Molly Schmidt Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

-Lead team of business analysts in ongoing relationships with established customers and helped to identify new opportunities with OpsVeda for these customers.- Developed 30 trial project plan for new customers. Oversaw documentation and asset development to support this new business model for OpsVeda- Worked with Solution Factory team to identify key storyboards to deliver in new Juni system.- Led validation efforts in new system deployments- As executive in Greensboro location, I developed personal development program for all staff.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Led a team of business analysts and project managers through a season of great change in GBG.- Optimized reporting to all levels of the business structure to provide clear business shipping picture.- Guided project team through all new business integrations or transitions. - Consulted with upper management and Human Resources on realigning org structure of the Transactional Services group.- Served on the Evolve committee - Corporate initiative to transform GBG business structure- Worked closely with SAP development team on any changes to SAP or Analytics Office reporting.

Greensboro, North Carolina

Assisted in developing the Business Analytics Group within the Transactional Service Group. This new group utilized the exception based reporting tool Ops Veda to push allocation groups and the business in the New York location to resolve risk within the order file.Helped to integrate the Ops Veda tool in the daily order management group so that this team could mitigate risk and maximize shipping.- worked one on one with the developers of Ops Veda to customize the tool to the needs of GBG- trained users on the Ops Veda tool and coached their daily use- developed push reports to executive management that gave a shippable vs non-shippable picture, creating a real picture of where the company is in meeting the financial goal.Served as part of the Project Management new business integration team. Participated in on boarding new businesses including Buffalo Denim, Joes Jeans, BCBG and Spyder Active Sports.- involved in blueprinting the brand’s existing structure- assisted SAP developers in integrating the new businesses needs with the GBG SAP structure and best practices- on-site support of the new business for the actual transition to SAP- training the new business on SAP, Ops Veda and GBG SOPs

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Responsible for daily order management of several brands including Ellen Tracy, Vena Cava, Rachel Zoe and Juicy Couture. Activities included:- Order file updates- Allocation and delivery creation for goods to the customer- Communication with NY sales teamPartnered with GBG team in Panyu China to create an allocation team at that location. Activities included:- Documentation of SOPs- On-site training of the allocation team- Daily remote management of the allocation team

A home based consulting firm specializing in retail design. Project format ranges fromarchitectural production for small specialty stores to complete roll-out programs for major marketretailers. Proficient in AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Excel and Publisher.* Executed architectural site surveys in a number of major malls around the country* Organized document layout and block libraries for major roll-out projects.* Produced architectural documents for multiple retailers ranging from 500 to 3,000square feet.* Worked with European designers to translate design projects to meet standardsof U.S. building codes* Refined storefront design for a major retailer on a store by store basis.

The Board of Directors governs the running and funding of the Carnegie Center for Art & History.* The Carnegie Center is a not for profit museum that celebrates Southern Indiana.* The museum offers free admission for all exhibits as well as special programming forchildren and seniors of the community.* Served on a sub-committee that brought Public Art to the city of New Albany

Responsible for many aspects of the successful fundraiser including the design of event.* Design of invitations and signage.* Recruiting corporate sponsors.* Obtaining silent auction items from local businesses* Assisting in the actual running of the event.* Served as Committee Chairman in 2011

One of three directors responsible for running the entire library on a volunteer basis.* Responsible for recruiting and scheduling 40+ volunteers.* Selected new titles to add to the library.* Maintainined the circulation records of the library* Sat on the Executive Board of Floyds Knobs Elementary.

Managed and implemented design process from initial site survey to production of constructiondocuments for various major market retailers. Responsibilities include design development, storeplanning, production of construction documents, and personnel management.* Responsible for total store planning including fixture design and selection, lightingand electrical layout for retail spaces varying from 2,200 to 3,000 square feet.* Developed and utilized custom fixture library in AutoCAD which accelerated theproduction of architectural construction documents by 50%* Managed 2 person production staff and job site trouble-shooting on 5-7concurrent projects.* Assisted in communication and weekly update of project status with client.* Reduced client cost by nearly 10% per store through effective cost/benefitanalysis.Designer in Building Development; Managed multiple daily projects to meet and beat customer deadlines.* Created full construction documents for commercial office spaces ranging from1,000 to70,000 square feet.* Surveyed existing structures and then input into AutoCAD to create as-builts.* Created facilities management programs for leasing companies.

Greater Chicago Area

Consulted on design issues in a showroom atmosphere to sell furniture and home accessories.Responsibilities included greeting clients, educating clients about products and store history,closing sale and client follow up.* Educated clients about unique furniture and accessories offered and about thestore’s mission.* Conducted in-home design consultations to determine client needs.* Monitored furniture production and delivery to insure client satisfaction.; Responsible in helping children in finding and checking out books.* Aided in the inventory and maintenance of books.

Bs, Interior Design

Activities and Societies: Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority

Bachelor Of Science, Interior Design