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Somerset, PA 15501 United States

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Accomplished Business Owner with significant background operating personal business. Skilled in overseeing marketing and business development, bookkeeping and accounting, financial management, and customer service. Build and develop personnel through mentoring and on-the-job training.

Talented operator offering 44 year record of achievement in service industry. Driven to lead from front and maintain scalable, agile systems ready for changing market conditions. Diplomatic and progressive leader with sophisticated approach to building consensus and achieving targets.

Accomplished executive specializing in revitalizing organizations with proactive leadership. Successful at revamping policies, improving control structures and streamlining operations. Bringing an excellent business sense and dedication to modernization.

Hardworking and reliable manager focused on going above and beyond to support team and serve customers.

SKILLS

Operations management Sales oversight

Build revenue streams Manage programs

Human resources Oversee operations

Client relationship building Account management

Improve policies

EXPERIENCE

Owner/Operator, Showman's Musical Services, Jul 1986 - Apr 2020, Somerset, PA Created culture focused on customer service and satisfaction, resulting in improved customer loyalty and retention.

Managed business accounts by networking and communicating with crucial account decision-makers to review service delivery and explore opportunities to develop new business.

Business Manager, Third Presbyterian Church, Sep 1997 - Dec 2017, Pittsburgh, PA Dealt with competing in the organization. Including the leadership committees, the members of the Church and the Minister(s).

Saved the Church a lot of money by renegotiating contracts with the utility companies, trash pickup and service contracts.

HS

Sep 1988

Jun 1985

Raised awareness about potential liability issues. Helped the Church become more aware of accessibility issues and eventually negotiating the contract to install an elevator.

Became very adept at accounting through a propitiatory church software package, the Microsoft Office Suite.

Customer Service Representative, Organ Supply Industries, Sep 1993 - Dec 1996, Erie, PA Helped clients find what they needed from an extensive catalogue. Treated everyone with respect and dignity.

Wrote orders for the factory when the customer needed a specialty custom built item. Gave customers the benefit of the doubt when mistakes were made and fought for them with the President and Vice President. It was a fresh approach and brought in more business.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Fine Arts

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI

GPA 4.1

This was for the work completed

Did not finish the degree at the advise of my major Professor. Bachelor of Arts, Music

Indiana University of PA - Indiana, PA

GPA 4.2.

Awarded full academic scholarship.

Graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Dean's list 12 semesters.

Graduated with honors.

Graduated in top 1% of class.

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