EDUCATION
University of Texas, Austin
McCombs School of Business (2015)
Masters: Business Administration Mgmt
Texas A&M University, College Station (2010)
Major: Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences –
Tourism Management
Minor: Business Administration
Michelle Chiles
eCommerce Merchandising, Marketing Strategy & Product Management Leader CONTACT
adcdxd@r.postjobfree.com
linkedin.com/in/michellechiles
SKILLSETS
Digital Marketing Optimization Strategy
Site Taxonomy & Navigation
Test and Targeting Mgmt
eCommerce Metrics (RPV, MPV, CVR, AOV)
Customer Behavior Monitoring
Market Interpretation & Action Development
WORK EXPERIENCE
NextGuest Digital (2018-Current) New York, NY
Account Director, Client Success Viceroy Hotels & Resorts, Equinox Hotels, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Lead manager of company’s top revenue-driving and strategic clients, overseeing strategy for Digital Marketing Initiatives (SEM, SEO, Online/Interactive Media ) and Website
Driven annual growth in direct website revenue for Viceroy Hotels & Resorts YTD of +25%, totaling an incremental +$4M
Planned and executed largest Cyber Monday Campaign in Viceroy history, with growth of
$300K in revenue
Successfully project managed $600K multi-property website development across Viceroy portfolio
Lead for the development and presentation of company Knowledge Management Series in Digital Marketing & eCommerce for sessions of 50+ attendees.
Supervise team of 3+ employees managing day-to-day workflows, reporting procedures, and client relationship management
Influenced and created new reporting structure for Account Management organization
Dell Technologies (2016 – 2018) Round Rock, TX
Sr. eCommerce Merchandiser North America Consumer Displays
E2E eCommere manager for Dell Displays category (TVs, monitors, projectors)
Achieved +35% revenue +22% margin Y/Y online for Dell monitor category receiving the Global Vice Chairman’s Award – Dell’s highest employee honor
Lead contributor to Dell branded monitors #1 market share streak
(#1 Worldwide: 18 Years, #1 North America: 5 Years)
Holiday Campaign Lead helping Dell achieve biggest Black Friday in company history
Responsible for end to end Displays category which includes BMS, Strategy, Sales, & more serving as key leader interface between all Dell internal teams
Lead manager for internal search optimization, resulting in an incremental $14K in revenue/month
Develop Displays category go-to-market strategy for current product portfolio and new product launches
Analyze market trends and competitive landscape for merchandising gaps and optimization opportunities
Edgecase (2014 – 2016) Austin, TX
Lead eCommerce Strategist Regional Digital Strategy Managed Industries: Technology, Home Goods, Beauty, Educational Supplies, Apparel
Created faceted navigation strategy for a portfolio of 20+ retailers – drove incremental revenue of +$7M
Conducted market analysis for the optimization of client go-to-market strategy for faceted navigation and taxonomy
Key driver for strategy tool technology development - managed from idea creation through execution
Liaison between client and UX/IT team for development of technology features and enhancements
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
NextGuest Digital
Silver Adrian Award – Viceroy Spring Campaign
(2019)
Dell Technologies
Vice Chairman’s Award (2017)
(Highest Global Consumer Award @ Dell)
Quarterly Top Performer Award (2017, 2018)
EXPERTISE
E2E eCommerce Site Mgmt & Strategy
Product Merchandising, Sales, & P&L Mgmt
Campaign / Event Planning & Marketing
Vendor / Brand Relationship Mgmt