Carlos Bacelis

Chicago

Think about interactions and how end users will benefit
Innovation is not about technology it’s about empowerment. Sometimes that comes in the form of gizmos and do-dads, sometimes it's listening and helping others see their potential.

Senior Director LP Operations & Innovation
Driving innovation and profit improvement through fact based analysis and resource optimization for Loss Prevention. My team and I drive strategy and technology for loss prevention. We look to other sectors and industries to better understand whats available and identify new use cases and ideas to help reduce expense, improve user experience and drive insight.

My team also serves as the conduit between Loss Prevention and the various business units throughout our organization. We leverage these relationships to improve bottom line profit, drive increased awareness and development of new programs and initiatives

I am responsible for various corporate LP functions including; Finance/Budgeting, Reporting/Research, Technology, Business Intelligence, Mobile Applications, Systems, CCTV, Project Mgmt, 3rd Party Vendors Mgmt, Merchandise Protection, Enterprise Business Continuity, and Learning & Development.

Co-Leader LPRC Predictive Modeling
I also serve as co-leader for the Data Analytics Group for the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC). Our main goal is to bring more objective analytics and modeling principals to the loss prevention industry

Projects/Affilations/Accomplishments

  • Loss Prevention Research Council
  • Bussiness Intelligence Deployment
  • Mobile App Development for Loss Prevention
  • Awareness Program Implementation
  • 2013 NRF Loss Prevention Presenter
  • Contributor LP Magazine (Digital Journey)
  • Having an awesome team of people that do amazing things
  • Work
    • Sears Holdings Corp