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United States

Westport, Connecticut

• Provide financial analysis of the business, including evaluation and approval of sales opportunities through Profit and Loss analysis.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate operations in support of the company’s growth through the formulation of policies and strategic planning.
• Manage daily operations of personnel, purchasing, distribution, product development, administration, warehousing, inventory management and customer service.
• Supervised and directed internal production and… Show more
• Supervised and directed internal production and logistics for the creation and manufacture of more than 500 products over the course of 20 years.
• Champion, develop, and implement marketing ideas to drive sales growth.

Norwalk, Connecticut

• Drove product development life cycle from inception to rollout through the implementation of a “master” corporate schedule.
• Liaised with warehouse and customer service staff to ensure set up of product titles, ISBN assignments, inventory reserves, and order processing.
• Supervised a department of 4 production staff to coordinate, manufacture and deliver 25 new seasonal company product introductions, 30+ reprints and a variety of opportunistic contract manufacturing SKUs secured… Show.
• Supervised a department of 4 production staff to coordinate, manufacture and deliver 25 new seasonal company product introductions, 30+ reprints and a variety of opportunistic contract manufacturing SKUs secured.
• Created and presented profit and loss analysis for new product development and reprints, including those produced for international distribution.
• Coordinated with sales staff to ensure adequate customer inventory.

Norwalk, Connecticut

• Established and maintained a corporate quality assurance program adhering to Federal Government Standards (CPSIA) and the voluntary American Toy Standards (ASTM).
• Created, and built a staff of production coordinators and logistics personnel. Implemented wide range of procedures to ensure consistent quality and reduction of errors.
• Coordinated with marketing staff to establish sales and promotional materials, digital marketing programs, catalogs, and trade show materials.
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• Liaised between sales and production staff to coordinate reprints and proprietary products for external customers.
• Responsible for submitting data and samples of all new products to U.S. Customs for customs binding rulings.

Greater New York City Area

• Generated 85-90% of overall sales through advertising, publications, books, and reprints.
• Supervised production, circulation, editorial and administrative staff as well as two sales associates.
• Led annual budgeting, periodic reforecasting efforts, and monitored / maintained annual finances.
• Redesigned publication’s circulation, editorial content, and name to broaden the readership and advertising base amidst marketplace consolidation.
• Launched the Company’s first major… Show more
• Launched the Company’s first major circulation effort through marketing, promotion, and telemarketing.

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for annual increases of over 10% in advertising sales in a declining industry.
• Negotiated contracts with suppliers including printers, separators, freelance artists, writers, and all office equipment vendors.
• Controlled the expenditures to meet overall expense and income projections.
• Researched and supervised the installation of a Quark XPRESS Desktop Publishing System, realizing savings of 22%.
• Designed, wrote, and managed the distribution of all promotional… Show more
• Designed, wrote, and managed the distribution of all promotional brochures and letters.Supervised a staff of seven. Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Built and managed a $500,000+ key account list, including several Fortune 500 companies.
• Assumed creative and sales responsibility for the launch of three special publications, which boosted ad revenues by one-third.
• Drove significant cost reductions for publications in production and leads to meet quotas, resulting in more efficient scheduling, processing and billing.

Bs, Magazines Minor In Accounting/Marketing

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General