Patrick McClintock

VP of Retail Presentation, Design and Marketing

Raleigh, NC

acp20s@r.postjobfree.com - 919-***-****

** ***** ** *****-** retail experience, designing displays, merchandising, training, budgeting, customer

service, opening new markets and renovating older established stores. My job has included writing new

guidelines for presentation while preserving the respective culture of the establishment.

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

VP of Retail Presentation, Design and Marketing

Star Trends Group - Manila, AR - May 2008 to September 2014

There are many stores and events within the STG conglomerate;

UROPA: Chic European Boutique, TOPS: Branded Boutique Chain, Brands USA: Off Price Branded Chain,

The Off Price Show: Fixture and floor plan design Philippines

May-1, 2009-September

• Develops business plans and solutions by partnering, consulting and coordinating with all respective

departments

• Develops project plans depicting merchandise thrust and mix, props, interior floor plans and fixturing.

• Provides supporting collateral materials, i.e.; signage, manikins, furniture, printed literature, with coordinating

timelines and production calendar as per project

• Evaluates store execution of company merchandising programs at business unit level to ensure effectiveness

and identify gaps by conducting store visits per respective location.

• Provides supervision appropriate to concerns in each respective location, i.e.; Appropriate merchandise mix

and accessories, sales associate training on product knowledge, proper presentation and display in keeping

with the company culture and demographic

• Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled, loyal and engaged workforce

by diagnosing capability gaps

• Recruiting, selecting, and developing talent; supporting mentorship, workforce development, and succession

planning; and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent

• Provides merchandising recommendations by consulting with analyzed business objectives and customer

needs; building support for business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing costs and forecasts and

incorporating them into business plans

• Developing demographics for respective areas and coordinating the merchandise mix to better fit the demand

• Monitoring sales and effectiveness of merchandise presentation and visual merchandising while keeping the

company culture in perspective

• Scouting suitable factories, vendors and suppliers and monitoring all sides of production, delivery,

presentation and marketing procedures to create a cohesive support to the company culture and goal

• Developing or designing fixturing and store interior when needed.

DFS, Visual Director-Contracted

DFS - Okinawa - April 2007 to April 2008

Contracted to remodel and retrain a luxury mall. Working with international brands such as Gucci, Prada,

Coach, RL, LV and Tiffany

Visual Director-Contracted

Esprit - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island - May 2006 to November 2006

Contracted to visually trouble-shoot for this international casual clothing company, in a neglected region, Hong

Kong, Australia and New Zealand

Visual Merchant/Designer-Contracted

Alghanim Industries - Kuwait - January 2004 to June 2004

Contracted to train Sales Associates in presentation of luxury clothing, fabrics, furniture and automobiles.

Visual Director/Designer

Stein Mart Inc - Jacksonville, FL - August 1982 to September 2001

Performed as a liaison between Operations, Merchandising, Advertising and the stores

• Opened over 120 stores

• Traveled with all Merchants to coordinate flow of seasonal merchandise

• Plan-o-gram design for flow of luxury merchandise

• Establish seasonal and store opening budgets for signage and visual.

• Created all Merchandising Guidelines and monthly directives

• Scripted and filmed all educational presentations for the company

EDUCATION

BS in Design

Loyola University - New Orleans, LA

September 1974 to June 1978

SKILLS

Fixture, furniture and store design-Monthy store communications and guidelines-Training new hires and

updating all staff members on modern presentation and changes.

LINKS

http://facebook.com/alsatia.pennypacker

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