Donald Carroll has over 15 years of experience as a Visual Manager at Macy's in Winston Salem, NC. He has strong presentation, communication, and cross-cultural team management skills. During his time at Macy's, he has consistently met deadlines and launched several successful projects, including a Small Store Pilot program in 2012 that resulted in a 7% sales increase. He has received numerous leadership awards for his work. Carroll holds a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from Fairmont State University, with an emphasis in theatre costuming, makeup, set design, and business management.

1. Donald Carroll
619 Summit Street, Winston Salem NC 27101
(C) 336-287-8122 (E) dcarr2@bellsouth.net
Executive Profile
Highly motivated, talented Visual Manager offering outstanding presentation, communication and cross -
cultural team managementskills. High-energy, results-oriented leader with entrepreneurial style,
expertise in plan-o-gram design and staging. Develops effective displays that visually enhance a
variety of retail products to increase sales.
Skill Highlights
l Visual displays l Dedicated team player
l Display resetting l Excellent time management
l Retail merchandising expertise l Analytical
l Visual product development l Team leadership
l Trend and emerging brand awareness l Excellent communication skills
l Gerber computer system l Organized
l Self-motivated
Key Accomplishments
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
l Simultaneously met and completed all deadlines for numerous large-scale successful projects.
l 2012 initiated Small Store Pilot program within store which resulted in 7% increase over 2011
store wide sales. Partnership with Regional V.P. and District Team to launch several Key Brands
as part of Small Store Pilot driving them to success.
l Michael Kors handbags, increase of $114K.
l Boy's Ralph Lauren Polo, increase of $65K.
l Reinvent Fashion/Fine watch case lines, increase of $90K.
LEADERSHIP:
l Served as key contributing member to Leadership team.
l Won Excellence in Leadership for Small Store Pilot 2012.
l Won Outstanding Leadership 4th Quarter 2011.
l Merchandising Team Manager/Visual Manager Partnership of the Year 2010.
l Won Outstanding Overall 4th Quarter Visual Execution Award 2013.
l Won Outstanding Overall 4th Quarter Visual Execution Award 2007.
Professional Experience
02/2000 - 02/2015 Macy's - Winston Salem, NC
Visual Manager
l Supported store sales through creative merchandising presentations, seasonal fashion trend
statements, three-dimensional visual presentations, promotional events, corporate shop
concepts and prototypes, working across ALL levels of management.
l Effectively communicated and coordinated execution of the plan-o-gram with store
management.
l Shopped competition to identify opportunities, labels, and trends.
l Researched current and past business performance using online systems and available reports.
l Reviewed weekly and monthly strategy reports to analyze business trends and make
recommendations.
l Conducted staff meetings with sales personnel to introduce new merchandise.
l Established and maintained high traffic displays, resulting in increased sales.
Education
Fairmont State University - Fairmont, WV, USA
Bachelor of Arts: Liberal Arts
l Emphasis in Theatre Costuming, Make-Up, Set Design, and Business Management.
l Member Alpha Psi Omega.
l Course work in Marketing and Advertising.
l Art History coursework.
l Course on Lighting Design.