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Manage sales force of sixteen merchant level sales individuals, including technical program writers and part time point of sales developers.Cross trained small customer service team in terminal programming to reduce slow response times. Created and adhered to budgets with Chief Financial Officer for business growth since 2006Slashed material and equipment expenses by 10% by negotiating and establishing valuable vendor contacts.Increased sales and profitability of True data merchant services since 2006 by adding experienced sales people, Enforcing sales productivity and lowering employee turnover.

Plan, organize, and managed full service, quick service and bar restaurants for a ten restaurant chain with three hundred employees which included an office of three. Developed systems to increase sales by instituting Point of sales, seasonal menu development and staff training program. Developed Manager in training programs to hire from within company and added district and regional managers for support.

Managed over fifteen locations including training stores for general managers from all over the country. Effectively lowered labor costs from nineteen plus percent to sixteen percent by cross training all employeesConsistently received accolades for top performing stores (World Trade Center)