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Gary J.

Cimina
4133 Hidden Valley Road Lafayette, CA 94549 Cell 925-286-6708
gcdab634@westpost.net
Summary: I am a proven District Manager with insightful leadership skills and bu
siness acumen in all areas of retail and self storage operations. I am on Linke
dIn where I have many recommendations. References available upon request.
Core Competencies:
Finance: P&L monitoring, operational budget development; contract negotiations
of service contracts; audit controls.
HR: Recruitment, payroll management to budget, scheduling, progressive discipli
ne, conflict management, performance reviews
Marketing: Identifying opportunities within markets and develop targeted market
ing. Monitor success of marketing
Merchandising: Working with buyers to ensure correct product mixes. In store p
lanogram design and merchandising program development
Training: Training facilitator and multi-level training program development.
Customer Service: 20 years of customer service delivery. Proven ability to ret
ain customers/clientele.
Professional Experience:
Metro Self Storage February 2008 August 2010 District Manager
Responsible for the daily operations of 11 sites in California, Hawaii, Salt La
ke City and Los Angeles
Developed operating budgets for each location
Increased occupancy rates by 25% through use of employee incentive bonus plan
Devon Self Storage August 2006 February 2008 Regional Director
Responsible for the daily operation of eight self storage facilities in Norther
n California and Hawaii.
Responsibilities included the entire core competencies listed above.
Developed and implemented employee incentive programs
Shurgard Storage Centers August 2003 August 2006 Field Sales & Marketing Rep
& District Manager
Responsible for field marketing for underperforming locations as well as operat
ional responsibility for 11 sites throughout Northern California.
Developed individual marketing plans with emphasis on demographics utilizing z
ip code information of existing tenants.
Developed and monitored models for tracking marketing results.
Established existing tenant referral program at a site that lead to 47 rentals
by pharmaceutical reps.
Developed personnel for promotion (District Manager)
Blockbuster Video July 2000 August 2003 District Manager
Responsible for the daily operations of 10 - 14 retail outlets
Managed operations to meet corporate and regional financial objectives
Established sales and rental goals for individual stores and employees
Ensured payroll hours fell within budget objectives
Initiated mystery shopping program
Selected for special corporate training program which involved training and coa
ching of district managers and employees on customer service skills and practice
s.
Paccar Automotive (Grand Auto) October 1994 July 2000 District Manager
Developed, scheduled and delivered classroom and in-store training for all Gran
d Auto employees (approximately 250) in the Southern Region.
Responsible for daily operations of 14 automotive parts retail outlets, several
with service departments
Maximized sales and profitability through implementation and management of corp
orate strategic initiatives
Insured the delivery of outstanding customer service through recruitment, train
ing, and development of top performing team members.
Developed and implemented merchandising goals and plans
Achieved district financial goals by executing audit controls.
Northern Automotive 1990 1994 Operations Marketing/Merchandising Liaison
Implemented merchandising, marketing, and advertising programs for 700 automoti
ve retail sites.
Directed the construction, merchandising, and staffing of several new store loc
ations.
Education: San Jose State University
De Anza College AA

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