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Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for quarterly physical inventories - count and valuation for wholesale, e-commerce, and retail stores. Monthly/quarterly reporting on valuation, shrinkage, fall-out, COGS.Determine and resolve PPV (Purchase Price Variance)Create operational processes across all channels.New software implementation, wholesale and retail.Manage e-commerce.

Los Alamitos, CA

Operational Consulting:Physical InventoryPerpetual InventoryInventory AccountingWork Flow and ProcessesGross Profit AnalysisAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableCash Flow ProjectionsSystems Implementation

• Progressive record of positions with increasing responsibility, culminating as Vice President, for this corporation consisting of five different companies. Researched and analyzed data to create historical analysis of.
• Developed matrices to systematize operating unit performance measurements and to set standards and goals.
• Implemented and led bi-weekly A/R meeting, significantly reducing DSO by 27 days.
• Instituted chargeback procedures to recapture lost revenue, approximately $30K/year.
• Created and managed operating budgets on a divisional and company level.
• Led team in the line-by-line analysis of imports, successfully preventing $2M in customs fines.

* Responsible for warehouse, reimbursement, accounts payable, and clinical operations.* Reduced operating expenses by 40%.* Negotiated vendor pricing and terms.* Instituted accounts receivable tracking system.* Lowered accounts receivable aging over 180 by 80%.* Supervised 16

* Verified insurance, negotiated pricing, billed insurance.* Responsible for negotiating office contracts.* Supervised accounts payable and accounts receivable.* Improved relations with established accounts.* Trained staff in software usage.