Manager Project

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Highly accomplished leader with over twenty years of management, finance,

design sales, and senior leadership experience. Results-oriented decisive

leader with a distinctive track record from the East Coast to the Mid-West.

Proven performance-business success, leadership, and design excellence.

Professional Experience

Ardent 360, LLC. - Sterling, VA

2008-2010

Manager, Business Operations

Directing all business operations: overseeing contracts; project

management; finance; accounting; sales; design coordinator; payroll; and

Human Resources functions for a top-40 nationally-ranked firm. Deputy

Finance Director and client advocate.

Key Achievements

> Created and structured two new operations divisions under the Ardent 360

umbrella

> Established and maintained new strategic business and vendor partnerships-

reducing overhead

> Increased control over critical business operations by re-acquiring out-

sourced core functions

> Created a professional administrative staff and standardized core

management practices

Kitchen & Bath Factory, Inc. - Arlington, VA

2001-2007

Director of Operations

Served as Director of Operations for a consistently top-25 rated metro-area

kitchen and bath firm. Responsible for all business operations-accounts,

project management, sales, service, subcontracting, showroom design,

marketing, advertising, staffing, benefits, and training.

Key Achievements

> Quadrupled profit from FY01 to FY06-direct result of showroom redesign

and improved practices

> Developed stable supplier, subcontractor, and staff bases-best in

company's 25 year history

> Streamlined operations, increased automation, standardized business and

accounting processes

> Established employee training and benefit programs-achieved unprecedented

retention rates

> Design services highlighted in Washington Business Journal and

Washingtonian Magazine

Consolidated Kitchens & Fireplaces - Omaha, NE

1999-2001

Project Manager

Directed service wing of multi-million dollar multi-state corporation. Led

14 permanent staff and 10 supporting contracting teams. Managed over $10

million in materiel accounts annually. Formalized project management

practices and realigned project scheduling to dramatically increase

corporate efficiency and profitability. Responsible for over 1,800 job-

site installations per year.

Key Achievements

> Re-established and expanded company's service wing; serving both retail

and builder clients

> Maintained competitive edge in Metro-area builder market-concept

decreased customer wait-time, increased customer satisfaction, and

enabled a sustained 30 percent sales growth annually

Kitchens & More - Omaha, NE 1998-

1999

Office Manager

Directed all business operations; accounts receivable and payable, project

management, payroll, ordering, marketing, advertising, annual reports, and

introduction of new product lines.

Key Achievement

> Designs awarded "Blue Ribbon" at annual Omaha Metropolitan Builders

Association home show

Oakwood Interiors - Dayton, OH 1994-

1997

Interior Designer / Showroom Manager

Staff designer responsible for residential and commercial designs, project

management, showroom operations, product line selection, and product

integration.

Key Achievement

> Led award-winning design team to top honors in annual metro-area home

showcase series and the Dayton Philharmonic charity show house design

competitions

Premier Living - Grand Forks, ND 1990-

1993

Lead Designer / Operations Director

Lead designer and director of all business operations to include project

management, customer service, product lines, accounts payable and

receivable, corporate reporting, and long-range planning.

Key Achievement

> Created the environment for success-led corporation to a sustained 25

percent annual growth

Tile & Designs Inc. - Pittsburgh, PA

1987-1989

Interior Designer / Showroom Manager

Designer to select metro-area architects and design firms. Designed

Pittsburgh's premier tile, marble, and granite showroom. Managed exclusive

accounts. Residential sales leader.

Key Achievement

> Co-designer for the renovation of a recognized American Castle-the

historic Benedum House

> Designs featured in Pittsburgh Magazine special Home Design series

Education

- Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Associate Degree of Interior Design,

Pittsburgh PA; 1987

- Leechburg Area High School, Leechburg PA; 1984

Professional Associations/Continuing Education

- National Kitchen and Bath Association

- Northern Virginia Community Business Partnership (Small Business

Association)

> Business Planning for the Entrepreneur

> Corporate Kit Series (business planning, market plans, legal issues,

etc.)

- Planit Solutions Computer Aided Design Seminar

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