ROBERT SALINAS
**** *** ****** **. #***, Celebration FL 34747
210-***-**** ****************@*****.***
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration
Webster University
Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Marketing – Honors College
The University of Texas at San Antonio
EXPERIENCE
Walt Disney World Guest Experience Manager- Orlando, FL January 2015 – Present
Disney’s Hollywood Studios Merchandise: Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge; Hollywood Boulevard; Animation Courtyard
Lead the Disney Parks top-grossing merchandise area, surpassing $50 million in less than one fiscal year, seeing average revenue grossing $300K-$400K a day
Oversee training by establishing operating guidelines, promoting internally and maintaining operational standards across all levels
Extensive knowledge to lead and train inventory management strategies, using company data to monitor operational needs and build new reporting for area business acumen
Established development plan for future leaders, seeing a continuous promotion rate of almost 60% at any point with given team of direct-report supervisors
Expert and liaison for scheduling, workload, and labor needs through several teams ranging in a direct-report base of over 250-300 hourly employees at a time
Created sales plans, visual strategies, revenue goals, and inventory strategies as part of the opening team for Toy Story Land merchandise operations, becoming the highest revenue-grossing merchandise carts on WDW property
Built the global park vending merchandise operation, creating an area that saw $1 million in revenue alone for its first year
Lead monthly safety meetings, executive safety walks, and new safety checklists to decrease OSHA recordable incidents to record-numbers, winning the area Safety yearly award
Introduced beverage sales in main entrance location that increased per cap by over 20% for the year
Disney University Facilitator, leading classes up to 90 participants through global company orientation classes to management fundamental classes
Nordstrom Retail Management Internship - San Antonio, TX February-December 2014
Nordstrom’s Internship Project Program Winner with a marketing strategy focused on social media
Team Leader experience in wholesale division Nordstrom Rack
Lead commission-based sales team, including specialty-trained stylists, through visual changes and new merchandise releases to improve our PY numbers by 10% in Men’s Furnishings Dept.
ACHIEVEMENTS
WDW 2019 Traditions Facilitator - Disney World Orientation Facilitator Team
WDW Coordinator Leadership Fundamentals Facilitator Team
Post Crisis Leadership Certification – University of South Florida
Hospitality and Tourism Management Certification – Florida Atlantic University
Secondary Market Research Certification