projects are being produced in a timely manner.• Supervise & execute the production of all inter-company jobs through all stages of production.• Coordinated & lead daily Production meetings with all lead managers of cross functional departments to discuss all jobs are on time & discuss/resolve any issues that may occur at any stage of production.• Collaborate daily with the Production Manager to create daily schedules for all jobs to be digitally printed, mounted, die cut and finishing/kitted for shipping.• Ensure all billing is submitted to accounts payable in a timely manner at months end. Show less

• Directly involved in the development and production of various retail Point of Purchase display initiatives for NY & Company, Ann Taylor INC., Walmart, Motive , Bed, Bath & Beyond, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, evian, Garmin and various smaller retailers/vendors.• Supervise & mentor one direct report to be competent in all processes/aspects of smaller programs.• Liaison between sales staff, clients and internal digital/offset/dye-sublimation print production teams regarding the production… Show more • Directly involved in the development and production of various retail Point of Purchase display initiatives for NY & Company, Ann Taylor INC., Walmart, Motive , Bed, Bath & Beyond, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, evian, Garmin and various smaller retailers/vendors.• Supervise & mentor one direct report to be competent in all processes/aspects of smaller programs.• Liaison between sales staff, clients and internal digital/offset/dye-sublimation print production teams regarding the production of various retail signage kits and displays.• Manage/coordinate multiple projects simultaneously ensuring quality standards and delivery schedules are met.• Supervise the production of projects throughout all stages of the manufacturing process - planning, printing, proofing, finishing, kitting and shipping to ensure counts and runs of the final product meets client requirements and company standards.• Ensure production job instructions are entered and verified in the various manufacturing systems and queued into the production schedule.• Resolve conflicts of client or manufacturing issues and provided solutions in a professional manner to the satisfaction of the client.http://ororavisual.com Show less

• Oversee and manage a staff of 10 Merchandise Plan Authors in the development of merchandise plans for the health, beauty & personal care categories to achieve targeted sales goals for store execution.• Work closely with Sales Managers, Pricers, S&L team to monitor/update merchandise plans to support company strategic retail vendor launches/events.• Support field teams in the correct implementation/execution of merchandise plans in remodel/new store openings.

•Designed and coordinated visual presentations and bi-annual updates of visual components and displays for Apparel, Bedding/Soft Home, Infant/Toddler Furniture, Gear, Party and Dollar Shop areas for a chain of 450+ Babies R Us and Juvenile Toys R Us stores and the Boys, Girls, Preschool, Games, Imaginarium, Construction, Candy, FAO Schwartz and the Seasonal areas for 600+ Toys R Us stores.•Coordinated outside vendors and cross functional teams to develop and execute more than 20 uniquely… Show more •Designed and coordinated visual presentations and bi-annual updates of visual components and displays for Apparel, Bedding/Soft Home, Infant/Toddler Furniture, Gear, Party and Dollar Shop areas for a chain of 450+ Babies R Us and Juvenile Toys R Us stores and the Boys, Girls, Preschool, Games, Imaginarium, Construction, Candy, FAO Schwartz and the Seasonal areas for 600+ Toys R Us stores.•Coordinated outside vendors and cross functional teams to develop and execute more than 20 uniquely appealing feature shops at the entrance of 600+ Toys R Us and 230+ Babies R Us stores that improved our brand image and increased sales by 20%.•Managed a budget averaging $450K per project and met or exceeded all deadlines and budget requirements for design and implementation.•Managed successfully the development and production with the Creative Team & outside vendors to produce and deliver programs on time and within budget generating 30% - 50% cost savings per program through due diligence and value engineering.•Partner with the Store Operation team to successfully launch and maintain campaigns and programs including “In-Store Pickup”, Layaway, Holiday/Store Hours, Now Hiring, “Take and Create” Events.•Partnered with the Marketing Team to rollout numerous in-store projects supporting the Geoffrey Birthday Club and Loyalty “R” Rewards, Instant Credit, Google Wallet, Toys for Tots, and Mobile Marketing and Wish List programs.•Managed and mentored two direct reports to be competent decision makers and creative problem-solvers. •Supervised contingent graphic designers as needed to manage workflow. •Developed and published visual directives/standards for all display parameters to assure successful and consistent execution of all visual presentations in stores which are still being used to date by vendors and merchants. •Pioneered a user-friendly document that was adopted as the standard for project management by the entire TRU visual department and is still in use to date. Show less

• Assisted Visual Director with all aspects of the retail store environment for 1600+ stores with an annual sales volume of $2.1 billion• Helped to coordinate the opening and remodel of more than 250 stores, which met or exceeded all deadline and budget requirements for design and implementation. • Developed visual merchandising communications to stores including plan-o-grams, directives, and weekly emails. • Assisted in developing visual merchandising standards and wrote… Show more • Assisted Visual Director with all aspects of the retail store environment for 1600+ stores with an annual sales volume of $2.1 billion• Helped to coordinate the opening and remodel of more than 250 stores, which met or exceeded all deadline and budget requirements for design and implementation. • Developed visual merchandising communications to stores including plan-o-grams, directives, and weekly emails. • Assisted in developing visual merchandising standards and wrote corporate manuals which improved visual merchandising execution in stores by emphasizing visual merchandising techniques, time saving ideas and training methods. Show less

 * Coordinated numerous store openings, relocations, and numerous store renovations. * Managed visual budget for all stores including purchase orders and reconciliation. * Directly responsible for the signage program for 69 retail stores. * Cultivated relationships with all levels of management from Store Managers and Merchants to Execute Directors. * Created a retail presentation standards manual. * Developed and published monthly plan-o-grams for product… Show more  * Coordinated numerous store openings, relocations, and numerous store renovations. * Managed visual budget for all stores including purchase orders and reconciliation. * Directly responsible for the signage program for 69 retail stores. * Cultivated relationships with all levels of management from Store Managers and Merchants to Execute Directors. * Created a retail presentation standards manual. * Developed and published monthly plan-o-grams for product merchandising. * Traveled to stores monthly for on-site management of visual presentation. * Conducted visual set-ups for Human Resource Department training videos. Show less