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MICHAEL SAYWELL
Columbia,MD
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Summary
Dynamic Field Operations and General Management executive skilled in building and scaling multi-unit locations while overseeing regional P&L management and field logistics. Combines operational expertise with talent acquisition strategies to enhance team performance across diverse sites.
Overview
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years of professional experience
Work History
Territory Operations Manager (Mid-Atlantic)
CARVANA
01.2022 - 12.2025
- Geographic Scale: Owned, optimized, and scaled full field operations, logistics networks, and multi-million dollar P&Ls across a sprawling Mid-Atlantic footprint spanning from Maryland to North Carolina.
- Multi-Site Leadership: Led operational and talent accountability for 7 regional locations, executing sourcing, interviewing, onboarding, and training of site and market managers to enhance team effectiveness.
- Multi-Site Optimization: Standardized cross-functional KPIs across multiple logistics hubs and fulfillment nodes, ensuring strict adherence to delivery metrics, quality control, and regional customer experience standards.
- Strategic Fleet Management: Directed a decentralized workforce of field logistics professionals, delivery drivers, and site leads, standardizing fleet maintenance, safety protocols, and routing efficiencies.
- Change Management: Developed cross-regional operational playbooks to navigate market volatility, manage capital asset distribution, and sustain lean operating margins.
Market Operations Manager
CARVANA
10.2017 - 01.2022
- Greenfield Hyper-Growth: Scaled the local market footprint from a foundational 'blank canvas' starting with just 1 small location and 1 direct report, successfully expanding operations into 3 high-volume logistics and customer facing hubs and a workforce of 80+ employees.
- Led localized deployment and scaling of high-velocity Washington D.C. and Baltimore market hubs, ensuring operational readiness during exponential company growth.
- Managed localized budget, facilities oversight, and last-mile delivery logistics, consistently exceeding national efficiency baselines.
- Built, trained, and scaled local field execution teams, managing talent pipelines and performance frameworks to enhance frontline retention.
Executive - Human Resources & District Resource
TARGET CORPORATION
Greenbelt, USA
05.2011 - 10.2017
- Selected as District Resource to build and standardize operational roll-outs from headquarters across 8 regional locations, translating corporate strategy into effective local market playbooks.
- Developed and executed the regional succession planning framework, onboarding and training 8 newly appointed peer managers across the Maryland market.
- Engineered multi-channel campus and local recruitment pipeline, sourcing high-potential talent for consistent roster of operational and specialized leads.
- Partnered in operational and financial management of $30 million branch, overseeing workforce planning and execution for 180+ multi-functional team members.
Federal Security Investigator
USIS (UNITED STATES INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES)
Beltsville, USA
10.2006 - 03.2011
- Led deep-dive federal security investigations for DOJ, FBI, and State Department after clearing Top Secret (SSBI) background clearance.
- Developed frameworks to extract, verify, and cross-reference sensitive background and operational data from extensive networks of civil and government assets.
- Conducted thorough background investigations for security clearance applications.
- Analyzed financial records to detect fraudulent activities during investigations.
- Collaborated with law enforcement agencies to gather evidence and information.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Government & Politics, History
University of Maryland College Park
College Park, MDSkills
- Field logistics
- P&L oversight
- Multi-unit operations
- Scale and standardization
- Market expansion
- Branch launch strategies
- Route optimization
- Safety management
- Fleet sourcing
- Performance accountability
- Cross-functional leadership
- Regional management
- Risk compliance
- Regulatory standards compliance
- Asset management
- Workforce compliance
- Team building
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Work Availability
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Accomplishments
- Carvana- Inaugural LEAD (Leadership Exploration and Development) winner 2021.
- Territory Manager of the Quarter Q4 2022, Q3 2024
Timeline
Territory Operations Manager (Mid-Atlantic)
CARVANA
01.2022 - 12.2025
Market Operations Manager
CARVANA
10.2017 - 01.2022
Executive - Human Resources & District Resource
TARGET CORPORATION
05.2011 - 10.2017
Federal Security Investigator
USIS (UNITED STATES INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES)
10.2006 - 03.2011
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Government & Politics, History
University of Maryland College Park