Experience

CBI Connect

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Client Engagement

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  · Lead all facets of client engagement · Build trusted relationships with Executive Leadership and and among cross-functional stakeholders · Lead a variety of complex client engagements and serve as project manager for the entire to ensure that successful roll-out/launch/completion of projects · Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs · Lead Service Delivery team of six Network, Systems, Cyber Security, A/V Engineers and Procurement Manager · Manage back-end client operations including reporting and analysis on billable utilization metrics, negotiations with vendor contract renewals · Manage back-end office operations including HR (salary benchmarking, recruitment, cost/benefit analysis of HRIS systems, employee benefits review); Corp Dev (cap table management platforms, ESOPs) Show less



BB Dakota, Inc.

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Manager, Off Price & International Business Development

  • Feb 2018 - Jun 2019

  · Managed $10M annual business · Improved gross profit margin of off price division by +20-30% · Implemented sales and merchandising strategies that increased quarterly and annual sales revenue · Strengthened relationships with accounts through identifying product opportunities and creating custom product assortments · Created bottoms up annual, quarterly, monthly budgets and forecasts · Developed monthly Inventory Analysis Reports and presented key findings, selling strategies, updated sales forecasts and blended gross profit margins by account to executive leadership team (CEO, CFO, EVP) · Launched quarterly merchandise product programs for key accounts · Worked alongside EVP of Global Sales to identify strategic partnership opportunities with international distributors and licensees Show less



Splendid and Ella Moss, a division of VF Corporation

• Sales Manager, Off Price & International Sales and Business Development

  • Dec 2013 - Aug 2017

  · Identified opportunities for strategic relationships with partners in key international markets across three brands · Grew existing business by 17% with wholesale, distribution and retail licensing partners in EMEA, Latin America, Canada, and Australia · Developed and managed against annual sales plans and forecasts · Worked closely with Merchandising and Product Development teams to develop exclusive product for international partners · Worked with Merchandising and Product Development to create quarterly Off Price capsule programs · Selected for VF Corporation's Top Talent Manager Program - this prestigious program recognizes top performing managers who demonstrate high potential to develop into leaders within the organization Show less


Elie Tahari
• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Account Executive, International Sales and Business Development

  • Aug 2010 - 2013

Push
• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Account Executive

  • Sep 2005 - Jan 2009

Muscular Dystrophy Association
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee
• Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2004 - Aug 2005

BSA advertising
• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• Account Coordinator

  • Oct 2003 - Jun 2004