Author Archives: pjboren
Emmy Murano – Controller
Emmy Murano joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in December 2017. She brings over 20 years of public and corporate accounting experience. Emmy has worked at various companies – large and small, but found her true passion is working for privately …
Jennifer Ouedraogo – Human Resource Manager
Jennifer Ouedraogo joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in October 2021. Jennifer brings over 15 years of Human Resources expertise from tech startups to large corporations. Prior to joining PJB, Jennifer was the National Director of Human Resources where she was a …
Patty O’Dea – Office/Project Manager
Patty joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in March 2017. Prior to joining PJB, Patty worked for over 15 years with The Hertz Corporation where she supported accounts encompassing mid-size up to Fortune 500 accounts. Patty brings extensive experience in customer …
Andra King – Accountant/IT Support
Andra King joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in October 2019. Prior to joining PJB, Andra brings accounting experience from the healthcare arena in both regional hospital and nonprofit healthcare organizations. She also interned at Ernst & Young in the Fraud, …
Jim Boren – President
Jim Boren joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in June 1978. He has personally worked with every account in the territory during his tenure. He has been instrumental in all phases of the company’s growth and management for over 40 years. …
Karina Ceron – Senior Account Manager
Karina Ceron joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in February 2013. Prior to joining PJB, she served four years in the U.S. Navy, where she provided administrative support to the Chief of Staff and Executive Officer of Commander Submarine U.S. Pacific …
Mike Koplitz – Senior Account Manager
Mike Koplitz joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in July 1992. Mike has been in the home improvement industry since 1984. Prior to joining PJB, Mike spent over 8 years working in retail hardware and grocery industries working his way up …
Roberto Welcome – Senior Account Manager
Roberto Welcome joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in April 2019. Roberto began his sales career in 1986, selling to military exchanges in Italy and throughout Europe prior to moving to Dallas where he headed the Consumer Electronic division for a …
Rob Dixon – Account Manager
Rob Dixon joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in May 2013. Rob has over 20 years experience in Home Improvement products and account management. He comes with a strong background of Electrical, Plumbing & Hardware categories. Rob covers Oregon and Southwest Washington …
Christiane Herrera – Associate Account Manager
Christiane Herrera joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in October 2018. Prior to joining PJB, she worked at SAVERS, Pacific Sales-Kitchen & Bath (Best Buy), The TJX Companies, Inc., and Big 5 Sporting Goods, as an assistant buyer, merchant analyst, and …
Clarey Maus – Associate Account Manager
Clarey Maus joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in March 2021. As a Seattleite, she has over a decade of experience in B2B and B2C sales with local businesses and non-profits in the Pacific Northwest. Her entrepreneurial spirit can be shown …
Alex Simon – Managing Director, eCommerce
Alex Simon joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in July 2016. Alex brings strong experience in CPG Sales and Marketing most recently as Senior Vendor Manager in Retail Home Improvement at Amazon. Alex’s strengths lie in analytics and helping brands achieve …
Darren Tyo – Director, eCommerce
Darren Tyo joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in April 2019. Darren brings over 30 years’ experience working in the automotive retail aftermarket. Prior to PJB, he worked at CSK Auto, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Carquest. He most recently worked at Amazon …
Aaron Paul – Account Manager
Aaron Paul joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in April 2016. He brings over 10 years of experience in customer service, and 6 years in the world of eCommerce and website management. Prior to joining PJB, Aaron worked for two of …
Adrian Muniz – Account Manager
Adrian Muniz joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in April 2021. He brings over a decade of retail merchant experience, primarily in the fashion industry. Prior to joining PJB, Adrian was a Vendor Manager in Shoes and Apparel at Amazon and …
Amber Conn – Account Manager
Amber Conn joined Philip J Boren, Inc. in October 2019. She brings a strong background in eCommerce, site merchandising, and retail management. Her prior eCommerce experience includes Account Manager for strategic soft lines (Apparel) at Amazon and Merchandise Specialist at …
Austin Bright – Account Manager
Austin Bright joined Philip J. Boren, Inc, in January 2021. Prior to joining PJB, Austin was an eCommerce Category Specialist at IRIS USA where he managed business for some of the largest US retailers across multiple categories including home, office, …
Beth Manke – Account Manager
Beth Manke joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in September 2019. She brings extensive experience in eCommerce, business development, merchandising, and data analysis, most recently as a member of the Digital Merchandising Team with Lowes.com. She earned her BS in Business …
Kristin McDonald – Account Manager
Kristin brings over a decade of retail experience to PJB, working for major online retailers such as Amazon and Nordstrom.com. Her passions include launching new products, developing go-to-market strategies, forecasting trends, and studying customer behavior to improve merchandising and sales. …
Maajid Khan – Account Manager
Maajid Kahn joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in January 2020. Prior to joining PJB, he was a Vendor Manager at Amazon.com and has interned at Visa, The Judge Group, Veooz Labs and worked on Jason Ritchie’s campaign for Congress. Maajid’s …
Olivia Byron – Account Manager
Olivia Byron joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in January 2020. Prior to joining PJB, Olivia was a Vendor Manager, Brand Specialist at Amazon and a PR Specialist and Vendor Management Analyst at ATGstores.com. She received her bachelor’s degree from University of …
Sarah Miller – Account Manager
Sarah Miller joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in September 2021. Sarah brings a wealth of knowledge gained from roles at both brick-and-mortar (Target, Old Navy) and e-commerce (Amazon) retailers. Most recently, Sarah maximized product selection efforts as a Program Manager …
Shawna Shadlow – Associate Account Manager
Shawna Shadlow joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in April 2021. She brings strong experience in e-commerce account management and growing sales through visual merchandising and marketing. Prior to joining PJB, Shawna worked at Washington Shoe Company, Amazon, and Zulily. She …
Will Giersch – Senior Content & Marketing Manager, eCommerce
Will Giersch joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in March 2020. Will brings a strong agency background in digital marketing and advertising, including content, SEO/SEM, and paid search/PPC advertising. Will most recently was an Account Director with 9 years’ experience managing …
Andre Torres – Site Merchandising Manager, eCommerce
Andre Torres joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in April 2021. Andre has a wealth of experience in helping brands and retailers accelerate growth in eCommerce through content optimization, catalog organization, and digital marketing strategies. Leveraging his strengths in data analysis, …
Brian Willard – Marketing Manager, eCommerce
Brian Willard joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in September of 2020. Brian has excelled in digital marketing strategies for both consumer-packaged goods and consumer services, most recently as the North American Marketing Manager for a premium pet consumables manufacturer. Brian’s …
Tosha Maize – Site Merchandising Manager, eCommerce
Tosha Maize joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in April of 2021. Tosha has experience in retail, wholesale, and ecommerce sales channels. She is experienced in go-to-market strategy planning, merchandise management, and vendor relations. Additionally, Tosha has 11 years of International …
Jacob Rosen – Associate Marketing Manager, eCommerce
Jacob Rosen joined Philip J Boren, Inc. in August 2021. Jacob brings a proven track record of expanding brand awareness in competitive markets through eye-catching e-commerce sites. He is an out-of-the-box thinker committed to implementing inventive and entrepreneurial ideas into …
Kendra Tyboroski – Associate Site Merchandising Manager, eCommerce
Kendra Tyboroski joined Philip J Boren, Inc. in June 2021. She has a diverse background across merchandising, marketing, and vendor management, including previous roles at Amazon, Nordstrom, and Target. Kendra received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and French from …
Stan Dotloe – Director, Data Science & Analytics
Stan joined Philip J. Boren, Inc. in August 2017. He has a passion for uncovering actionable insights through advanced analytics and data visualizations. Stan has conducted comprehensive training and brought award-winning machine learning solutions to companies of all sizes. Stan …