J ohn Halaris

** **** ****** * *********, Ma ****6

abhao5@r.postjobfree.com 508-***-****

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RETA I L OPERAT IONS EXECUT I V E

Professional H ighlights

President / COO / Acting Regional Di rector of Operations / Operations Manager /District

M anager / General Manager

P & L Responsibility / Sales and Ma rketing Leadership /Strategic Planning / Start-ups / Tu rna round

M anagement / Chai rman of the F ranchise Committee

Ent repreneurial Experience /Start-ups : Had the opportunity to join Kabloom LTD. at their beginning phases and

contribute in building the foundations of operations. At the end I was fortunate to become the COO / President of

A nthos Inc. a multi-unit national franchise of Kabloom stores.

I ncreased sales consistently every year : During my long career with Blockbuster I had the ability to capture sales

every consecutive year by providing guidance and support to 32 managers.

Best financial results : During my time with Blockbuster Inc. I was instrumental in building a solid operations team

w hich under my guidance achieved best financial results in a pool of 45 other districts in the North East Zone.

W ith RadioShack achieved twenty times the EBITDA in comparison to the other districts in the market.

Coached and developed several associates towards higher positions : People development is my strength as I

have developed and promoted several associates over the course of my career towards higher positions.

I ncreased profitability and minimized losses: Solid performance in the financial end of the business has earned

me the best financial performance between my peers in all of the companies I have worked for.

Professional Skills

Exceptionally strong people skills. H ighly personable and capable working wi th CEOs, family

cont rolled businesses and major corporate boards.

P roficient in solving problems and implementing solutions under tight deadlines.

Hands –on executive, capable of efficiently managing all levels of budgets.

Expe rienced in franchise and corporate operations.

Very comfortable in managing large geographical areas and multi units.

J ohn Hala r is

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Operations Manager Briley Investments MA/NH 2010-

District Manager Radio Shack, Phoenix AZ 2008-

2009

District Manager Blockbuster Inc. Boston MA 2006-2008

COO/President Anthos Inc. Middletown RI 2002-2006

Multi District Manager Kabloom LTD. Woburn MA 2001-2002

General Manager J.D.Byrider 1999-2001

Education and T raining Background

Newbury College Boston, MA Computer science

Goethe Institute Muenchen A thens, Greece German

• Joe Verde Sales & Management Training 2000

• DM Operations 1998

• Time Quest 1998

• Leadership Academy 1997

• Hir ing for Excellence 1998

• HR Basics 1998

• Managing Payroll and Budgets 1998

Awards and Recognitions

• Little Dutch Boy Award 1999

• Outstanding Financial District Performance

1998

• Make it Happen Performance Award 1997

• Cambridge Who’s Who Registry of Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs

2010

• Member of the Coleman Research Group, I nc.

2008

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