Manager Sales
Resume:
Frank A. Lafata
**** ****** ******, ***** ***, MI 48067
*******@*****.***
Profile
Proven Financial and Operational Manager with 20 years of leadership and
consistent achievement in a wide range of business competencies.
Experience
Operations Manager / Finance Manager February 2011 - present
Michigan Motion Picture Productions, Pontiac, MI
Manage and Direct all aspects of daily operations for a state of the art
start-up Motion Picture Production Facility which includes office building
and 7 sound stages.
. Direct the Property Manager and Building Engineer in the daily, weekly
and monthly operations of a 370,000 sq. foot office building and two
100,000 sq. foot sound stage buildings.
. Involved in all maintenance contracts including HVAC, elevators, life
safety, landscape, snow removal, janitorial.
. Develop and implement accounting procedures to increase cash flow and
timely payments. Contributing to an unexpected first year profit.
. Establish and monitor budget for operations including forecasting and
cost saving measures.
. Interface directly with clients to define scope requirements, resource
requirements, cost estimates and budget.
. Negotiate contracts with tenants for leasing at facility.
. Research and manage ongoing relationships with Michigan based companies
to provide supplies and services to movie productions.
. Manage internal and third party security to ensure safety and
confidentiality of film production.
General Manager / Controller May 2001 - January 2011
Motor City Creative LLC a former subsidiary of HALO, Troy, MI
Controller and General Manager for 2.5M, 30 employee screen printing &
embroidery company.
. Developed daily and weekly production schedules to meet and exceed
customer deadlines resulting in increased sales volume.
. Managed 15,000 sq. foot Facility including leasing, leasehold
improvements, landscaping, repair and maintenance, and janitorial work.
. Increased sales by 15% by improving the overall quality of service.
. Redesigned the operational processes increasing productivity by 20%.
. Managed all financial processes including: reporting, payroll, payables,
receivables, audits, and banking.
. Negotiated contracts with UAW.
. Managed all Human Resource Functions.
Manager of Operations September 1997 - March 2001
HALO Branded Solutions, Troy, MI
Managed overall operations for 350+ employee, international advertising
specialty corporation.
. Responsible for 8 locations, warehousing and creative services.
. Oversaw leasing, office build-outs, interior and exterior maintenance,
and janitorial.
. Managed site closings, consolidations, and relocations.
Controller July 1995 - August 1997
HALO Branded Solutions/Creative Concepts in Advertising, Troy, MI
Financial oversight during growth from 1 location 45M to 8 locations 120M.
. Prepared and monitored the corporate budget, cash management, and
forecasting and the daily accounting operations.
. Directed a staff of twelve.
. Managed the monthly and annual financial statement process
. Coordinated year-end audit with external CPA firm (Authur Andersen) and
year-end bank audit
Controller March 1993 - July 1995
Fourth Wave Technologies - US Connect, Troy, MI
$11M division of a $25M National network integration, computer training and
software application Services Company
. Managed the monthly and annual financial statement process.
. Prepared and monitored the corporate budget, cash management, and
forecasting and the daily accounting operations.
. Managed the financial and administrative aspects in the merger of Fourth
Wave.
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Additional work experience:
Regional Operations Manager July 1979 - September 1989
Photo Corporation of America Matthews, NC
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts of Accountancy - Walsh College Troy, MI April 1992
Honor Student
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