The Cooper Group is a national company that specializes in Historical Restorations, Millwork and Windows. The group has developed the only Historical high thermal efficient SDL window on the market. Projects have included The Yale Boat House, the Pendleton-Chapman House, The Yale Musical Museum and the Harriet Beecher Stowe House.

Start up retail operation in both men's and women's life style apparel, accessories and footwear. Product lines include national brands of upscale and bridge merchandise such as Brighton Accessories, Tommy Bahama clothing and Remy Leathers.Responsible for all aspects of establishing and general management of retail operations in Mystic CT, Newport RI, and Glastonbury CT.Established a supporting e-commerce web businessFour year sales increase of 127%.Chairman of Merchants Association 2004 - 2007. Developed their first multi-media marketing plan and budget. Represented merchants interests in city government projects.Established annual sales forecasts, operating budgets, open to buy, marketing and inventory plans.

Recruited in turnaround situation to consolidate all operation functions in Atlanta and to manage the continuing modernization of distribution centers and computer systems. Responsibilities increased to include management of the following business units: Distribution Centers, Information Technology, Production Planning, Transportation, Customer Services and Purchasing.Chaired the Executive Operations Committee which monitored sales, production, inventory and shipping performance to forecasts. Identified operational improvements or issues and implemented action plans.Directed major systems improvement project. This encompassed a PC bases sales support system, ERP/MRP supply chain and production planning system, financial systems, CRM and retail store systems. Stakeholders included outside consultants, project team leaders and business unit management.Directed a successful expansion and re-engineering of all distribution facilities. Reduced CPU by 20% with a 30% increase in pick/pack efficiency and inventory accuracy.Partnered with Sales Management, Distribution and Marketing to support new product and business development with major accounts. This included multilingual labeling, EDI, quick response and value added services.Presented updated to Board of Directors as required.

Hired in turnaround fast growth situation to establish new company computer systems and capabilities.Managed transition from outside IT contractors to building internal IT capabilities. This included hardware and software selection or development, new computer facility construction and staff development.Developed long term strategic plan and budget.Introduced UPC coding on all product packaging