Manager Sales

CHARLES M. LEONARD

*** ** **** ***** - **. Lauderdale, Florida 33334 - 954-***-**** - ***************@***.***

MANAGEMENT PROFILE

OPERATIONS MANAGER * CREATIVE DIRECTOR * ART DIRECTOR

A creative, enthusiastic, high-achieving manager with over thirty years of outstanding results-oriented

operations with an extensive record of managing marketing teams, forming strategic alliances and using

multiple vehicles and multiple channels to increase sales and profits. Dynamic professional who excels in

all phases of result oriented marketing. Hands-on manager who tries new things, leads by example, and

forms internal and external partnership.

Selected Highlights

1 Experienced operations manager, creative design specialist, and production supervisor.

2 Well versed in layout, creative development, advertising, client consulting and illustration involving

multi-media applications with a budget of $1,000,000+.

3 Experience staff supervision, sales, purchasing, inventory control, client consulting, and contract

administration.

4 Well versed in “life cycle” production processing from conceptual design to finished product layouts.

5 Published articles and illustrations that were distributed internationally.

6 Experienced in Mac and PC computer applications involving MS Works, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

PageMaker, Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop and Streamline.

Area of Expertise

* Multi-site Operations Management * Supplier Management * Team Building/Leadership

* Improving/Standardizing Processes * Outsourcing Management * Staff Training/Developing

* Cost Reduction/Control * Communication/Presentations * Employee/Labor Relations

* Business Development * Creative/Analytical Thinking * Employee Mediator

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

CAL Graphics, Inc.

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Advertising/Marketing company specializing in graphic arts for retail, industrial, and commercial

markets

General Manager/Art Director

1996 to 2008

2 Contract administration, client consulting, staff supervision, and operations/production manager.

Creative Expressions Fort

Lauderdale, FL

Advertising/Marketing company specializing in graphic arts for retail, industrial, and commercial

markets

General Manager/Art Director

1986 to 1996

1 Director of commercial art services design and production.

2 Supervised creative development projects, directed work staging and graphics design, managed

purchasing, staff supervision and inventory control.

T-Shirts of Florida, Inc. Fort

Lauderdale, FL

Textile Company specializing in printed wearable for retail, industrial, and commercial markets

Art Director 1981 to 1986

1 Supervised 20 artists in high volume deadline production and operation. Including layout,

development, and printing applications; served as a graphic design specialist.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

University of Phoenix * Fort Lauderdale, Florida * MBA/Marketing degree.

2008 Graduated with Honors

University of Phoenix * Fort Lauderdale, Florida *Bachelor of Science in Business

2007

Management

Graduated with Honors

*Associate of Science in Advertising

Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale * Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Graduated with Honors

Queensboro Community College * New York * Associate of Liberal Arts

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