Jon Bates
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Experience
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Avalon
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United States
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Apr 2023 - Present
Syracuse, New York, United States
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Chief Operating Officer
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Mar 2020 - Apr 2023
Syracuse, New York, United States
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InStream
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Eastern Regional Business Development Manager
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Oct 2019 - Mar 2020
United States
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CloudDOCX
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President
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Sep 2018 - Oct 2019
Victor, New York 14564
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CASO Document Management
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Vice President
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Jan 2014 - Aug 2018
134 W 29th St. NY, NY 10001 Senior Vice President – Operations (2017 to August 2018) As a trusted and influential member of the executive team, asked by CEO to lead operations to profitability. ► Manage permanent operations in New York City, Pittsburgh, and San Antonio, as well as temporary operations throughout the US. ► Implement sustainable, operational best practices to realize 8% profit. ► Create and implement procedures to support 100% growth over 36 months. ► Mentor and train business unit managers… Show more Senior Vice President – Operations (2017 to August 2018) As a trusted and influential member of the executive team, asked by CEO to lead operations to profitability. ► Manage permanent operations in New York City, Pittsburgh, and San Antonio, as well as temporary operations throughout the US. ► Implement sustainable, operational best practices to realize 8% profit. ► Create and implement procedures to support 100% growth over 36 months. ► Mentor and train business unit managers to be highly effective leaders. ► Develop yearly operational budget and business plan. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Senior Vice President - Sales & Marketing (2014 to 2017) Managed $2M budget while leading seven member national sales team and creating marketing program. ► Developed / managed relationships with strategic partners including EMC, accounting for 70% of all new business. ► Established and trained key employees on invoicing process, ensuring 99.9% accuracy and on-time delivery. ►Contributed to 177% revenue growth with advanced inbound and outbound marketing strategies. ►Crafted strategies to generate business from existing accounts as well as to attract new customers. ► Managed profitable fulfillment of $2M+ service contract. Show less
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Vice President – Sales/Operations
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2005 - 2013
Recruited to turn around distressed business. ► Managed $2M budget while directing 30 employees through 10 direct reports. ► Led business from 5 years of losses to 7 consecutive years of 8-10% net profit. ► Raised gross profit from 30% to 50%. ► Converted to state of the art IT network and implemented IT best practices. ►Designed and implemented quality system to obtain 99.98% accuracy. ► Brought operation from 50% to 99+% on time delivery.
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President
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2004 - 2005
Directed manufacturing, purchasing, new business development, sales, marketing, finance, distribution, product development, and personnel. ► Decreased COGS sold from 50%-38%. ► Wrote business plans and maintained excellent working relationships with investors and bankers. ► Built order fulfillment operation with accuracy and on time delivery of 99+%. ► Established and built an internal sales and customer service staff. ► Introduced five new products to target markets within… Show more Directed manufacturing, purchasing, new business development, sales, marketing, finance, distribution, product development, and personnel. ► Decreased COGS sold from 50%-38%. ► Wrote business plans and maintained excellent working relationships with investors and bankers. ► Built order fulfillment operation with accuracy and on time delivery of 99+%. ► Established and built an internal sales and customer service staff. ► Introduced five new products to target markets within margins. Show less
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President and Founder
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2002 - 2004
Wrote business plan and successfully raised capital to launch business. ► Managed all aspects of production and distribution. ► Developed new business through direct sales and the use of guerrilla marketing. ► Engineered and introduced five new products to market. ► Directed creative process for board graphics, web site design, DVD’s, and printed marketing materials.
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Plant Manager
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1999 - 2002
Led operations, purchasing, engineering, R&D, and HS&E; managed 80 employees through five direct reports. ► Contributed substantially to the increase of profit before tax from 2.5% to 17%. ► Designed and implemented core aspects of the quality system to comply with ISO standards.
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Education
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University of Denver Graduate School
Graduate, Education -
University of Denver
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SUNY Canton
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