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Owner

Location:
Memphis, TN
Posted:
August 20, 2014

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Resume:

HASSAN DABBOUS

**** ******* ***** *****

Memphis, Tennessee 38119

901-***-****

*************@******.***

EDUCATION CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY - Memphis, Tennessee

Masters of Business Administration, May 1995

Major: Marketing

Overall GPA: 3.4

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - Knoxville, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, August

1990

Major: Finance

EXPERIENCE:

5/01 - Present Z&J International - Memphis, Tennessee

Principal Owner

. Responsible for negotiating contracts with both domestic

and global vendors.

. Responsible for coordinating factory audits and product

inspections for global vendors.

. Responsible for coordinating the production, purchase

and transportation of Electronics, Specialty

Advertising, Home D cor and Miscellaneous Paper &

Plastic Merchandise from Asian markets to the US and

foreign markets.

. Completed projects with domestic customers including:

CSS Industries, Colorbok, Artissimo, Cartoon Network,

H&R Block, Van Mel (Air-head candies - promotional

accessories), Babies R Us, Elvis Presley Enterprise and

Federal Express.

. Responsible for Product / Idea development for Home

D cor, Miscellaneous Paper, Plastic and Promotional

Merchandise, and Raw Materials.

. Responsible for warehousing and distribution of products

throughout the United States.

. Responsible for $30+ million in annual purchases from

global vendors delivering to US companies.

12/99 - 2/03 Cleo, Inc. (CSS Industries) - Memphis, Tennessee

Director Global Sourcing

. Responsible for coordinating the production, purchase

and transportation of Seasonal Gift Bag and Tissue

Product lines ($15 Million combined sales).from Asian

markets to the US, Canada and Australia.

. Responsible for negotiating vendor contracts.

. Responsible for generating total cost savings of $5

million over a 3-year period - for Seasonal Gift Bag and

Tissue Product lines.

. Travel to Asia four times yearly to work with vendors on

Seasonal Gift Bags and Tissue.

. Travel to Europe annually to conduct trend research &

meet new vendors (Premier Trade Show - Frankfurt,

Germany).

. Coordinated factory audits and product inspections for

global vendors.

. Worked directly with Accounting / Credit Department and

Custom's Broker to insure a proper documentation flow

for imported shipments - both for shipments to Cleo and

other customers.

. Responsible for warehousing and distribution of products

throughout the United States.

. Member of CSS Purchasing Committee.

. Member of Cleo Sales and Operations Planning Committee.

. Member of Cleo Leadership Committee.

. Member of Cleo Supply Committee.

11/96 - 1/01 Burn & Wound Care Consultants, Inc. - Memphis,

Tennessee

Consultant / Partner

. Developed market for medical supplies in Egypt and the

Middle East.

. Public relations for surgeons with government hospital

and medical community in Egypt.

. Coordinated the process for purchasing and exporting US

medical goods to Egypt and the Middle East.

. Developed the advertising and marketing plans for the

"Cairo Women's Center"

. Developed the Internet capability and direct marketing

for skin care products to be sold through the "Cairo

Women's Center".

11/96 - 12/99 UT Medical Group, Inc. - Memphis, Tennessee

Financial Administrator - Department of Surgery

. Negotiated and coordinated company contracts for pager

and cell phone services resulting in a savings of

$50,000 to the company.

. Oversaw all purchasing of Medical and Administrative

supplies and equipment for the Department of Surgery.

. Served on the purchasing committee for UT Medical Group.

. Developed consumer marketing plans for surgical

specialties including Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

. Responsible for $20 Million billing and receivables

department.

. Responsible for analysis of profitability of contractual

arrangements with federal, state and local Medicare, HMO

and other providers.

. Managed $2 Million in sponsored funding for department.

. Responsible for interviewing, counseling and evaluating

75 staff personnel.

3/94 - 11/96 Promus Hotel Corporation - Memphis, Tennessee

Financial Analyst - Embassy Vacation Resorts

. Assisted in developing new brand - Embassy Vacation

Resorts.

. Worked directly with Senior Management on Budgets,

licensing, impact on Promus Hotels, Inc., and Revenue.

. Coordinated an interface system between the resorts and

corporate.

. Developed financial statements in accordance with state

regulations.

. Prepared and distributed monthly cash flow statements to

determine owner distributions.

COMPUTER SKILLS

. IBM and Macintosh compatible computers.

. Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PhotoShop.

MEMBERSHIPS

& ACTIVITIES . Board of Directors for Tenn-Ark-Miss Girl Scout

Council (1996-1998)

. Deacon, Woodland Presbyterian Church

. Member Healthcare Financial Management Association

. Member Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce

. Member Mid-South Exporters Round Table - Memphis, TN

. Phi Delta Theta Fraternity - Knoxville, TN

References Available Upon Request



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