Provide strategic leadership and executional oversight of day-to-day business operations. Enhance operational efficiencies through development and refinement of business process flows. Improve profitability through elevated accountability on key job metrics. Perform all HR functions, including creation of new incentive plans and annual employee review process. Conduct analysis and implementation of new business opportunities that leverage both competencies and resources.

Lead all financial, legal, and operational functions of global brand licensing company generating $750M in retail sales in 100+ countries. Responsible for all Financial Reporting & Analysis, Budget Planning & Forecasting, Operational & Supply-Chain Management, Expense Control, Wholesale Distribution, Digital Commerce, and Legal Matters. Conduct acquisition analyses and provide support to 55+ licensees worldwide across diverse portfolio of brands.Develop company-wide annual and long-range financial plans.Manage cash flow, a/p, a/r and all other accounting functions for 3 business divisions.Drove financial and operational structure of performance-based brand acquisition and launched wholesale and e-commerce platforms for three brands, improving gross margin 14%. Prepared all due diligence documentation for sale of company and served as primary point of contact with parent company/owners and investment bankers.

Helped transition $50M wholesale footwear and apparel business to highly profitable license model with operating margins near 70% and played key role in $91M sale of company in 2007. Handled all financial aspects of merger with a Canadian-based company to create a more diversified portfolio of brands, increasing revenues 159% and growing EBITDA 253%.

Manage all operational aspects of $50M company consisting of several apparel & footwear brands in the action sports industry. Responsible to direct and oversee Sales Planning & Forecasting, Inventory Control, Logistics/Supply-chain Management, and Customer Service.

Responsible for managing category & departmental business plans for $450M Mens Division and executing financial, promotional, and transitional pricing strategies through use of trend and historical data. Developed quarterly and seasonal dollar and unit sales/inventory plans for Men’s footwear for 4,500 store chain. Forecasted sales and markdowns on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis. Implemented promotional, transitional, and liquidation pricing strategies for all Men’s footwear departments. Created and maintained accurate sku forecasts by recommending receipt adjustments, cancellations, or repurchases.