Dynamic business leader with a proven track record at South Huntsville Neighbors, driving publication growth from 1,200 to 7,125 homes, fostering partnerships that enhance reader engagement Expert in corporate budgeting, real estate analysis financial analysis and community leadership, Renowned for mentoring teams and achieving high performance through innovative strategies and effective communication.
Overview
48
48
years of professional experience
Work History
Publisher
South Huntsville Neighbors
11.2014 - Current
Began mailing this monthly publication to 1200 homes. We currently mail to 7125 homes. This growth was accomplished by leveraging the expertise of our sponsors to educate our readers on the sponsors subject matter.
Partnerships were created with the city and state officials so that they would provide the most up to date information on what's going on in South Huntsville.
Our retention rate among our advertisers is over 70%. This provided long term stability to the publication.
Senior Vice President Business Development
Streamline Automation LLC
05.2009 - 10.2014
Projects
Extracting Oil from Algae. Tasked with finding partners to develop research that would extract oil from algae. Partnered with a company in Puerto Rico for this project. Congressman Mo Brooks was an early supporter of this project.
Exercise Machine for the International Space Station(ISS). Developed partnerships with Exercise Physiologists. Using their input in addition to the Streamline Automation team, a machine was developed that was much smaller and less cumbersome than what was on the ISS at that time.
Director of Operations
Payless Shoe Source / Thom McAn Shoe Company
06.1977 - 10.2005
Operations
Implemented programs that led teams to achieve high levels in both sales and customer satisfaction.
Developed a program to make communication with senior management easier. Increased sales volume by 30% due to this strategy.
Mentored department managers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
Oversaw budget planning and allocation, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Responsible for a $25 million budget.
Established a program that taught teams how to achieve better time management skills thus increasing efficiency allowing them to concentrate on increasing sales.
Real Estate
Responsible for a store count growth in New England from 10 locations to over 200.
Expanded the demographic and financial analysis in Maine, Vermont and Upstate New York to include the Canadian border area. This led to an increase in store sales volume of over 100%.
Analyzed Real Estate data to determine the best locations to continue store growth.
Lecturer -Subject Matter Expert
Taught over 1000 staff members new sales techniques to further develop their skill sets. Many of these groups went on to become facilitators themselves.
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