Paul Rycus Email & Phone Number

Ventura, California, United States

Newbury Park, Ca

Established private ownership of a corporation to purchase and recycle inkjet & laser cartridges, plus mobile phones throughout the US and Canada.• National clients included State of California, the City of Los Angeles and FedEx Office (formerly FedEx Kinko’s).• Sourced and executed all domestic and international purchases of used cartridges and mobile phones.

Thousand Oaks, Ca

Managed a national nonprofit 501c(3) organization supporting families impacted by autism and providing grants for medical services, products and treatments.• Increased annual revenue in 2018 by 15% over the previous year.• Improved grant program awareness resulting in 700% increase in activity.• Developed national campaigns and fundraisers including a workplace giving employee charitable payroll deduction program, turnkey fundraisers, fund-a-grants, year-end appeal featuring brand ambassador, team building events, recycling for autism, Google Ad Grants – all providing additional revenue dollars to support grant programs.• Led multiple celebrity gala events and auctions with increased sales and profitability.• Organized multiple 10k/5k events in San Diego to benefit military families impacted by autism.• Introduced and managed volunteer programs for student and freelance writing, data entry, internet research and social media programs.• Initiated and developed corporate name change, trademark and logo implementation; then restructured corporate brand and marketing assets including website, graphics, brochures, social media, email, blogs, articles and updated mission video.• Implemented CRM, donor management and social media platform software for improved performance.• Applied the use of IT security and backups for added peace of mind in case of an emergency.• Served as organizational spokesperson at national, regional and local events, conventions, resource fairs and networking gatherings.

Managed 30 retail locations in CA, CO, OR, SD and WA for the largest operator of seasonal, mall-based pop-up stores in the world selling toys, calendars, books and novelty items in malls to consumer shoppers.• Responsible for overall management, sales and human resources for 30 locations.• Ranked # 1 regionally in UPT, ADT, top 5% nationwide in additional metrics (email capture, charity sales, etc.).

Newbury Park, Ca

Owned and operated a dessert catering business with roots in Southern California and a proud member of NACE, the National Association of Catering Executives. Having served more than 650 events, clients included a variety of prestigious and celebrated resorts, clubs, restaurants, caterers, professional planners and celebrities throughout Southern California.

Under the same ownership at two companies - Providea Inc and View Tech Inc, managed the procurement department of an upstart company and was responsible for complete development of programs including materials management, order management, purchasing, distribution, logistics, and contract negotiations; Managed the procurement department and supervised staff of over 11 associates within 4 internal departments. • Sourced & managed ERP software; Responsible for sourcing domestic and international products and services.• Established vendor relations; negotiated all pricing & contracts; and manage all inventory assets.• View Tech Award: Recognized as “Employee of the Year.”

Web Business Graphics, Desktop Publishing

MS Office 2010, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, PhotoShop, HTML

Purchasing Management Purchasing Administration

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