Overview
Work History
Education
Film and Video Transfer Services
Volunteer Work at Holy Cross 2011-Present
Timeline
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Douglas Degan

Slidell,LA

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Purchasing Manager/Managing Partner

Interstate Electronic Systems
01.2013 - Current
  • Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
  • Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
  • Managed supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and services.
  • Achieved cost savings by negotiating contracts and pricing with suppliers.
  • Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets, and maintained permanent records.
  • Established long-term agreements with strategic suppliers, securing favorable pricing and delivery terms.
  • Reduced order processing time by automating purchase orders and invoicing systems.
  • Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.

Owner/Partner

Fine Papers Inc
08.1990 - 12.2012
  • Oversaw daily operations, ensuring all tasks were completed accurately and efficiently by team members.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs.
  • Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
  • Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
  • Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
  • Oversaw firm's day-to-day administrative operations, provided guidance to support staff and enforced compliance with state, federal, and local regulations across organization.

Video Production Specialist

Self-employeed
01.1987 - 08.2005
  • Worked with clients to produce various types of videos.

Education

Bachelor of Science in General Studies - General Studies

Louisiana State University And A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA
05.1990

High School Diploma -

Holy Cross High School
New Orleans La
05.1982

Film and Video Transfer Services

I have collaborated with the following for film and video transfers:

  • The Historic New Orleans Collection
  • The Louisiana State Museum
  • WYES
  • WLAE
  • Various Mardi Gras Krewes including Rex and Thoth
  • Arthur Hardy Enterprises

Volunteer Work at Holy Cross 2011-Present


  • Member of the Alumni Association Board (2017-Present)
  • Member of the Sports Hall Of Fame Committee (2018-Present)
  • Alumni Band lead contact.
  • Band Alumni Reunion organizer.
  • Digitized and cataloged 1000's of pages of documents including: All Yearbooks, All Bulletin Newspapers, School Catalogs, Handbooks, Event Programs, Etc.
  • Digitally transferred hundreds of hours of 16mm and 8mm films/video tape and 1000's of pictures.
  • Digitally transferred audio from the Music Department.
  • All of the above mention have been used by Holy Cross for projects including: Football Programs/Media Guides, Band Programs, Advancement Department material, Holy Cross Football Greats locker room project, Holy Cross Honored Brothers project in the high and middle school hallways, Sports Hall Of Fame, Holy Cross Social Media, Countless emails from the Alumni/Advancement Department, The Holy Cross Headmasters wall, Holy Cross Digital Yearbook thumb drives distributed at class reunions.
  • Editor/Producer of the Band Alumni newsletter Quarter Notes.
  • Helped compile a Holy Cross Band Alumni database.
  • Alumni Relations: Attending various class reunions, luncheons, Gradations, Senior/Future alumni luncheon, Golden Tiger Events.
  • Knowledge of the gym audio and video systems working with Eric Ferry for various events.
  • In an effort to established an archives at Holy Cross and to get insight of Holy Cross School documents outside of New Orleans, I traveled to St. Edwards University in 2018. Met with Brother Richard Critz at St. Edwards and was taken on a tour of the university and the Brothers of Holy Cross archives in Austin Tx.
  • Established an Archives Room in 2023.
  • In an effort to promote Holy Cross in projects outside of the school, I worked with the team at WLAE on the documentary Glory Days: The history of the Catholic League in New Orleans. Ken Berthelot '66 and myself also produced the WLAE series Talk Of Glory: The Catholic League of New Orleans.

Timeline

Purchasing Manager/Managing Partner

Interstate Electronic Systems
01.2013 - Current

Owner/Partner

Fine Papers Inc
08.1990 - 12.2012

Video Production Specialist

Self-employeed
01.1987 - 08.2005

Bachelor of Science in General Studies - General Studies

Louisiana State University And A&M College

High School Diploma -

Holy Cross High School

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