Experienced retailing professional comfortable in retail operations or merchandising. Customer service oriented team builder. Analytical with excellent negotiation skills.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
Staples	(Confidential)	10/2005 - 5/2008

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
University of Tennessee	Marketing/Finance	1974	Bachelor Degree

TYPE	TITLE	URL	DESCRIPTION
Magazine	Retailing Today	media url	Weekly trade magazine.
Magazine	Chain Store Age	media url	Trade magazine.
Magazine	Home Channel News	media url	Trade magazine
Website	AOL Finance	media url	Business news

Highlights:

Allied Stores Executive Development Program Walton Institute of Retailing Staples Mamagement Development Conference

Companies I like:

Macy's, Kohl's, Publix

Business Development
Strategic Planning
Organizational Process Design
Reporting
Balance Sheet Responsibility
Microsoft Office
Bookkeeping
Presentation Skills
Business Writing Skills
Design Organizational Process
Business Analysis
Balance Sheet Repsonsibility
Sales Interpretation
P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership

• Retail Management
• Retail

Incerased sales from -10% to 14.4% comp increase over LY in 11 months. Entire management staff was promoted to other management positions.