Gilbert Perrone Email & Phone Number

Bel Air, Maryland, United States

Harford County, Maryland, United States

Gilbert is a Real Estate Agent with Long & Foster Real Estate Inc. Realtor® Special Designations...SRES, HOC, MRP.Seniors Real Estate Specialist® / SRES®: The SRES® Designation program educates REALTORS® on how to profitably and ethically serve the real estate needs of the fastest growing market in real estate, clients age 50+. Military Relocation Professional / MRP: The MRP certification program educates REALTORS® about working with U.S. service members and their families and veterans to find the housing solutions that best suit their needs and to take full advantage of available benefits and support.HOC Housing Opportunity Certification - Maryland REALTORS®: Housing Opportunity Certified (HOC) REALTORS® are specially trained to receive customer inquiries on workforce and affordable housing finance programs for selected jurisdictions. First-Time Home Buyers.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Business Consulting - Operations - Sales - Marketing - Merchandising• Global E commerce Business

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Own and operate a niche market business in the luxury consignment and estate liquidation market.Developed collaborative partnerships within the showroom and design communities; leverage extensive market contacts and strong communication to close lucrative deals liquidating high end estates.

Dallas, Texas

Championed the development and launch of new retail outlet operations for wholesale based business model; capitalized on untapped market opportunities to lead major expansion and opening of 25 new retail locations generating over $30MM in annual revenue.Applied strong operations background to develop infrastructure, build a strong management team and integrate a sales culture with a focus on revenue and profitability results.Maintained oversight for 15 Managers and 100+ employees in a matrix environment; developed metrics and benchmarks to measure performance and transformed average retail teams into high performing sales superstars.Spearheaded all new marketing and merchandising plans to engage the consumer and expand brand image among the retail population; oversight for marketing, real estate, merchandising and start‐up for the opening of 100+ retail locations across the nation with eventual revenue of $110MM annually.

Columbus, Ohio

Led major performance overhaul and grew annual revenue from $210MM to $250MM within 18 months.Maintained day to day oversight of 86 retail locations and led all performance planning and metric development to increase rank and results.Generated major traction for new inventory shrinkage strategies by focusing on retraining, hiring and orientation practices at the store level.Reduced annual inventory shrink by over 35% by improving quality of employee and instituting stringent internal controls.Motivated, mentored and empowered store managers to exceed personal and professional goals; created cohesion among fragmented team and encouraged exchange of ideas and best practices to capitalize on thestrengths of all team members.Collaborated with marketing, sales and executive management teams to formulate targeted marketing and communications strategies to align distinction of high end apparel and accessory products in a crowded and competitive industry

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Managed overall store operations and direction with oversight of 6 direct Management reports and successfully opened 13 new stores, empowering management to grow brand awareness and exceed business goals.Provided strategic retail store direction to management and focused on increased revenues that boasted $100MM in annual revenues and effectively reduced shrink from 2.31% to 1.12%.

Los Angeles, California

Spearheaded unparalleled growth in 65 stores with operational oversight that culminated in $100MM in annual revenue.Developed new outlet merchandising strategies and realized meteoric sales and profitability increase while reducing operating expenses by 27%.

Joppa, Maryland

Sr. Vice President, Store Operations (1994-1996)Cignal, Boogies Diner and the Merry Go Round Divisions$395M in Annual Revenue – 460 StoresManaged 8 Direct Reports – 5 Regional Vice Presidents, Director of Visual Merchandising, Director of Training and Administrative AssistantDevised a Plan to Reduce Operating Expenses by $2.5M in 1995Designed and Implemented a New Incentive Program for all Store ManagementVice President, Store Operations – Cignal (1987-1994)Most Profitable Division of the Company From 1991 to 1994Grew the Average Store Volume to $1 millionConsistently Maintained the Lowest Employee Turnover Within the OrganizationEstablished an Outlet Division in 1994Managed Real Estate Portfolio; Managed Two Successful AcquisitionsPrior – 1987Held Various Positions from Sales Associate Through to Regional Manager, MGR Division, (1977-1984)