Provide oversight of three teams supporting those in recovery or working on recovery from mental health, substance use disorder, alcoholism, prison reentry and any other barriers to success. As a manager, I let my staff work on assisting people, I consider my leadership style as macro management. These teams consist of staff with lived experience or just those who want to make a difference in others' lives by assisting them in success.

As the General Manager of the Columbus office, assured local operations were performed in accordance with the standards of VGS Corporate. Was responsible for the marketing, direction and operations of Federal, State and local contracts serviced by the Columbus office.Directed all local operations including budgeting, financial planning, billing and other duties as well as assuring contract work is performed to specifications. Maintained facility site supervision for Columbus facility working with other Columbus division staff to create new opportunities for VGS.As General Manager, strived to develop a broad understanding of customer needs, providing small assembly, kitting, sewing and custodial services to the customer. Networked and developed relationships that provide for new opportunities to provide mission driven employment services to the Columbus Metropolitan area.

Directed and maintained operations serving in excess of 300 Individuals participating in Add's Employment and Day Program services, One of the top five providers in Franklin County. Provided direct oversight of 75 Operations Staff, including two Managers and seven Supervisors, who led Teams that implemented individual success goals. Worked with customers and negotiated contracts for services provided by our janitorial, floor care, advertising and document services crews. Accountable for maintaining a fleet of 50 vehicles used daily for transportation and contract work that Add provided. Responsible for assisting in facilities and maintenance of Add Central Corporate Office located Worthington, Ohio.As a Director assisted in all company training programs including Social Value, Company Overview, Quality, Incident Reporting and others as developed.Collaborated with HR, Marketing, Quality, Nursing, Residential and Finance to maintain and improve continuity of services.Key Contributions:1. Responsible for $4.4 MM Operations Budget for Add Ventures.2. Established a process to chart and apply AES Revenues and expenses to Customer contracts formore accurate financial tracking and evaluation3. Collaborated with CEO, Human Resources and VP of Supports to create, plan and develop for the future which included major restructuring to assure fiscal expectations were met with minimal impact to Participants

Business operations providing economical and environmentally responsible solutions for recycling and disposal of outdated electronic technology. Customers included state and county government and the private sector with $6.5 million+ annual sales.Developed, directed and operated Possitivity e-waste recycling services line. Networked, mined and maintained sustainable Customer Accounts presenting service solutions to companies and organizations. Recruited, interviewed and recommended employees for hire. As Senior Management Leadership Team member, collaborate with CEO and CFO regarding recycling operations challenges, updates and solutions. Led operations team including Site Supervisor, transportation and all recycler positions.Customers included local and Fortune 1000 companies located in and doing business in Ohio.Identified and developed key relationships with green processors to remove and pay for recycled commodities and maintained zero landfill tolerance Improved productivity, efficiency and performance by collaborating with IT expert on database specifically designed around recycling operations program and resale of items with remaining technological usefulness.Established E-Waste Recycling Days with local businesses, churches, cities and townships Partnered with local private businesses and non-profit organizations as:1. IT Service Provider – Preferred Vendor with Affiliated OneSource, NetGain IS, NMP Consulting and Group 11 2. E-Waste Recycling – Valued Partner with the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) and Capital Crossroads District (SID); Collaborator with the Dublin Entrepreneurial Center (DEC) 3. Training Partner – Dublin City Schools, Greenleaf Job Training Services, Upper Arlington Schools, ViaQuest, Inc. and WorkNet

Oversight of operations for a Tier 1 supplier to Honda for six North American and two Japanese plants.Increased quality, reduced expenses and provided improved inventory storage by combining three locations into a single $4.1M facility for plant operations Boosted sales 40% and revenues 12.5% by instituting comprehensive review of production processes and by hiring new engineer who designed new, more efficient production lines Honored as Honda Supplier of the Year, 1999, 2003, 2005Provided vocational training and opportunities to persons with identified employment barriers, with direct oversight of habilitation work training and employment divisions providing services to approximately 100 individuals. Networked, presented and partnered with local organizations, businesses and the community to increase program awareness as a viable and accepted program. Led, developed and delivered plan to successfully open new state-of-the-art production facility ahead of schedule and $250K under budget Worked closely with Board to obtain $1.6M funding for building and $1.5M for renovation projects by negotiating favorable terms with bank with responsibility of a 4.4 million dollar annual budget.