LARRY DEWAYNE BLACK
Jonesboro,AR
Summary
Self-motivated professional successful in seizing viable opportunities for expansion and innovation in business. Background in increasing profits, reducing costs and transforming customer service standards. Experienced in leading and supervising operational and sales teams.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder/Partner
Busy Bean Coffee
Walnut Ridge, AR
01.2020 - Current
- Leading corporate development of design and expansion
- Development and implementation of new technologies and systems
- Currently 10 stores, with more in construction
- Create Business Plans and legal Documents
- Preformed Financial Estimates Recognize Market Opportunities
- Lead Product Development
- Established Coffee Bean Roasting division
- Performing direct Marketing and Promotion launching
- Design store layout and outside appeal
CTO/AST CEO – Chief Technical Officer
Fields Foods
Saint Louis, MO
01.2014 - 09.2023
- Oversee all aspects of IT - Design and oversee construction of all stores
- Oversees all aspects of technology within organization
- Developed various roles within IT department
- Creates policies around technology infrastructure
- Researches and develops important technology to implement in organization
- Continuously educate themselves on technology topics
- Analyzes data to facilitate operations
- Keeps up to date with latest technology trends
- Ensures data privacy safety
- Communicate technology strategies internally and externally
- Monitor budgets
- Help oversee daily operations of all stores
- Meet with and advise District managers as well as store managers when needed
- Interview and hire upper level employees District Managers, Managers, Department Managers
- Terminate employees when necessary or witness terminations when needed
- Analyze talent of current employees for promotions and disciplinary actions
- Member of 3 member advisory committee to owner
- Design store layout for all new store projects
- Oversee construction and meat with contractors
- Oversee merchandizing plan of al stores for original set
- Created positive work culture, resulting in increased employee satisfaction and retention rates.
- Improved organizational structure by reallocating resources and redefining roles for greater efficiency.
- Coordinated third-party vendors and client IT teams to seamlessly deliver effective solutions.
- Aligned IT strategy with organizational goals, fostering collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborated with cross-functional intra-company teams to provide mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Launched successful new products with extensive research on market trends combined with collaborative input from various departments.
- Developed talent pipeline by mentoring junior staff members and implementing comprehensive training programs for entire team.
- Ensured compliance with company policies and procedures as well as federal/state regulations by conducting regular audits of operational practices at each location within district.
- Met deadlines by proactively managing individual and team tasks and streamlining processes.
President/CEO
Black Sheep Computing/BSC-NET
Jonesboro, AR
01.1992 - 01.2014
- Developed ISP in 1995-branched into location Internet service and quickly became dominant regional ISP in northeast Arkansas with over 10,000 customers making us 3rd largest ISP in state of Arkansas 1999-one of first in country to branch into fixed wireless Internet with 72 towers in northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri= Map technologies to product/service
- Anticipate and prepare for technological evolution
- Apply new technologies to organizations
- Develop key managerial capabilities
- Preformed Map technologies to product/service
- Established Anticipate and prepare for technological evolution
- Apply new technologies to organization
- Established culture of accountability by setting clear expectations and holding individuals responsible for results
- Reduced operational costs through strategic cost management initiatives
- Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols
- Prepared annual budget forecasts and monitored performance to meet organizational objectives
- Adopted cutting-edge technologies to improve productivity levels within organization
- Spearheaded talent acquisition efforts, attracting top-tier talent to build high-performing team
President/CEO
Black Sheep Foods
Hoxie, AR
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Owned and operated 3 grocery stores
- Computer programming
- Strategic planning
- Effective communication
- Cybersecurity
- Business administration
- Software development
- IT
- Established culture of accountability by setting clear expectations and holding individuals responsible for results.
CTO – Chief Technical Officer
Engines, Inc.
Weiner, AR
01.1995 - 11.1999
- Overseeing technical team and ensuring that Teams are working efficiently and effectively towards company's goals
- Set up and managed prophet 21 (inventory control and accounting system)
- Wrote all reports in Crystal Reports
- Managed Novel network across multiple states
- Set up remote access for multiple people
- Managed company-level architecture, platform and data configuration processes and implementation protocols.
- Interpreted multifaceted technological issues into defined frameworks and highly scripted action plans.
- Launched successful new products with extensive research on market trends combined with collaborative input from various departments.
- Created scalable architectures that supported long-term growth strategies while providing flexibility to adapt as needed.
- Maintained thorough understanding of all key and current technologies, platforms and trends.
- Reduced total cost of ownership by strategically outsourcing select IT services while maintaining control over critical functions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional intra-company teams to provide mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Embraced macro-level strategic decisions and micro-level implementation.
- Evaluated emerging technologies for potential adoption, staying ahead of industry trends to maintain competitive advantage.
- Delivered smooth technology transitions during periods of rapid growth or reorganization that minimized disruption to end users.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Engineering Technology
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR01.2000
Skills
- IP-routing (Cisco, Lucent-Ascend, Mikrotik, Linux)
- Server platforms (Novel, Linux, Windows, SQL, Other UX platforms)
- Programming (BASIC, Fortran, C#, C, Pearl, PHP)
- CAD/CAM (Auto-Cad, Master-Cam, Chief Architect, Cad Key)
- Business Administration
- TCP/IP protocol
- SAP Crystal Reports
- QuickBooks knowledge
- Advanced MS Office Suite
Accomplishments
- Received Business of the Year for Fields Foods
- Serve Safe Certification
- MCSE
- CCNE (Citrux)
- Crystal Reports
- Expert in Quickbooks, Microsoft Office, Graphic Design
- Managing & mentoring people for over 35 years
- served on the executive Committee of the National Skeet Shooting Association
Continuing Education
MBA Accounting Courses
Timeline
Founder/Partner
Busy Bean Coffee
01.2020 - Current
CTO/AST CEO – Chief Technical Officer
Fields Foods
01.2014 - 09.2023
President/CEO
Black Sheep Foods
01.2009 - 01.2013
CTO – Chief Technical Officer
Engines, Inc.
01.1995 - 11.1999
President/CEO
Black Sheep Computing/BSC-NET
01.1992 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science - Engineering Technology
Arkansas State University
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