Christian C. Villalobos

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South San Francisco, CA 94108

650-***-**** Cell 209-***-**** Home

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• Have worked in all aspect of retail (sales, KH, AM, VM, GM, and DVM).

• Was part of the opening management team of two big box locations in downtown SF (Niketown, Old Navy 4th &Market), both 30 million + locations.

• As GM and DVM presented training workshops to DM’s, GM, VM, and Visual specialist.

• Have managed a team of 6 associate managers and 100 + stock and sales associates.

Gap Inc. District Visual Manager City, East Bay, South Bay 10/10/10 – 05/11/11

• Partner directly with 3 district managers and 1 regional manager to ensure 8 of the top 50 stores in the company achieve an AT (above target) consistently. Focusing on visual merchandising and driving results through product placement.

• 8 stores generating a total of 75 million in annual sales.

• Partner directly with store director and senior brand manager at Flood Building (flag ship store, 22 million, #3 in the company) to ensure store achieves an elevated presentation. Serve as a liaison between corporate and store.

• Host weekly training sessions, focused on VM.

Jcrew Market Visual Merchandising Manager 04/05/10 to 10/01/10

• Oversaw 11 stores in the bay area ensuring consistency and proper interpretation of VM direction.

• Traveled to NY once a month to set up presentation book at a live location.

• Traveled with DM twice a month to ensure market felt consistent and brand appropriate.

• Hosted weekly conference call to gather sales information and identify trends in low/ high sellers and make appropriate product moves.

COACH Inc. Field Visual Manager Northern CA. 08/08/05 to 11/12/09

• Partnered directly with 2 district managers and 1 area manager to ensure all 11 stores in market were covered.

• Support the mapping and execution of floor set in highly complex and flag ship locations.

• Host monthly conference calls with districts to review guideline and ensure key messages are clear.

• Travel stores to ensure correct presentations and train store staff on visuals/standards.

• Travel once a month with district managers in their markets to maintain an ongoing training and understanding of the VM direction.

• Support the opening of all new stores in market and highly visible locations across the country.

• Support the implementation of flag ship windows at 190 Post.

• Support market in all VM roll outs of props or fixtures.

• Worked with a 20K yearly budget.

• Travel 80%

Gap Inc. Store Brand Coordinator at Flood Building 10/01/04 to 02/18/05

• Oversaw all visual and merchandising presentations of a 24 million dollar flag ship location.

• Directly managed 3 visual managers, as well as inspired a visual team of 12 VM associates to ensure brand standards and operation standards were consistently achieved.

• Managed the planning/execution of all merchandise moves, visual displays, fixture placement, and concept layouts for all sub brands.

• Conducted weekly corporate partner walkthroughs. Partnered with store director and department managers to identify ways to drive sales.

Gap Inc. VM/GM 3rd street Promenade, Santa Monica 12 million flagship 2000 to 2004

Old Navy Women’s sales manager. SF 4th & Market Flag ship. 25 mill dep. 1999 to 2000

Club Monaco Sales to GM 1998 to 1999 1991 to 1996

Nike Town Women’s sales manager. SF Flagship. 10 mill dep. 1996 to 1998