Summary
Work History
Education
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Deborah Kingsbury

Easley,SC

Summary

Highly motivated professional with several years of entrepreneurial and management experience. Skillfully creates and maintains professional and loyal relationships with co-workers, staff and clients while managing administrative and sales employees. Comfortable working independently as manager and leader and as collaborative team member. Applies business acumen and experience and exercises decisive judgment to meet and exceed organizational goals.

Work History

Owner

QSM, INC
Piedmont, SC
07.2025 - Current
  • Developed marketing materials to promote company services and enhance brand visibility.
  • Managed social media accounts to engage with customers and build online presence.
  • Created budgets and tracked expenses to ensure financial sustainability of the business.
  • Designed operational processes to improve efficiency in service delivery and client satisfaction.
  • Collaborated with vendors to negotiate contracts and secure necessary supplies for operations.
  • Conducted market research to identify trends and opportunities for business growth.
  • Organized events and workshops to showcase services and attract potential clients.
  • Provided customer support by addressing inquiries and resolving issues promptly.
  • Maintained relationships with existing clients by providing superior customer service.
  • Managed daily operations of business, including hiring and training staff.
  • Ensured compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
  • Oversaw budgeting and financial management.
  • Identified new opportunities for growth, expansion, and diversification.
  • Provided direction and guidance to employees.
  • Supervised performance of workers with goals of improving productivity, efficiency and cost savings.
  • Developed strategic plans to increase profitability and efficiency.
  • Created marketing campaigns to attract new customers.
  • Negotiated with vendors to gain optimal pricing on products resulting in substantial increase in profit margin.
  • Oversaw project execution, phase progress, workmanship, and team performance to drive on-time completion of deliverables.
  • Implemented quality assurance processes to ensure product excellence.
  • Developed policies and procedures for the organization.
  • Employed and managed vendors by negotiating deliverables, cost and expected quality.

Education

West Florence High School
Florence, sc

Skills

  • Key partnership cultivation
  • Quality management systems
  • Contract negotiation expertise
  • Life cycle project management
  • Bidding processes
  • Financial planning
  • Business launch
  • Sales management
  • Business management
  • Relationship building
  • Staff hiring
  • Human resource management
  • Brand strategy planning
  • Customer relations
  • Small business operations
  • Financial management
  • Competitive analysis
  • Process optimization
  • Operations management
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Employee development
  • Client engagement optimization
  • Accounting expertise
  • Profit and loss
  • Strategic planning
  • Product branding
  • Budget administration
  • Administrative oversight
  • Business development
  • Contract management
  • Growth strategy implementation
  • Sales leadership
  • Business planning
  • Human resources
  • Hiring and staffing
  • Excellent communication
  • P&L management
  • Purchasing and planning
  • Reliability

Timeline

Owner

QSM, INC
07.2025 - Current

West Florence High School