ROBERT VARGO
Steinhatchee, FL ***** 716-***-**** **************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Versatile executive, business owner, and client operations manager with over 40 years of success directing corporate financial systems, digital administrative workflows, client account management, and multi-departmental business operations. Proven track record managing cloud- based point-of-sale (POS) networks, automated bookkeeping platforms, online menu syndication, and strategic vendor procurement. Adept at navigating high-volume payroll execution, end-to-end web design and site maintenance, localized search engine optimization (SEO), and cross- platform social media campaigns within fast-paced distributed environments to drive organizational growth.
TECHNICAL SKILLS & PLATFORMS
● Financial & Bookkeeping Software: QuickBooks Online (Accounting & Payroll), ezCheckPrinting, Credit Administration
● POS & Digital Platforms: SpotOn POS, Square Platforms, Cloud-Based POS Architecture
● Web Administration & Development: Full-Lifecycle Web Design, Site Maintenance, Domain Architecture, Web Content Management Systems (CMS)
● Digital Marketing & Local Listings: Google Business Profile, Google Maps Optimization, Facebook Business Manager, Instagram Professional Tools, Social Media Coordination
● Online Menu & Delivery Integration: DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Slice, ItsaCheckmate
● Digital Infrastructure & Content: Digital Menu Board Programming, Digital Signage Deployment
● Productivity & Collaboration Suites: Google Workspace (Google Sheets, Docs, Gmail), Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
● Operating Systems: Windows 11
● Core Competencies: Corporate Payroll Processing, P&L Management, Multi-Unit Operational Strategy, Vendor Contract Sourcing, Advanced Conflict Resolution PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
VARGO'S BUFFALO STYLE PIZZA LLC
Owner & General Manager Steinhatchee, FL 2024 – Present
● Found and direct comprehensive daily business operations for a commercial enterprise, managing backend software networks, SaaS platform integrations, and vendor procurement strategies.
● Designed, built, and maintain the company’s official web infrastructure, managing domain hosting, regular updates, and online customer intake pathways.
● Direct targeted digital marketing and local discovery strategies, maintaining real-time updates and customer responses across Google Business Profile, Google Maps, Facebook, and Instagram to optimize brand visibility.
● Administer end-to-end human resources, running corporate payroll processing directly through QuickBooks Payroll, building digital employee scheduling frameworks, and generating tax documentation compliance.
● Program, configure, and maintain real-time cloud-based SpotOn and Square POS platforms, ensuring complete data sync across live transactional points.
● Manage e-commerce and digital marketplace storefronts, directly auditing and updating online menu structures and pricing matrices across third-party delivery networks including DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, and Slice.
● Oversee digital order pipelines, managing live order intake, system syncs, and processing high-volume remote customer transactions.
● Administer web-based digital signage infrastructure, executing remote online programming, template mapping, and regular visual asset deployment for electronic menu boards.
● Supervise financial workflows utilizing QuickBooks and ezCheckPrinting to audit P&L performance, drive automated budgeting, forecast seasonal revenue shifts, and process corporate distributions.
LANCASTER ELECTRIC
President & Operations Director Buffalo, NY 1989 – 2020
● Steered corporate market strategy, financial planning, and cross-departmental operations as Chief Executive Officer across three decades of continuous commercial trade.
● Designed and maintained the company’s corporate web presence and business discovery profiles (Google Business, Maps, and specialized directories), ensuring robust local visibility and a seamless incoming bidding pipeline.
● Managed the full project lifecycles of commercial infrastructure contracts for marquee national brands, directing blueprint analysis, digital cost estimation, spreadsheet-driven procurement, and quality control metrics.
● Coordinated human resources workflows for field technicians, establishing remote labor allocation matrixes, monitoring timekeeping compliance, and ensuring strict alignment with regulatory parameters.
● Maintained a substantial long-term corporate client portfolio across Western New York, serving as the central escalation point for structural adjustments, billing queries, and high- value contract closures.
SEARS
Customer Service & Credit Representative 1982 – 1984
● Operated as a direct liaison between store guests and centralized corporate back-office personnel to manage high-volume customer accounts, review financial variables, and process credit applications.
● Facilitated front-line resolution of multi-tiered billing inquiries and adjustments, building advanced baseline capabilities in structural conflict de-escalation.
● Coordinated cross-functional communications between floor sales teams and database operators to ensure exact data intake and rapid pipeline workflows.