Dustin Kwiatkowski has experience in both retail management and project management. He currently works as a manager developing successful team members who are passionate about business success. He has experience developing strategic plans and implementing them while developing team members. As a project manager, he remodeled a large portion of a store while maintaining an effective retail environment. He has a bachelor's degree in general management and business information systems from Central Michigan University.

1. Dustin Kwiatkowski
34532 Bock Street, Westland,MI, 48185|(989)400-8565 | Dustin654@gmail.com | www.dustin-kwiatkowski.com
Summary
I am a business professional with experience in both retailmanagement and project management. I currently work as a
manager developing successful and empowered team members who are passionate about making meaningful
contributions to business success.
My experiences include developing a strategic road map and effectively implement this plan while also developing team
members who can balance a sales oriented mindset while achieving important company deliverables, in addition to their
daily responsibilities to maintain an effective sales environment.
My experiences as a project manager utilized many of these same skills in a more task driven environment. The Project
being remodeling a large portion of our store while remaining an effective and safe retail environment. Additional
specifics of the scope of the project are available on my professional website: www.dustin-kwiatkowski.com
Education
BACHELOR’S DEGREE | MAY, 2014 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY| MOUNT PLEASANT, MI| GPA: 3.5
· Major: GeneralManagement
· Minor: Business Information Systems
Experience
PROJECT MANAGER| MENARDS | JUNE 2015 -APRIL 2016| LIVONIA, MI
· Ran a multi-million-dollar store remodel, consisting of managing a crew of 10 store team members and 20+ contractor
crew across various professions.
· Managed contractors to achieve major construction deliverables such as adding a second story, creating newentrances
into the store, demolition of existing and construction of newwalls, etc.
· Developed new skills to accommodate the team lead position including reading blueprints,punch listing, ordering and
receiving inventory management of construction and display materials.
· Managed store crew to build newstore fixtures and set plan-o-grams to properly merchandise product for newstore
set.
· Maintain highest safety standards as well as cleanliness to provide an acceptable shopping experience to guests while
major construction is going on in the store.
DEPARTMENT MANAGER | MENARDS | FEB 2012 – PRESENT| MOUNT PLEASANT, MI|LIVONIA, MI
· Developed strong organizational, time management and resource management skills working as a manager to increase
sales and effectively meet task deadlines.
· Exceed sales projections by 8-12% in departments generating revenues of 8 million dollars a year or more.
· Consistently went above and beyond to maintain a positive payroll to sales percentage and consistently meet sales
goals.
· Developed strong training skills working with team members as well as other managers to develop and improve
training programs to increase retention and effectiveness. (All departments participating in training program for Out-
of-stock-entry % saw improvements from as low as 50% to 85% or higher.
Please visit my personally designed webpage for additionalinformation outlining my experiences running the store
remodel, working in management and personally developed skills and interests. www.dustin-kwiatkowski.com