Organizational Leadership & Development * Developed, mentored and promoted 53 teammates to Supervisor, Assistant Manager, Store Manager or to the Corporate Office in 7 years Results-Based Operations Management * Reduced store shrink by 31%, through employee awareness, training and self-audits which lead to additional profit to the bottom line Strategic, Tactical & Operational Planning * Developed award winning (GIA) home store concept and strategic planning for Housewares, Table Top, Small Electrics as Divisional Merchandise Manager P&L Management Focused on Profitability * Doubled Boys and Preschool toy sales twice in seven years by differentiating the department from the competition and introducing 5 Private Toy Brands

Highlights:

• Inventory
• Leadership
• Management
• Merchandising
• Microsoft
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• P&L