• Conducted organizational evaluation and analysis.• Implemented new policies and procedures based on my recommendations. • Generated process workflows and new business forms.• Created policies and procedures, employee manuals to assist company in operating more efficiently and effectively.• Drafted employee commission & bonus plans.• Marketing, new business strategies, print & promotions advisor.• Organized and facilitated marketing/promotional events.• Performed Payroll and Accounts Receivable functions.

Reporting to the President and CFO, worked directly with employees at all levels including senior executives. This senior management position was responsible for the planning, growth, overall management, administration, and implementation of day-to-day purchasing and production support for this Academy Award-winning visual effects facility. • Oversaw the procurement, receiving, asset tagging, and delivery of all CAPEX, IT equipment, and business machinery. Negotiated the purchase of software, support contracts, production supplies, rentals, etc. • Consistently achieved substantial company savings through advanced contract negotiations. • Managed a staff of 5 - 10 employees supporting all departments and productions. Worked closely with Finance, Business Affairs, Technology, and Production departments on a daily basis.• Established and implemented purchasing, shipping & receiving plan for satellite productions. Trained all production staff and monitored the compliance with company policies and procedures.• Sourced, acquired, and maintained Data Integration/Tracking camera packages, rentals and associated supplies. • Managed the logistics of equipment delivery to domestic and international locations.• Supervised all corporate vendor relations, evaluation, selection, and management.• Managed corporate controls for corporate credit cards, capital acquisitions, trade and service marks. • Established and supervised internal messenger service center within the purchasing organization to support all departments and productions. Developed internal billing rates, dispatch plan and route structures for this profitable sub-business.• Collaborated with Finance, Business Affairs and Human Resources to develop, implement and maintain company policy and procedural handbook.

Continued from above• Oversaw company merchandising, corporate client and employee anniversary gifts, print/promotional items, and implemented sales and distribution of crew gear. • Partnered with special project producers and productions to plan and stage events and manage budgets.• Led Oracle Financials purchasing system implementation. Improved reporting and increased operational efficiency. Performed ongoing review and modifications of company procedures and controls due to growing business and production needs.Visual Effects Purchasing / Production Support on the following projects: Tron Legacy, Percy Jackson, 2012, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Gran Torino, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Speed Racer, Jumper, The Golden Compass, We Own the Night, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Meet the Robinsons, Zodiac, The Hitcher, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Nativity Story, Flags of Our Fathers, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Zoom, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Æon Flux, Stealth, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dark Water, Cinderella Man, Flight of the Phoenix, I, Robot, The Day After Tomorrow, Peter Pan, The Missing, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Secondhand Lions, The Italian Job, Daredevil, Star Trek: Nemesis, Adaptation, xXx, The Time Machine, We Were Soldiers, A Beautiful Mind, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Vanilla Sky, Stormrider, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Red Planet, X-Men, O Brother, Where Art Thou? Rules of Engagement, Supernova, Fight Club, Lake Placid, Edtv, What Dreams May Come, Armageddon, Tightrope, Kundun, Titanic, Red Corner, Ghosts, The Fifth Element, Dante's Peak, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Chain Reaction, Sgt. Bilko, Various Commercials

Reporting to the CFO, built a cost-efficient procurement, shipping and receiving department from the ground up for the new company at its inception. • Established company vendor relationships and negotiations.• Developed purchase order and requisition database for all acquisitions.• Created internal step-by-step procedures and controls for Purchasing and Shipping and Receiving.• Worked with Finance and Business Affairs to introduce, develop, implement, and enforce company-wide finance and purchasing procedures.• Responsible for the purchase of all capital acquisitions and expense items for all overhead departments including Technology, Software, Finance and Facility Operations departments.• Structured and carried out purchasing for all production departments including Feature and Commercial production, Editorial, Stage, Camera, Model Shop and Machine Shop.• Recruited, hired, trained and supervised purchasing, shipping and receiving staff and company runners Visual Effects Purchasing / Production Support on the following projects: T2 3-D: Battle Across Time, Strange Days, Apollo 13, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, Color of Night, True Lies, Various Commercials

Reporting to the CFO, directed the research, negotiation and purchase of materials for all departments and productions. • Worked closely with all production departments including Feature and Commercial production, Editorial, Stage, Camera, Engineering/Machine Shop, Electronics, and Model Shop.• Oversaw facility and grounds maintenance.• Researched, negotiated and supervised the installation of company security systems.• Partnered with outside contractors for facility remodel projects.• Hired, managed, and trained purchasing staff of 8 employees, including all in-house runners.• Implemented and supervised company internship program.Visual Effects Purchasing / Production Support on the following projects: Last Action Hero, Cliffhanger, Batman Returns, Alien³, Various Commercials

Reporting to the Director of Purchasing, handled all shipping and receiving as well as the purchase and inventory of raw film stock; office and production supplies.• Developed training program and procedural manual for Purchasing Production Assistants/Runners.Visual Effects Purchasing / Production Support on the following projects: Ghost, Solar Crisis, Various Commercials

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