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Top Skills

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Management Consulting

Business Intelligence (BI)

Certifications

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Certification

Marcus Seymour

Harvard Extension School Award Winning Entrepreneur Greater Atlanta Area

Summary

-11+ years of military experience with a focus on leadership and operations.

- Harvard Extension School BA Candidate

- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

- Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results.

- Proven ability to dive deep into data and provide thought-provoking, workable business solutions.

- Demonstrated ability to think big and influence across all levels of an organization.

Experience

Harvard Ex

Fulltime Student

December 2019 - Present (4 months)

Colony Roofers

Senior Business Analyst

August 2014 - December 2019 (5 years 5 months)

Raised over $1M in funding from private equity firms and VC's to scale company from $1.2M to $5.8 million dollars in annual revenue. Developed strategies based on market and competitor analysis to drive business development and sales activities resulting in $5.8 million dollars in annual revenue (previously $1.2M) and the recognition of our sales team from the National Restoration Conference as Million Dollar Producers. Led and grew company strategic growth plan from concept to over (40) employees and offices in (2) States. Developed and led commercial growth division resulting in $500K of new projects in pipeline and a feature in top industry publication.

Gold Star Vodka

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Business Development Manager

March 2015 - October 2019 (4 years 8 months)

Developed and grew a brand from concept to $1.2 million dollars in annual sales across eight markets both domestic and international. Led marketing efforts to establish foothold in domestic markets resulting in our brand being named the #1 vodka to try by Liquor.com in 2018 and recognized above peers like Belvedere in our category at the International tasting competitions.

Built and developed strategic partnerships with Global Brands resulting in our vodka being featured in the film “Life of the Party” with Melissa McCarthy, Playboy Magazine, Bloomberg Media, and placed on the menu of the fastest growing restaurant chain on the East Coast.

Led and raised funding efforts with private equity firms resulting in over $350K in seed money to develop and grow concept to Nationally recognized brand. Served on Board of Directors to guide business activities and strategic priorities during all phases of the companies growth. United States Department of Defense

Senior Plans and Operations Manager

June 2015 - July 2016 (1 year 2 months)

Analyzed fiscal year program funding and created brief highlighting inefficiencies in DoD plan. Briefed analysis in to senior leadership and program manager at Pentagon resulting in an increase in MFH Program budget from

$628K to $1.2M in funding for FY.

Served as a Senior Auditor for the Department of Defense Malcolm Baldrige Business Program. I was responsible for assessing the business processes of various departments and analyzing the data to make recommendations to Senior Leadership at the Installation level as well as the Directors of those departments at the Pentagon.

Designed and implemented training programs across North America

(NORTHCOM) to educate Senior Leadership on process improvement and the implementation/ adoption of Lean Six Sigma across supply chain operations.

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Responsible for the management and execution of a fiscal year training budget of over $11M and the disbursement of funds across North America to fund training programs designed to improve business practices such as Lean Six Sigma workshops, Lean Six Sigma Certification Courses, and Malcom Baldridge Business concepts.

United States Department of Defense

Program Director

April 2012 - November 2014 (2 years 8 months)

Atlanta, Georgia

Organized and Lead a Rapid Improvement Event in MFH Program resulting in

$77,282 savings for the MFH Program while increasing productivity, resulted in the program executing 95 more events than previous Fiscal Year. Developed and briefed Obligation Plan for a budget of over $2,120,000. Leveraged partnerships within the Military District of Washington to obtain a $960,000.00 increase in funding for Fiscal Year 2015 for the Casualty Assistance Program.

Developed and brief Strategic Plan to Commanding General and Staff for the MFH program focusing on Strategic, Operational, and Tactical levels of the Organization.

Implemented Lean Six Sigma practices in Operational process resulting in 99% accuracy rate of over 8600 events executed between FY13 and FY15 Responsible for Operations for over 3,227 missions per year for the MFH program . Prepared reports and Information papers identifying patterns in the operational environment and made recommendations to improve the Organization.

Operated within budget restraints maximizing efficiency with limited resources. Coordinated, scheduled, and executed training programs for the State as well as through international partners such as The Republic of Georgia Army. US Army

Squad Leader Afghanistan

June 2010 - June 2011 (1 year 1 month)

Kunar Afghanistan

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US Army

2 years 4 months

Team Leader Iraq

May 2007 - June 2008 (1 year 2 months)

Basra, Iraq

Border Patrol/ Drug Interdiction

March 2006 - May 2007 (1 year 3 months)

Deming, New Mexico

Education

Harvard Extension School

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business · (2019)

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