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•Recruit, train, manage, evaluate and coach/counsel up to 15 employees.•Maximize effectiveness and morale of staff by assigning tasks related to their interests/skills and promoting teamwork rather than competitiveness.•Forecast, develop, and implement strategic departmental goals/action plans.•Develop and manage $1,423,000 operating budget covering: salaries, benefits, supplies, promotions, hardware, software and maintenance contracts.•Oversee day-to-day operation of department ensuring deadlines are met and work is appropriately allocated.•Maintain knowledge of changing technologies, industry trends, staff’s skill levels, and utilize innovative techniques to continually improve processes.•Initiate processes and technologies to reduce production times and operating cost while improving overall quality issues.

•Manage projects through analysis, resource allocation and cause/effect projections.•Facilitate decision making through consensus building and defined goals.•Recruit, manage, coach and maximize staff by assigning tasks related to their skills and promoting teamwork.•Forecast, develop, and implement departmental goals/action plans.•Develop and manage operating budget covering: salaries, benefits, supplies, promotions, hardware, software and maintenance contracts.•Oversee day-to-day operation of department ensuring deadlines are met and work is appropriately allocated.•Maintain knowledge of changing technologies, industry trends, staffs' skill levels and utilize innovative techniques to continually improve processes.•Initiate processes and technologies to reduce production times and operating cost while improving quality.•Build positive relationships with allies, vendors, manufacturers, book packagers, freelancers while negotiating pricing, schedules and delivery.

•Recruit, train, manage, evaluate and coach/counsel 13 employees.•Maximize effectiveness and morale of staff by assigning tasks related to their interests/skills and promoting teamwork rather than competitiveness.•Forecast, develop, and implement strategic departmental goals/action plans.•Develop and manage $1,943,000 operating budget covering: salaries, benefits, supplies, promotions, hardware, software and maintenance contracts.•Oversee day-to-day operation of department ensuring deadlines are met and work is appropriately allocated.•Maintain knowledge of changing technologies, industry trends, staff’s skill levels, and utilize innovative techniques to continually improve processes.•Initiate processes and technologies to reduce production times and operating cost while improving overall quality issues.

•Manage complex projects including: analyzing needs/wants, obtaining buy-in, defining tasks, allocating resources, charting timeline, identifying cause/effect and analyzing barriers..•Facilitate decision making through consensus building.•Facilitate development and communication of strategic missions, goals, strategies and project time lines.•Plan and facilitate meetings dealing with complex and highly sensitive issues. Facilitation of linear, non-linear and social workflow analysis.•Diagnose and manage staff’s resistance to change.•Provide feedback to management, individuals and/or staff to help accurately resolve problems and assist with personality/work method changes which are consistent with a highly interactive organization.•Coordinate efforts to transition 45 associates (including management) into a highly interactive organization.•Promote team building concept through role modeling.•Certified teacher of "Leading Highly Effective Meetings and Team Dynamics."

•Recruit, train, manage, evaluate and coach/counsel up to 9 employees.•Maximize effectiveness and morale of staff by assigning tasks related to their interests/skills and promoting teamwork rather than competitiveness.•Forecast, develop, and implement strategic departmental goals/action plans.•Develop and manage operating budget covering: salaries, benefits, supplies, promotions, hardware, software and maintenance contracts.•Oversee day-to-day operation of department ensuring deadlines are met and work is appropriately allocated.