Our company is a minority certified professional staffing company for both direct and contracted employees. Any LinkedIn member in search of employment is urged to review our open positions at www.gtaprofessionals.com.My job as the President is to set the direction for the business, grow and direct the enterprise, evaluate acquisitions, execute the marketing and advertising and continue to build GTA as the preferred minority professional staffing supplier for leading Tier One suppliers and OEM firms.

Responsible for providing strategic leadership for the company to establish and achieve the financial short term and long-term goals, strategies, plans, and policies. Guided by those strategies, the Executive Vice-President provides the leadership, management and vision necessary to ensure that the company has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, and people systems in place to effectively grow the organization and to assure financial strength and operating efficiency, while serving its’ customers.

Global Technology Associates, LTD. is a full service staffing provider of Professional and Technical staffing talent that has served our clients with great distinction for over 25 years. At GTA we offer both contract and direct placement services covering the domestic market. Specialties We successfully staff all positions, from C-suite to general counsel as well as all levels of management, engineers, finance professionals and designers.

Area Manager for Professional and Technical branches covering all of Southeast Michigan and Ann Arbor. The products under my leadership covered Engineering, Information Technology, Finance, Law, Healthcare and Science. As the Area Manager my role was one of a strategic nature with full P&L responsibility as well as the management of all internal resources. The breath of my responsibilities covered selecting, training, and developing a management team and the monitoring of the team’s performance to achieve business results. As part of the leadership team I was responsible for new business development, service delivery, customer and employee retention, recruiting, and expense management. A primary focus as the Area Manager was to act as the liaison between Corporate resources and field operations and was responsible for overseeing the deployment of Corporate initiatives. Key competencies in the Area Managers role included demonstrating a strong ability to build relationships, communicate, and accomplish many tasks simultaneously with an attention to detail. In addition, the role required that I demonstrate team-orientation with all levels of employees and customers. .

* Successfully managed the operations and human resource activity for 720 Lear Tech hourly employees. * Hired, managed and developed a team of 12 recruiting/account management/sales professionals.* Implemented the utilization of a Quality Operating System (QOS) to reinforce measurable results for internal staff.* Drove fiscal accountability into the Lear Tech group, including cost containment and savings strategies, annual budget preparation and monthly P&L reporting.* Sustained superior employee retention with less then 3% voluntary turnover.* Established, nurtured and maintained successful business relationships with customers and staffing vendors.* Managed national Master Service Provider (MSP) function comprised of 10 primary staffing vendors, over 50 supporting tiers and the 240 temporary contractors representing the vendors.* Conceived, launched and managed Lear’s proprietary VMS web-based staffing solution (LEMVP).* Built effective supplier relationships through the development and administration of an internal MSP supported by equitable vendor measurables. * Authored Six Sigma Green Belt project: Supplier Markup Initiative. Reduced supplier markups from 42% to 34% resulting in an annual savings $1.4M.* Championed Six Sigma Green Belt project: Supplier Compression. Reduced supply base by 97%.* Developed and nurtured Cooperative Education programs with local community colleges and non-profit groups.

Hired to manage the acquisition of General Motors CAD applications to the company’s portfolio of design and engineering services.* Managed site preparation and building layout as well as installation of a 120 seat CAD operation.* Responsible for advanced quoting on CAD support of all new GM program initiatives.* Developed CAD translation protocol between GM’s Corporate Graphics System (CGS) and company’s other CAD applications.* Negotiated acquisition of all CAD workstations and communication portals in support of customer programs.* Trained existing workforce in customer release and software update requirements.* Hired, managed and nurtured a team of 3 technical support personnel.* Lead customer liaison on all General Motors CAD applications and release activity.

Senior-level design expert (Interior trim components).* Responsible for packaging, production design and release of various automotive interior trim components; instrument panels, consoles, door trim, garnish, carpets, headliners, seats and package shelves.* Developed a data storage solution for pre-production design releases that resulted in an annual savings of $220K (Received company sponsored maximum suggestion award).* Expert in the utilization of GM’s Corporate Graphics System (CGS).

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