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Law firm employing 16 attorneys. General management to include all Financial Reporting, Human Resources, Benefits, Technology, Risk Management, Marketing, and Facilities for the Firm with five direct reports. Reported to the President and Board of Directors.Reduced annual operating expense by over $100,000 thru contract renegotiation.Led major Lan systems upgrade to include divesting poor performing equipment and replacing them with new state of the art computers and software that significantly improved response time and productivity firm wide.Led the installation of enterprise wide document management and retention software systems.Published the firm's website and made major revisions as the firm grew. Managed and updated online marketing sites Martindale Hubbell and Findlaw. Redesigned firm printed marketing materials.

Top 100 American top 5 Texas Law FirmManaged 5 Accounting Managers, and Elite Technology Manager. Reported to Administrative Partner and CFOWrote the code for the FRx financial software report writer that automated the firm's published financial statements by office for each Office Managing Partner to effectively manage their office budget and reduce expenses.Automated the scanning of client chargeable expenses invoices to speed the production of client bills and improve cash flow.Participated in a major version upgrade to the ERP, Elite software package, and enterprise wide legal specific software product that managed financial and operational requirements of the firm.Managed the annual audit by KPMG and preparation of the tax returns.

Managed 11 locations with a budget of $23 million. Direct reporting managerial team included; 5 Location Managers, Financial Manager, Creative services Manager, Facilities Manager, and Hospitality Manager. Led a staff of 145employees. Served on Executive Leadership Team.Developed staff feedback groups that resulted in innovative programs designed and implemented by the staff for career education and advancement.Promoted the largest number of staff to managerial and client service positions of all Operational Areas for two consecutice years.Facilitated the Area level Facilities and Administrative Assistant separation of the E&Y consulting practice (Cap Gemini) the web based learning company (Intellinex), and the corporate financial advisory company (E Y Capitol Advisors, LLC).Facilitated the implementation of the new E&Y Job Profile Structure to be used to hire, develop, and measure job performance for the Administrative Assistants and Practice Support (Managerial) staff. Increased the Administrative Assistant to Accountant ratio from 1-6.5 to 1-8.Decreased operating expenses by over $750,000 annually by renegotiating contracts, improving efficiencies and reducing staff.

Law firm employing 89 attorneys in three cities.; CFO/COO directing the activities of managerial staff, including Director of Human Resources, Director of Information Services, Controller, Recruiting Manager, Facilities Manager and Librarian. Reported to the Executive Committee.Rewrote the personnel policies and procedures manual to bring the manual into compliance with ADA, EEOC, FMLA and other federal and state laws.

Calmon, Inc. was a startup water technology company that had a promising water cleansing process using a patented ultra sound filter. I was part of the executive team that presented financial and operating budgets and plans to venture capitalist to secure working capital for the company to implement the technology. Funding was not available and the executive team disbanded.

CFO/COO directing the activities of managerial staff, including Director of Human Resources, Director of Information Services, Controller, Director of Client Development, Recruiting Administrator, Librarian, and Facilities Manager. Reported to the Executive Committee. Improved employee morale and retention by redesigning and implementing enhanced personnel procedures and benefits package. Conducted Year 2000 audit, resulting in the upgrade of all computer and telecommunication systems, which brought the firm into full Year 2000 compliance

A general partnership law firm employing 65 attorneys.CFO/COO directing the activities of managerial staff including Director of Human Resources, Director of Information Services, Controller, Librarian, and Facilities Manager. Member of the four executive Management Committee of the firm.Developed profitability studies to measure client and firm's profit margins that were used consistently over a ten year period to help in increasing profits by over 200%.Negotiated a $275,000 reduction in the firm's annual extra expense lease charges.Recovered $200,000 in overcharged lease expenses and contract variations.Managed construction of lease space planning and contract negotiation to punch list completion.Conducted several computer studies, the last of which resulted in the installation of a Microsoft Window based local area network with 145 nodes and a UNIX server for all accounting functions to ensure the Year 2000 compliance.Authored the firm's first employee personnel and procedures manual and their affirmative action plan. Updated, negotiated and implemented all firm benefit plans, including 401k plan, cafeteria plan and all other welfare and benefit plans.

Certified Public Accounting Frim. Consulted with business owners regarding the financing and sale of their companies. Assessed value and recommended the structure for a shareholder buyout which enabled client to achieve a substantial above-market settlement.

Oil & Gas consulting firm specializing in financial services in two cities.; Financial and technological consulting for internal and external clients including new service offering, sales of client business, and financial reporting for the Group. Reported to the President.Led an ERP installation of an IBM main frame computer to automate firm financial and time and billing functions.Directed marketing functions to include media contact and design and production of promotional marketing materials during a period of 300% growth

A multi-plant refiner and wholesaler of refined products with annual sales of $300 million. Managed all accounting functions to include P&L, Tax Reporting, and Loan Package of $64 million consisting of long-term debt, revolving lines of credit, letters of credit, and industrial revenue bonds. Reported to the CFO

An old well established men's and women's retail clothing chain. Reported to the PresidentManaged all accounting functions and implemented new credit policies that improved the company's profit by 5 percent.Led the implementation of a point of sale computerized cash register hardware and software packaged that allowed the buyers for the store to respond quickly to sales trends, ordering more of quick selling products to increase profitability.

Masters Of Business Administration, Management, Finance, Marketing

B.S, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi, Phi Eta Sigma