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Dba TNT Fireworks, the company imports and sells state-approved consumer fireworks, contracting with nonprofit groups to conduct fundraising sales on a consignment basis.• Managed, budgeted and had P&L responsibility for over 80 nonprofit group accounts in nine Southern California cities, including customer solicitation, contract negotiation, property leasing and collections.• Lobbied city governments and supported numerous successful ballot measures, including advertising copy, editorial writing, website design and ballot arguments.• Increased sales and accounts by approximately 40% during my tenure.

Advertising sales for electoral candidates. (Slate mailers)

Originally MedPartners, the company owned and/or provided management services for medical practices.• Produced regulatory compliance media for subsidiary medical practice management corporations, KPC Medical Management and KPC Global Care.• Developed and implemented system to ensure HMO/professional corporation business segment compliance with regulatory/quality requirements.• Established online system to maximize efficiency/minimize printing/distribution expenses.• Analyzed and coordinated national corporate directive reviews to ensure inclusion of California standards.• Developed purchasing/accounting controls to standardize controllable expense processes.

Originally Magnavox Advanced Product and Systems, the company developed and manufactured satellite navigation and communication products in defense contracting and commercial business areas.• Promoted from Material/Production Control Procedures Analyst in 1987.• Coordinated command media for administrative, engineering, production and quality departments in defense contracting and commercial business segments in compliance with OSHA, FAR, CAS, ITAR and other applicable regulatory requirements.• Managed organizational documentation, forms design/control.• Performed key role in audits and corrective action/quality improvement cross-functional activities.• Credited with significant responsibility for attainment of ISO 9001 registration.• Developed online media distribution system , reducing costs by 75%.• Supported numerous successful proposal efforts.

The company manufactured specialized skin care products, soaps and medications.• Responsible for operation and administration of pharmaceutical production, packaging and distribution facility.• Implemented capital improvements resulting in 60% reduction in primary product line unit cost.• Provided contract manufacturing support resulting in customer (Pfizer, Inc.) recognition for my contributions toward a successful national product launch.• Earned California State Board of Pharmacy CGMP Exemption Certification, served as primary regulatory interface (FDA/OSHA), and developed standard procedures to ensure compliance.

A division of Abbott Laboratories, the company manufactured plastic and rubber medical devices and compounds.• Managed medical plastics auxiliary operations (compounding/extruding) including SOP/CGMP/OSHA compliance.• Promoted from Foreman, pharmaceutical rubber operations (compounding/milling/compression molding).• Developed scrap reduction program resulting in significant savings in scrap, downtime and tooling costs.• Managed department through union strike to achieve comparable efficiencies.