Valerie K Gillas

Greater Seattle Area

Construction

Seattle, WA

Wine And Spirits

McKinstry - Corporate Seattle since Jun 2010
Brand & Business Services Operations Mgr
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Estates Jun 2010 - Nov 2012
Guest Services
The Greater Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce 2009 - 2010
Volunteer
Nordstrom Feb 2007 - Jun 2009
National Business Information Manager - Rack Division
Nordstrom 2002 - 2007
Midwest Regional Store Information Manager

Washington State University 1984 - 1985
Business Clark College 1982 - 1984

Team Building
Merchandise
Project Work
Units
Wine Education
Vendors
Sales
Redcine X
Sales Operations
New Store Openings
Veterans
Finance
Preserve
Rack
Savings
Road
Redundancies
Temporary Placement
Event Management
Facilitation
Business Information
Procurement
Management
Revenue
Design
Coaching
Skokie
Inventory Management
Corporate Events
Guiding
Crm
Premises
Leadership
Auditing
Inventory Accuracy
Information Systems
Powerpoint
Stained Glass
Accounting
Vip
Sharepoint
Financial Forecasting
Brand Development
Microsoft Products
Guidance
Forecasting
Customer Satisfaction
Business Services
Team Leadership
Offering
Strategy
Dinners
Branding
Inventory
Direct Sales
Strategies
Microsoft Office
Reducing Costs
Labor Reduction
Operations Management
Budgeting
Microsoft Excel
New Hire Training
Training
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Outlook
Customer Service
Enterprise Software
Contract Negotiation
Wine
Project Management
American
Reporting
Estate Law
Stakeholders
Portland
Shrinkage
Tourism
Process Scheduler
Producing
.Net
Power
Retail
Logistics
Event Planning
Team Structure
Cooking
Gardening
Business Development
Communication
Business Alignment
Erp
Business Operations
Active
Strategic Planning
Sales Management
Operations
Values
Subject Matter Experts
Marketing
Change Management
Entertainment
Viticulture
Hiking
Lives
Project Planning
Silos
Project
Business Process Improvement
Contractual Agreements
House
Training Programs
Facilities Management
Oak
Inventory Control
Linkedin
Midwest
Responsibility
Internal Audit
Six Sigma
Receptions
Distribution
Purchasing
Efficiencies
Contract Management
Marketing Materials
Collaborating
Recognizing Opportunities
Vendor Management
Guidelines
Process Improvement
Camping
Materials
Fostering
Concerts
Oracle
Compliance
Microsoft Word
Program Management
Structural Engineering
Business Process
Hospitality
Blending
Commerce
Budgets
Risk
Trading
Meetings
Templates
Marketing Strategy
Customer Base
Deliveries
Coordinate
Databases

Children
Economic Empowerment
Education
Washington Wines and Fitness
Disaster and Humanitarian Relief

English

Seattle, WA

Retail

Seattle, WA

Washington Wines and Fitness

McKinstry Co
Seattle, WA
Jun 2010 to Aug 2014
BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER
Nordstrom Inc
Seattle, WA
Feb 2007 to Jun 2009
NATIONAL BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGER
Nordstrom Inc
Oak Brook, IL
May 2002 to Feb 2007
MIDWEST REGIONAL STORE INFORMATION MANAGER
Nordstrom Inc
Oak Brook, IL
Sep 1994 to May 2002
STORE INFORMATION/CUSTOMER SERVICE/COMMUNICATIONS/ CATALOG MANAGER
Nordstrom Inc
Skokie, IL
May 1983 to Sep 1994
COMMUNICATION MANGER

Organizational Development, Change Management, Project Management, Process Improvement, Event Management