Experience

Harbor Freight Tools

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Division Vice President, Retail Operations

  • 2023 - Present

  I have the opportunity to support our Retail Analytics, Retail Controls/Work Force Management, Retail Strategy and Loss Prevention teams.

• Senior Director - Retail Strategy

  • 2022 - 2023



RaceTrac

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President Of Merchandising

  • 2019 - 2021

  Oversaw selection, sourcing, negotiation, retail strategy, space planning, demand planning, and back-office management as well as keeping stores in supply of all of company product offers. Led category management, food programs, and merchandising solutions groups, overseeing all aspects of in-store merchandise products and programs. Cultivated in-depth understanding of CPG life cycle, inventory turns management and carrying costs, and pricing strategies as well as special execution to ensure peak operations at all times. Worked to understand consumer decision tree and how to match assortment, retail, and space decisions to align offers to consumer purchase habits. Show less

• Executive Director of Merchandising and Supply Chain

  • 2017 - 2019

  Maintained responsibilities over packaged offers and systems. Gained oversight of internal product distribution serving as third arm of company’s larger product management process (other arms identified as wholesalers -- McLane and Sysco -- and direct store delivery product suppliers). Oversaw sourcing, acquisition, distribution, and profitability of all products inside all locations. Led and supported internal merchandising/category management team of 36 employees as well as supply chain organization consisting of 16 corporate team members and geographically-remote direct warehouse teams (additional 80 employees). Show less

• Executive Director of Merchandising

  • 2013 - 2017

  Assumed responsibilities for all packaged goods categories as well as systems teams (in addition to food programs responsibilities). Ensured performance of all inside sales programs within stores. Led sourcing, acquisition, distribution, and profitability of all products inside locations (9,000 SKUs annually). Instituted new competencies within organization around space management and demand planning as well as technical project team within merchandising solutions group. Led and supported internal category management team of 50 employees consistently and steadily driving retail business forward. Show less

• Executive Director of Food Programs and Offers

  • 2011 - 2013

  Created department, outlined roles and responsibilities, and brought in mixture of external talent and internal promotions to create high-functioning team to close gaps. Retained food categories in subsequent roles. Designed and built department around three key focus areas to support furthering company’s strategic goals around growing successful food service business: food service categories (fresh food, fresh bakery, hot foods, and frozen yogurt); product implementation (devoted to managing large-scale food programs and fixtures projects); and quality assurance (dedicated to ensuring food’s quality and safe handling remained primary operations focus through training and inspections). Set strategic direction for new product development, packaging, and equipment design. Show less

• Director of Special Projects

  • 2011 - 2012

  Served as director of corporate project management office responsible for driving project portfolio of around 25 major company initiatives at any given time. Directed team of 13 total reports (one senior manager, five project managers, and seven analysts). Designed and implemented SharePoint project portfolio tracking system from which team could report on project progress, budget management, and department bandwidth availability. Implemented process for quarterly skills assessments to determine gaps on team to allow staff to design dedicated development plans and business unit exposure for department as whole. Show less

• Senior Manager of Strategic Planning

  • 2010 - 2011

  Centralized planning and program management for division level activities utilizing the Kaplan-Norton system of strategic management:- Implemented a strategy map reflecting our internal objectives and the expected results in both our consumer and financial perspectives.- Developed and tracked a balanced scorecard for the RaceTrac division of RPI- Member of RaceTrac division executive committee managing the divisional strategy and supporting initiatives

• Special Projects - Project Manager

  • 2008 - 2010

  Responsible for handling process improvement projects relating to all aspects of operations. Duties typically include: - Setting deadlines and assigning responsibilities- Monitoring and summarizing progress of multiple projects- Requirements Gathering for various business initiatives- Implementation of IT solutions- Proposal and charter recommendation in C-Level committee meetingsSpecific Project Experience:Lawson HRIS Project Management Experience- Employee Self Service (over open Internet)- LSF9 Environment Upgrade- 9.0 Applications and complete hardware upgradeImplemented an Applicant Tracking System (Kronos) for a 4500+ employee corporation (both store positions and design for requisition based system)Implemented a new email platform (Outlook) into a 280+ location retail chain, including all IT coordination and training of field personnel Initiated and provided oversight on a logistics project to introduce daily delivered fresh food and packaged products to RaceTrac stores Annually acted as a mentor to a cross functional team of interns on how to plan and implement a company level initiative that was presented to our senior executive team (2008-2010) Show less



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Non Commissioned Officer

  • 1999 - 2004

  Intelligence Analysis and classified program management at the Top Secret level and above. Intelligence Analysis and classified program management at the Top Secret level and above.