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Gaston Leoni

Stevensville,MI

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.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner of Bridgman Food Market

Bridgman Food Market
Bridgman, Michigan
04.2012 - 06.2016
  • Managed daily operations of business, including hiring and training staff.
  • Developed strategic plans to increase profitability and efficiency.
  • Identified new opportunities for growth, expansion, and diversification.
  • Meat cutter for retail and wholesale operations. Made sausage, custom cut meats per customer specifications, and supplied and poultry for retail display.
  • Ordering, pricing and maintaining inventory so as to achieve an inventory turnover of 40 times.

General Manager for U.S. Operations

Sumitomo Corporation
Tokyo , Japan
11.1998 - 06.2013

•Implementation of new policies and procedures.

  • • Managed a diverse team of professionals
  • Established and maintained effective communication with staff members to ensure efficient operations.
  • Managed all aspects of daily business operations including budgeting, staffing, scheduling, inventory control, customer service and sales.
  • Oversaw product development initiatives from concept through completion stages.
  • • Developed and implemented new strategies
  • Coordinated training activities for employees to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
  • Maintained relationships with vendors to obtain the best pricing on supplies and materials.
  • Created a positive work environment by developing team building activities that encouraged collaboration among departments.
  • Ensured compliance with local health department regulations regarding food safety standards.
  • Analyzed existing processes for effectiveness and developed new systems as needed to enhance overall productivity levels.

• Cultivated strong relationships with clients and vendors

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business And Accounting

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
08-1972

Skills

  • Social media control
  • Marketing tactics
  • Consulting
  • Profit and loss

Timeline

Owner of Bridgman Food Market

Bridgman Food Market
04.2012 - 06.2016

General Manager for U.S. Operations

Sumitomo Corporation
11.1998 - 06.2013

Bachelor of Science - Business And Accounting

Michigan Technological University
Gaston Leoni