Experience

Maine Department of Transportation
• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Director Maine State Ferry Services

  • May 2023 - Present


The TJX Companies, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• District Manager HomeGoods/HomeSense (TJX)

  • Mar 2020 - May 2023

  Northern New England



Target

• Mexico
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• District Senior Director

  • 2011 - 2019

  Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Multi-unit leader in fast-paced retail environment. Responsible for achieving desired results through employee development and management. Provide vision and leadership to stores through clear messaging, store auditing and coaching. Manage district-wide talent and succession planning process.

• Store Team Leader

  • 2009 - 2011

  South Portland, ME Oversaw all store operations while leading team of nine direct reports and 200 team members. Fostered guest-oriented focus, with emphasis on training and development.

• Store Team Leader

  • 2007 - 2009

  Augusta, ME Responsible for the new store opening. Hired, trained and developed 6 direct reports and 175 new team members. Oversaw all aspects of the business, including operations, profit and loss management, performance management and loss prevention

• Human Resources Executive

  • 2004 - 2007

  Bangor, ME Implemented corporate human resources policies and initiatives for the store. Managed employment brand and addressed employee relations concerns in each store averaging from 150 to 200 employees and management personnel.



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Surface Warfare Officer/Officer In Charge NROTC

  • 2002 - 2004

  University of Maine, Orono, ME Associate Professor of Naval Science at the University of Maine responsible for leading the NROTC college program to commission over 40 men and women into the US Navy and Marine Corp.

• Surface Warfare Officer/Navigator & Weapons Officer

  • 1998 - 2000

  Norfolk, VA Navigator, USS Hayler and oversaw all navigation to the Mediterranean Sea and passage through the Panama Canal. Weapons Officer, USS Vella Gulf and deployed Tomahawk missiles during the Kosovo Campaign.