John A. Ferguson
Business Development - Information Management
** ******** *******, *********, ** 19047
Phone: 919-***-**** - Email: **********@*****.***
Career Summary
- Highly motivated and results-oriented professional with a rich mix of
business development, electronic information, physical and virtual
operations, finance and sales support to organizations driving change and
growth - Ability to apply creative solutions and insights to existing
problems with team leadership that drives organizational improvements and
team satisfaction
- Solid track record of meeting and exceeding company goals and objectives
while training others to perform at the same level
- Proficient at establishing relationships and brand recognition through on-
campus recruiting for executive talent
Professional Experience and Accomplishments
Iron Mountain, Inc. Dec. 2001 - Dec.
2010
Territory Director, DMS,
. Maintain full responsibility for driving NY market growth of
electronic document conversion, security and cloud storage
solutions
. Developed and executed data conversion contracts for the NY/NJ
territory
. Tripled revenues through sales and development of digital
conversion suite of services
. Drove visibility and collaboration through internal and
external presentations in key cities
. Successfully launched and staffed imaging and document
conversion operations in four facilities within NY/NJ market
General Manager, NY Metro Market,
. Spearheaded all operations and product lines within New Jersey
and NY City
. Directed union and non-union crews totaling 324 operations
employees in 24 buildings covering two states
. Drove 2007 Revenues to exceed budget by over one million dollars
. Drove 2007 Contribution to exceed budget by two million dollars
General Manager, NY Metro Market, Data Protection
. Exceeded budgeted 2006 revenues, gross profit and contribution.
. Successfully funded and completed construction of three new Data
Protection facilities in New York and New Jersey
. Received award for Facility of the Year
. Successfully assisted in the decertification of the only union
in NJ
. Honored with company's Total Customer Satisfaction Champion
award for 2006
Director, Service Operations, Freehold, NJ,
. Led successful turnaround of struggling information storage and
service operation with sixteen million cubic feet of records
serviced out of two facilities in Freehold, NJ
. Directed operations of 70 individuals handling hard copy records
storage and transportation
. Doubled revenues by driving information "special projects" for
the New York Metropolitan customer base
. Enjoyed full P&L accountability with all employee bonuses tied
to facility performance
Lindenmeyer-Munroe
Inventories Manager, Corporate Headquarters, Purchase, NY
. Managed and controlled inventory levels for entire Lindenmeyer
distribution network (New Hampshire to Virginia)
. Improved performance through indirect supervision of all
inventory personnel
. Managed the purchasing of core product inventories from twenty-
five national vendors
Moore Business Forms, Inc
Distribution Center Manager, Cranbury, NJ
. Drove operations in New Jersey to achieve companies largest
contribution through direct work with customers accompanied by
full P&L responsibility
. Expanded and controlled fulfillment and transportation
operations for Moore Business Form's largest and distribution
facility
. Developed and executed on-campus recruiting strategy for
management hiring pipeline
. Launched professional printing operations within Cranbury, NJ
facility
. Implemented and trained the automated picking and application
management equipment and software
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Distribution Center Manager, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
. Ran distribution of tires and auto parts for Tri State store and
dealer operations in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
. Promoted to Distribution Center Manager for newly built
operation in Rancho Cucamonga, CA; tasked with opening of
240,000 sq. ft. distribution center for tires and auto parts in
Southern California market.
COMPUTER SKILLS
. Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT
. Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word
. Imaging Software suites - Adobe Acrobat Pro, Kofax Capture
. Microsoft Project & Visio
. MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, Social Websites
EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University - Overall GPA 3.1, Major GPA 3.7
. Bachelor of Science in Business
Certified Document Imaging Architect (CDIA+)
Professional membership AIIM (Association for Information and Image
Management)
Honorable Discharge U. S. Naval Reserve