Experience

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  Paul Garvey Consulting

  • Owner/Founder

    • Jan 2012 - Present

    My experience as a Credit Manager for 20 years led me to found Paul Garvey Consulting. I focus on training company employees how to effectively establish credit for new and existing accounts, collect past due debt and communicate effectively with customers. In addition, I teach clients how to h...

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  Joseph Monte Brokerage

  • Salesman

    • Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

    My work in real estate was centered around commercial lending. I focused on helping my clients find loans for their businesses in a very difficult lending market.

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  Chambers & Chambers Wine Merchants

  • Operations Manager, Credit Manager, Human Resources Manager.

    • Dec 1986 - Jun 2006

    I served in these three positions simultaneously and wrote a comprehensive Credit and Collections Procedural Manual for the company. I was also involved in writing the Company Handbook. My work covered virtually every aspect of the day-to-day operations of the import and wholesale business.

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  Roomservice - A Bed & Breakfast Reservation...

  • Owner/Founder

    • Jun 1983 - Sep 1986

    I founded a reservation service for over 300 B&Bs from Vancouver, BC to San Diego, CA. I also wrote a manual on how to start a B&B reservation service for Entrepreneur Magazine. My company was later featured in an article in Entrepreneur Magazine.

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  Books Plus, Inc.

  • Owner/Founder/Vice-President

    • Mar 1970 - Apr 1983

    With a partmer, I opened a highly literary bookstore in San Francisco's Noe Valley and later opened a branch in the Civic Center area of Market Street in San Francisco.