ROBERT E. PERKINS
**** ******* *****, **. ******, MO 63376 – Cell 469-***-**** - Email: ***.*********@*****.***
Managerial Leadership
Exceeding Growth & Profit Objectives Creating Enterprise Value
Exceeding Client Services Objectives
Entrepreneurial-minded leader with consistent success in building, growing and improving the performance, and value of companies. Experienced planner, leader, and specialist at identifying and simplifying complexity so as to effect cultural change while building sustainable revenue streams and profits in customer focused operations. A dynamic and diverse leadership skill set that translates well to any organization in any industry that shares a passion for high levels of customer satisfaction, business innovation and a drive for continuing success. Cool under pressure and dedicated to delivering promised objectives.
Qualifications Summary
Financial & Operating Budget Analysis Cost/Benefit Analysis Strategic Planning
Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Development Client Relationship Management
P&L and Operations Management Change Management Team Motivation & Management
Workflow Solutions Process, Productivity & Efficiency Improvement Operations Startup
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Developed and grew startup to $4.5MM annual sales. Successfully marketed and negotiated the sale of company as a turnkey operation with a seven figure selling price.
Integrated service lines by developing a new staffing and work flow model. As sales increased from $30M to $60M, proficiency metrics pertaining to work flow processing were improved by 10% while client compliance and customer satisfaction measures were achieved.
Identified a flaw with account receivable reconciliation process. Successfully processed $1.5MM of delinquent receivables.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HARVEST MOON FIELD SERVICES, LLC OH, TX, MO, ID 2014-Present
President
Following withdrawal from previous employer, provided field consulting and property preservation services.
Strategic Planning. Assumed all responsibilities associated with achieving organizational goals.
Startup & Growth Strategy. Partnered with regional preservation field companies and provided subject matter expertise that includes: property preservation services, property management services, hazard repair services, vendor governance, financial accountability, and work flow modeling.
MORTGAGE SPECIALISTS INTERNATIONAL (MSI) TX 2013-2014
Organization that provides a full spectrum of field services to all 50 states, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam Executive Vice-President Of Operations, Interim CFO
Recruited to serve as stakeholder for new service line with forecasted sales increase from $30M to $75M.
Technology Implementation. Introduced leading edge technologies into the production process and implemented IT solutions for work flow management and cost controls.
Cost Reduction & Productivity Improvement. Improved overall productivity by establishing responsibilities that clearly define tasks for employees. Reduced human resource costs by 20% and increased production by 15% by eliminating redundancies and consolidating back office services.
Team Building & Management. In charge of the day-to-day management of the newly integrated service lines. Consistently met/exceeded all targeted objectives and produced profitable results. Managed and developed team members utilizing advanced industry knowledge and strategic mentoring sessions. Oversaw the performance responsibilities of over 100 employees.
P&L Management. Served as interim CFO prior to permanent candidate placement. Put in place receivable reconciliation process.
Strategic Initiatives. Collaborated effectively with other executive team stakeholders to ensure positive results of strategic goals and objectives are on schedule for satisfactory completion.
Advanced operating budget to remain accurate and consistent with new metrics when needed.
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ASSURANT SPECIALTY PROPERTY GA 2012-2013
A Fortune 500 company with over $27 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual sales
Operations Manager
Managed day-to-day operations of default loan servicing within specialty insurance group.
Vendor Management. Maintained effective and productive business relationships with field vendors regarding specifics of client compliance.
Change Management. Oversaw complete development, implementation, and precise monitoring of vital quality assurance program.
Team Building. Participated in managing and modifying training program to develop staff members according to individual strengths.
PERWESS CO. TX 1997-2011
Chief Executive Officer/ President
Provided executive management for startup that gave investors huge financial gain in excess of (15X return on cash investment) realized upon company sale.
P&L & Operations Management. Drove consistent sales increases for 13 consecutive years by cultivating positive business relationships and delivering outstanding overall job performance and by strategically refocusing efforts and work flow models, when necessary, to handle higher work volumes effectively.
Strategic Planning. Implemented strategic repositioning strategy in response to industry downturn by launching new service line. This initiative improved the service line concentration risk and supported the corporate EBITDA profitability targets within 10 months.
Team Building & Management. Developed key management personnel that provided day-to-day operational management. Incentivized management team to remain with new ownership group including putting in place a retention clause which provided a path for new ownership who did not have previous industry knowledge or experience.
Efficiency Improvements. Reduced HR requirements by 20% by streamlining operations, established processes to support growth, and ensured high levels of compliance and customer satisfaction by developing and implementing strategic plan for technology improvements.
Productivity Improvements. Increased capacity by 400% with purchase, renovation and development of a 3200 sq. ft. warehouse and two acres of land. This new configuration served as staging compound for contractors and company headquarters.
PRIMUS AUTOMOTIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES TN 1992-1996
A Subsidiary of Ford Credit
Corporate Financial Analyst
•Monitored and reported progress for the $10MM interior world headquarter construction buildout budget. Responsibilities included C – Level progress report presentations.
•Prepared and presented quantitative analysis for core business components as requested.
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Economics, Bachelor of Science in Economics
Minors in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, and Computer Science UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI St. Louis, MO