Sales Project Manager

STEVEN A. SUTTON

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Stockton, CA 95209

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BUSINESS OBJECTIVE

Bring to employer SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE, assisting in GROWTH and

BUDGET ATTAINMENT through: external and internal sales and customer

retention activities,

and; COST CONTAINMENT, PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT and SAFETY initiatives.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

August 2008 to Present Angelica Corporation

Pittsburg, CA and Stockton, CA

Operations Manager

Responsible for PRODUCTION and MAINTENANCE activities. INCREASED

PRODUCTIVITY by 26% - Pittsburg; 17% - Stockton. DECREASED DIRECT

LABOR COSTS by 12%. Successfully completed 2 - Lean 6 Sigma Projects

and started a 3rd, all directed at cost reduction.

October 2004 to Present Miller Holdings Investments, Inc.

Scottsdale, AZ

Land Acquisition/Project Manager - California Division

Identified and located large California land sites for LARGEST LAND

DEVELOPER in Arizona. Met with landowners in beginning purchase

negotiations, PERFORMED ALL DUE DILIGENCE WORK for California and part

of Arizona, determined worth of projects, worked with governmental

agencies to unravel entitlement issues/constraints, and made

recommendations to Corporate for acquiring sites.

April 2001 to October 2004 Datamars, Inc.

Pelham, AL

Vice President for Sales - North America

Responsible for SALES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA for high-tech

electronics devices to industrial service and retail companies.

CREATED NEW MARKET for products in healthcare and linen service

companies. Made presentations to large groups. Developed new

marketing concepts and direct development for new products and new

applications for existing products. Served on trade marketing and

innovative technology committees.

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December 1997 to April 2001: Westar Linen Services, Inc. / Tartan

Textile Services

Ontario, CA

Operations Vice President/Regional Director

TOTAL OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY for $14+ million healthcare linen

service company, including production, service, and sales for 2-plant

Southwestern region. In addition to other sales, personally SOLD

LARGEST, MOST PRESTIGIOUS HEALTHCARE ACCOUNT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,

generating over $72,000 in weekly recurrent revenues.

March 1994 to December 1997: Automated Health System Laundry

San Bernardino, CA

Vice President for Operations/COO

COMPLETE OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY for $13+million healthcare linen

service company. Controlled all phases of 3 state operations

including production, sales, service and distribution. Responsible

for over 350 employees and three production/distribution locations.

Added 13 new hospital customers in 4 months' sales campaign.

March 1988 to March 1994: Initial USA

Atlanta, GA

Area Manager

THREE PLANT P&L RESPONSIBILITY for $4.9 and $4.1 million combination

linen/industrial uniform plants and $ 3.7 million industrial uniform

plant. Conducted turn-around activities to through INCREASED SALES

EFFORTS to make both plants profitable. Served on 2 national industry

developmental sub-committees (TRSA) to design industry-wide standards

for asset management.

Other Experience includes:

President/CEO - MUZAK: responsibilities covered national and

international operational requirements. Showed HIGHEST SALES and

HIGHEST PROFIT in Company's history.

Regional/General Manager -Means Services, ARAMARK, Mission Linen, and

Broward Linen: managed multiple plant/branch operations for linen,

industrial, healthcare and combination plants

Vice President, Health Care Sales - International Linen Supply

U. S. Marine Corps - 10 years. THREE MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS. Was one

of TOP TEN RECRUITERS in US.

EDUCATION: BS in Business Administration

Lean 6 Sigma

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