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Greater New York City Area

Formed the ELASTICgroup, a business development venture focused on the consumer, real estate and technology markets. Concentration on working with and helping grow small and middle market companies. Consistently effective from launching start-ups to divisional expansions to financing to M&A to logistical, product & corporate management.

River Vale, Nj

Lead the operations, business development & growth strategy for a high end, boutique construction & real estate company focused on the New York Metro Region. Redesigned and implemented all sales & marketing, project management, product sourcing and financial management procedures and systems. Sourced and implemented cloud-based management solutions allowing for highly efficient, virtual operations. Actively oversee and manage all new opportunities, ongoing renovations, and new construction… Show more Lead the operations, business development & growth strategy for a high end, boutique construction & real estate company focused on the New York Metro Region. Redesigned and implemented all sales & marketing, project management, product sourcing and financial management procedures and systems. Sourced and implemented cloud-based management solutions allowing for highly efficient, virtual operations. Actively oversee and manage all new opportunities, ongoing renovations, and new construction projects. Creating and executing a ramp up strategy including developing internal procedures and systems for financial & operational readiness. Playing a key role in developing the strategy to expand the company's existing business vertical and execute additional business verticals. Leading the brand expansion and developing the traditional & social marketing strategy to improve brand awareness. Hold all project level P&L responsibilities and set up all project level financial controls. Show less

Lead the financial, manufacturing, sales & marketing development and manage all operations for a specialty frozen food company. Create and execute a series of healthier, frozen, southern style soul foods targeting urban centers. Implement all operational initiatives and product & brand development for creating and executing the company’s product lines. Institute all R&D, manufacturing, warehousing, inventory distribution processes and supporting technologies. Oversee and participate in all… Show more Lead the financial, manufacturing, sales & marketing development and manage all operations for a specialty frozen food company. Create and execute a series of healthier, frozen, southern style soul foods targeting urban centers. Implement all operational initiatives and product & brand development for creating and executing the company’s product lines. Institute all R&D, manufacturing, warehousing, inventory distribution processes and supporting technologies. Oversee and participate in all sales and marketing activities. Hold all P&L responsibilities and set up all financial, G/L, A/R, A/P and inventory systems. Show less

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Led the strategic planning, formulated the corporate vision, initiated growth strategies and managed all operations for a facility based telecommunications distribution company. Developed a set of telecommunications products as a brand expansion of a large manufacturing company and distribution company (General Tobacco $400MM annual sales ‘08). Directed all IT resource planning, budgeting and operational initiatives for the implementation of a 1,000 port, VoIP soft switch facility with a… Show more Led the strategic planning, formulated the corporate vision, initiated growth strategies and managed all operations for a facility based telecommunications distribution company. Developed a set of telecommunications products as a brand expansion of a large manufacturing company and distribution company (General Tobacco $400MM annual sales ‘08). Directed all IT resource planning, budgeting and operational initiatives for the implementation of a 1,000 port, VoIP soft switch facility with a budget of $600K. Instituted all manufacturing, warehousing, inventory distribution processes and supporting technologies. Held all P&L responsibility and analyzed and integrated all technical, operational and financial data into monthly reports that were presented to the US and internationally based board of directors. Show less

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Co-founded a web-based (SAAS) software company and directed all budgeting, operational and IT initiatives. Developed all operational procedures and built a team of 25 to execute the plan. Oversaw the software development team that designed a suite of fully web-based ERP and CRM tools to manage the telecom sales channel for carriers, agents and consumers with a budget of more than $1MM. Created all operational timelines, schedules and managed all slippage. Worked directly with the department… Show more Co-founded a web-based (SAAS) software company and directed all budgeting, operational and IT initiatives. Developed all operational procedures and built a team of 25 to execute the plan. Oversaw the software development team that designed a suite of fully web-based ERP and CRM tools to manage the telecom sales channel for carriers, agents and consumers with a budget of more than $1MM. Created all operational timelines, schedules and managed all slippage. Worked directly with the department heads on extracting key data and updating the investors and board of directors with company’s financials, risks and critical trends. Show less

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Co-founded a telecommunications wholesale and retail distributor with responsibilities for all operational and IT procedures. Created and documented all operational procedures that supported the finance, warehouse and customer support teams. Hired and led the team that designed and custom built inventory and statistical analysis risk modeling solutions to project and monitor the company’s complex gross margin. Negotiated, oversaw and maintained all vendor relationships and contracts.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

1998 – 1999 Post-Merger: Completed the merger and turnover of all operational procedures and the incorporation of all products of Blue Water Communications into iTELSA. Oversaw the integration of all retail sales switching facilities and data centers. 1996 – 1998 Pre-Merger: Redesigned all existing operations and IT processes of this telecom agency’s retail distribution. Took over all P&L activities with a budget of more than $4MM annually. Developed custom internal facilities to… Show more 1998 – 1999 Post-Merger: Completed the merger and turnover of all operational procedures and the incorporation of all products of Blue Water Communications into iTELSA. Oversaw the integration of all retail sales switching facilities and data centers. 1996 – 1998 Pre-Merger: Redesigned all existing operations and IT processes of this telecom agency’s retail distribution. Took over all P&L activities with a budget of more than $4MM annually. Developed custom internal facilities to warehouse, invoice, ship and monitor the company’s distribution in preparation for anticipated growth. Worked directly with local and regional retailers and wholesale distributors to close and maintain their accounts distributing inventory throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Show less