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DAVE SARUYA

Fair Lawn, NJ *****

Cell: 732-***-****

email: adw7ow@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Extensive experience in all phases of business, with finely tuned skills. I am proficiently adept in expanding customer bases through excellent interpersonal communication abilities and marketing strategies. I am self-motivated, work well in team environments, and servant leader oriented. Ready to work and perform as an industry professional to provide product and project management professional services to various industries. Experienced capabilities in predictive and agile methodologies in managing scope, schedule, and cost ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with quality components. I have led project teams in daily standups, outcome reporting, and accepted deliverables to the customer. Consistently recognized for ability to provide holistic communications on issues and concerns pertaining to product delivery to the customer and key stakeholders. Equally comfortable communicating technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences to ensure shared understanding and interpretation. WORK ACHEIVEMENTS

For M&M Auto, managed the complete project to expand the business to include a body shop. This increased the overall net income by over 40% within one year. A full year earlier than expected. While with Loman I created, obtained, and surpassed sales objectives set forth by the company consistently throughout my employment, increasing the lease departments’ revenue by over 25% During my time at C&JDO I turned a losing company into a profitable one in under one year. For Aladdin I reduced the cost of goods from 24.5% to 17.3% creating a savings of over 4 million dollars per year. WORK EXPERIENCE:

Jan. 2018 – Mar. 2020 – Self Employed

Contract Work reorganizing logistics and purchasing to maximize customer profits. June 2012 – Jan. 2018 – General Manager – M & M Towing, Auto Repair & Body Shop –West Orange, NJ Scheduling of mechanics, painters, laborers, drivers and vehicles. Maintenance of vehicles and purchasing of new ones. Finding, negotiating and signing of contracts with businesses and Police Departments. Took concept of body shop from project inception through to a working business Jan. 2007 – April 2012 – Sales, Lease & Inventory Manager – Loman Auto Group – Woodbridge & Parsippany, NJ

Sales & leasing of new and pre-owned vehicles.

Reorganized the lease department to retain previous customers. Created a BDC department to track the sales and delivery process for customer satisfaction. Dec. 2005 – Jan. 2007 – General Manager –C&JDO Ltd. Tel Aviv A telemarketing company dealing with sales to overseas markets. I managed the complete operation. Overseeing 8 salespeople and 4 others in support jobs. During the first half year here I moved the operation from losing 150K USD per month to the break-even point. Turned first profit during the following month. This was accomplished by finding better sources for potential clients, streamlining the staff, and reorganization of compensation to the sales team whereby the majority of their pay is based on sales commission and not base pay. Oct. 2004 – Dec. 2005 – Self Employed – Dream Bar

Owned and operated bar/nightclub in Tel Aviv.

Oct. 1998 – Oct. 2004 – Self Employed – DTLS Enterprises Ltd. – Tel Aviv, Israel Various consulting jobs including;

Purchasing Manager – Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (AKS) from Feb.01 through March 02. 2

Authority over purchasing budget and logistics for the company worldwide (over 23M USD). Direct management of eight AKS employees.

Purchasing and Logistics Consultant – AKS from March 1999 – Feb 2001 assisted AKS in its’ acquisition from receivership of MMT, my previous place of employ. then continued purchasing and logistics consulting on a full time basis. COO – Pyrologic Ltd. from August 1999 through March 2002. Took the company’s products from planning through design to production and into eventual sales. Oct. 1995 - June 1998 - Executive VP, COO & CFO - Micro Macro Technologies Ltd., Azur Full authority over: Purchasing, Production, Sub-Contracting, Product Design, Logistics, Accounting, and General staff management of 20+ employees. The Marketing and Sales force, while headed by the VP of Sales and Marketing, reported to me as well, and looked to me for fresh ideas in advertising and product promotion. Duties included full signatory powers over all of the company accounts. The Board of Directors appointed me to this position.

July 1994-Sept. 1995 - Air Export Manager, Global International Freight Forwarding Ltd., Ben Gurion International Airport.

- Managing crew of 7 workers Day + Night shift

EDUCATION:

- Law – Ramat Gan Law College, Ramat Gan 1999-2005

- Business Administration and Economics - Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1985-1987

- General Studies - Jerusalem Institute, Jerusalem 1984-1985 ADDITIONAL COURSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

- Project Management Institute “PMP Boot Camp”, Apex Solutions Group, Jan. 2023 – May 2023 – Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

- Project Management Institute, April 2023 - Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

- Scrum Alliance, April 2023 – Completed Certification, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

- "Dangerous Goods Course", EL AL Airlines, Dec. 1991 – Completed Certification

- "Export and Import Shipping Course", Israel Export Institute, Feb. 1992 - Jun. 1992 - Completed Certification

- "Customs Agent Course", The College of Management, Dec. 1994 - May 1995 - Completed Certification AUTOMOTIVE CERTIFICATIONS:

- FORD

Multiple across all departments within a dealership - Top Certification in every aspect (Master Level)

- CHRYSLER JEEP

Sales Consultant

- GENERAL MOTORS

Dealer / General Manager – Bronze

Sales Consultant – Silver

- SUBARU

Sales Consultant

- KIA

Sales Consultant

Sales Manager

ADDITIONAL:

- Certified Private Pilot with Instrument Rating

LANGUAGES:

- English (mother tongue)

- Hebrew, fluent

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