Results–driven senior manager with leadership experience in business management, education and training, and sales/marketing functions for start–up and Fortune 1000 companies. A strategic manager, with pragmatic business sense. Drives organizations to exceed business goals and customer needs. Experience in financial, hardware and software, & retail industries. Assembles high-performance, mission focused teams, contributing to the success of organizations.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
Optio SOftware, Inc.	(Confidential)	12/2000 - 6/2007
instoresystems.com	(Confidential)	4/1997 - 12/2000
Century Data Systems	(Confidential)	9/1981 - 4/1997

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
OH Platt HS	Liberal Arts	1965	High School/GED Degree

Highlights:

• Orchestrated business turnaround for IT Software Training Division, delivering more than 35-40% bottom line profitability in 90 days in a group that previously was consistently showing in a 20 to 30% loss.• Instrumental in analysis and development of web–based Learning Management System that drove down training time to development and delivery costs. • Created professional services division for hardware company entering software sales market. Specializing in Hospitality, Distribution, Grocery and Pharmacy arenas. • Helped build an organizational management consulting startup• Strong P&L management to $5m, mentoring, and business development.

Companies I like:

Start-ups; medium to large established companies;

P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership

• Program Manager
• Business Unit Manager
• Senior Management
• CLO
• Project Manager
• Training and Education Management

Lead domestic and international education activities to prepare company for selling, supporting and implementing software product in development and created employee new hire training programs for technical and sales personnel. Improved operations, curriculum offerings and customer satisfaction while bringing the unit to a profitable status. Full P&L responsibility. Turned unprofitable operation to a consistently profitable revenue center.