Core Competencies
Management
- Managed strategic planning as one of three members of the top management team in a small corporation
- Presented reports at Executive Staff and Board of Directors meetings regularly
- Trained, supervised and evaluated administrative personnel
- Presented reports at Executive Staff and Board of Directors meetings regularly, as well as monthly company-wide informational meetings for all employees
- Worked with widely varying groups of people in a range of environments, such as:
- senior management in a small corporation
- production floor workers
- head instructor of a non-profit martial arts school
- member of a group at the University of Northern Iowa who works with international students new to the United States, acclimating them to the environment, organizing group events, etc.
- member of a group at UNI who provided conversation partners with students still becoming proficient with the English language
- Succeeded as a team-builder and team leader when working with diverse personalities and skill sets, as well as working independently
- Coordinated shipping activities for two international companies, working with vendors and internal staff to ensure on-time shipping and timely delivery
Financial
- Oversaw and/or performed all financial activities for a small corporation, including:
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable (including pursuing delinquent accounts)
- inventory
- payroll
- bank reconciliation
- daily journal entries
- month-ending adjusting entries
- Prepared and distributed all month-end and year-end financial reports
- Developed new procedures which reduced the time required for the month-end close from days to hours
- Performed procurement tasks as necessary, particlarly for information systems technology
Information Systems Technology
Detailed list hereQuality Management
- Led the ISO 9001:2000 implementation team from concept to certification in less than seven months
- Selected as Management Representative and Lead Internal Auditor for the ISO 9001 certified quality management system
- Upgraded the quality management system to ISO 9001:2008 as soon as it was available
- Directed the Continuous Improvement program through:
- Tracking and resolving internal issues
- Tracing customer complaints to their source and satisfying the customer
- Monitoring on-time shipping and decreasing late shipments
- Driving continuous improvements through the Corrective and Preventive Action systems
- Developing methods to capture and analyze product quality data, improving product quality from already-excellent to outstanding levels
- Presented statistics about at monthly, company-wide meetings on the performance of the quality management system
Project Management
- Responsible for many special projects for which no expertise existed internally. A few examples:
- Learned and implemented the necessary skills for the all of the corporation's IT needs
- Created and executed a comprehensive Year 2000 readiness plan, ensuring continuity of business and customer satisfaction
- Planned and initiated a building security upgrade, using leading-edge technology to ensure the safety of employees, property and proprietary information
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