Vic Gallese has over 20 years of experience assisting retailers in reducing costs and increasing revenue through operational improvements and strategic program design and implementation. He has helped numerous retailers streamline store organization structures, labor scheduling, and non-selling tasks to improve sales per labor hour. Gallese also has experience developing automated markdown and clearance programs to optimize margins.

1. VIC GALLESE
3304 Avondale Ave • Fort Worth, TX 76109 • vicgallese@gmail.com
Mobile: (817) 874-6166 Home: (817) 921-6185 •
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
An innovative executive with proven experience in retail operations improvement, strategic program
design, and tactical implementation. I have a natural ability for problem solving and team building. I have
been assisting retailers in enterprise cost reduction (ECR) strategies and implementation as well as
revenue growth on a short-term high ROI basis.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Own Co, Fort Worth, Texas March 2010 – Present
• Assisted US Outlet Store Retailer with development of streamlined store organization
structure. Implemented chain wide weekly store budgeting and scheduling best practices,
improving overall company Sales-Per-Labor-Hour (SPLH).
• Assisted Canadian Discounter in reengineering store best practices and standards.
Integrated the labor standards into budgeting process, reducing store labor costs.
• Assisted US Extreme Discounter in improving in-stocks and developing a weekly store
functional schedule. Pilot Store Results included improved sales and store standards.
• Assisted North American Women’s Specialty Retailer in redesigning all non-selling store
tasks. Thus providing increased selling time and increased sales at no additional cost.
• Assisted US National Home Improvement Retailer establish customer service roles,
responsibilities, schedules and metrics across all 5 in-store departments.
Deloitte Consulting LLP, Irving, Texas June 2004 - March 2010
Director-Retail Consulting
Responsible for selling and managing a wide variety of projects across all food and non-food formats.
Responsibilities included creating client business cases, planning and executing the work in both
Enterprise Cost Reduction (ECR) and Customer Experience (CE) initiatives.
Responsible for training and overseeing consulting teams of 6 to 10, in addition to client team oversight.
Michaels Stores, Irving, Texas March 2003 – March 2004
Internal Consultant
Participated in company wide gross margin improvement effort. Responsible for reducing overall volume
and maximizing margin on discontinued and clearance merchandise. Responsible for workshop
development and sustainability process.
o Developed automated company “discontinued” markdown program to optimize selling margin and
achieve sell through goals.
o Created revised merchant guidelines and processes which reduced inflow of discontinued and
clearance merchandise while allowing for comp growth.
o Developed departmental clearance guidelines automated tools, exception reports and processes
as solutions to causes.
o Revised new “item” set-up process to include labor saving inner pack guide and store display
quantity rules.

2. Fleming Companies, Lewisville, Texas March 2002 – Dec 2002
Director-Process Innovation
Responsible for creating a methodology to optimize new merchandising, WMS, transportation and
scanning technology with focus on reducing SG&A costs.
Arthur Andersen LLP, Dallas, Texas 1992-2002
Partner-Business Consulting (1996-2002)
Responsible for overseeing all retail consulting projects in the Southwest Region of the US.
Responsibilities included establishing return on investments, closing sales, ensuring sound project plans,
troubleshooting variances, and securing client satisfaction.
Senn-Delaney Management Consultants, Long Beach, California 1977-1992
Partner-Retail Consulting (1987-1992)
Consultant/Manager-Business Consulting (1977-1987)
Owens Illinois, Ohio, New York, California 1973-1977
Chief Industrial Engineer, Machine Shop Manager, Industrial Engineer
EDUCATION
MBA, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
BS Industrial Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
ASSOCIATIONS
Member of AIIE, NRF, FMI, NACS, NACDS, IMRA
PERSONAL
Married, two children. Hobbies: golf, running and fishing.