J. Knapp Email & Phone Number

Thomasville, GA

Coldkeeper's is a dynamic and fast growing company whose manufacturing focus is on innovative products and strategies that deliver efficient, logistics based thermal solutions.

Thomasville, Georgia

President (Dec. 2007 – Present)Vice President (May 2002 – Dec. 2007) Co-founded start-up from initial concept to planning and launch, designed business procedures, policies and protocols, created initial staffing positions and job descriptions, and orchestrated new product concepts, development and branding  Oversee operations, near- and long-term.

• Multi-faceted career, opened & managed stores primarily in the SE United States; In the Bentonville, Arkansas headquarters of the world’s largest retailer, served on the pilot team in development and roll-out of.
• Managed stores 65K sq ft to 188K sq ft, annual sales volume ranging from $23 million to $88 million. Operated stores in small-town markets with strong agricultural ties, as well as metro markets amid intense.
• Responsible for all aspects of store operations: sales, wages, expenses & inventory control, development of Co-Managers, Asst Managers and Dept Managers, as well as key office associates
• Reduced accident costs consistently
• Opened the first Wal-Mart Supercenter in the Tallahassee, FL market, employing 425
• Designated Training Manager, responsible for hiring, developing, evaluating and promoting dynamic management trainees, both college graduate recruits and inter-company promotions. Diverse groups consisted of 8 –12.

Associate Of Arts Degree, Business

Management / Retail Food Services

The Walton Food Institute grew out of the Retail Institute, the formal education arm of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Food institute.

Business Administration, Management And Operations

Part of the formal education arm of retail giant, Wal-Mart. Emphasis on managing people, developing future leaders and resolving all.

Business Administration And Management, General