Dedicated, profit-driven Management Professional offering extensive experience in the Home Furnishings and Interior Design industries and broad-based management experience combining administrative, sales and marketing skills in multitasking environments. Strong ability to plan and organize high-level business affairs while maintaining control of financial and human resources. Areas of expertise include:

 

  Sales Administration

  Operations Management

  Retail Showroom Management

  Human Resources

  Recruiting, Hiring and Training

  Organizational Planning

  Store Planning and Development

  Team Building

  Merchandising and Visual Display

  Business Development

  Advertising and Sales Promotion

  Marketing and Product Launch

  Buying and Vendor Relations

  Interior Design Team Development

  Home Furnishings Importing

  Profit and Loss

  Sales, Gross Margin & Expense Control

  Cost Control and Inventory Management

  Logistics

  Sales Contracts

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LADLOW S FINE FURNISHINGS, Scottsdale, AZ, 2009 2010

General Manager

 

Key Achievements:

• Oversaw full-scope responsibilities for sales management and administration, store operations, advertising and marketing, recruiting, hiring, sales training, distribution and Interior Design team management

 

ROBB & STUCKY LIMITED, LLLP, Scottsdale, AZ, 2004 2008

General Manager

 

Key Achievements:

• Profitably achieved three successive highest volume years in company s history, 2004 2006
• Drove significant gross margin improvement over previous store s history
• Effectively built, developed and directed a dynamic Interior Design Team

 

L. & J. G. STICKLEY, INC, Manlius, NY, 2002 2004

Director of Retail Operations

 

Key Achievements:

• Successfully increased sales by 4% and penetrated Hartford, CT market, 2003
• Valuably upheld high levels of consumer satisfaction by implementing a customer focused sales and service process in every showroom
• Promoted service excellence by recruiting top performing store managers, sales designers and support staff
• Advantageously established a profitable consumer finance program

 

HOMESTEAD HOUSE, INC, Denver, CO, 1997 2002

President / CEO Rocky Mountain & Los Angeles

 

Key Achievements:

• Achieved highest written sales in company s history by increasing sales to $125M in 2000 from $67M in 1997; strategically closed four unprofitable showrooms
• Developed three key vendors to be the largest volume accounts in the country Drexel Heritage, Stickley and Hancock & Moore
• Gainfully improved sales assortment and volume by introducing winning new product lines, including Bernhardt
• Played a solid role in developing Touchstone proprietary brand for upholstery, case goods and accessories
• Lucratively built-up hand-knotted rug program to represent key revenue and traffic source; achieved highest volume in company s history

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SCHNADIG CORPORATION, Des Plaines, IL

Manufacturer s Representative

Key Achievements:

• In under six months, drove sales by sourcing and opening seven new key accounts who floored more than five complete correlate living room settings
• Built strong business relationships while advising dealers on numerous issues, including merchandizing, pricing and marketing their showrooms as well as product ordering and sales training

 

KIRKWOOD INTERIORS / DREXEL HERITAGE HOME INSPIRATIONS, Fresno, CA

General Manager / Partner

 

Key Achievements:

• Successfully launched first DHHI showroom in the West
• Managed all aspects of showroom sales and operations and achieved profitability in second year of operation

 

JOHN BREUNER COMPANY, San Ramon, CA

Senior Vice President Stores

 

Key Achievements:

• Oversaw full-scope responsibilities for all retail sales and operations of 19 showrooms generating $125M in sales
• Successfully launched the 19^th store in East Bay / Stoneridge Mall
• Promoted from stock person through every store position in the company to Senior Vice President

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Fresno, CA

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration Program

 

FRESNO CITY COLLEGE, Fresno, CA

Associate of Arts Degree

 

BABSON COLLEGE

Power Merchandising and Superstores Seminar

 

BATUS

Retail Management / Financial Executives Conference

 

JOHN BREUNER CO.

Interior Design / Larry Lawler Seminar