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Dallas, Texas, Usa

Usa/Canada - Based In The Greater Dallas / Fort Worth Tx Area

International - Based In The Greater Dallas / Fort Worth Texas Area

In this position, I lead a team of individuals who are assigned to various Retail Accounts. These accounts include a diverse group of Retailers, ranging from Department Stores to Food / Drug Retailers to Public Sector, etc. We work in a dedicated fashion to provide any and all technology support services to these Retailers along with complete Pre and Post sale activities, basically "cradle to grave" support. This in inclusive of Hardware, Operating Systems, and some Software. We also… Show more In this position, I lead a team of individuals who are assigned to various Retail Accounts. These accounts include a diverse group of Retailers, ranging from Department Stores to Food / Drug Retailers to Public Sector, etc. We work in a dedicated fashion to provide any and all technology support services to these Retailers along with complete Pre and Post sale activities, basically "cradle to grave" support. This in inclusive of Hardware, Operating Systems, and some Software. We also provide a myriad of consulting services to these Retailers, ranging from "right sized configurations" to "best practices". Show less

International - Based In The Greater Dallas / Fort Worth Texas Area

Primarily supporting Tier One and Tier Two Retailers with Consultive Services in the Self-Checkout vertical as well as how it relates to the total landscape within the Brick & Mortar. Other areas of expertise include these touch points: Scale Management / In Department Labeling, POS, Scanning Solutions, Printing Solutions, Staff Training, Consumer Training, Mobile Devices, Biometrics, Kiosk Hardware and Services, Custom Millwork / Checkstand Designs.

International - Based In The Greater Dallas / Fort Worth Texas Area

Primarily supporting Tier One and Tier Two Retailers with Store Technology Solution needs as well as how it relates to the total landscape within the Brick & Mortar. Other areas of expertise include these touch points: Scale Management / In Department Labeling, Self Checkout, Scanning Solutions, Printing Solutions, Staff Training, Consumer Training, Mobile Devices, Biometrics, Kiosk Hardware and Services, Custom Millwork / Checkstand Designs.

San Antonio, Texas Area

While reporting into the IS / IT group at HEB, this position was primarily designed to bridge the gap between Store Operations and Corporate IT. My concentration was in the POS / Self-Checkout area. With a previous career position in Store Operations, it was a natural fit as I understood the needs of the internal customer easily.In this job role, I was responsible for the day to day evolution decisions of the POS system running this multi-billion dollar business. Likewise, I lead the… Show more While reporting into the IS / IT group at HEB, this position was primarily designed to bridge the gap between Store Operations and Corporate IT. My concentration was in the POS / Self-Checkout area. With a previous career position in Store Operations, it was a natural fit as I understood the needs of the internal customer easily.In this job role, I was responsible for the day to day evolution decisions of the POS system running this multi-billion dollar business. Likewise, I lead the charge when it came to making the Self-Checkout decision. During this time frame, HEB produced the best throughput numbers (globally), that the industry had ever seen. Show less

San Antonio, Texas Area

I managed a team of approximately 75 people, who were mostly selected by myself, from within the company to lead a Store Systems Transformation for all of the physical retail locations. This included complete reinvention of all POS systems, all new checkstands, scale management, handheld computers for order entry and inventory, along with new back office accounting automation. Other side projects included personal shopping systems as well as several continuous improvement programs.New… Show more I managed a team of approximately 75 people, who were mostly selected by myself, from within the company to lead a Store Systems Transformation for all of the physical retail locations. This included complete reinvention of all POS systems, all new checkstands, scale management, handheld computers for order entry and inventory, along with new back office accounting automation. Other side projects included personal shopping systems as well as several continuous improvement programs.New store openings and major remodels were also a delivery task for my department. As such, any and all in store systems were coordinator / deployed / installed / monitored by my team of folks. We were the link between Store Operations and the IT department.Along with each of these initiatives, I was given specific budget parameters to work within and deadline goals. All of these major projects were always delivered successfully, ahead of scheduled, and under budget.As a volunteer position, My team and I executed the yearly HEB Service Awards, which honors all employees reaching increments of 5 years of service. This included the coordination of many banquets, dinners, and gifts for the recipients. Show less

San Antonio, Texas Area

Managed a team of 9 Store System Specialist, who were geographically located to support various regions of the company. This team was responsible for day to day technology needs of the stores (both hardware, software, installation, & remodel)... inclusive of managing new store staging / installation / training needs. This team would lead the store construction crew from a physical perspective as well as, they would coordinate the data feeds and retrievals, in order to achieve timely "go-live"… Show more Managed a team of 9 Store System Specialist, who were geographically located to support various regions of the company. This team was responsible for day to day technology needs of the stores (both hardware, software, installation, & remodel)... inclusive of managing new store staging / installation / training needs. This team would lead the store construction crew from a physical perspective as well as, they would coordinate the data feeds and retrievals, in order to achieve timely "go-live" dates. Show less

Corpus Christi, Texas Area

Victoria, Texas Area

Held various roles within the stores, inclusive of several department manager positions. Duties included order replenish and stocking, periodic inventories, accounting and cash balancing, and management of teams that were around 100 in size.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

This job experience was mostly volunteer. Through this community, we were able to provide a functioning theatrical house in San Antonio that would rival any house on Broadway in NYC. As a result of this organization, Broadway did indeed tour through San Antonio, where it previously had not. Additionally, this venue allowed for the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra to have a place to present their craft to the public. Duties included working with the public, one-on-one, to make sure that each… Show more This job experience was mostly volunteer. Through this community, we were able to provide a functioning theatrical house in San Antonio that would rival any house on Broadway in NYC. As a result of this organization, Broadway did indeed tour through San Antonio, where it previously had not. Additionally, this venue allowed for the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra to have a place to present their craft to the public. Duties included working with the public, one-on-one, to make sure that each patron enjoyed a great night out with the new found art scene in San Antonio. There was no job too small or too large, which included seating, old school elevator operations, ticket taking, security, and administration functions. Show less