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Portland High School

Greater Chicago Area

Our mission is to recognize, honor and disseminate exemplary practices in employee learning and development. We strive to; raise the awareness and understanding of regional workforce development issues, articulate priorities and effective learning and development models, mobilize business leaders and other stakeholders committed to making change happen.

Chicago, Il

Connecting people through food, conversation and a common belief in supporting the community at large. We deliver the world's food to Chicago's foodies.

Served as a performance consultant and worked with a four member team to design and deliver learning strategies to the Pearle Vision division of Luxottica Retail.

Oversaw all operations in a 7 store, $35million region covering 5 states.Successfully opened 2 locations.

Oversaw all operations in a 20 store market covering 3 states.Successfully opened 11 locations in 3 years.Territory Coordinator for the company foundation (The Gift of Sight Foundation)Sales increases over the prior year were no lower than 12% in 4 years and as high as 31%.Led the company in Multiple Pair sales since 2002 Recognized in 2002 and 2003 at the "Table of Champions" for strong sales and cost control.

Oversaw 4 areas of operation, retail floor, optical lab, optometric office, and Sunglass Hut kiosk, in the execution of corporate initiatives while meeting sales targets, motivating store associates and controlling costs.Promoted 9 associates to General Manager ranks.Responsible for training new General Managers and "In Training" internal candidates.Direct supervision of staff including 7 management personnel and 30 sales associates, lab technicians, and optometric technicians.Responsible for stores ranging in volume from 1.2 to 5 million dollars annually.Achieved positive sales growth every year as a General Manager.

Managed all operations in a 13 store market. Accountable for sales growth and cost control in the market.Developed 2 store managers that went on to field management.Responsible for the recruitment, retention and development of 13 store managers.Managed $4.2 million in annual sales volume.

Med., Educational Policy

Global Studies in Education discusses the impact of globalization on educational policy around the world. The program also investigates.

Bachelor Of Science, Secondary Education