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Santa Ana, California, United States

Responsible for establishing and executing strategic and tactical objectives to ensure the overall growth and financial health of the business. Looking to drive robust growth through an excellent group of talented associates focused on exceptional patient experiences.Lead daily operations, revenue & profit growth through highly executed performance, on point marketing programs and strong relationships with our optometric and medical teams.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

While supporting all efforts in the field to drive retail excellence, I am a champion of our customer experience initiatives, driving the blueprint of our global strategies as we align them to our US initiatives.• Partner cross functionally with all internal teams to identify business gaps, creating and instituting comprehensive business practices to drive positive growth and consistency across the brand• Discover and implement feasible business solutions for all key stakeholders including Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, IT, Bi and Field Operations• Implement and oversee key go-to-market projects to impact store operations, systems integration and long term business direction

United States

Major Responsibilities:Selected to build, define and develop the role to oversee and support overall business growth and operations of more than 75+ store locations within our large Ownership Group Network. Developed and implemented business strategies by collaborating with franchisees and regional managers. Responsible for driving sales, decision making, budget management, merchandising management, contract management, training & development, business communications and presentation of financial analyses and overall performance management.Key Accomplishments:• Increased Profit 7% by developing and implementing effective business strategies including ROI & cost analyses• Opened/transferred 30+ new store locations by creating processes and coordinating successful support teams• Generated $3MM in sales revenue by designing and implementing large scale rollouts of Supply Chain, POS system and Operating System for largest ownership groups• Transitioned failing business into profit centers by implementing rigorous business strategies as well as overseeing and managing transfer of ownership• Created effective onboarding/training programs to recruit and train talented teams, driving improved productivity, operational efficiencies and stellar customer service• Collaborated cross-functionally with development, legal, marketing, analytics and product teams to streamline business operations and develop benchmarking and analytic tools, creating optimal business conditions for franchisees

Major Responsibilities:Collaborating on key initiatives to maximize brand performance. Creating and implementing strategic techniques to create territory franchise director onboarding process, working with all new recruited associates for franchise field team to mentor and train them. Performing various duties including business plan development, franchise overall management, sales driving initiatives management, business results analysis, and local store marketing /team development.Key Accomplishments:• Received company’s highest honor Luxottica Retail’s Entrepreneurial Characteristic Award• Generated average sales volume of $1.33MM per store as compared to rest of the brand $850K by streamlining and overseeing 39+ stores' operations in Midwest region• Improved franchise agreement renewal rates by redesigning and organizing franchise agreement renewal process• Decreased 15% number of store closures by creating and facilitating a high risk renewal process• Increased compliance in refreshing the fleet of stores by redesigning and executing the store refresh/remodel process• Improved business break even ramp up time by developing new franchisee onboarding program

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Major Responsibilities:Delivering effective performance in managing overall corporate store business and franchise operations for the Midwest Region of 9 corporate and 35 franchise stores to ensure profit growth and efficiency, developing robust methods to recruit a high caliber team of store managers and optometrists, performing multiple duties including profit/loss management, operations management, team development, contract management, and real estate/lease negotiation, managing overall corporate store operations including oversight of key industry KPI’s, ongoing peer development, and associate coaching management, developing and executing strategic business plans by collaborating with franchisees. Key Accomplishments:• Increased 3% to 12% annually top line sales through strategic sales training and associate development• Augmented 10% exam count through digital and direct mail marketing• Improved company’s revenue and profit by reducing expenses and effective profit/loss management

• Engaged with 35 franchisees on all levels of business operations & development, people development, P&L management and profitability• Achieved 10 straight years of positive comp sales growth

Upper Midwest Region

• Responsible for all operational needs of a 17 store region, including direct P&L responsibilities, store leader and associate development, optometric relations and Visual & Product Merchandising• Drove highest level of success in all corporate KPI's: Sales, Profit, other key industry metrics

Minnepolis, Mn

• Developed and implemented a Training Store concept where new associates, store managers and franchisees would develop skill and business acumen, learn the POS system, visual and product merchandising and inventory management

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