Recruited to set up financial and administrative infrastructure for newly established wholesale food distributor, with total responsibility for all day-to-day accounting functions. Established operating processes for account reconciliation and maintenance to ensure accuracy and efficiency. Prepared financial statements, including data analysis on product costs to support and enhance pricing, product mix and distribution decisions.

Summary: Promoted through a series of progressively responsible management roles based on demonstrated leadership in creating internal controls, processes and systems to enhance efficiency and team productivity.Optical Operations Manager (5/05–Present)Sales Supervisor (3/06–9/06)Sales Supervisor Certified Lab Technician (05/00–3/05)Financial and Operations Responsibilities: Financial:Maintained internal controls and established best practices for asset protection.Analyzed daily transaction reports, P&L statements, and cash logs and recommended opportunity areas.Supported corporate-level asset protection with month-end reconciliation reports of cash, inventory and discount compliance.Achievements:Instrumental in company’s #1 ranking for region in 2013, based on operating profit, efficiency and sales growth. Operations:Manage operations of $2.3 million retail optical manufacturing operation, including scheduling, quality control, internal audit controls, purchasing, sales, customer service, equipment maintenance and staffing.Facilitated cohesive high performance teams and empowered leadership in direct reports, resulting in staff promotions and a sense of ownership among associates.Directed lab setup for store grand openings, including installation and calibration of lab equipment; implementation of OHSA health and safety standards/processes; training lab managers on best practices. Achievements: Designated as Southeast Regional Expert for National Optronics 7E Edger based on equipment expertise. Provided troubleshooting and developed best practices for process optimization. Ranked #1 in lab manufacturing quality out of 30 stores in region in Q4 2008 and Q1 2009.

Gathered data. Proctored experiments. Improved design and efficiency of processes.