Experience

Church of the Nazarene

• Religious Institutions
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Pastor

  • Oct 2009 - Present

  Oversee all operations and logistics for the church. Craft meaningful messages that resonate with the local community to attract parishioners. Recruit and train volunteers to help support the mission of the church. Manage all fundraising activities, collaborating with community members to create and execute a wide number of different events each year. Steer the mission of the church so as to have the largest possible positive impact in the community. Drove church revenue to its highest point in history by devising engaging fundraising activities and strategies that resonated with people. Significantly increased the size of the congregation and its impact around the local area by better communicating the mission and actively seeking out new members. Show less



The UPS Store

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Retail Store Manager

  • 2009 - 2011

  Developed and implemented strategic plans to optimize sales. Supervised, trained, mentored all staff. Consistently deliver outstanding customer service, working with employees on company best practices to ensure each visitor had a positive experience and to resolve any issues quickly and efficiently.Carefully monitored the store budget to eliminate any wasteful spending. Met or exceed sales goals each year by having a forward thinking and customer focused approach.

• Retail Store Manager

  • 2009 - 2011

  Developed and implemented strategic plans to optimize sales. Supervised, trained, mentored all staff. Consistently deliver outstanding customer service, working with employees on company best practices to ensure each visitor had a positive experience and to resolve any issues quickly and efficiently.Carefully monitored the store budget to eliminate any wasteful spending. Met or exceed sales goals each year by having a forward thinking and customer focused approach.



The Foundry Publishing

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Church Relations Manager

  • 2000 - 2009

  Managed major existing accounts, establishing strong rapports with clients to build lasting partnerships. Sought out and won new business by utilizing strong communication skills and a customer first approach. Built a strong network of contacts to generate sales and increase resources for the church. Greatly increased market awareness of the organization and the product by implementing innovative strategies and proactively responding to customer feedback. Managed major existing accounts, establishing strong rapports with clients to build lasting partnerships. Sought out and won new business by utilizing strong communication skills and a customer first approach. Built a strong network of contacts to generate sales and increase resources for the church. Greatly increased market awareness of the organization and the product by implementing innovative strategies and proactively responding to customer feedback.



Calvary Church of the Nazarene

• Columbus, Indiana, United States

• Lead Pastor

  • 1997 - 2003

  Coordinated church operations, driving the organization to grow the congregation and increase returns on fundraising. Promoted the organization's mission of helping people in the community and beyond. Delivered thoughtful sermons that resonated with the audience. Organized fundraising activities. Built a strong network of contacts to generate sales and increase resources for the church. Greatly increased market awareness of the organization and the product by implementing innovative strategies and proactively responding to customer feedback. Show less



CTW Electrical

• Greenwood, Indiana, United States

• Sales Representative

  • 1996 - 1999

  Connected with current and perspective customers to generate sales, detailing how the products could assist the clients. Collaborated with other employees to effectively grow brand awareness and market share. Performed in the field sales work, visiting businesses and potential customers to generate new sales. Connected with current and perspective customers to generate sales, detailing how the products could assist the clients. Collaborated with other employees to effectively grow brand awareness and market share. Performed in the field sales work, visiting businesses and potential customers to generate new sales.



Genesco

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Retail Sales Manager and Trainer

  • 1989 - 1996

  Handled merchandising and inventory control, ensuring the proper items were stocked and monitoring customer purchasing patterns to understand what was needed and what was not. Monitored expenses to eliminate unnecessary waste and generate the best possible ROI for the company. Recruited, hired, and trained new employees. Handled merchandising and inventory control, ensuring the proper items were stocked and monitoring customer purchasing patterns to understand what was needed and what was not. Monitored expenses to eliminate unnecessary waste and generate the best possible ROI for the company. Recruited, hired, and trained new employees.