Ike Sweesy (Thomas I)

a founding member of Company-V Business

Group, just retired as the VP of Accounting, Administration, and Human Resources at PayrollAmerica, Inc., a third-party payroll & flexible benefits provider to small to medium sized businesses throughout the US.

The company provides valuable services so that the client company can focus on their core business.

...,,,, &

Ike

Sweesy

3640

S. Riva Ridge Way,

Boise,

Idaho

83709;

208-***-****;

abpkgp@r.postjobfree.com;

;

Profiles:

Ike

has a DiSC profile of "Hi D", moderate "I"

; Ike's Personal

"Color" Profile

Objective:

General Manager or Senior Management in small-medium sized business

to enhance Processes Productivity & Profitability

Analysis,

Solution & Enhancement -

Business : Evaluate

& Transition companies' Operations & Support Functions to computer processes & formal

procedures thus increasing manpower effectiveness, and increasing process accuracy &

profitability. Enables increased output & revenue with

existing or reduced manpower levels.

Broad

experience & accomplishments in Financial Services, Construction, Media,

Computer & Internet industry, Aviation,

Airlines, Safety, Government, and Military

Broad

functional experience in Operations, Accounting, Administration, HR, Technology

& Safety - both 'for profit' and 'non-profit'

organizations

Past

Chairman, annual God & Country Rally of the Treasure Valley

Board

of Directors member - / Western

Idaho Fair;

annual

Lincoln

Day Banquet (Ada County) Committee member

Business

Experience:

Product

Recall Management company;

VP Operations - Processes,

Procedures, Materials, Training, Customer Support

{startup

company with trade groups endorsements and several high profile customers}

Payroll

Processing & Flexible Benefits companies;

VP Accounting,

Administration & Human Resources; Director of Operations. (two companies).

{Retired, July 31st, 2008}

Reduced

company overhead & operational manning by 25% during a 35% customer-base and revenue

increase.

Established

efficient & effective Computer-based processes for Operations, Admin,

Accounting, & HR with documentation and training.

The company

still increased customer satisfaction as evidenced by the client retention

rate which increased from 78% up to 90%.

Transitioned

the company from many manual and paper processes to automated, dual-monitor,

computer-based processes with

complete electronic data storage eliminating

all physical storage media.

Established

Admin Dept and Acct with Server-based QuickBooks. Produced 1st

fully functioning P&L and comprehensive Balance Sheet

in 8 years along

with first-ever Company/Department Budgets.

Transitioned

to mostly online A/P, plus tracking, review and reduction of non-payroll

expenses by 25%.

Bank

transition involving 10 bank accounts with various services plus transition

to new ACH/EFT provider.

Established

comprehensive Reconciliation process of tens of thousands of client &

company transactions with 3 separate software packages.

Counseled

or Laid-Off or Terminated unsuitable workers. Interviewed and

hired workers and supervisors.

Profitably managed the

operations of 6 regional centers throughout the US.

Air

Quality & Water Remediation Construction Company;

Business Manager

Transitioned

a local construction Sole Proprietorship into two LLC s

establishing separate QuickBooks Accounting, AR/AP, Reconciliation,

Payroll/Taxes/Reports, formal filing system, Insurance, and CC billing.

Established

company PC network & high-speed data connection in a New Facility with

Construction Purchase Orders,

Customer/Vendor database & Work Order

Scheduling system, along with data backup.

Established

a Safety Program passing an independent Safety Audit.

Designed

Logo, Hired/Trained an Office Asst / Bookkeeper.

Counseled or Laid-Off or Terminated unsuitable workers.

Led

projects including

and Fire Remediation.

Coordinated

special construction services Conference also speaking on Risk Management.

Advertising,

Film/Video Production & Events Production

Director

of Operations with both For Profit and Non-Profit entities

Transitioned

the locally founded 'media' ministry out

of a national non-profit sponsor to an independent operation,

establishing QuickBooks Accounting, Payroll/Benefits/Taxes, plus new Credit

Card & EFT Donations.

Prepared three Foundations

Grant submissions with successful results.

Producer of two TV

commercials using PanaVision 35mm film,

Hollywood

talent and camera crew.

National

Internet Services company, 30,000+

user ISP, 11 states from Idaho to Georgia

Senior Opns/Sales/Admin/Acct directing the Network Operations (NOC),

Tech Support, Sales, and AP/AR.

Reduced

operating expenses of Network Operations while increasing effectiveness; and

rebuilt technical manning

following a take-over of the company management and

many resignations.

Not

a Geek, but Coordinated server upgrades including 2 HP Dual Xeon 550 and 2

HP Dual PPro200 Netservers for

30,000-user ISP re-storing speed &

reliability. Upgraded multiple inter-city T-1 circuits.

Established

new services including E-Commerce, customer FrontPage Web Server, NT Server,

& Domains process.

Integrated

the ISP acquisitions and new startups of ten cities into Operations, Sales, and

Billing.

Coordinated the shutdown of all

operations in 11 states, the layoff of all employees, and the sale of equipment (here s

a story!).

Computer

& Products Mfg Corporation, Boise, ID

Director of Operations & managed

a computer development company s $5M/yr Manufacturing, Quality Assurance,

Inventory, Shipping, Management Information System, and Facilities.

Directed

Manufacturing development & production of a $40,000 Hardware/Software

product

Spearheaded

a $150,000 MIS upgrade to a single, unified network with upgraded PC

workstations; triple Servers;

AS/400 clients; T-1 broadband connection; and

integrated office system (plus training).

Showcased

a networked, $500,000 Computer Demonstration Room with MicroVAX, RS6000, AS/400,

Apple & PC Workstations,

& proprietary products, plus seven different

high-speed printers.

Reduced

$750K operating budget by 15%; Inventory

by 8 % ($50K); and

communications by 30%.

Developed

computerized Purchase Request process that eliminated all paper forms.

Established

a company Safety Program where none existed.

Consulting

company, Boise,

ID

Professional Consultant in15-member Business Mgmt

consulting Company

Two projects

Western

Aircraft, Inc.

(subsidiary

of Morrison

Knudsen Corp., Fortune 500 parent company)

Boise,

ID

Department

Manager; Senior Vice President; General

Manager; Corporate Pilot

Full

P&L responsibility for an $18M and 102 employee aviation company including

corporate jet aircraft maintenance,

aircraft and parts sales, fueling, and

two-way communications sales & service. Company

sold with MK s

widely-publicized bankruptcy.

Reduced

the subsidiary's overhead expense from $889,000 to $693,000.

Negotiated

and won a $2

Million avionics & airframe modification contract for

aircraft.

Renegotiated

a $725,000 inventory obligation, reducing it by $350,000 and preserving cash

flow.

Committee

member & the Santa Claus at MK Christmas Party in place of Bill Agee.

Directed

the logo change and marketing materials process even prior to the placing

for sale of the company

Housing

Authority,

Goldsboro,

NC

Project Manager & Asst. to Dir. of Maintenance and

Modernization, 1100 unit housing complex

2nd

employee hired establishing a 50-person Construction/Renovation function with

$4M HUD Grant.

Designed,

Spec'd, awarded, & administered 11 sub-contracts in a 6,000 sqft, Daycare

Center building project.

Developed

computer-based construction tracking/payroll system for all

trades/administration.

Spec'd,

bid, awarded, & administered an enterprise-wide PC based computer workstation

& network upgrade.

United States Air Force

Command

Pilot,

Vietnam

to Kuwait; led 34 combat missions into

Iraq,

including 1st

night; Desert Storm.

Distinguished Flying

Cross (DFC), 3 Air Medals, 2 Meritorious Service Medals,

campaign medals.

from Director of Operations of a Flight Test program

to Commanding a fighter unit in Saudi

Arabia

Established

15-minute Alert within 24 hours of arrival.

1st EF-111 Pilot

on Desert Shield 'Alert' in

Saudi

Arabia.

led 34 combat missions

into Iraq during Desert

Storm. Decorated with "DFC" for a mission with British

"Tornados"

Directed

all unit

day/night combat-preparation flight operations during Operation Desert Shield

(Squadron Operations Officer).

Test

Pilot. Directed multiple EF-111 Flight Tests including Defensive Countermeasures

upgrades and GPS.

NATO

Nuclear Strike Flying Training & Evaluation Pilot, Netherlands, Belgium,

German, Italy, Turkey.

"Tornado" Nuclear Weapons Delivery

Manual development team. ground & air Tactical Evaluations (TacEval)

for NATO fighter units of,,

&

Multiple Top Gun

awards in F-4

Phantom and F-104

Starfighter .

Fighter

Pilot of the Year, Mountain Home Air Force Base, 1988.

Toastmasters,

Int'l

- Member

College

Instructor Stevens

Henager College; Philosophy & Logic, English, Psychology, MS Excel

University Instructor Embry-Riddle

Aeronautical University; Safety Mgmt, Fed. Regulation

Platform

Instructor US

Air Force, Ground School - Systems, Procedures, Regulation

Platform Instructor

American

Airlines; Ground School - Systems, Procedures, Regulation

Platform Instructor

Phelps

Ground Schools; Ground School - Systems, Procedures, Regulation

EDUCATION:

M.Ed. Psychology & Counseling; College

of Idaho

Th.M work Dallas

Theological Seminary

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