As an independent consultant, provided systems analysis & design and management consulting services to client companies in the development of custom infrastructure solutions. Client companies ranged in size from small business to Fortune 500, responsibilities included marketing, account management, internal accounting, and supervision of sub-contractors and production of system deliverables.Professional Services Clients: • Acorn Industries - Implemented accounting, purchasing… Show more As an independent consultant, provided systems analysis & design and management consulting services to client companies in the development of custom infrastructure solutions. Client companies ranged in size from small business to Fortune 500, responsibilities included marketing, account management, internal accounting, and supervision of sub-contractors and production of system deliverables.Professional Services Clients: • Acorn Industries - Implemented accounting, purchasing, shipping, logistics systems• Banking transportation coordination - 5/3 Bank, JP Morgan Chase, PNC, First Merit, Ohio Savings, Third Federal• BP America - Developed freight rate and household goods management systems• Burger King - Created sales management reporting system• Corporate Transit of America - Branch transportation operations management• Ford Motor Company - Process development for tracking scrap materials generated by engine production• Kostas Distribution Services - Implemented public warehouse inventory management system• Leaseway Transportation - Designed internal warranty tracking and fleet planning systems for purchasing• Odd Lots/ Big Lots - Custom warehouse management solution for bar-coding/sorting product• Priority Dispatch - Delivery management logistics• United Parcel Service - Designed driver accident rating, lost time & employee certification systems Show less

Warehouse and showroom utilization managed the distribution of 100,000+ ISBN SKU’s, to more than 10,000 independent and national book retailers. Responsible for marketing and sales development for a national book distribution and marketing showroom, open to the wholesale gift trade, in developing a new marketing concept for the acquisition of all forms of print media for the wholesale book retailer.

Responsible for delivery of client product to locations within the Northern Ohio market, from Toledo to Youngstown and Columbus to Canton, including priority shipments, scheduled operations and linehauls for banking, pharmacy, medical, office product and other clients. Duties included scheduling, fleet management, routing of vehicles, maintenance, warehousing and customer support activities.

Responsible for daily production operations, accounting, shipping, warehousing for a national artwork printing and manufacturing company, representing 35 artists, 500+ images. Distribution via UPS, Fedex and DHL to several thousand wholesale customers. Provided technical support for the design and implementation of Art on Stone product, including sourcing of material from quarries on a national basis.

Responsible for daily operations, treasury management, banking relationships, warehousing, customer service, facilities management, technology infrastructure, trade show management, co-chairman product evaluation committee for a national books distribution company with customer service, distribution and wholesale showroom facilities in California, Texas and Georgia, representing over 7,000 unique book titles to the retail gift trade with concentrations in children’s, interior design, home and… Show more Responsible for daily operations, treasury management, banking relationships, warehousing, customer service, facilities management, technology infrastructure, trade show management, co-chairman product evaluation committee for a national books distribution company with customer service, distribution and wholesale showroom facilities in California, Texas and Georgia, representing over 7,000 unique book titles to the retail gift trade with concentrations in children’s, interior design, home and garden, and cookbooks. Show less

• Providing executive project management expertise for the information technology group in support of the national human resources organization for recruiting, resume management and resource allocation systems.• Managing certification, architectural design and deployment of the Windows 2000 desktop and server environment on a national basis for the Information Technology Consulting Group in 40 business units.• Managed the Y2K information technology internal compliance team for… Show more • Providing executive project management expertise for the information technology group in support of the national human resources organization for recruiting, resume management and resource allocation systems.• Managing certification, architectural design and deployment of the Windows 2000 desktop and server environment on a national basis for the Information Technology Consulting Group in 40 business units.• Managed the Y2K information technology internal compliance team for coordinating the remediation of office systems, financial systems, facilities management and desktop computing resources on a national basis.• Consulted on a national basis for infrastructure support to the Project Management Delivery organization. Show less

Provided management services, national help desk management, and analysis, design, construction and implementation of custom developed solutions for Fortune 100 companies providing complete life cycle management in a variety of industrial sectors including automotive, construction, distribution, financial services, environmental, government, insurance, petrochemical, retail sales and transportation. Management responsibilities required the supervision of project personnel and interaction with… Show more Provided management services, national help desk management, and analysis, design, construction and implementation of custom developed solutions for Fortune 100 companies providing complete life cycle management in a variety of industrial sectors including automotive, construction, distribution, financial services, environmental, government, insurance, petrochemical, retail sales and transportation. Management responsibilities required the supervision of project personnel and interaction with all levels of client management on a national corporate exposure basis.Consulting Engagements: • Alcan Aluminum - Developed B2B industrial website, www.ipg.alcan.com, including both public and private client interaction, utilizing Microsoft development technologies.• OfficeMax - Evaluated and recommended version control software for the management of inventory, general ledger and general systems development teams.• Chase Manhattan Bank - Developed a data warehouse for statistical analysis of delinquent debt instruments in the manufactured housing loan portfolio.• OHM Corporation - Developed a project management system for tracking the daily financial, personnel, equipment, inventory and related expenses for managing hazardous materials cleanup projects ranging from $ 50,000 to multi-year, multi-delivery order $ 50 million+ engagements in both private industry and government.• Advanced Elastomer Systems - Managed the daily operations, purchasing, and end-user help desk support for a multi-site information technology network.• Goodyear Tire & Rubber - Provided project management support services for the branch management systems reengineering team. Show less