Ross Eckert Email & Phone Number

Gpn Huntington, Ny

Administrator and coach for mentoring program Coordinate sessions Process information for Lens Profitability, Package Pricing, and Frame Board Management sessions. Conduct Webex sessions for Lens Profitability, Package Pricing, and Frame Board Management for 32 mentoring clients Collect information and schedule sessions for the other coaches Assist the clients with questions and issues involving their practices.

 Sold edging equipment in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee Installed edging systems, trained staff in use of systems, and offered limited technical support

Practice management services for optometry businesses including growth strategy, financial administration, auditing, staffing, training, information systems and management transition.  Managed 6 client offices with annual revenue each ranging from $600K to $2.4M.  Helped grow client revenue and patient base by an average of 10% per year.  Hired and trained over 14 optometric staff. Prepared growth strategies, exit strategies, and partnership agreements.  Planned office relocation and build outs.

Drove retail and chain sales in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina for Zeiss eyeglass lenses. Trained doctors and staff on Zeiss products and marketing.  Maintained 10 - 20% growth per year for 10 years for the Zeiss brand and partner labs.  Covered 390 locations in the territory with total annual revenue of over $2M Arranged and taught continuing education courses for certification credit to Opticians, Optometrists and Paraoptometric technicians.  Promoted Zeiss products at trade shows and retail events.