Frank A. Lafata

**** ****** ******, ***** ***, MI 48067

248-***-****

acdtlo@r.postjobfree.com

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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