Roger Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

Store Manager for high volume discount home goods store. Responsible for all aspects of retail operation including but not limited to recruitment, employee management and payroll, merchandising, record keeping, freight and freight management, LP and inventory control, P&L Management and corporate P&P compliance. Serve as District Inventory Captain, Inventory Auditor and District Safety Manager for the Portland Market.

Portland, Oregon Area

Seasonal Store Manager / Assistant Store Manager / Supervisor roles over several seasons. Worked in both Halloween and Christmas stores in the Portland Metro area.

Office Manager for Cascade AIDS Project, the oldest and largest community-based provider of HIV services, housing, education and advocacy in Oregon and Southwest Washington. In charge of physical office space, supply ordering, machine leasing and procurement; recruitment, supervision and training of reception staff and volunteers. Additional responsibilities included training new agency employees in office policy and procedures, telephone, network, office equipment, and software. Setting up physical and IT workstations for new staff, controlling and issuing network permissions, passwords, emails and logins. Troubleshot basic, user level software and hardware issues and partnered with contracted IT specialist on larger IT and networking issues.

Partner with Store Manager in the day to day running of retail location. Full Charge of book keeping, personnel hiring, development, and supervision; Merchandising, stock, and customer relations.

Partnered with Store Manager in the day to day running of retail location. Full Charge of book keeping, personnel hiring, development, and supervision; Merchandising, stock, and customer relations. Organized and ran multi-store set teams for holiday merchandising.

ABO Certified Optician Retail Manager in fast paced, high volume location. Emphasis on employee development and customer service in a very hands-on environment. Duties included supervision of both retail and manufacturing floors. Acted as a "traveling manager" to facilitate training and cover management openings throughout the northwest district. Insurance specialist in charge of troubleshooting and assisting customers with insurance related problems. Opened new, Downtown Portland location with heavy emphasis on marketing. Obtained and hold American Board of Optometry Certification and received numerous customer service awards through both customer interactions and volunteer work with company's Gift of Sight foundation.

Full charge of all Store functions including personnel hiring and development, scheduling, merchandising, local promotions and Public Broadcasting Station affiliation; all banking and book keeping at store level. Served as District Trainer for new management and co-authored companies "Team Management" training program.**COMPANY NOW OUT OF BUSINESS**

Full charge of all store functions including personnel hiring and development, scheduling, merchandising, and all banking and book keeping at store level. **COMPANY NOW PART OF TOYS R US**

Asst. Store Manager in charge of merchandising, receiving, and ordering of product. Part of a three-person management team with duties including supervision and development of personnel, bookkeeping, expenditures, and inventory control.

operator of start-up retail business. Ran all aspects of store including ordering, sales, advertising, and personnel. Merchandising, and record keeping.

COMPANY CLOSED LAST STORE LOCATED IN PETALUMA, CA IN 2/2011.

Medford, Oregon Area