Robert Grau Email & Phone Number

Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Grau Stone and Masonry, incorporated in July 2020, is a masonry business specializing in residential brickwork, stonework and chimney repair. Founding this business carries on the tradition of Grau tradesman-business owners using the skills and trade acquired in formative years. Hermann Grau founded Grau Construction as a German immigrant in Buffalo NY in 1962, and trained his sons to become master craftsman.Grau Stone and Masonry does quality brick and stonework at competitive prices throughout Rochester, Western NY and the Finger Lakes.

Rochester & Democratic Republic Of The Congo

As four term President led the creation of this 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and directed development and operational implementation for the first Enterprise Facilitation project in Africa. · Led the initial study and exploratory visit to Africa as part of “The Bishops Initiative on Children and Poverty.” Assembled the core team, which developed an African partnership, strategy and vision for this business and economic development enterprise. · Engaged and led contract negotiations with business consultant and partner, the Sirolli Institute and facilitated training events in the US and the Congo. · Coordinated capital campaign raising $100k in startup funds and $100k for program expansions. · Facilitated growth and expansion to new Congolese communities. The program in Kamina, Bukama and Kalemie has directly assisted clients for 1500 businesses in creating over 9,200 jobs.

Served two terms as Board Chair for the Carlson MetroCenter YMCA, the flagship facility for Rochester’s downtown urban community. · Reorganized the Board of Management Charter and committee structure to reflect YMCA missional priorities of Healthy Living, Youth Development and Social Responsibility. · Led recruitment efforts to diversify and grow board membership twofold while also growing the financial and philanthropic commitment of the board.· Achieved Carlson’s annual fundraising target raising over $100k in four successive years as part of the YMCAs $2.5M annual campaign. * The COVID pandemic forced the permanent closure of the Carslon facility in March of 2021.

Rochester New York

Executive director of this non-profit sponsoring foreign visitors and dignitaries to the Rochester area in partnership with the US Department of State. Also serving international students via a friendship program for the University of Rochester, RIT and other area colleges and universities. * The COVID pandemic forced the temporary shutdown of all RGC Operations in June, 2020.

Lean Six Sigma Program Manager responsible for various business transformation initiatives. - Developed and implemented a new cash and collections policy for Xerox US business to align with industry standards, automate collection processes and deliver $3M in annual administrative savings.- Directed development and implementation of an international contract management platform to integrate financial reporting and contract management into one holistic system for the Global Services business. - Led management review and external audit for launch of a $30M pricing, contracting and billing system to automate Global Services back office business process.

Rochester, New York Area

- Managed staff of business professionals providing pricing direction and business support for Xerox national sales force and our premier offerings in the document outsourcing market. My team supported $750M in annual contract signings in fiscal 2012/2013 across a broad spectrum of our largest clients. - Led development of the pricing team for introduction of Xerox Print Services, the expansion of Xerox document outsourcing offering to small & mid-sized customers. Facilitated growth of the start-up business to an $80M per year enterprise.

- Led a cross-functional global team in the creation and launch of “Global Advantage Plus”, an innovative delivery-based program developed to realize revenue growth and productivity within our existing accounts.- Managed development of a portfolio of ten service initiatives along with supporting marketing, operational and financial process and tools.- Directed deployment and implementation of the program globally creating training, organizing regional support resources & partners and supporting field communications.

Rochester, New York Area

- Conducted the Lean Six Sigma customer initiative at Medco Inc, a $350M Enterprise Document Management signing and developed the “The Partnership Savings Process”, a negotiated contractual standard for the new agreement.- Managed an international initiative developing the framework for streamlining our global service offering. Reduced cycle times by 300% while enhancing contracting consistency and accuracy.

Rochester, New York Area

- Controller and Business Manager for the $500M Document Outsourcing & Communications Services business managing a staff of five in revenue, expense and profit planning for the Production business.- Business Advisor for the DOCs senior team running monthly assessments and operations reviews for the 35 person management team. Engaged in pricing and contract negotiation large contract signings; Medco ($350M), Owens Corning ($48M), State of Texas ($52M).

Created strategy contract and financial plan for Xerox signature offerings in finance & healthcare markets. Coordinated financial management of the US real estate properties portfolio. Executed net present value cash flow analysis for major real estate acquisitions, dispositions and building renovations.

Rochester, New York Area

- Adjunct professor for Masters Level course in Total Quality Management. Co-developed and delivered the core curriculum to a class of 25 Masters Degree candidates within the Nazareth school of Business.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business & Finance, Suma Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Science - Bs Economics; Bachelor Of Arts - Ba Business Administration, Business/Managerial Economics