Business Management

Tony Knight

Current Location: Japan Gender: Male

Visa Status: Working Visa - valid till 5/2013 Age: 41

Japanese Level: Business English Level: Native

Availability: Negotiable Nationality: American

Summary

- 12 years US military service

- 6 years Language Instructor/Trainer/Course developer

- Ability to manage large groups

- 10+ years Sales/Business Development experience/risk management/P&L reporting

- Web Development

- 1 year retail loss prevention

- 3+ years experience in the field of executive search, recruiting, and placements

- Self driven to complete tasks ahead of schedule

- Entertainment Coordination

- Excellent negotiation skills English/ Japanese

Work Experience

Freelance

Independent Business Consultant/Business Developer Nov 2010 - Present

- Japan market entry business advisory

- Sales development for consulting company

- Web and media marketing/design

- Business Planning and strategy

- Recruiting and employment negotiations

- Entertainment Coordination

- Sales

Abercrombie & Fitch

Loss Prevention Manager Nov 2009 – Nov 2010 (one year term contract)

- Direct Supervision/training of 12 Agents and 4 local vendor company employees

- Achieving a retail shrink loss average of .02% for first year of business

- Manage the internal theft program in a market of high volume retail transactions

- Utilize exception reports, surveillance, and employee tips to generate cases

- Work with outside agencies i.e. police, court/legal system to bring cases to resolution

- Partner with retail management and associates to build LP awareness/training

- International/local Health & Safety liaison

- Conduct store audits surrounding operational policies and procedures within areas such as: refunds/voids, receiving/shipping and HR

Freelance

Independent Business Consultant/Business Developer Jan 2009-Nov 2009

- Japan market entry business advisory

- Sales development for consulting company

- Web and media marketing/design

- Business Planning and strategy

- Recruiting and employment negotiations

- Entertainment Coordination

- Sales

Talent Inc. K.K.

Senior Consultant Sep 2008-Jan 2009

- In charge of foreign affairs on a daily basis (correspondence with HK, US, UK branch on request.)

- Assisted and coordinated internal and external visitors, including guests, from overseas

- New client development

- Career counseling/Advisory to potential job seekers

- Mid-level to Executive searches in the IT and Financial IT Industries.

- Working with MaxHire HR recruitment Software

(Period of global economic crash, company was down-sized due to insufficient capital)

East West Consulting K.K, Tokyo Japan

Consultant May 2006-Sep 2008

- Completed placements in various industries for top level candidates in various industries such as Wireless telecom, IT, Automotive Asset Management, and Logistics

- Developed unmatched client/consultant business relationships

- Managed extensive client and candidate list

- Developed customer relationship system increasing candidate response by 30%

- Utilizing various HR Software programs and Database systems

East West Consulting K.K, Tokyo Japan(Cont`d)

Team Leader Sep 2007-Sep 2008

- Conducted training of junior consultants

- Management of 10 consultants

- Created weekly reporting system to track and evaluate performance of team members

- P&L Management

- Marketing and event planning to generate new network contacts

- Strategic planning, delegation, and monitoring of project assignments

Chief Privacy Officer Apr 2007-Sep 2008

- Oversaw development/ implementation of corporate-wide privacy principles, policies and practices

- Responsible for coordinating all corporate activities with privacy implications, as well as monitoring all of the organization’s services and systems to assure meaningful privacy practices/ risk management

- Advocates and protects candidate/client privacy be serving as a key privacy advisor

International Education Service (IES), Tokyo, Japan

English Instructor Nov 2000-Apr 2006

Instructing Business Professionals of corporations in the following;

- Handled incoming calls

- Presentation

- Negotiation

- Formal email composing

- TOEIC preparation

- Business communication

Instructing Japan Self Defense members for Joint military operations

- English as a second language courses

- Basic writing and grammar techniques

Nitelife Entertainment, Yokota AB, NAF Atsugi

Regional Manager Jul 1999-Nov 2000

- Coordinator and manager of entertainment for military bases

- Negotiating contracts

- General Human Resources duties to include; hiring, scheduling, and payroll

- Budget management

- Equipment maintenance

United States Marine Corps

Enlisted Jul 1987-Mar 1999

- Various skills and experience

Education

University of Detroit Mercy

Bachelors in Business Administration1992-1997

Degree finished during military service via correspondence courses

American Management Association (AMA) Apr 2007

Carnegie-Mellon Business Management Course Mar 2008

Computer Skills:Proficient in Basic Computer Programming, Web Development, HTML, Java Script, Php, All Microsoft tools, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and most adobe products. Linux Programming Course

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