 Founder and principal of 50 employee company. Responsible for creating financial plan, budgeting, hiring, and business strategy.  Responsible for attracting and hiring top Loan Officers throughout Georgia.  Secondary Marketing Department Administrator. Responsible for landing new investor and warehouse line accounts to purchase loans. Used B2B sales acumen to sign up 8 investors and 3 warehouse banks. Developed and Implemented strategic initiative to capture business with social media marketing to prospective clients utilizing Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Trulia, and ActiveRain. Initiative directly responsible for an average of $1 MM per month and increased visibility in Google searches from prospective customers that also increased production estimated at another $1 MM per month.  Worked with investors on efficiency of funding loans, increasing warehousing capabilities 500% and increasing per loan profits 13% due to lower overhead per loan and quicker turn times. Led start-up company from production of $2MM per month in January 2009 to production levels of $15 MM per month.

 Responsible for establishing, maintaining, and growing relationships with investors such as Citi, Bank of America, Franklin American, Wells Fargo, and GMAC to give multiple options in selling loans. Reorganized and restructured methods in which loans were locked-in and delivered, resulting in higher profits per loan of 8% and lowering the average amount of days until loans were funded by 2 days.

 Supervisory Role: Responsible for recruiting, training, and managing day-to-day operations. Conducted weekly sales meetings to inform, train, and motivate employees to reach their potential. Cutting edge company that hired employees new to industry. Created comprehensive training program entitled “3 Keys to Success as a Salesperson” where I taught the art of salesmanship, time management, and product knowledge.  Responsible for marketing: Worked with House Values (internet), Harmon Homes (direct mail), and Know Atlanta (magazine) on marketing directly to consumers. Became profitable as start up entity within 10 months. Exceeded yearly profit goals each year employed as branch manager. Growth increased from 5 employees to 22 employees.________________________________________

Branch Manager:Responsible for branch activities with goal of increasing revenue and fleet growth, decreasing operating expenses, and increasing Operating Profit of branch. Responsible for training, motivating, and mentoring employees to maximize their potential to earn promotions to enhance the overall success of the company. In Top 10 during tenure in Atlanta branches (of over 100) in Operating Profit, Fleet Growth, and Customer Service Score.Assistant Manager, Atlanta, GA (Buckhead Location) 2002 – 2003 Managed vehicle fleet operations, managed employees, and marketed to body shops, service centers, and corporations. Management Trainee/Associate, Roswell, GA 2001 – 2002 Performed Customer Sales and Service at the retail level, with an emphasis on maximizing profit for the company and learning the business from the ground up. .

Prospected, networked, and built referrals to conduct sales calls for industrial supplies ranging from cranes to signs to shovels. Called on city works departments, electric companies, water companies, construction companies, and others. Typical sales cycle of 1-2 months, kept detailed follow up records to maximize sales results.