Optician

Randy Banting ABOC FNAO

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

Plainfield, Il. 60586

Phone 815-***-****

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

Summary

Experience

Substantial experience managing all aspects of a vision care retailing business with very positive results.

Proven ability to increase sales:

-Achieved annual sales increases of a minimum of 10%

-Anti reflective sales averaged at least 80% of total lens sales

-Consistently achieved material cost of no more than 30% of sales value

Experience with Vision Service Plan, EyeMed, VisionCare Plan, Davis and Vision Benefits of America insurance plans. Also have experience setting up and using vision care practice management and electronic medical records software.Strong surface and finish lab experience.

Ongoing effort to remain fully informed of current vision care products and technology..

Banting Opticians- Plainfield, Illinois

2003-2011

Owner of Banting Opticians. A small consulting business that specialized in reinvigorating dispensaries. Expertise in training, budgeting, sales, variety of EMR programs. Purchasing, frame inventory, and negotiating business contracts regarding lab work.

Eye See Ravenswood - Chicago, IL

Optician

Dec 2011 – Current

Hired as full time Optician to assist patients with contact lens training, frame and lens design. Perform all duties including scheduling, pretesting, purchasing, lab orders. Only employee with practice.

Fisher Swale Nicholson Eye Center- Bourbonnais, IL

Consultant

April 2011-November 2011

Hired for short term project. Rebuilt CompuLink database for frame inventory and lens selection. Consolidated and upgraded frame inventory to increase capture rate. Trained staff on Digital lens design. Increased second pair sales, premium lens sales, and frame sales. Reduced remakes through training of Opticians. Showed Opticians how to troubleshoot issues patients may be having.

North Suburban Vision Consultants – Deerfield, Il.

Office Manager

2003 – 2005

Responsible for day to day operations including scheduling; frame inventory purchasing and pricing; eyeglass repair; resolving patient eyeglass, insurance and billing issues; employee training; and computer system maintenance. Increased sales for Visions Optique'. Fit, designed, manufactured and dispensed eyeglasses.

Chicago land Optical – Chicago, Il.

Facility Operations Manager

2001-2003

In addition to day to day facility management responsibilities, I was also responsible for the integration of three separate businesses into one company. This integration included the training of employees on new procedures, products, and sales techniques; the introduction of various insurance programs to employees who were not familiar with vision care insurance; the integration of multiple overlapping accounts; the installation of new computers and practice management and electronic medical records software and associated staff training. Also worked directly with telecom vendors for contracts on broadband and dial up services.

North Suburban Vision Consultants – Deerfield, Il.

Director of Optical Services

1997 – 2001

Duties included full responsibility for Visions Optique’; frame line selection and pricing; materials for the optical department; resolution of patient service repair and insurance issues; employee training on new lens designs, insurance programs, and how to resolve patient service issues. Fit patient eyewear and participated in the design, manufacture, and dispensing of eyewear on an as needed basis

References

Bob Mares – Expert Optics

Bob Hughbanks – Expert Optics

Greg Ruden- Expert Optics

Sam Williams – Maui Jim

Accreditations

ABO Certified 40972

Professional memberships

Active member of the Illinois Opticians Association and the American Board of Opticians.

Fellow National Opticians Association

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