Led a team of 350 associates including 12 exempt managers and 28 team leaders in high volume Super Store exceeding $82 million in annual sales. Accountable for overall operations including pharmacy and clinic portfolio, merchandising, project management and leadership, employee performance and engagement, sales and profits.• Delivered an increase of 9% in annual sales year over year which led to an increase of >$15 Million in two years.• Implemented change leadership models to… Show more Led a team of 350 associates including 12 exempt managers and 28 team leaders in high volume Super Store exceeding $82 million in annual sales. Accountable for overall operations including pharmacy and clinic portfolio, merchandising, project management and leadership, employee performance and engagement, sales and profits.• Delivered an increase of 9% in annual sales year over year which led to an increase of >$15 Million in two years.• Implemented change leadership models to meet and exceed Profit and Loss responsibility by driving bottom line improvements in controllable profit exceeding 22%. • Managed healthcare leadership pilot for the company that resulted in >10% increase in both script sales and over the counter sales as well as >15% increase in overall guest loyalty metrics.• Initiated company Leadership Academy rebuild. Researched and developed curriculum, thought based leadership scenarios and training program for exempt level future leaders. • Led cross-functional team to improve profitability of perishable departments. Identified brand presentation strategies, merchandise selection, cross merchandising opportunities, and waste reduction areas that led to profitability improvements of 10-30% per department across 300+ stores.• Championed company pilot store Omnichannel fulfillment models including: Store Pickup, Ship from Store, and Ship to Store, which led to rollouts in 1750+ stores.• Led cross-functional team on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) store implementation. Provided feedback and presented to SVP and C-level leaders on total company impact on instocks, profitability and guest impact. • Recognized for numerous HQ partnership awards for collaborating with merchandising, operational, human resource and supply chain groups to improve category sales, employee engagement, talent development and operational efficiencies.• Designated as a regional training store for Store Managers and Executive Team Leaders. Show less

Led a team of 150 associates including 5 exempt leaders and 12 department managers. Selected for district roles as Operations, Sales and payroll, and Expense leader. Operated as the District and Campus recruiter for 5 college campuses. • Acted as District Liaison; Led conference calls, store visits and took on partnerships to remove roadblocks in struggling stores, which led to an annual payroll savings of $386,000.• Directed Largest Scope Company Remodel: Led store and construction… Show more Led a team of 150 associates including 5 exempt leaders and 12 department managers. Selected for district roles as Operations, Sales and payroll, and Expense leader. Operated as the District and Campus recruiter for 5 college campuses. • Acted as District Liaison; Led conference calls, store visits and took on partnerships to remove roadblocks in struggling stores, which led to an annual payroll savings of $386,000.• Directed Largest Scope Company Remodel: Led store and construction teams through a seamless $6 million remodel and was recognized for delivering a $9 million sales increase for the year, a 30%+ increase month over month and returning $180,000 in unused expenses. • Led turnaround effort to increase total store operational metrics by over 20%. Recognized for bringing store from bottom 5% to top 5% store in 60 unit group. • Recognized as a Top Performer quarterly by District Leaders and Group VP for top sales results, district partnerships, and developing top talent within the region. • Achieved 99% Leadership upward feedback from direct reports on annual anonymous employee satisfaction survey.• Led Rx turnaround strategy that resulted in taking Pharmacy from a bottom 10 store in the region to a Top 5 of 450 stores for sales, generating new business and guest service metrics. • Managed district recruiting efforts that translated to 100% intern conversion hiring and reduced executive level turnover by 25%. Show less

Responsible for running the logistics process in an 80+ million dollar Target Store. District Resource responsible for increasing total logistics operations by over 5% in less than 9 months. Led a team of more than 250 team members.

Responsible for leading the perishable deparment managers as well as total store team to drive controllable profit and manage expenses. Was responsible for testing and improving overall Deli and Bakery profitability for Target Corp. by testing multiple prototypes and providing candid feedback to HQ partners. Increased gross margin and controllable profit by over 15% and helped roll out P09 Super Target Prototype to company. Led a team of more than 180 team members.

Worked on further developing cancer fighting drugs and antibiotics that are currently on the market. Worked individually on a project specifically targeting antibody production and development of human, goat, mouse, and rat IGM and IGG. Used various methods of chromatography, electrophoresis, and reagent purification.