Jon Bates

Chief Executive Officer at Avalon
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Executive Officer
      • Apr 2023 - Present

      Syracuse, New York, United States

    • Chief Operating Officer
      • Mar 2020 - Apr 2023

      Syracuse, New York, United States

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Eastern Regional Business Development Manager
      • Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

      United States

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President
      • Sep 2018 - Oct 2019

      Victor, New York 14564

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Vice President
      • 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

    • Vice President – Sales/Operations
      • 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.

    • President
      • 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

    • President and Founder
      • 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.

    • Plant Manager
      • 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.

Education

  • University of Denver Graduate School
    Graduate, Education
    1993 - 1994
  • University of Denver
    BA, Biology/chemistry
    1990 - 1993
  • SUNY Canton
    Biology
    1988 - 1990

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