Experience

Blue Book Services, LLC

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lumber Team Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  • Manage and oversee the core functions of the lumber team to maximize efficiencies and continue to grow revenues.• Responsible for the gathering, interpreting, clarifying, and reporting of all relevant information involved in the Blue Book rating process for the lumber industry.• Conduct primary analysis of financial statement information, trade reports and ownership and business entity details.• Identify leads, qualify new prospects, develop sales, and close new sales for the lumber division.• Maintain broad knowledge of relevant lumber industry trends and pertinent economic, business and legal factors.• Communicate findings and rating decisions to all interested parties, both internally and externally, including the firms directly involved and our membership base.• Manage the collection and reporting of industry news via the Lumber Blue Book website and Lumber Newswire.

• Lumber Team Lead

  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2023

  • Oversee the core functions of the lumber team to maximize efficiencies and continue to grow revenues.• Responsible for the gathering, interpreting, clarifying, and reporting of all relevant information involved in the Blue Book rating process for the lumber industry.• Conduct primary analysis of financial statement information, trade reports and ownership and business entity details.• Identify leads, qualify new prospects, develop sales, and close new sales for the lumber division.• Maintain broad knowledge of relevant lumber industry trends and pertinent economic, business and legal factors.• Communicate findings and rating decisions to all interested parties, both internally and externally, including the firms directly involved and our membership base.• Manage the collection and reporting of industry news via the Lumber Blue Book website and Lumber Newswire.

• Lumber Rating Analyst & Sales Representative

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2019

  • Responsible for the gathering, interpreting, clarifying, and reporting of all relevant information involved in the Blue Book rating process for the lumber industry.• Conduct primary analysis of financial statement information, trade reports and ownership and business entity details.• Identify leads, qualify new prospects, develop sales, and close new sales for the lumber division.• Maintain broad knowledge of relevant lumber industry trends and pertinent economic, business and legal factors.• Communicate findings and rating decisions to all interested parties, both internally and externally, including the firms directly involved and our membership base.



Barnes & Noble University of Chicago Bookstore

• Trade Manager

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2013

  • Manager of the Trade Department for a bookstore unit with over $6.5 million in annual sales.• Analyzed merchandise sales trends to lower inventory by 30% while exceeding budgeted yearly sales.• Coordinated and executed on campus events with national and regional authors.• Provide input to the Home Office to improve stock mix and help identify obsolete and non-productive stock.

• Operations Manager

  • Jul 2009 - May 2010

  • Actively participated in the recruitment, hiring, and training of departmental employees.• Responsible for opening and closing the store, including the daily reconciliation of cash on hand, creating the daily deposits, and calculating payroll for union employees.• Adjusted inventory levels for damaged and used inventory within the store to minimize store shrink by $100,000.



Barnes & Noble Yale Bookstore

• Supervisor/Head of Shipping & Receiving

  • Aug 2006 - Jun 2009

  • Lead the daily operations of the receiving team including all deliveries and shipping related tasks. • Decreased payroll costs in the receiving department by twenty-five percent while maintaining the same amount of productivity. • Improved daily operations by streamlining receiving procedures to make them more time efficient and productive. • Responsible for the input and reporting of merchandise information data for the Accounts Payable department. • Lead the daily operations of the receiving team including all deliveries and shipping related tasks. • Decreased payroll costs in the receiving department by twenty-five percent while maintaining the same amount of productivity. • Improved daily operations by streamlining receiving procedures to make them more time efficient and productive. • Responsible for the input and reporting of merchandise information data for the Accounts Payable department.



Siemens Power Generation (Spherion)

• Project Assistant

  • Jan 2005 - Oct 2005

  • Created and modified Crisis Management and Business Continuity web pages while coordinating plans with departmental executives for all Siemens Power Generation locations in America. • Designed Process Flow Charts and Parrot Charts to develop plans and time frames for each site's implementation. • Worked with Sarbanes-Oxley auditing compliance for Crisis Management and Business Continuity area. • Created and modified Crisis Management and Business Continuity web pages while coordinating plans with departmental executives for all Siemens Power Generation locations in America. • Designed Process Flow Charts and Parrot Charts to develop plans and time frames for each site's implementation. • Worked with Sarbanes-Oxley auditing compliance for Crisis Management and Business Continuity area.



Quad City Bank & Trust

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Customer Service Representative

  • Aug 2001 - Sep 2002

  • Interacted with customers via telephone to answer various account inquiries. • Worked with customers to research and resolve account discrepancies. • Posted payments in lock box accounts and assisted with compiling data for audits. • Interacted with customers via telephone to answer various account inquiries. • Worked with customers to research and resolve account discrepancies. • Posted payments in lock box accounts and assisted with compiling data for audits.