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Beaver Paper and Graphic Media Inc manufactures and converts specialty and coated papers for the digital graphic, dye-sublimation and sewn products industries, distributing worldwide.

Excellent customer service, with fine drinks and food.

Purchased and reopened business, negotiating building lease, establishing utilities and suppliers, and hiring/training 20 talented staff. Guided all financial and budgetary operations and ensured high quality food preparation and customer service. Promoted business within community through targeted networking and volunteer efforts. Accomplishments:Carved out profitable niche in competitive marketplace through strong management, marketing efforts, and customer service, successfully rebuilding business’s brand within community. Joined Rotary International, becoming chair of youth services that created promotional opportunities; joined local Chamber of Commerce, hosting organizational events.Increased business revenue to $650K annually, propelling business from negative cash flow to 6% profitability.Instilled strong work culture that greatly enhanced staff productivity, introducing rigorous training program and dismissing those unable to adhere to new standards. Recruited and hired talented, motivated staff willing to meet or exceed established expectations.Optimized all scheduling and logistic activities to ensure the highest customer satisfaction and lowest cost delivery.Orchestrated sale of the business, creating business brief, preparing financials and due diligence materials, and negotiating agreement terms.

Charged with directing operational and software services, finance, HR, IT, customer service, and sales functions, as well as guiding work and performance of 70 associates. Orchestrated equity investment transactions. Accomplishments:Generated one-time revenue growth of $1M and sustained revenues of $250K annually through acquisition of four new businesses, identifying competitors, negotiating agreements, performing due diligence, and completing integration processes. Attracted $2M in one-time revenue and $500K in ongoing revenue annually by identifying business opportunities within existing clientele, creating/presenting sales proposals and negotiating agreements.Increased staff productivity by 5%, while decreasing costs by 3% by relocating operations service bureau from Atlanta, Georgia to Conway, Arkansas to take advantage of lower-cost skilled talent pool. Also improved operations and customer service by recruiting/hiring increasingly more talented staff, developing/implementing standard operating procedures and designing formal training programs.Raised $1M in new investment capital by preparing/presenting financials and business summaries to interested investors, negotiating and closing agreements.Contributed significantly to sale of company, preparing due diligence material and negotiating terms in conjunction with legal transaction documents. Facilitated integration of business operations to new owner.

Optimized global logistics services and operations, including cost containment for Pigments and Additives group. Directed 12M tons of product annually with movement through 50 facilities in 22 countries. Controlled annual budget of $250M and supervised seven direct reports; indirect accountability for 170 associates. Charged with consolidating organizational structure, designing/implementing productive synergies, and introducing ERP system. Accomplishments:Transformed organization to impressive profitability by designing new organization based on optimal business process flow, identifying pivotal roles, designing key performance indicators (KPIs), developing gap listing, and determining rollout timing and possible impediments. Executed logistic initiatives to achieve one-time savings of $9M and ongoing savings of 5% annually; reduced labor force by 25% and improved time deliveries by 11+% through implementation of performance management system tied to KPIs.Enhanced productivity and service by upgrading staff capabilities and identifying core business processes and key skill requirements. Targeted training and hiring/termination actions based on documentation of current skill sets and identified/ gaps.