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Alex
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About Alex Schendell

Kernersville, North Carolina

For more than 20 years, retail manager and executive Alex Schendell has built his expertise at a variety of companies in the United States and abroad. After high school, Alex Schendell enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he pursued a rigorous course of study from 1982 through 1986. Declaring his major in criminal justice, Alex Schendell graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science in 1986. Following four years in a diverse array of professional roles, Alex Schendell secured a position as an assistant manager for supermarket chain Giant Food, LLC. Alex Schendell later served as a store manager and regional manager at men’s clothing store J Riggings between 1992 and 1996.

In April 1996, Alex Schendell began a 10-year period with Best Buy Stores, where he rose from retail manager to the upper echelons of the corporate office. Beginning in Charlotte, North Carolina, Alex Schendell worked as Assistant Manager and subsequently became General Manager of Best Buy Stores in Fairfax, Virginia, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. By 2001, Alex Schendell had earned promotion to District Manager of multiple Best Buy Stores in the New York metropolitan area. Owing to his strong performance in this capacity, Alex Schendell moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and spent nearly three years in the Best Buy head office as Director of Retail Strategies, District Manager of the Customer Centricity Lab District, and Regional Manager of the Lab Store Region. At the end of his tenure with Best Buy Stores in February 2006, lex Schendell was operating as Vice President of Sales & Territory Manager in Chicago, Illinois.

From August 2006 through November 2008, Alex Schendell served as Chief Operations Officer for Moscow-based electronics retail giant Eldorado LLC. Since then, Alex Schendell has acted as Chief Executive Officer of the Harvest Group of Boston, which provides the full spectrum of management consulting services to retail companies around the world. Alex Schendell currently resides in Kernersville, North Carolina.


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  • Things to Do in Moscow by Alex Schendell
    , Alex Schendell's Blog on Bigsight
    August, 2011
    Despite the extreme vastness of Russia, the majority of the business, culture, and events that take place in the country are consolidated in St. Petersburg and the capital city of Moscow. I had the opportunity to live in Moscow while working as the Chief Operations Officer for Eldorado LLC and explored many of the city’s famed attractions. The Kremlin, the center of operations for the Russian President and government, serves as the obvious nexus of the city, with all of the other buildings and streets being constructed in a series of concentric circles from that epicenter. As the city has expanded so has the metro, creating one of the most extensive and complex systems in the world. Many of the stations are ornately decorated and are considered attractions in themselves. But nobody wants to spend all their time traveling; here are a few of the must-see destinations in Russia’s capital:

    Moscow Metro Map


    Lenin’s Tomb, Red Square, posted by jimharrisonphotography.com

    Red Square: Located just outside of the Kremlin, Red Square is a hub of tourist activity and features a variety of eateries, shops, and street vendors. Inside the gates, visitors will find the History Museum, which chronicles centuries of Russian history. Red Square is also home to the iconic St. Basil’s Cathedral and Lenin’s Mausoleum, a truly eerie experience. If time permits, take a tour through the Kremlin, which contains an array of old cathedrals and Soviet artifacts.


    Tretyakov Gallery Moscow posted by wikipedia


    Tretyakov Gallery:     Dedicated exclusively to Russian artists, the Tretyakov Gallery spans several generations and provides a unique glimpse into Russian history. Some of the earliest pieces include Orthodox icons from the ninth century. The gallery then moves through various time periods including the rise of naturalism in the 19th century, the Art Nouveau movement, and the ascent of Avant-Garde works in the 20th century. Featured artists include Mikhail Vrubel, Ilya Repin, and Kazimir Malevich.

    Author’s Homes: Russia remains home to dozens of internationally acclaimed artists, many of whom resided in Moscow and have had their homes transformed into museums since their death. Leo Tolstoy, the author of War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, has two house museums—one in the heart of the city and another on the outskirts. Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s main house museum is in St. Petersburg, but there is one in Moscow as well. Also be sure to check out the house museums of Anton Chekhov and Mikhail Lermontov.



    Portrait of Dostoevsky in1872 posted by wikipedia



    Portrait of Anton Chekhov in 1903 posted by wikipedia



    Portrait of Mikhail Lermontov posted by wikipedia