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Barney Carroll

Delray Beach,FL

Summary

Successful, performance-driven executive with strong entrepreneurial spirit and organizational skills. Experienced director of complex business units, multiple home office facilities, fulfillment centers and retail stores driven to maximize efficiencies supporting company growth and sales initiatives. Created and implemented facility management processes across multiple business platforms in several business environments. Created innovative risk reduction strategies in all aspects of business to improve investment returns.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Director-Facilities/Real Estate

Chewy, Inc
Plantation, FL
01.2018 - Current
  • Responsible for four corporate headquarters, three call centers, and supporting fourteen fulfillment centers
  • The headquarters range from 60,000 sq ft to 211,000 sq ft in size
  • The average fulfillment center is 900,000 sq ft
  • Responsibilities include all corporate facility budgeting, process creation/improvement, audit programs, safety/security programs for all facilities
  • Implemented and managed the executive security program for the CEO
  • Implemented security officers to improve safety at all headquarter facilities, call centers and pharmacy sites
  • Created a program for screening and retention of vendor supplied officers
  • Conducted multiple and annual RFP’s for security, janitorial, HVAC, etc
  • For the facilities to improve the level of service and receive optimal pricing from vendors
  • Directing new special projects involving site selections, due diligence, process and facility/real estate SOP’s
  • Reduced turnover within facilities, mentored numerous team members and actively promoted from within
  • Managed all construction projects within the corporate facilities
  • Responsible for all Chewy Vet Care facility functions and site launches.

Director-Facilities/Risk Management/Loss Prevention

Beauty Brands
Kansas City, Missouri
01.2014 - 01.2018
  • Responsible for home office, two distribution centers, ecommerce, and 61 retail locations in 12 states
  • This position involves risk management, OSHA compliance, safety, workers compensation, and loss prevention/human resource policies/procedures involving over 2000 associates
  • Responsibilities include all budgeting, process creation/improvement, audit programs, policy creation and implementation, safety of all facilities and retail stores, inventory control, exception reporting and back- ground screening for new hires
  • Handles the company insurance involving liability, services, and worker’s compensation
  • Negotiated insurance renewals process for the entire company and all related expenses
  • Created and implemented procedures and training to reduce losses, improve efficiencies at all levels of company operations
  • Management training involving all aspects of safety, compliance, and loss reduction strategies
  • Monthly executive/shareholder presentations on initiatives and department results
  • Complete control over vendor choice, negotiation, and new project implementation for all sites to achieve safety and loss reduction goals/objectives involving CCTV, alarm systems, EAS equipment, access control and repair/maintenance for all equipment.

Director-Loss Prevention/Facilities

Family Dollar
Matthews, North Carolina
01.2011 - 01.2014
  • Responsible for 2100 locations in 23 states throughout the Midwest
  • These responsibilities included all shrink reduction strategies involving audits, integrity interviews, associate training meetings, telephone interviews, team relation/human resource interviews, distribution center/store safety protocol and compliance, exception based reporting and new store openings
  • Created, implemented, and reviewed all safety protocol for multiple corporate sites including corporate offices and distribution centers
  • Involved with facilities maintenance for corporate sites, distribution centers and retail locations
  • These interactions included working with the property owners and contractors regularly to get resolution on re- quests/needs
  • Created budgeting template for corporate travel and expense
  • Involved with capital budgeting, requests and ROI presentations
  • Trained all Human Resource Field Managers/Regional Loss Prevention Manager on interviewing and hand- writing/statement analysis for all new hires in each department
  • Developed the average transaction strategy for the company to further reduce exposure to losses
  • This strategy was extremely successful and implemented across 8100 locations
  • Received Loss Prevention Innovation Award in 2013; Loss Prevention Manager of the Year 2012.

Principal-Surround Consulting

Self Employed Web
Shawnee, Kansas
01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Security system design and implementation for school district facilities
  • This included all aspects of risk management including access control, policy creation, training and audits
  • Directed the implementation of 589 IP video cameras and recording units for 15 facilities
  • This included all school board presentations, creating installation timelines, wiring diagrams, schematics for camera place- ments, wiring certification, work completion approval and all documentation
  • This installation was a 1.3- million-dollar project that required school district approval at every stage of the process monthly to provide public funding
  • The facilities involved in this project included the school district offices, multiple elementary, middle, and high schools plus facility centers for information technology and multiple warehouses.

Director-Loss Prevention/Safety/Hiring

Helzberg Diamonds
Kansas City, Missouri
01.1987 - 01.2010
  • Created and developed corporate loss prevention strategy involving multiple corporate facilities to include home office, distribution center, ecommerce fulfillment and 234 retail stores in 23 states
  • Managed a team of four regional field managers, two administrative assistants, home office facilities supervisor and fourteen security officers
  • Extensive background in facility maintenance, distribution center operation/workflow, video surveillance, access control, exception reporting, metal screening and detectors
  • Created/produced/directed training DVDs for safety and loss prevention
  • Handled budgeting and capital expense planning
  • These expenses were kept within allowances, despite frequent budget reductions due to sales shortfalls
  • Negotiated vendor agreements for maintenance of home office, distribution centers and stores
  • Created and managed the construction of two distribution centers
  • Designed workflow and shipping procedures
  • Implemented guidelines for the shipping of high value products to transportation hubs and various locations throughout the country
  • Handled all emergency responses
  • Created disaster recovery program for the company
  • Created and developed Audit program for company
  • Performed over 1000 internal audits involving distribution centers and retail locations
  • Developed the hiring process maximizing personnel interviewing, credit history analysis, telephone behavioral surveys, extensive background verifications and drug screening program
  • Established all criteria to include yearly re-evaluation for the hiring standards
  • These standards helped to maintain a viable work- force, reducing turnover rate.

Education

Broadcast Journalism

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Skills

  • Solution Oriented Leadership
  • Business Problem Solver
  • Budget Preparation and Management
  • Opportunity Performance Resolution
  • Strategic Minded Driven Results
  • Identify, Train and Develop Key Talent
  • Operations Experience
  • Successful Negotiator
  • Proven Interviewer

Affiliations

  • Microsoft Office/Apple Office Suite
  • Reid: Certified Interviewer
  • LSI Scan Handwriting Analysis
  • Wicklander-Zulawski: Certified Interviewer (Advanced)
  • XBR/Navistor Exception Reporting Administrator
  • LP Software Administrator-Human Resource/Audit/OSHA
  • National Retail Federation/Speaker/Orlando Conference

Timeline

Director-Facilities/Real Estate

Chewy, Inc
01.2018 - Current

Director-Facilities/Risk Management/Loss Prevention

Beauty Brands
01.2014 - 01.2018

Director-Loss Prevention/Facilities

Family Dollar
01.2011 - 01.2014

Principal-Surround Consulting

Self Employed Web
01.2010 - 01.2011

Director-Loss Prevention/Safety/Hiring

Helzberg Diamonds
01.1987 - 01.2010

Broadcast Journalism

University of Kansas

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