Thomas Dean Hughes **** Duneville St. Apt. ***

acep4j@r.postjobfree.com Las Vegas, NV. 89118

702-***-**** – Home

702-***-**** – Cell

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Possess innovative and analytical characteristics. I have excellent communication skills and able to interact with all levels of management and the public. I am well acquainted with deadlines in a high pressure work environment. I take charge of situations and deliver profitable results, as well as being detail minded and result oriented. I do not mind traveling on a moments notice. I am multi-tasked and easily adapt to change.

SKILLS

* Policy and Procedure * Organization and Planning *Customer Service *Marketing. Personal initiative, integrity and a detailed working knowledge are the foundation for superior performance in these key areas:

Analysis * Merchandising & Advertising * Management Training * Coordination of Activities * Professional Relationship Development * Inventory Control * Problem Solving * Scheduling * Goal Setting * Support Staff Development * Forecasting and Budgeting * Financial Statements including Profit and Loss Statements.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Walton Institute of Retailing Certificate

University of Arkansas

RELATED SEMINARS

Classes attended: Management, Budgeting, Accounting, Merchandising, Inventory Control, Negotiating Contracts, HR Instruction and Sexual Harassment Prevention.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Children’s Miracle Network TV Presentation

Battered Women && Children’s Shelter Sponsor/Fundraiser

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Eagle Promotions General Manager

Las Vegas, NV. Jan. 2012 – Feb. 2014

Eagle Promotions is a screen printing company with annual sales in excess of $20 million. My responsibilities included overall operation of the business. I developed and created a budgeting process and put a three year budget plan together. I oversaw all human resource functions, accounting functions, graphic artist functions and shipping/receiving and warehouse functions. Was also responsible for the print shop functions which included 100 employees. Also supervised a staff of 12 sales professionals. My job was eliminated.

Wellcare Pharmacy/Decatur Drug General Manager

Las Vegas, NV. Jan. 2006 – Jan. 2012

Wellcare pharmacy is a full service pharmacy and drugstore. I was responsible for the overall operation of the drug store. Duties included all human resource duties, budgeting and forecasting, P&L management, shipping and receiving, merchandising, ordering, loss prevention, shrinkage control, expense control, training, hiring, staff appraisals and overall visual presentation. The owner sold his pharmacies to CVS and they closed that location and transferred the pharmacy patients to CVS stores and at the same time I accepted the job offer with Eagle Promotions.

Hudson Group Regional Merchandise Manager

Las Vegas, NV. Oct. 2003 – Jan. 2006

I was responsible for the overall operations of 11 stores for the Las Vegas, Nevada area. Duties included budgeting and forecasting, inventory reports, training and recruiting, staffing and appraisals and directing and implementing the company’s merchandising philosophy and visual presentation and I also oversaw a staff of 7 janitorial and maintenance employees. I was also responsible for P&L performance, operations and human resources.

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated Store Manager

Las Vegas, NV. Jan. 1986 – May 2003

My many responsibilities included supervising the daily functions of 400 employees maintaining annual sales volume in excess of $60 million. I was responsible for overall merchandising setup, department location and pricing based upon local market analysis, customer service as well as overseeing back of house receiving/shipping and warehouse organization. I also responded to perpetual inventory reports, conducted daily and weekly meetings. Received store of the year award in 1996 out of 800 competitors. Trained new store managers for the corporation. Shrinkage during tenure ranged from .13 to .35.