Robert B. Lamonaca

Schaumburg,IL

Summary

Talented Owner with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills and more than 20 years of experience in the manufacturing and installation business.

Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in organization. Motivated business professional bringing 20 years of entrepreneurial experience.

Dedicated and personable with extensive experience in managing administrative and sales operations and personnel. Well-versed in training, educating, motivating and supporting staff members.

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

years of professional experience

Work History

Owner/Operator

Lamonaca Iron Works Inc.

01.2003 - Current

Managed day-to-day business operations.
Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
Established foundational processes for business operations and completed capital improvements on the factory to make manufacturing more productive.
Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs.
Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
Changed the business model of the original company and created a revenue flow to keep the business running for the next 13 years.
Increase sales from on-line presence to over 100% within the first three years.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Communication And Rhetoric

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Bachelor of Science -

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

2000

Skills

Business Administration
Financial Management
Contract Negotiation Expertis
Budget Development

Staff Management
Sales Leadership
Coaching and Mentoring

Languages

Spanish

Limited Working

Italian

Limited Working

English

Native or Bilingual

Accomplishments

Supervised team of 15 staff members in the construction environment.
Collaborated with team of 2 to 15 people in the development of custom iron works projects throughout the city and surroundings area of Chicago. Projects also included customized engineered stairs systems that where shipped all over the United States.
Achieved scheduling and project completion by coordinating specific layers of work. from taking the clients order. To the final project completion.
Documented and resolved installation difficulties which led to the completion of the work to the clients satisfactions in the construction industry.
Experienced NM landowner in dealing directly with Socorro Electrical Coop in connecting electrical lines for an existing 300 acres property located in Fence Lake NM.
Engineered and coordinated the entire project from the removal of trees to the completion of legal paperwork required to complete the work to the final prep work required for Socorro Electric to install the electrical poles. Very experienced with working with the Soccoro Electric staff in the completion of this project.

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