Nick Bruschetto Email & Phone Number

Washington, United States

North Seattle

Being a Store Director has been an amazing experience and honestly the most fun I've had during my 20 years with Target. I have developmentally created lasting leadership qualities that will continue with me for years to come in order to make any work I do successful.On a daily basis I lead an average of 200 team members to maximize profitability, sales, margin, guest experience and deliver a great looking store. Develop my executive and store teams to run a successful business. My main focus and overall success has been due to connecting quickly to my teams through encouraging collaboration, rewarding great results and helping them through learning opportunities when the time is right. Roles and Responsibilities:-Own and champion the entire brand presentation of my store team and the store itself -Spearhead all new initiatives and rollouts to the team-Manage a team of 150-500 team members at any one time -Work to attain maximum profits, return on investment, market share, guest goodwill and team member satisfaction-Uphold the quality and productivity of every aspect of my store-Direct all innovative merchandising, operational and personnel functions-Act as leader responding to guest and team member concerns, as well as opening and closing the store and ensuring all Target property and personnel are safe and secure-Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis, sole owner of all payroll for store -Work extremely well under pressure to meet short and urgent deadlines -Inspire and motivate my team to ensure high performance as well as a fun and engaging store environment

North Seattle Metro

Bellingham, Washington Area

My goal in Logistics was to build my skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary team. As an Executive Team Leader Logistics I managed the day-to-day operations of the logistics team (early morning/overnight and backroom teams) I did this by doing the following.-Utilize state-of-the art technology to manage the receiving processes-Freight flow and replenishment transition, productivity results and backroom inventory-Develop your team by ensuring proper training and certifications are completed-Supervise my team to ensure the safety and efficiency of the entire operations was focused on each day-Recruit, select and develop and retain talented team members for future leadership opportunities by organizing all development of team members and team leaders through training and feedback-Ensure great guest service by interacting with guests and team members -Strategic planner for space management and replenishment to sales floor -Directed a team of 70 team members and 3 team leaders within the Logistics work center -Oversaw the Facilities Management work center and the Store Facilities Technician which maintains all technical facets of the building-Helped to train and promote new-in-role Executive Team Leads within the building for peer store locations-Director of all shipments coming in and out of store on a daily basis Recognition and Achievements: -Selected as top performer during 2013 4th quarter for improvement made to work center and store overall sales comps-Maintained consistent 100% green operations metrics since taking on position in June 2013

Greater Seattle Area

-Selected as one of 8 Executive Managers to open Seattle City Target, a new company initiative-Set up, organized and directly supervised a security team consisting of 10 individuals along with 10 Seattle Police Officers through feedback and recognition-Drafted scheduling and special event planning initiatives to strategically plan for worse case scenarios for both store teams and guests-Created Target's City Target vendor badge program which is now in affect at all City Target locations around the nation, including Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Portland-Partnered with Seattle Police to improve Seattle's Pike Place Market down town district, helped to stop drug use within market perimeter by increased security and police presence at strategic times through out work week and weekends-Aided Executive peers with creating City Targets first ever "Best Practices" otherwise known as policies and procedures that would later be used by future City Target projects in the nation -Strategically planned store design layout and security design layout in partnership with key head quarters partners, staffed entire store, helped mentor and promote team leaders into executive staff, managed all training specific to my team and that of the Seattle Police officers -Achieved operational excellence for store and Assets Protection team metrics, recognized by Regional Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Gregg Steinhafel-Performed monthly safety and security analysis to evaluate trending risks within community, security financial analysis to evaluate budget spending and control budget spending to improve overall metrics and work center performance on a daily basis-Selected as Seattle District Resource for all Assets Protection Teams for both Seattle district and City Target Assets Protection Teams, included training new security teams, helping to promote new in role executive interns, create operational best practices and improve them as needed

Bellingham, Washington Area

-Strategically focused on the safety and security of more than 200 employees and all guests by oversight of physical security of building and premises-Focused on reduction in operational shortage through team leadership and management of $80 million dollar store-Improved overall shortage from 1.35% to .95% which was the top score in Seattle District 157, along with improving all Assets Protection metrics such as shortage indicator from 70% yellow to a consistent green 95%-Identification, assessment, and mitigation of threats of violence, external and internal-Acted as liaison between store and locale law enforcement. Partnerships included Bellingham Police, Blaine Police, Ferndale Police, Lummi Nation Police and Homeland Security due to being close to Canadian border line-Helped drive 20% comp in sales in 2011 which lead Seattle District 157 and Group 198 all year long-Developed strong safety culture maintaining 96.9% safety index score, leading Seattle District 157-Maintained strong sales with new PFresh (Produce) area, leading Group 198 in total food sales at an incredible $2 million dollars-Nominated by Group Team Leader as Group 198 Top Performer-Helped prepare sister store for Region Director Head Quarter visit where I was given recognition for global leadership and development of self and peers with district-Selected as one of 9 Executives to open new Seattle City Target, a new company initiative

Lynden Washington Area

-Focus on mission to protect lives and property from the adverse effects of fire, medical emergencies and exposure to hazardous conditions created by man or nature-Specific job duties included:-Advanced life support services which followed current county protocols-Patient transports to and from city limits-Emergency Management, specific focus on disaster relief and major even planning for the city of Lynden-Emergency Medical Services serving the City of Lynden-Fire Operations Strategies focused on fire rescue, fire deterrence, basic life support services-Fire house operations mainly focusing on fire resource management, equipment management, new staff direction, scheduling and crew training-Community engagement through fire house tours and community learning seminars/safety education such as CPR classes, AED instruction, outdoor burning information and laws

Ferndale Washington Area

-Focus on mission to protect lives and property from the adverse effects of fire, medical emergencies and exposure to hazardous conditions created by man or nature-Focus on mission to protect lives and property from the adverse effects of fire, medical emergencies and exposure to hazardous conditions created by man or nature-Specific job duties included:-Advanced life support services which followed current county protocols-Patient transports to and from city limits-Emergency Management, specific focus on disaster relief and major event planning for the city of Ferndale-Emergency Medical Services serving the City of Ferndale-Fire Operations Strategies focused on fire rescue, fire deterrence, basic life support services-Fire house operations mainly focusing on fire resource management, equipment management, new staff direction, scheduling and crew training-Community engagement through fire house tours and community learning seminars/safety education such as CPR classes, AED instruction, outdoor burning information and laws

Burlington, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Organized retail crime investigations

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Sciences, Humanities, Business

Cum Laude

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Business, Sociology And A Minor In Anthropology