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Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Organized and managed all aspects of starting and operating a business, with responsibilities including advertising, sales, financing, accounting, pricing, scheduling, billing, labor, and managing employees.

New York City

• Defined data gathering practices and analyzed historical information to plan the total purchase and sales report for the company. Executed the plan across the accounting, finance, customer relations, and purchasing departments, and led these departments to develop stronger reporting practices.• Oversaw the pricing department in a strategic redesign effort to better align customer contractual obligations to the cash flow goals of the executive team.• Constructed a quarterly vendor performance review, performed the analysis, and presented the findings to the CEO and other executives before successfully convincing them to follow my recommendations.

Greater New York City Area

• Clarified dynamic forecast data and convinced executives to adopt new strategies for forecast management that directly led to a 10% reduction in inventory and yielded a 5% increase in new business.• Entrusted with the purchasing of over 150 individual products, spending over $5 billion, which equated to 25% of the total spend for a purchasing department of 20 people.• Grew vendor relationships as the sole point of contact for all operational concerns by implementing better communication across departments, earning praise from the vendors for greatly decreasing workflow.

New York, Ny

• As underwriter: analyzed and created financial statements, performed credit checks and assessed credit worthiness, and brokered hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans per month.• As Operations Manager: Devised and executed ad hoc spreadsheet reporting at the behest of executives; managed the CRM database, office inventory, and electronic networks; and trained and co-managed all new hires.