Matt Kentosh
Birdsboro,PA
Summary
Bold analytical thinker; flexible and creative problem solver with a demonstrated track record of driving business development and management initiatives, process improvement strategies and efficiency enhancements within multiple industries. Broad based expert as a liaison between commercial clients and business, expert with meteoric business growth and quick to understand complex business initiatives and techniques. Shape strong, sustainable relationships with internal and external individuals, senior management and businesses. Perform effectively under high-pressure situations while maintaining the highest ethical standards.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Area Manager
America's Best Contact and Eyeglasses
Reading, PA
01.2012 - 11.2021
- Multi-Unit Supervisor that provides overall operational, training and support initiatives to five retail optical stores in addition to managing one high volume optical location
- Report directly and work closely with District Manager on a daily basis regarding area stores, goals, sales forecasting and staffing
- Successfully exceeded corporate sales goals.
General Manager
US VISION
Pottstown, PA
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Provide overall operational support initiatives for Regional Retail Optical Company located within Boscov's Department Stores
- Successfully exceeded all corporate sales goals and expectations.
General Manager
Pearle Vision /Luxottica
Pottstown, PA
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Provide overall operational support initiatives for National Optical Retail company
- Successfully exceeded all corporate sales goals and expectations while working in 2 locations
- Regional Marketing and Oakley Liaison for 15 District Stores, successfully implementing and verifying marketing and business planning initiatives, while providing current and new product information and training.
Director of Recruiting
The Admin Recruiter
National Recruitment, King of Prussia
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Recruitment leader and Event Coordinator for executive employment search firm
- Successfully utilized Internet Search Firms such as Monster, CareerBuilder and in-house databases to strategically locate candidates for open positions for an executive employment search firm
- Coordinated all national job fair and recruiting event initiatives throughout the U.S to promote corporate services
- Utilized Myers-Briggs handwriting version of a personality exercise, administered to all potential new candidates
- Conducted phone and in person interviews
- Provided Recruitment and Training Seminars for new Recruiters, and assisted in all job description clarity issues.
Divisional Director of Operations
Advance America
Reading, PA
01.2000 - 01.2004
- District Manager for 12 financial lending offices in the Philadelphia & Reading, PA areas
- Collaborated and coached one-on-one with Branch Managers and Team Members
- Focused on budget goals, daily, monthly and yearly revenues and P&L/Branch Operations income strategies
- Traveled up to four days each week performing store audits, onsite daily operations observations and reviewed and implemented new policies and procedures in line with corporate objectives
- Performed detailed training for Managers and Associates
- Provided recruitment strategies, in conjunction with interviewing and hiring new team members.
Regional Training Manager
The Great Train Store
King of Prussia, PA
01.1996 - 01.2000
- Regional Training Manager & Divisional Manager for 13 Specialty Toy Stores
- Provided training and assistance to new store openings and its sales and management teams
- New location set up and temporary location set up and breakdown.
District Manager
Storage Asset Management
Reading, PA
Current
- Multi Unit District Manager
- Storage Asset Management provides full-service property management to self storage owners and developers
- We deal with the daily challenges of management, while owners enjoy the benefits of self storage ownership.
Education
Associate in Communications/Business -
Sacred Heart University
Skills
- Marketing
- Strategic Planning
- Budget
- Training
- Powerpoint
- Word
- Retail sales
- Process Improvement
- Event Planning
- Profit & Loss
- Forecasting
- Management
- English
- Territory management
- Sales
- Retail management
- Sales management
- Customer service
- Budgeting
- Financial Report Writing
- Merchandising
- Business Development
- Store Management Experience
- Account Management
- Payroll
- Restaurant experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Store management
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
Timeline
District Manager
Storage Asset Management
Current
Area Manager
America's Best Contact and Eyeglasses
01.2012 - 11.2021
General Manager
US VISION
01.2011 - 01.2012
General Manager
Pearle Vision /Luxottica
01.2008 - 01.2011
Director of Recruiting
The Admin Recruiter
01.2005 - 01.2008
Divisional Director of Operations
Advance America
01.2000 - 01.2004
Regional Training Manager
The Great Train Store
01.1996 - 01.2000
Associate in Communications/Business -
Sacred Heart University
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