Dan Blake Email & Phone Number

Smyrna, GA, US

Atlanta

Sold my business of 10 years to the largest 1-800 Radiator franchisee. Stayed on to become CFO and continue overseeing the Atlanta territory and adding the Greenville/Spartanburg territory as well.* Managing pricing and inventory levels across 28 locations in 9 states to improve sales, margin and capital efficiency* Performing proformas for potential.

I have taken over a business selling automotive cooling products (radiators, fan assemblies, etc.) and A/C parts to mechanic shops and retail customers. In August 2007, I took on a partner and expanded into South Atlanta. In October 2007, a national competitor decided to get out of the distribution market in NW Atlanta. 1-800 Radiator has taken over their.

Hoschton, GA

Managed all facets of youth programTook 2 upper level teams to a more competitive league in Roswell for first time to expand competitionIncreased registration count both years

My wife and I have opened an Indoor Inflatable Playplace for kids' birthday parties in Gainesville. She manages it (with help from other hired managers) while I build my radiator business.This business closed due to competitive, demographic and economic factors. Without this experience, we would have never started 1-800 Radiator, so we've learned from the.

Repsonsible for General Accounting, Payroll, A/P, A/R and Treasury departments.Created store level P&Ls that were used to deal with underperforming stores. Renegotiated credit card processing contract to save over $400K per year. Integrated 2 acquisitions into our system. Revamped processes and procedures to improve efficiencies, keeping headcount flat.

In charge of accounting $1B advertising spend (manage spend, forecast and budget) and $1B co-op contracts. Also implemented a marketing effectiveness statistical tool to determine what advertising methods work the best for various products in various markets.

Head of Finance for $6B division reporting to the CFO and Division President. Worked closely with divisional merchandising and operations to manage P&L effectiveness through gross margin expansion and cost control. Additional responsibilities included capital spend management.

General Accounting ManagerFinancial Reporting ManagerSenior Staff AccountantStaff Accountant

Bs, Management & Accounting

Activities and Societies: Worked full time while in school.

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