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Responsible for leading the District's Purchasing Department, including warehouse and print shop operations.Significant Duties Include:● Continually compare department job positions with District needs and make necessary changes to personnel responsibilities within approved job scopes.● Remain informed of and interpret government codes, rules, and regulations that relate to purchasing, contracts, inventory management, fixed assets, warehousing, and disposition of equipment.● Initiate and participate in collaborative planning efforts to define new, or refine current, policies and procedures that ensure District compliance with government codes, rules, and regulations. Planning efforts often involve other departments.● Compile information and prepare reports to the Board of Education that recommend authorization or ratification of purchases, disposition of equipment, and other contractual agreements.● Compile information and prepare reports to the Associate Superintendent presenting measurable performance of department functions.● Administer department budgets.

• Negotiated triple net lease of 10,050 sf commercial building with national retail tenant.• Successfully satisfied multiple lease delivery conditions including the research and hiring of contractors for accessibility survey, hazardous materials/asbestos inspection, asbestos abatement, air clearance/PCM analysis, signage, and floor slab.• Researched, hired, and scheduled construction obligations including roof membrane, parking lot, landscaping, and exterior lighting. Coordinated with General Contractor as needed.• Maintain landlord’s receipts and expenses including rent, tenant expense contributions, expense accruals, payment of actual expenses, cash distributions to landlord, and cash on hand.• Provide tenant with annual reconciliation, detailing tenant’s contributions vs. actual expenses incurred, and any amounts either owed by tenant or to be credited.• Provide landlord’s accountant with annual income statement, along with supporting documents.• Perform periodic property inspections, verifying that tenants and service contractors are fulfilling their obligations. Take corrective action as necessary. Perform minor repairs.• On behalf of landlord, engaged attorneys to file Complaints For Unlawful Detainer. Compiled evidence, documenting tenants’ breaches of lease, and presented in a court of law.

Education Station - Unique retail store, amongst the largest in the industry, with over 10,000 square feet of specialized learning materials and classroom supplies, serving schools, teachers, parents, and students.• Created and reviewed trend and financial analysis, uncovering shifts and changes in the industry/market, identifying potential opportunities for increases in growth and profit.• Motivated, trained, and led teammates in fast-paced, face-to-face, retail environment, expanding from a 2,000-square foot store to a 10,000-square foot store, with very low staff turnover.• Account Manager of institutional clients, including LAUSD schools and various youth programs.• Responded to hundreds of customers’ needs weekly by providing tailored solutions.• Increased sales with “eye-catching” merchandising and creative bi-monthly email advertising.• Inventory Manager of 13,000 sku’s, processing 8 to 10 vendor shipments daily.• Buyer, evaluating stock needs from an average of 50 rotating vendors per week.• Accounts Receivable Manager with less than 1% delinquency.• Staff Manager, team of 9, including 7-day scheduling and bi-weekly payroll preparation. • Coordinated effort to complete an online storefront. • Responsible for amassing a customer database of approximately 58,000 teachers and schools.• Designed CUSTOM computer solution for Sales/Cashiering, Customer Management, Inventory Management, Physical Inventory Count, Purchasing, Receiving, and Accounts Receivable.

Retail store exceeding 50 million in sales/yr.• Promoted to Buyer – 1988-1990Began buying stoves and ovens when given the responsibility by the company owner, who had maintained the responsibility himself for years.Bought “accessories” such as lamps, mirrors and art, then car stereos and video games.• Transferred to MIS department – 1986-1987Assisted senior designer/programmer in the maintenance and development of the main store systems.Designed and programmed a time tracking payroll system.Introduced the PC to the company, while assisting the company CFO with various spreadsheets. Based upon hands-on experience, designed and programmed a system that tracked individual components of customer returns (stereo equipment). System has the ability to “group” components in order to make a complete unit for sale as “previously sold”.Based upon hands-on experience, designed and programmed a delivery scheduling and routing system.Based upon hands-on experience, designed and programmed a warehouse locator system.Based upon hands-on experience, designed and programmed a system that tracked customer returns throughout the repair process. • Promoted to Store Warehouse and Service Department Manager – 1985-1986Responsible for operations and staffing of Customer Service Counter.Responsible for the daily inventory operations and staffing at store warehouse and Customer Will-Call Counter.• Special Assignment - Video Refurbishing – 1985Assigned a new company task of organizing and preparing returned video equipment for sale as “previously sold”.• Promoted to Delivery Truck Driver – 1984Responsible for the delivery and installation/setup of all customer purchases assigned to daily route (16 to 22 stops daily).• Promoted to Delivery Scheduler and Routing Manager – 1983Responsible for the continual scheduling and daily routing of all customer purchases requiring delivery (90 to 120 stops daily).• Warehouseman – 1982