1. Jeff Stricker
441 Buena Vista Avenue East #4
San Francisco, CA 94117
(720) 289-3180
jstricker@earthlink.net
Qualifications
In addition to over twenty years of retail experience, I bring to the business a commitment to offer my staff
an education in retail. I have a solid reputation of providing a firm yet fair working environment that
enables associates to develop towards a management career that supports company growth. My work
experience has allowed me to participate in many special assignments within the store, district, regional and
corporate level that improve company visual, operational, and service standards to enhance growth and
improve profits.
Work History
District Manager 2005 – Present
The Sports Authority, San Francisco, Ca
• Responsible for 11 North Bay area stores that include over 400 employees and generate over 96M
in sales annually.
• Work with Marketing Department to identify marketing opportunities and manage Grass Roots
initiatives.
• Coach, train and develop staff to meet Authority Service expectations.
• Oversee opening of three new locations as well as five remodel locations to execute company
growth and re-branding initiatives.
• Work with corporate store planning department to role out new SA Elite test market launch in the
bay area.
Store Manager 1999-2005
The Sports Authority
• Managed five different Sports Authority locations during transition from Sportmart Inc. ownership
to Gart Sports Inc and through merger with The Sports Authority.
• Accountable for increasing sales, improving visual and operation standards and developing staff to
meet the needs of company growth.
• Improved visual, operational standards and sales results at various store volume levels from 7M to
12.5M from Sacramento to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Store Manager 1998-1999
Office Depot, Milbrae, CA
• Effectively manage daily activities to include sales and operational directives.
• Grow Copy and Print Business Services as well as direct ship delivery business.
• Improved sales by 21% by through cold calls during stores second year of operation.

2. Store Manager 1996-1998
Lumberjack Building Materials, Redding, CA
• Managed full-line building materials store that included more than 70 employees, a 60K sq. ft.
showroom, 40K sq. ft. warehouse, 30K sq. ft lumberyard, commercial staff and delivery fleet.
• Maintained 17.2 million in sales annually during company chapter 11 process.
• Grew commercial business by 12% to 6.3 million with an outside sales staff during company
chapter 11 procedures.
• Spread fiscal sales, payroll and expense budgets and incorporated into a plan to maximize profits.
• Managed all aspects of purchasing, hiring, and maintaining a fleet of trucks and drivers to DOT
requirements.
Regional Loss Prevention Manager 1994-1996
Lumberjack Building Materials, Sacramento, CA
• Direct, support and counsel regional group and store management staffs in the analysis,
development and implementation of strategies related to building materials loss reduction
programs.
• Provided a partnership between Store Operations and corporate Loss Prevention staff.
• Developed company “Standards Reduce Shrink” program designed to establish basic operational
house keeping practices that reduced loss due to inventory shrink.
Educational background
Bachelor of Fine Arts, CSU Bakersfield.
Recipient of the Village Artisans Scholarship
Recipient of CSU Summer Arts Scholarship at Humboldt State University.
References
Reference Upon Request