Experience

SafeAuto

• United States
• Insurance
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vice President Media

  • Feb 1997 - Jan 2014

  Vice President of Media at Safe Auto Insurance Budget and media planning on a quarterly and yearly basis. Control a 50 million dollar net budget. Brand development. Websight growth. Developed brand strategy Managed in house media buying and analysis system. Out perform the industry in our media buys 3 to 1. Vice President of Media at Safe Auto Insurance Budget and media planning on a quarterly and yearly basis. Control a 50 million dollar net budget. Brand development. Websight growth. Developed brand strategy Managed in house media buying and analysis system. Out perform the industry in our media buys 3 to 1.



Value City Furniture

• Store Manager/Media

  • Mar 1983 - Feb 1997

  Furniture store manager for Value City Furniture. Initially started in sales in 1983. Worked my way to assistant manager within 6 months. Rem,ained assistant manager until March of 1985. Took over store from manager that was moving to supervisory capacity. Managed until 1997. Managed the Columbus West Store from April of 1985 until September of 1985. Stores were self contained so the operation consisted of office staff, sales crew, bookkeeping duties, and delivery/warehouse operations… Show more Furniture store manager for Value City Furniture. Initially started in sales in 1983. Worked my way to assistant manager within 6 months. Rem,ained assistant manager until March of 1985. Took over store from manager that was moving to supervisory capacity. Managed until 1997. Managed the Columbus West Store from April of 1985 until September of 1985. Stores were self contained so the operation consisted of office staff, sales crew, bookkeeping duties, and delivery/warehouse operations. Raised store profits from 8% to 11% immediately. In September I was offered the chance to open the first East Coast store for the Value City chain. Managed 50 people at the store in Baltimore Md. Covered opening expenses faaster than any other store in the chain. Profits grew to as high as 12% on six hundred thousand volume. I was also responsible for the media placement for my store and the department store attached. Moved back to Columbus in 1998 to be closer to home office. Assisted in all of the marketing aspects of the company at home office while running the Columbus West Store. Duties included layout and merchandising of ads, television and radio production, and pre print and newspaper placement. Stayed with Value City until February of 1997. Show less Furniture store manager for Value City Furniture. Initially started in sales in 1983. Worked my way to assistant manager within 6 months. Rem,ained assistant manager until March of 1985. Took over store from manager that was moving to supervisory capacity. Managed until 1997. Managed the Columbus West Store from April of 1985 until September of 1985. Stores were self contained so the operation consisted of office staff, sales crew, bookkeeping duties, and delivery/warehouse operations… Show more Furniture store manager for Value City Furniture. Initially started in sales in 1983. Worked my way to assistant manager within 6 months. Rem,ained assistant manager until March of 1985. Took over store from manager that was moving to supervisory capacity. Managed until 1997. Managed the Columbus West Store from April of 1985 until September of 1985. Stores were self contained so the operation consisted of office staff, sales crew, bookkeeping duties, and delivery/warehouse operations. Raised store profits from 8% to 11% immediately. In September I was offered the chance to open the first East Coast store for the Value City chain. Managed 50 people at the store in Baltimore Md. Covered opening expenses faaster than any other store in the chain. Profits grew to as high as 12% on six hundred thousand volume. I was also responsible for the media placement for my store and the department store attached. Moved back to Columbus in 1998 to be closer to home office. Assisted in all of the marketing aspects of the company at home office while running the Columbus West Store. Duties included layout and merchandising of ads, television and radio production, and pre print and newspaper placement. Stayed with Value City until February of 1997. Show less



American Signature Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• n/a

  • Sep 1977 - Mar 1983



Glicks Furniture

• Columbus Ohio

• Store Manager Value City Furniture

  • Sep 1977 - Feb 1983

  Started in commissioned sales with Glicks. After the first month I was alweays the number one sales person in the sotore and in the top five in the company. Won many awards while in sales. I also was given the added duties of managing the carpet department. Took a department that was doing around five thousand a month in volume and expanded it to fifty thousand a month while selling furniture full time. The department accounted for 25% of the total store volume while occupying 1/17 of the floor… Show more Started in commissioned sales with Glicks. After the first month I was alweays the number one sales person in the sotore and in the top five in the company. Won many awards while in sales. I also was given the added duties of managing the carpet department. Took a department that was doing around five thousand a month in volume and expanded it to fifty thousand a month while selling furniture full time. The department accounted for 25% of the total store volume while occupying 1/17 of the floor space. Show less Started in commissioned sales with Glicks. After the first month I was alweays the number one sales person in the sotore and in the top five in the company. Won many awards while in sales. I also was given the added duties of managing the carpet department. Took a department that was doing around five thousand a month in volume and expanded it to fifty thousand a month while selling furniture full time. The department accounted for 25% of the total store volume while occupying 1/17 of the floor… Show more Started in commissioned sales with Glicks. After the first month I was alweays the number one sales person in the sotore and in the top five in the company. Won many awards while in sales. I also was given the added duties of managing the carpet department. Took a department that was doing around five thousand a month in volume and expanded it to fifty thousand a month while selling furniture full time. The department accounted for 25% of the total store volume while occupying 1/17 of the floor space. Show less