Gregory Evans Email & Phone Number

Responsible for the executive management of more than 30 separate Blue Chip store locations across multiple sectors and industries, including 7-Eleven stores and laundromats. Supervise and direct the daily activities of assigned stores and franchise locations, ensuring consistent alignment with company values and best practices while driving steady business development and revenue growth. • Tasked with improving and overhauling 26 underperforming 7-Eleven locations and 5 coin-operated laundromats in order to restore acceptable levels of profitability and organizational excellence. • Manage the operations of more than 200 employees across two states, providing direction, support, constructive feedback, and example-based leadership as needed. • Oversee all aspects of daily operations, including HR activities, budgeting & resource allocation, regulatory compliance matters, personnel development, and sales & marketing initiatives.• Maintain a high level of operational efficiency and professional integrity at each assigned location. • Visit each location in person on a weekly basis in order to monitor performance and ensure alignment with all applicable financial goals. • Ensure each store maintains total compliance with all applicable government laws and regulations. • Establish and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers, vendors, and third-party business partners. Notable Achievement: • Successfully improved overall sales by more than 20% at all 5 laundromats.• Adroitly navigated unprecedented business challenges and obstacles while effectively keeping all locations financially viable and operational throughout the duration of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Irving, Tx, Us

Responsible for managing and directing operations and personnel within the assigned region. Oversee daily activities as well as big-picture strategies for more than 140 stores in the tri-state area. Served as the primary link between headquarters and assigned corporate and franchise stores. Ensured all stores stayed up-to-date with company policies and protocols. • Served as a liaison between the headquarters and the area’s stores by making regular visits and interacting with management.• Managed 10 field consultants, each tasked with providing financial consultation services as well as merchandising support to 8 to 14 locations in order to improve overall store profitability and efficiency. • Developed and implemented effective and innovative operational practices in order to ensure that each store ran smoothly and met/exceeded all projected revenues and sales estimates. • Collaborated closely with senior management personnel in order to grow market share, improve customer experience, and drive business development. • Cultivated and grew a strong team of committed store managers in order to reliably maintain profit margins and ensure the effective implantation of business plans. • Advised and consulted with more than 65 different franchises.Notable Achievement: • Successfully restored 15 failing corporate stores to expected levels of profitability and organizational efficiency within 18 months.

Irving, Tx, Us

Planned, directed, and oversaw all areas pertaining to the implementation of an innovative store remodeling program encompassing the installation of new Hot Food and Coffee programs in individual store locations. Managed an operating budget of approximately $110M, ensuring all market roll-out efforts were executed in line with corporate objectives and within budgetary requirements. Maintained additional marketing/advertising budgets of $8M - $10M for annual roll-outs each year. • Provided leadership and direction to four direct reports overseeing installation operations for store locations throughout the country. • Coordinated all phases of program construction, marketing/advertising, merchandising, implementation, training initiatives, financial reporting, and results analysis with a core focus on the achievement of at least a 15% Return on Investment (ROI) per project. • Oversaw the execution of 1,100 individual roll-outs in 2011 (reached 15% ROI) and 400 in 2012 with 3,000 slated for implementation in 2013; average spend per store of approximately $170K plus marketing/training expenses. • Facilitated and conducted mission-critical meetings throughout the implementation process.• Coordinated and conducted Food & Beverage (F&B) seminars prior to location roll-outs to provide franchisees with hands-on training in equipment utilization as well as best practices for proper machine maintenance. • Worked closely with Financial Planning Department on a quarterly basis to compile project data (completed and in-process roll-outs) for executive committee review. • Conducted final interviews and participating in the decision-making process regarding new hires. Led quarterly project update/financial review meetings with Executive Committee (CEO, CFO, COO, etc.). Notable Achievement: • Program received significant recognition as the most aggressive convenience store remodel and merchandising execution initiative in the industry to date at time of employment.

Held total operational, P&L, fiscal, and strategic steering responsibility for daily operations across 20 separate convenience store/gas station locations. Oversaw field operations, internal office personnel, and Construction & Facilities Department operations. Direct report to company President. Notable Achievements: • Aggressively grew chain store sales by 37% within a two-year period while simultaneously increasing company Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) by 32% and decreasing operating expenses by 30%. • Streamlined various business processes through the execution of a comprehensive restructuring of operations. • Spearheaded the implementation of an enhanced software platform (PDI Enterprise) to provide management with better insight into individual store operations, inventory control, financial accounting, and Point-of-Sale (POS) data within a six-month period. • Established improved category management and space planning standards to maximize gross profit margins and promote a more positive shopping experience for customers. • Championed the launch of a new coffee bar program encompassing new equipment, marketing strategies, merchandising plans, and construction layouts from conception to completion within 16 weeks.

Oversaw Client Services, Installation Support Group (call center), and Field Operations with direct accountability for supervising and delegating tasks to 40 Full-Time Employees (FTEs). Additional oversight responsibility included the company Logistics Group and Distribution Center, supporting LTL, TL, Intermodal, and Warehouse Pick & Pack operations. Reported directly to the President of the company. Notable Achievements: • Personally managed client relations for the Philip Morris account (valued at $40M) to ensure complete client satisfaction and ongoing maintenance of a profitable business relationship. • Conceptualized and executed new business development initiatives to secure new project-based commitments with key customers including Kraft Foods, Image Works, RTC Industries, Harbor Industries, and HEB stores. • Charged with account management/servicing for a wide range of prominent organizations within the client base including U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, Walmart Stores, Sears, Dollar General, XM Radio, Coca-Cola, • Quaker/Gatorade, Citibank, The Home Depot, Disney Home Video, Burger King, McDonald's, Taco Bell, Blockbuster Video and Radio Shack.

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us