Sharon Ray
Friendswood,Texas
Summary
To obtain a challenging position in operations/management that will allow me to utilize my previously acquired skills while providing an opportunity for growth, development, and advancement.
Results-driven executive with comprehensive experience in leadership, strategic planning, and organizational management. Known for fostering team collaboration and driving impactful results through adaptive problem-solving and effective communication. Skilled in financial oversight, stakeholder engagement, and operational efficiency. Reliable and flexible, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs.
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-President: CEO / CFO / COO
PROCESS ENVIRONMENTS
01.2017 - Current
- Leading the ideation, planning, and implementation of new and long-term business strategies
- Serving as the figurative head of the organization
- Making major decisions in the organization
- Setting strategic goals and ensuring the goals are measurable
- Overseeing company operations, project timelines, business developments, and employee productivity while building a highly inclusive culture to ensure team members thrive
- Working to set and drive the organizational vision and mission, corporate strategy, and hiring needs
- Measuring and analyzing current revenue streams, offerings, and relationships to optimize business growth and revenue strategy
- Developing actionable business strategies, objectives, and plans that ensure alignment with short- and long-term objectives
- Strategically managing, organizing, and coordinating employees from different departments and locations to ensure efficiency
- Implementing financial procedures and organizational policies and programs to drive the company’s operating capabilities to surpass the industry average
- Assessing and implementing improved processes and new technologies and collaborating with management
- Building and maintaining relationships with other professionals and organizations in the industry
- Managing the company’s assets and liabilities, financials, job cost analysis, payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable
Office Manager
PROCESS ENVIRONMENTS
01.2008 - 01.2017
- Company Overview: Pollution Control Design, Sales, Fabrication and Service
- Managing office operations, administrative, purchasing, and sales staff management as well as finances including budget, accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales tax, and payroll
- Pollution Control Design, Sales, Fabrication and Service
Accounting Manager / Sales
PROCESS ENVIRONMENTS
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Company Overview: Manufacturers’ sales/rep agency representing a market area that consists of sales to industrial manufacturing facilities
- Responsible for all accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections and account reporting
- Job project invoicing and contract billing
- Project analysis, expenditures and profitability
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports for all accounting functions as well as Sales Commissions
- Correspondence to manufacturers, customers and vendors relating to sales, service and purchases
- Manufacturers’ sales/rep agency representing a market area that consists of sales to industrial manufacturing facilities
Regional Administrative Manager
RESUN LEASING, INC.
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Management of administrative staff and office operations for the Major Project Division-Western Region
- Managing project support office activities
- Provide administrative support and problem resolution for 11 branch locations and construction project managers
- Implement policies and procedure protocol and train new personnel
- Maintain personnel files and conduct annual reviews
- Monitor budget and expenditure activities and coordinate travel arrangements
- Event Planning
- Create bid presentations and formats used company-wide for RFP’s and company marketing
- Prepare bids, letters and bonds
- Major project AIA contract documents, contract billing, correspondence, and change orders and project budget analysis
- Correspondence to all manufacturers, vendors, sub-contractors and suppliers
- Issue purchase orders and payable processing
- Order and maintain office supply inventory and equipment maintenance
- Provide potential clients blue prints and contract documents for sales and leases
- Computer software assistance and update installation
- Fleet operations and inventory control for company vehicles and assets
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports: Sales Reports, Financials, Variances and Budgets
Major Projects Administrator / Regional Collections Manager
MEADOR STAFFING (RESUN LEASING, INC.)
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Administrative duties include assisting with bid proposals, correspondence, issuing Purchase orders and processing payables
- Regional collections for 11 branch locations
- Account reconciliation and collection efforts
Office Manager
TEAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
01.1990 - 01.2000
- Company Overview: Manufacturers’ sales/rep agency representing a market area that consists of sales to industrial/mill, contractor, welding, safety, fastener, and farm/ranch supply distributors for 15 manufacturers covering a 4 -5 state territory
- Responsible for all inside sales, sales personnel and operations
- Provide technical support and application assistance to distributors and design criteria and product specs to architects and engineers
- Liaison between manufacturers and distributors
- Solely responsible for all functions relating to customer service, inside sales and operations of two shipping facilities, purchasing, inventory control and management, shipping and receiving, special quotes, accounts payable, invoicing, payroll, payroll taxes, computer programming, company correspondence, and monthly, quarterly and annual reports
- Human Resources and insurance benefits
- Manufacturers’ sales/rep agency representing a market area that consists of sales to industrial/mill, contractor, welding, safety, fastener, and farm/ranch supply distributors for 15 manufacturers covering a 4 -5 state territory
Secretary
UMPHREY, EDDINS & CARVER
01.1989 - 01.1990
- Schedule medical examinations and depositions for Class Action suit, research for Epidemiologist, typing interrogatories, and data-entry
Secretary
CLAS, INC. (Certified Legal Assistant Services)
01.1984 - 01.1989
- Assisted legal assistant with summaries of medical records and depositions, typing same, filing documents with District Clerk, investigative work at courthouse, correspondence, and general office work
Purchasing Agent Assistant
AQUATIC INTERNATIONAL
01.1982 - 01.1984
- Company Overview: Offshore Construction Company
- Assisted in purchasing, inventory control, and equipment maintenance and repair
- Also responsible for office correspondence
- Offshore Construction Company
Secretary
BEAUMONT EYE ASSOCIATES
01.1981 - 01.1982
- Scheduling appointments and hospital consultations, accounts receivable, filing, and typing
- Patient check-in and insurance verification
- Front office responsibilities
Education
Associates degree - Applied Science
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TexasSkills
- Ability to motivate, organize, and respond to employees of many different areas of expertise
- Excellent business and budget-planning skills
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to adapt to changing environments
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Excellent analytical and planning skills
- Customer relations
- Leadership team building
- Operations management
- Sales and marketing
- Project management
- Revenue growth
- Partnership development
- Process improvement
- Decision-making
- Organizational leadership
Timeline
Co-President: CEO / CFO / COO
PROCESS ENVIRONMENTS
01.2017 - Current
Office Manager
PROCESS ENVIRONMENTS
01.2008 - 01.2017
Accounting Manager / Sales
PROCESS ENVIRONMENTS
01.2005 - 01.2008
Regional Administrative Manager
RESUN LEASING, INC.
01.2002 - 01.2004
Major Projects Administrator / Regional Collections Manager
MEADOR STAFFING (RESUN LEASING, INC.)
01.2001 - 01.2002
Office Manager
TEAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
01.1990 - 01.2000
Secretary
UMPHREY, EDDINS & CARVER
01.1989 - 01.1990
Secretary
CLAS, INC. (Certified Legal Assistant Services)
01.1984 - 01.1989
Purchasing Agent Assistant
AQUATIC INTERNATIONAL
01.1982 - 01.1984
Secretary
BEAUMONT EYE ASSOCIATES
01.1981 - 01.1982
Associates degree - Applied Science
Alvin Community College
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