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Jacksonville, Florida, Us

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Led design of all remodels, new formats for Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets, including digital fulfillment space, and Front End transformation.Ÿ Reduced design time for a store from 30 days to 12, allowing 40% increase in the number of stores remodeled with 35% fewer resources while maintaining 98% on time delivery of design.Ÿ Simplified and standardized macro layouts 75% across the fleet of over 100 prototypes (department placement, adjacencies, and department design).Ÿ Challenged in 2020 by CMO to lead reinvention of 5 major areas of the store (Apparel, Home, Baby, Beauty and Pets). These bold transformations are now part of every remodel moving forward.

Richardson, Texas, Us

Managed creation and execution of growth strategy across multiple retail channels.Ÿ Became CEO 3 weeks after complete national product recall, and navigated back to growth within 6 months.Ÿ Grew business 5% in 2 years by creating new product portfolio and go to market strategy for Grocery, Mass, Club and achieved distribution in all channels in less than 18 months.Ÿ Fastest growing brand in legacy Convenience channel over last 24 months.

Lewisville, Texas, Us

Responsible for Field Operations in the US and the execution of all retail work across Mass, Grocery, Drug and Convenience Channels. Accountability for 20K field reps and engagement specialists across the US. Improved execution 500 basis points in first 6 months

Lewisville, Texas, Us

Responsible for the relationships with all retailers and supporting regional officers across the US. Helped oversee major transformation in the company’s go-to-market strategy under a new CEO.

Lewisville, Texas, Us

Doubled revenue and profit in 3 years via innovative solutions, superior execution, and improved client relationships. Replaced all key leadership positions in the first 12 months.Turned a defeated crew into a winning team that led the company in revenue and profit growth for 3 straight years.ŸTackled on-shelf-availability challenges, creating an innovative solution judged Best in Class by Walmart leadership.ŸRecipient of CROSSMARK’s annual Outstanding Leadership Award in 2013.

New York, Ny, Us

Managed the Global Relationship between Walmart Inc. and Nielsen. Led the successful RFP where Nielsen was chosen as preferred provider as Walmart returned to the data scanning cooperative.

Built chain of 23 locations (3 States) in 3 years through multiple acquisitions, unique merchandise offerings, and corporate re-branding. Allocated capital and resources to develop and execute aggressive growth strategies. Built infrastructure to support growth. Developed processes, procedures, and training. Full P&L responsibility including capital and operating budgets. Reports: 5 direct and 320 indirect. Member of Board of Directors.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Recruited to attempt turnaround. Established best practices and maximized efficiency in all disciplines. Oversaw merchandising for 7 departments. Reports: 10 direct and 110 indirect.ŸImproved market share 1% in Toys and Entertainment in mass channel in 2001.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Developed major strategic objective, “Store of the Community” (SOTC). Fine-tuned core assortment, promotional merchandise, and retail pricing. Used sales data and store-specific customer demographics to customize assortments and store layouts.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Integrated acquisition of German Hypermarkets into Walmart Supercenter format.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Directed the development of Hardline Departments in all Walmart Supercenters across Mexico. Grew revenue double digits through introduction of Category Management, promotional strategies and introduction of private brands (Equate and Old Roy Pet food).

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Rebuilt and positioned $2.5B Automotive Department as innovator and leader in the mass channel. Developed and presented first ever 5-year strategic plan. Launched Everstart Batteries and Tech 2000 Automotive Chemicals. Team achieved "Buyers of the Year" in 1997

Education record

Bs, Accounting And Economics

Education record