I Bring in donations then figure out the best place to put them in the store for revanue

Home renovations, demo's and rehabs. everything from demo down to the studs and rebuild to just cosmetically patch and painting. Full Kitchen rehabs as well. Pictures of my work can be seen here https://www.facebook.com/BNGPaintPro

Responsible for the overall production of all departments at the Baltimore ARC, functions to include oversight of donations, transporting of all donation materials, processing of donated materials, pricing & shipping of donated items to stores while make sure we do due diligence in quality control. Have had a hand in increasing ROI so that the Baltimore ARC is a asset to the Salvation Army Home office and not a liability. Specific supervision of the Dock Foreman, AS IS and all warehouse supervisors and sometimes store personnel. Constantly thinking of better processing and organizational methods to increase sales in our stores at all times. I keep constant touch with our rag buyers at any time so that we can get shipments out at the right price for the market whether that be rags, linen or another product asked for by the lbs. Trained and built capability in all levels of the organization regarding processing of donated inventory and materials. Reinforced the company positive culture of continuous improvement that promotes communication, shared learning, intelligent risk-taking, creative problem solving, and overall associate accountability. Had contact with all division department heads; the General Manager and Administrator as well as the home office, various managers at the corporate level, outside vendors for equipment and supplies; Overseas buyers of our Rags; Possible future buyers of overseas products and OSHA. Analyzed reports on production capacity and requirements as related to foretasted units by product and identify needs for improving productivity and cost reduction via lean processing and robust problem-solving teams.

I put together every project we have for development and technical teams, If need be I work on the projects with them picking up the slack where needed. Everything from web development, systems administration, network administration, software and hardware purchasing. I also am in charge of screening new hire employees.Trained and built capability in all levels of the organization regarding lean manufacturing. Reinforced the company’s culture of continuous improvement that promotescommunication, shared learning, intelligent risk-taking, creative problem solving, and overall associate accountability.Had contact with all division department heads; the division General Manager, various managers at the corporate level, outside vendors for equipment and supplies; Analyzed reports on production capacity and requirements as related to forecasted units by product and identify needs for improving productivity and cost reduction via lean manufacturing and robust problem-solving teams.I was hired to turn this company around yet it was in too deep when I took over and ultimately ended up going under and shutting down after my prolonging efforts to keep it open.

Direct report to founder on Remote Web Server Administration: CentOS, Windows, et. al.Server Admin: Mange the daily administration, maintenance & troubleshooting of all Web server issues, including advanced troubleshooting of hardware & software company-wide workstations & servers.Server Security: In charge of all Web server security; including the maintenance, auditing & testing of Network stability with MRTG, Nagios, Cacti, etc. as well as firewall configuration of IP tables.Stop SPAM issues;Stop denial of service issues;Update and patch servers for all updates on security.Operating Systems: Server & workstation operating system & software configuration & 0.Web hosting: As Web hosting specialist, I maintain multiple CentOS Linux & Windows, proficient in all Linux programs; including Apache, BIND, Sendmail, Postfix etc.

Direct report to CTO and executive staff on the engineering, administration and maintenance of MPLS company shared network infrastructure; linking 4 offices in 3 states - for 4 high-volume 2-way call centers; all executive and IT network implementation and support.Directed and performed all Linux & Windows server configuration; Asterisk VoIP configuration and stability.Led advanced troubleshooting of hardware & software for all company workstations & servers; utilized Retrospect utility to back up all servers and workstations; oversaw and participated in the configuration, maintenance & advanced troubleshooting of all switches, routers, firewalls (ASA's PIX's, IPTables), and others; desktop support.Consulted by all departments in critical purchasing decisions in order to save the company money as well as drive sales, Web site traffic and increase ROI.Saved $1,000's by leading the engineering & configuration of company internal network ticket system.Worked closely with Director of e-Commerce & lead programmers to setup network infrastructure & configuration for heavy traffic & high-volume Web site neighborhood.Worked closely with Administrator of Merchant Support on network architecture of supportive marketing channels.Played large role in the introduction and successful transition of new VoIP specialist into the network, contributing to the successful expansion of the IT team.Participated in the interview, selection process & training of junior admins.Found a Co-location facility for data storage and built 4 racks that we implemented into our MPLS.Built our Margate office from the ground up, including the implementation/integration of seven T1s into our MPLS, facilitating 120+ desks.

Direct report to CEO, performed all network security, maintained company-wide Web hosting, advanced server & workstation operating system & software configuration support; established, monitored & maintained a direct pipe to Swedish banks for high-risk online credit card processing merchant accounts.Directly responsible for the performance & maintenance of 24-hour client Web hosting solutions & support; dedicated Web server support.Utilized PIX firewall and IP Tables in Linux for network security.Configured & maintained CISCO Catalyst 6500+ & 7000+ equipment; desktop support.Stopped constant denial of service attacksResponsible for setting up secure pipe between our online merchant accounts and Swedish issuing banks:Researched & installed Fiber Channel system for online high-risk processing, on a direct pipe to Sweden.Worked with teams in Austria to build SUSE/Oracle systems to connect to issuing banks for company's online merchant account transactions.Established the secure pipe to Swedish issuing banks of a multi-million dollar business model in high-risk online credit card processing; business transactions generated millions per month in revenues between Austrian issuing-banks and our high-risk online credit card transactions merchant accounts.

Was the area manager of 3 Farm Stores drive thru Grocery Stores. Was in charge of all scheduling, Bank Deposits, Ordering of Inventory, Hiring and Training of associates teaching clerks to upsell anything they can to increase revenue for a company that was going under at the time.