Daniel (Dan) Johnson - Background on BrightFuse

About Me

I have 13 years of experience as a District Manager/Regional Operations Manager My expertise is in taking an existing operation and making it profitable. I am proficient in financial and operating performance against P&L budget expectations. My previous experience required excellent customer service skills in upscale locations as well as Big Box and Thrift settings. I not only have the ability to lead and facilitate multiple activities and resources concurrently, I can do it in one location or multiple locations. My previous experience required running operations in 48 separate locations so possessing organizational skills and having the ability to set priorities was a must. I have a proven track record for developing, leading and motivating management and their teams in building strong sales and profits while at the same time promoting the personal and professional growth of my employees. I am a hands-on manager who looks at all aspects of my operation to find ways to increase sales, reduce costs and develop people to run the business more efficiently and profitably.

Work Experience

May 1995 - present

charlotte, NC (US)

Retail Consultant / Director of Home Management
Daniel S. Johnson
Sodexo Retail Operations at N.C. A&T State University
• Coordinated the 3 restaurants (Blimpie, Chick-fil-A and an in-house Asian cuisine) so that all were open and ready to serve on time and replenished to keep up with traffic.
• Increased the low overhead beverage part of the business to become 27% of total sales.

Lowes Home Improvement Stores via National Vending Services
• Worked both independently and in teams to effectively reset various departments with the use of plan-o-grams and personal hand tools in a timely manner and with minimum disruption of daily business.

Raintree Country Club in Charlotte, NC
• Held positions on the Greens Committee and Membership Board. (Volunteer Positions)

Director of Home Management
• Effectively managed the development of a 12 year old boy and 2 year old girl (now 26 and 16 respectively). Administrated the operations of my household including but not limited to budgeting, bill paying and other financial responsibilities.
Jun 1992 - May 1995

trenton , NJ (US)

District Manager
Reader's Market/Kmart
• Oversaw operations of forty-eight Book Departments of Kmart Stores in Eastern Pennsylvania, Central/South New Jersey, Delaware and upper Maryland.
• Trained Managers in Merchandising, P&L analysis and inventory control.
• Sought out the “cash cows” of the business and increased their earnings and profits.
• Reduced shrink.
• Visited Book Distributors to purchase additional product to supplement corporate purchases.
• Held Book Signings for local and nationally known authors.
• Convinced Kmart Store Managers to add very profitable merchandising displays in the front of the store where the increased traffic flow equated to higher book department sales.
• Trained new District Managers.
• Refurbished Stores.
• Developed a store report for the President of the Division which became the standard for the division.
Nov 1989 - Jun 1992

nyc, NY (US)

Regional Operations Manager
W H Smith
• Ran the operations of 18 Gift Shops in upscale hotels and office buildings in NYC, Boston, Rochester, Buffalo, Westchester, Hartford, Newark, and Philadelphia including the Waldorf Astoria, The World Trade Center, The Boston Park Plaza, The Westin Copley and The Four Seasons.
• Trained managers in P&L analysis, merchandising window and high traffic area displays, general merchandising, the use of plan-o-grams, inventory control and theft reduction and how to build better relationships with the Hotel management.
• Purchased from local vendors to supplement corporate purchases.
Jun 1982 - May 1989

edison, NJ (US)

Regional Operations Manager
Pepperidge Farm, Inc.
• In first year went from Assistant Store Manager to Store Manager in Morristown, New Jersey to Regional Operations Manager in the Washington DC area.
• Later to Regional Operations Manager for New Jersey, Long Island and Albany, NY for Pepperidge Farm’s Thrift Store Division.
• Worked with store managers on P&L analysis, inventory control, merchandising and store security.
• Refurbished stores.
• Build relationships with the Biscuit and Bakery divisions.
• Creative merchandising skills were a must in this business as our inventory was dependent on the limited returns from local distributors and overruns from the bakeries.
• Regional Operations Manager of the Year.

Education

1976 - 1978
Bachelor's - Marketing
Central Connecticut State University
1973 - 1976
Associate's - Business Administration
Norwalk community college
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