The attached portfolio will give you insight to my experiences as well as key accomplishments with my professional career.

1. Career Portfolio Vronn C. Pride

2. Table of Contents Executive Summary Slide 3 Leadership Characteristics Slide 4 Expertise Slide 5 Leadership Experience Slide 6 Education and Affiliations Slide 8 Key Accomplishments Slide 9

4. A catalyst for change, combining tactical execution of strategic initiatives with strong leadership revitalizing a company’s organizational infrastructure, products, technologies, processes, and measurement systems.

5. A leader with an interactive, motivational, decisive management style who is assertive, competitive, intuitive and innovative achieving expected results. Vronn has over 10 years of leadership experience delivering profitability to the bottom–line by focusing on customer experience, retention, recruiting, and expense control management. Held leadership positions in fortune 500 companies.

7. Inspire others for top performance

8. Can smoothly introduce change

9. Knowledge of key markets

10. Loyal, well respected

11. Successfully promote new ideas

12. Tactician/strategic thinker

13. Customer oriented

14. Can perform against tight deadlines

15. Highly organized & professional

16. Grasp technical matters quickly

17. Ambitious and action-oriented

19. Sales & Marketing Planning & Execution

20. Accelerated Sales & Market Growth

21. Supply Chain Management

22. P & L Management

23. Product & Brand Management

24. Establish Goals, Benchmarks, and KPIs

25. ROI Team Accountability

26. Organizational Leadership & Development

27. Change Management

28. Productivity & Cost Reduction Improvement

29. Team Performance & Staff Development

30. Mentor/Coach Vronn is a driven professional leader with proven and diverse experience in building customer loyalty, brand integrity, KPI performance, and building bench-strength. Vronn is a loyal, hardworking professional with demonstrated communication skills and team building abilities with customers, employees, multiple levels of management.

31. Vronn C. Pride EXPERIENCE Old Navy Retail Store, A GAP Inc. Company, Charlotte, NC June 2004 – November 2009 General Manager Regional Office Charlotte (3 yrs), GM Salisbury, NC (2yrs) Is one of the world’s largest specialty clothing retailers with approximately 3100 stores nationwide. General Manager Gap Outlet Retail Store, A GAP Inc. Company, Charlotte, NC November 2002 – June 2004 Is one of the world’s largest specialty clothing retailers with approximately 3100 stores nationwide. General Manager Target Corporation, Charlotte, NC March 2001 – November 2002 The second largest discount retail chain operating approximately 1750 stores in 49 states. Assistant Store Manager – Logistics Target Corporation, Bowling Green, KY June 1999 – March 2001 The second largest discount retail chain operating approximately 1750 stores in 49 states. Assistant Store Manager Merchandising Hardlines and Apparel Target Corporation, Bowling Green, KY June 1998 – July 1999 The second largest discount retail chain operating approximately 1750 stores in 49 states. Assistant Store Manager – Customer Service American General Finance, Batesville, MS August 1997 – June 1998 Financial Planner Vronn possesses high-level skills in strategic business planning, establishment of operational/financial controls, cost reduction, systems integration, human resources, and risk management. Vronn has years of experience developing financial forecasts that have been used to support business objectives.

32. Vronn C. Pride EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS Bachelor of Business Administration, Banking and Finance Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS American Heart Association of North Carolina Program Coordinator Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Kappa Kappa Psi Fraternity Inc. Big Brother/Big Sister Mentoring Program As a lean practitioner, Vronn brings a strong, grounded understanding of efficient operations to accurately define, measure and analyze problem areas and then implement solutions. Vronn has consistently assumed leadership roles in diverse industries and in the process has gained a fundamental understanding of the critical success factors necessary for companies to achieve and maintain growth and profitability.

34. Recognized for delivering the best retention in the Region for the years (2007 & 2006) outpacing 120 peer stores.

35. Recognized for delivering exceptional shrink results for three high shrink locations outpacing industry and peer trends(2009, 2007, and 2005).

36. Recognized for strategic thinking in regards to the creation of customer experience tracking report (internal tracking report).

37. Added 1.5 million dollars back to the bottom line in margin dollars (2008) by focusing on crisp execution of company direction with clear understanding of customer expectations. Vronn is an extremely high-energy and innovative manager who leads by example. Vronn has the capacity to harness the enthusiasm and talents of others, identify core issues, and exploit the necessary resources to direct business growth.