Brian Harrison
Houston, TX 77064
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Employment
Refrigeration Gaskets of Texas, Inc. 2009
Operations Manager
• Responsible for all day-to-day activities of the business.
• Scheduling/Routing of service technicians.
• Responsible for all Accounts Receivables and Payables.
• Responsible for sales, customer service and purchasing for the company.
• Responsible for P & L statements, all aspects of cost savings measures and profitability of the company.
• Responsible for development of marketing/advertising strategies.
• Management of 15 employees in sales, service, warehouse and manufacturing.
Hollander Glass Texas, Inc. 1992-2008
General Manager - Door Division
As General Manager, I was responsible for all day-to-day operations for the division. I worked closely with the owner of the company on budgets, sales strategies, marketing and all decision making for the division.
• I was directly involved in the opening of new locations in Atlanta and Phoenix as well as responsible for their success in sales, profits and operations.
• Hollander Glass has 3 locations in the US located in Brooklyn, NY, Chicago, IL and Houston, TX. The Houston, TX location is the most profitable location. I was responsible for business development and profitability of all locations.
• I was responsible for all aspects of purchasing, inventory control, pricing evaluations, inventory budgets, logistics, vendor relations, vendor inspections and vendor quality control.
• I traveled extensively throughout the world to ensure that Hollander Glass received the best product available at the best available price. I analyzed factories for the strength of business relations between the two companies, including payment terms, quality control, pricing and the legitimacy of the business. I have traveled to China, South Africa, Brazil, Europe, Canada and domestically searching for the “BEST’.
• I had 5 inside sales people in Houston, 3 in Atlanta and 2 in Phoenix. I used outside sales representatives for the Brooklyn and Chicago markets.
Education
University of Houston - Downtown
Bachelor of Science Degree - Criminal Justice
University of Houston
Paralegal Certificate
Skills
Microsoft Office programs, Excel, Outlook & Word.
Accounting software QuickBooks, Great Plains and MAS90.
Lexis and ProDoc
Texas Notary Public