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Mr. Derrick C. Turner
Operations Executive
Extensive experience in areas of corporate operations, facilities, and
education. Proven ability to motivate, recruit, and train cutting edge
professionals. Ability to mentor staff in order to reach their full
potential. Areas of expertise include, but not limited to the following:
Profit and Loss and Budgeting
Career Services and Student Advising
Quality Assurance/Auditing/Regulatory Compliance
Process Improvement/Root Cause Analysis
HIPAA training and enforcement.
Professional Experience
September Aveda Institute Atlanta, GA
2012-Present Atlanta
Assistant Institute Director
Expert in combining financial and business planning with tactical
execution to optimize long term gains in
performance, revenues and profitability. Breadth of experience in
customer relations, Root Cause analysis and cost
reduction. Leadership philosophy promotes employee participation in
creative problem solving to
contribute to organizational success.
Accomplishments:
Team Building: Boosted sales by 30% per month by improving the
productivity/satisfaction of the staff by listening to issues, determining
the root cause, troubleshooting, and fostering a strong relationship
between the hourly and salaried staff.
Vendor Management: Develop incentives and minimum purchase quantities to
contractors for beating deadlines in order to maintain an efficient supply
chain.
Student advising along with career services to develop relationships with
in excess of 80 salons and businesses to ensure a minimum 85% placement
rate.
Manage all payroll and time-keeping records of 30 staff members. Answer
all time/attendance questions from Executive Leadership.
Analyze & manage facility P and L by limiting overtime, and having a
strong understanding of historical financial data along with revenue
recognition.
Management of student Career Services, establishing a connection with
local businesses/salons to serve as primary hiring companies for the
school.
March 2008-September 2012
Hospital Housekeeping Systems
Atlanta, GA
Director of Environmental Services
Expert in the handling of customer and staff related issues. Ability to
provide root cause analysis to determine the exact problem, then execute
methods of resolving these complaints in a way best suited for the client.
Accomplishments:
Manage daily operations of a 275-bed facility, including the supervision
and delegation to the management staff and more than 50 hourly employees
as well as one salaried manager.
Change Management: Transforming a struggling business unit with customer
satisfaction scores of 54%, improving them to 96% within a 10 week period.
Develop positive lines of communication with internal stakeholders in
order to maintain an effective working relationship with Administrators
and Directors/Managers.
Analyze and manage facility P and L by limiting overtime and achieving
revenue recognition, while understanding the historical financial data.
Manage the construction and engineering of facility operations including
labor force, job descriptions, and operational workflow.
Use Change Management techniques to rebuild the overall operations within
the facility and improve operational efficiency and team morale.
Develop positive lines of communication with client in order to maintain
an effective working relationship and ensure client satisfaction.
March 2005-March Longhorn's Atlanta, GA
2008 Steakhouse
Restaurant Manager
Expert in the handling of customer and staff related issues. Ability to
provide root cause analysis to determine the exact problem, then execute
methods of resolving these complaints in a way best suited for the client.
Accomplishments:
Slashed and managed various store costs such as: food, supplies, labor
and operating to improve profitability and creating solutions to deficient
areas.
Conducted storewide training sessions in all areas of the operation in
order to focus on customer service, resulting in the improvement within
sequence of service scores from 33rd to Top 5 in the Southeastern Region.
Achieved success by increasing monthly store sales by 4% above
projections, through sales training and coaching of staff.
August-March 2005 Aramark Food Atlanta, GA
Services
Multi-Unit Food Service Director
Directed approximately $2 million dining operations on the Emory
University campus, encompassing 7 separate grill/convenience store units.
Ensured profitability and customer satisfaction throughout the campus
locations. Hired, trained, scheduled, and led a staff of up to 50
employees. Purchased all products while managing inventory.
Accomplishments:
Maintained food cost at 24.9% and labor cost of 21%.
Achieved low turnover, by maintaining consistent employee rewards,
improving satisfaction.
Multi-Unit Management of 7 on-campus food service establishments.
Originated this management position including 3 convenience stores and 4
retail operations with 35 employees.
Education
Keller Graduate Atlanta, GA M.B.A.
School of Management
Master's of Business Administration w/ Concentration in Project Management
G.P.A. 3.79
Tennessee State Nashville, TN B.A.
University
Bachelor's of Business Administration
G.P.A. 3.1
Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certified
December 2013
Activities/Organizations
Big Brothers & Big Sisters Big Brother since 2010
Participate in BBBS program with mentoring young men.
Iota Phi Theta Chapter Founder, Member since 1999
Fraternity, Inc.
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