Manager Project

Mitchell Skowronski

*** ****** *****, ************ **** 43147

614-***-**** . Mobile 812-***-**** . ***********@***.***

Executive Profile

Accomplished retail operations executive qualified for a Senior Management

position with a company demanding expertise in all aspects of management

from driving sales and targeting new business opportunities, to effectively

managing crises and successfully turning around declining operations.

Professional Experience

Schottenstein-Bernstein Capital Group LLC. Columbus, Ohio

2008-Present

Operations Manager-Senior Lead Consultant

As the Operations Manager and Senior Lead Consultant, serve as the Project

Lead and liaison between the Firm and its' retail and banking clients.

. Project Manager responsible for all Store Openings, Store

Closings, Special Events and Sephora Installations for JC Penney

Company.

. Lead a team of 100+ consultants in the successful wind down of

Mervyn's LLC. Over one billion dollars in inventory liquidated in

ten-week timeframe.

. Created specific sale methodologies for Penn Traffic Stores,

Supervalu's Biggs Stores, and Albertsons LLC.

. Designed and executed a strategic store closing plan for Ritz

Camera allowing them to concentrate on growing their core store

base while exiting bankruptcy.

Taylor Baskin Design Inc. in association with SB Capital Group LLC. Great

Neck, NY 2000-2008

Lead-Independent Contract Consultant

As an independent contract consultant, served as Project Manager on

strategic and highly visible projects, including inventory valuations,

asset disposition, business restructuring, client relocations, and

bankruptcy liquidations.

. Participated in the largest retail bankruptcy in history.

Liquidated several K-mart stores, delivering one of the highest

returns on assets chain-wide.

. Supervised the profitable withdrawal of Service Merchandise from

the Indianapolis, Indiana market.

. Directed the final closing sale of Frank's Nursery and Crafts in

Indianapolis Indiana, Fort Wayne Indiana, and Philadelphia

Pennsylvania. Finished with the highest sales return on assets

nation-wide.

. Lead the closing of thirty plus Albertson's LLC grocery stores in

the Denver Colorado, Northern California, and Orlando Florida

markets.

. Lead the profitable restructuring of Brook Mays Music Group from a

retail music store to a business model based on school instrument

rental.

Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Bloomington, Indiana 1998-2000

General Manager

As General Manager, had direct Profit/Loss responsibility as well as

control of all merchandising, operational, financial, marketing and

membership functions in a wholesale club.

. Increased club sales 10% to $42 million.

. Increased paid membership base by 11%.

. Increased profitability by 70%.

. Reduced associate turnover by 39%.

. Reduced selling and administrative expenses by $4 million.

. Reduced shrinkage from .23% to .13% of sales.

Hills Department Stores Inc. Roanoke, Virginia 1996-1998

Market Manager

As Market Manager directed all sales, merchandising, operational, and human

resource training in a fourteen-store district.

. Improved sales and profit performance in all fourteen locations by

3%-8% respectively.

. Developed and implemented a standardized internal audit program to

measure individual unit operational and financial controls.

. Recruited and trained General Managers, Assistant Store Managers

and Department Managers for the District.

Venture Stores Inc. St. Louis, Missouri 1986-1997

General Manager 1995-1997

As General Manager, had direct Profit/Loss responsibility and was

accountable for all merchandising, human resource, and operational

activities within the business unit.

. Developed a new store setup program to reduce merchandise lead

times and staffing requirements providing a cost savings of

$50,000.

. Restored a struggling business unit to profitability by reducing

expenses and shrink for a total savings of $636,000.

. Successfully executed a liquidation strategy ahead of schedule

saving $100,000.

. Received Distinguished Customer Service Award based on customer

survey results.

Regional Merchandise Manager 1993-1995

As Regional Merchandise Manager, was a liaison between the corporate office

and store group. Developed communicated and administered company

initiatives with a total sales volume of $600 million.

. Coordinated the successful introduction into the Texas market by

simultaneously opening sixteen locations throughout Dallas and

Houston.

. Developed specific micro-marketing initiatives for the Texas

market that zeroed in on home and leisure categories. These

initiatives produced an additional $4 million in incremental

sales.

. Worked with McKinsey consultants to develop a five year marketing

plan for Venture stores just after its split from May company.

. Re-engineered the replenishment process by introducing and testing

Symbol technology, reducing labor cost by 30%.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration University of

Missouri-Columbia

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