*Manage all corporate functions: Human Resources, Accounting, Purchasing, Operations, Benefits, Payroll, 401k Plan Administrator*Responsible for researching and vetting potential candidates for hire.*Supervise administrative staff, coordinating work flow.*Effectively seek solutions to existing issues. Proactively head off potential issues and streamline less-than-optimal operating systems*Prepare proposals, reports, SOWs and sales materials*Manage corporate contracts and third-party agreements, act as liaison between corporation and vendors, coordinate contract renewals in a timely fashion*Manage vendor selection to ensure each is a cost-effective use of corporate funds; interview potential new vendors as necessary*Administrate corporate goodwill programs and benefits

*Tasked with separating a division from the parent and creating the infrastructure necessary to allow that division to stand on its own. Responsible for setting up accounting system, operational procedures and policies, setting up and managing bank accounts, budgeting, finance, securing state and federal tax identification numbers, legal documents, etc.*Responsible for all divisional HR, including recruitment, hiring and separations; maintain confidential employee records and related materials*Assist in research and preparation of proposals and reports*Grant management liaison, ensuring timely response to report due dates or requests for information*Review and summarize detailed reports to support media/marketing rationale*Coordinate all divisional travel

*Responsible for all HR, including recruitment, hiring, separations, payroll and retirement plan; maintaining confidential employee records and related materials*Contract Administration of various vendor, customer and supplier contracts*Prepare RFP responses/reports, resulting in new or repeat business*Project Manager/Producer of corporate videos, including conducting mayoral and county commissioner interviews*Institute and employ corporate video production schedule, resulting in more on-time delivery of video products*Review and summarize detailed reports to support media/marketing rationale*Research, negotiate and implement media buys (print, broadcast, cable, radio); oversee their performance*Negotiate terms on rental and capital equipment purchase leases*Administrative indoctrination, including training office staff/interns in office protocol, cultures, and policies and procedures*Supervise clerical/intern workload, overseeing such functions as travel, video production library, guest relations, office facilities and equipment maintenance services*Helped grow the company by 2400% over four years through shrewd cash management and client development*Responsible for the seamless operation of the accounting departing, including cash flow management, tax accountant liaison and research/negotiating financing terms with banks*Implemented the use of QuickBooks to replace a paper accounting system, resulting in consistent tracking of expenses and sales, easily transferable to tax accountant*Oversee/direct the AR/AP functions, client billings and banking*Successfully manage books for two separate, yet related, companies*Prepare budgets and forecasts, resulting in an accurate financial picture*Arrange, negotiate and maintain the records for payroll, unemployment, workers comp, health and business insurances, parking, health club memberships, etc.

*Plan media for high-technology electronics and business-to- business clients, including Pioneer-Standard, Keithley Instruments and Penton Media*Determine appropriate media to meet clients’ industry-specific needs*Effectively negotiate advertising rates to gain maximum exposure for clients*Prepare exhaustive detailed schedules, easily understandable by both staff and clients*Prepare and present written findings to clients, showcasing effective use of media dollars*Make formal, in-person presentations of findings and/or research in client meetings*Research potential new business targets on an ongoing basis*Prepare/present preliminary findings to help augment current client base

*Plan media for clients in the industrial, foodservice and medial/healthcare organizations, including Athens Foods, Perdue Food, Gendron and Sure-Foot*Experience in trade and consumer publications, television/radio, direct mail, etc.*Determine/analyze/negotiate appropriate media to meet specific clients’ needs*Use spreadsheets to prepare detailed schedules for internal/external communications*Make formal, in-person presentations of findings and/or research in client meetings*Identify and research organizations as new business targets