Oversee the daily operations of the hardest working team that serves the Central Texas Construction Market with Division 7(Thermal and Moisture Protection) Services!I review and approve new contracts from the customers for owner's signature. I am responsible for maximizing profit margins focusing on Labor, Material Costs, and Equipment Rentals. In addition I serve as Problem Solver for daily customer issues in the field and maximized the daily deployment of a multi-cultural team.

I have the privilege of Co-leading a team of 130+ of the hardest working associates who every night literally make 10's of 1000s of customer wishes and dreams come true in the outbound fulfillment side. We practice the highest safety and production rate standards using multiple sources of real time data to make sure we literally redefine customer expectations every night making Amazon the single most "customer-centric" company in the world.

I was part of a team that is TOTALLY committed to serving the Semi-Conductor, Petroleum Chemical, and Bio Pharmaceutical industries in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. I supported 10+ locations that ensure the highest standard of safety equipment for customers that do everything from traditional lab research to manufacture nanotechnology. This was done both remotely and by site visits. We stress the importance of metrics from inventory management in doing our day to day operations. I am overwhelmed by the expertise and passion the VWRCatalyst team has for High Tech Industries!

I had the honor of guiding a dynamic team of 40 team members who service the State of Texas DIR contract for both print production and mail services. In a truly 24-7 environment, we are a service delivery organization providing services and operational support to multiple state agencies. We are held to a 100% compliance to all deadlines while charting the business unit to continued unprecedented growth and profits.

I had the responsibility for the daily operations of a business unit of up to 35 multi-cultural international team members. I was part of a multi-disciplinary team that assembled computer servers for a large global corporation in a Lean manufacturing environment. I participated and led Continuous Improvement Kaizen Teams saving labor costs for Flextronics.I learned how to think in 90 day Quarters.

I had the incredible opportunity of leading and directing Capitol city Janitorial. I was responsible for the daily operations of a multi-cultural company of 160 team members. In a very competitive environment, I helped/coached a tremendous team of operations managers to maximize profit levels; designed and established business processes for maintenance of assets, and designed and implemented new training processes to ensure more consistent operational results. I was the "fix-it" man for any operational inconsistencies or opportunities for improvement for the company. I was a very "hands-on" problem solver. I did whatever it took to make the customer satisfied and keep the company moving forward, both at the strategic and tactical levels.

I had the privilege of overseeing and growing the Rain Water Collection Systems for both Residential and Commercial businesses in Central Texas. I was responsible for the beginning of a business unit featuring the Rainwater Harvesting System literally from scratch(designing, market analysis, and pricing). For my first time, I got to negotiate pricing and product design with overseas companies(read China and Australia). Learned all relevant government regulations(both national and international) and was the "go-to resource" for Senox's initial exposure into rainwater collection. I reported directly to the owner. Learn as you go!

Responsible for pricing and maintaining profit levels.Projected and monitored business forecast plans that defined monthly and yearly sales goals.Oversaw daily operations of service technicians, administrative and sales staff.Performed on-site fire safety training presentations.Actively made sales calls, managed house accounts, and participated in networking functions to generate new business.Oversaw transition of business from family owned to employee owned.Hired, trained, and disciplined 12 member team of employees.Maintained and trained on all IT related responsibilities for network server and local workstations.Educated customers on state and local fire codes and government regulations per NFPA.

Projected and monitored business forecast plans that defined monthly and yearly sales goals Implemented Total Quality Management processes to establish location wide benchmarks Negotiated and maintained superior relationships with vendors and outside servicesResponsible for inventory control and processing account payable administrative tasksEstablished pricing guidelines and followed up on request for bids by customersActively made sales calls, managing over 50 house accounts, and participated in networking functions to generate new businessHired, trained, evaluated and disciplined up to 25 full-time employees at multiple locations Directed and marketed the operation of document file management network database Achievements:Awarded Store of the Year by company based on profitability (1996, 1997)Awarded runner-up Store of the Year based on profitability (1999, 2002 and 2004)Chosen by Vice President to be on company-wide task force to implement environmentally friendly business practices (Thomas Green Team) 2008Initiated store-wide learning teams that involved all employees in learning more about customers and specific aspects of industry (Team Thomas 2006-2008)Coordinated the construction and the relocation of two facilities (2005 and 2008)Exceeded Forecasted Sales Projections 8 years in a nine year period(1997-2005)