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Biography
My learning opportunities and leadership achievements:
Senior Class President
Federal Way High School, Federal Way, Washington
Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, Washington
BA Literature major, Business Administration minor
Four year football Letterman
Deans List
Platoon Guide (Leader), U.S.Army Basic Training
Platoon won the "Best Platoon in the company" Award
Vietnam Volunteer 1967-68
Department Manager J.C. Penney Company
First year: Completed 18 month Management Training Program in 12 months.
Second year: Auburn, Washington store management team that won the "Presidents Cup" which was an award that was given to the top small store (Auburn, Washington) in the 2,856 store chain.
Third year: Promoted and transferred to the Southcenter, Washington store where my department led the company in volume and "Detail Excellence" when I left the company a year later.
Vice President of Sales four times, Director of Sales Operations once
In the most well known of those leadership experiences, I was the Director of Sales for the "Great American Outdoor Adventure" when a tragic plane crash at Paine Field killed the two company founders and three corporate officers. We lost our funding and were faced with almost certain failure. We became the second largest company in the industry with an employee experience that rivaled Nordstrom in employee motivation and appreciation.
General Sales Manager five times
Three teams doubled the Annual Sales Forecast and one team tripled it.
