Bruce E. Mason III has over 25 years of experience in retail management, including positions as Assistant Manager at Hardees/Burger King from 1987-1997, Store Manager at Express Depot from 1997-2002, and Assistant Manager and Co-Manager at Walmart stores from 2002-present. He has a background in hiring, training, scheduling employees, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Mason holds an Associate's Degree from Moberly Area Community College and has received several awards and promotions for his work in retail management.

1. Bruce E. Mason III
209 North Normandy
Olathe, KS 66061
Cell: (913)220-6308
bemason10@gmail.com
Experience
Hardees/Burger King, Kirksville, MO, Assistant Manager, August 1987-September
1997
Managing 10-15 people daily in a fast food restaurant atmosphere Hiring,
training and retention of associates Completion of daily paperwork such as
cash deposits, sales records, logging of invoices and daily orders
Completion of weekly schedules for all associates Assuring adherence to
stringent health and sanitation codes Traveling to other locations to help
train and open new stores
Express Depot, Monticello, MO, Store Manager, September, 1997-March, 2002
Interviewing, hiring, training and retention of associates Creating weekly
associates for 12-15 store associates Completing daily paperwork such as
cash deposits, sales records, logging of invoices and daily orders Training
and development of associates for other stores within the company
Traveling to other locations to help train associates
Pattersons, Kirksville, Mo 63501, Banquet Captain, 2/2002-6/2002
I worked at Pattersons as a part time job to supplement my income from
my current position as an unloader at WalMart. I was also attending classes
full time at MACC. Duties included scheduling and collecting payment for
banquets, managing the set up and operation of the banquets and
scheduling the servers for the banquets
Walmart #189/4475, 395 N. K7 Hwy, Olathe, KS, Assistant Manager, March, 2002-
September 2013

2. Managing the duties and productivity of 20-30 associates in my assigned
area daily as well as associates in other areas in the absence of their
immediate supervisors Creating weekly schedules for associates in my
assigned areas. Managing and monitoring the merchandising and
productivity of my assigned areas. Reviewing various reports to monitor all
aspects of my business. Conducting yearly reviews for existing associates
and interviews for the purpose of hiring and promotion of associates
Ensuring legal complance with state and local environmental requirements
Ensuring proper training is being conducted with all new associates and
transferring associates Touring with and teaching existing supervisors
proper procedures for building and maintaining a loyal customer base I have
served as the Assistant Manager over every area of the store over my
WalMart career
Walmart #2955, 1701 W 133rd Street, Kansas City, Mo 64145, Co Manager,
September 2013-Present
As a Co Manager I have many of the same duties as an Assistant
Manager Overseeing a larger part of the store which encompasses all
Assistants and their associates with emphasis on Backroom operations
More involvement in budget control, PNL's, schedule forecasting etc.
Managing the store in the absence of the Store Manager
Education
Knox County R-1 High School, Edina, MO, Diploma, May, 1986
Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO, Associates Degree, May, 2002
Awards And Achievements

3. Citizenship Award, 2000, Edina Chamber of Commerce, Edina, MO Deans
List, MACC 2001-2002 Promoted to Assistant Manager Walmart #189 in
2004 Assistant Manager of the Month, May 2008, WalMart #4475 Walmart
#4475 was chosen Supercenter of the Year by Walmart in 2010 Promoted to
Co Manager Walmart #2955 in 2013
Other Experience
Helped open new stores as a Burger King Assistant Manager and Express
Depot Store Manager including obtaining proper permits for liqour sales,
preparing for health inspections, setting up new equipment, etc Participated
in a full store remodel at WalMart #189 in Kirksville, MO in May 2004
Transferred to WalMart #4475 in Olathe, KS in March 2008 which was still in
construction. There I helped to hire and train an initial crew of 400 new
associates in the WalMart Culture Have attended Food School, Leadership
101, various Diversity events and other training programs sponsored by
WalMart as well as food and sanitation training through Burger King and
Hardees Was a Management Training Sponsor for approximately 20 new
Assistant Managers at WalMart #189 in 2004 and 2005. At Walmart #4475 I
was in charge of a new program for WalMart called Ship from Store.
Through this program we worked as an extension of walmart.com and
shipped product directly from our location to customers around the world
through FedEx. This program generated $50-$70,000 per week for our store
and involved the management of 18-20 associates on top of my regular
Assistant Manager duties. I have lead numerous large projects during my
Walmart career such as a Backroom refresh, Action Alley updates, Black
Friday sales, remodels, CAP implementation (for which we lead the market
and received praise from the regional champion), Topstock, etc.
References Available Upon Request