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New York, Ny, Us

Pro4ia is a global technology services company, providing solutions and experience as a trusted technology partner. Pro4ia applies its enterprise-level project management skills to core IT services so clients can achieve predictable and reliable results.

Develop Enterprise Level Software focused on Mobile, Big Data & Cloud based solutions.Assist companies in establishing initial disciplines in Finance, Operations, Supply Chain & Technology. ♦ Often come on board as interim COO/CFO. Also support effort in developing investor presentations and financial models to prepare a company for a capital raise or a purchase by a strategic buyer.See full offering at http://www.PBGConsultingLLC.com

Developed the infrastructure and resources for the venues to operate their business. Anything associated with inventory, equipment and supplies are purchased and available for the stores to order and have delivered. Establish a centralized distribution center and production facility. This role also takes on all technology and application software requirements for the company whether it is for the venue level or corporate. Fiscally responsible for total company Gross Margin performance and the P&L for the Distribution and Manufacturing Facilities. Responsible for I/T strategy at the venue level and the overall productivity and efficiency of the organization.

Created the departments for Accounting, H/R, Construction, Legal, I/T, Warehouse & Facilities, Production, Investor Relations and all Fund Raising activities. Brought on resources for I/T, Accounting and Production, but was directly responsible for overseeing Construction and developed financial modeling, budgeting and performance reporting for investors. As the CEO raised capital, I worked with legal team to develop and keep track of debt structure and finally converted debt to equity. Successfully closed initial equity structure of common stock and options.Finally all performance metrics to run operations were developed including labor model, store capacity planning, profitability of all lines of business.

• Close advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors for all sales, operations and IT activities.• Delivered performance metrics regarding sales trends, inventory, GMROI, order backlogs, actual vs. budget reporting, gross margin analysis and retail planning.Supply Chain, Planning & Logistics• Devised Strategies to optimize flow of inventory, maximize cash flow and pay off debt.• Developed a comprehensive sales and margin planning methodology to drive the organization’s resources.• Managed merchandising and production employees for developing prototypes of raw materials and finished goods.• Managed two distribution centers and importing.Operations & IT• Oversaw IT infrastructure with VOIP phone system, MPLS WAN, RF technology, AS/400, Cognos, SQL server and Web based applications for manufacturing, warehouse management, performance reporting and ecommerce.• Managed 2 directors and $1.7M expense and $1M capital expenditure budgets.• Motivated a director and a team of customer service representatives to deliver unparalleled service.• Migrated outsourced distribution centers to in-house model saving $400K + annually. Completed under budget and with no disruption to business operations.• Brought Inventory levels down 60% and reduced on-going inventory by $3M through deployment of supply chain systems & procedures for planning, budgeting purchasing and production.• Reduced Manufacturing costs $2M in two years by establishing a standard cost system.• Spearheaded development of a data warehouse used across the organization to track daily budget and actual performance and analyze financials, sales and planning.• Implemented retail systems at 5 outlets to manage performance of sales, expense and margins.

Implemented all manufacturing and distribution systems$1Billion Global manufacturer

The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Nl

Work with Ann Taylor to implement Retail Systems

Purchase, New York, Us

Head up high performance middleware team for all sophisticated technologies and client server platform.