Business Manager

Posted on: 2006-02-09

SUMMARY STRENGTHS: • Problem solving, leadership, innovation and team building. • Demonstrated competency in staffing personnel, payroll, inventory. • Ability to interface with senior management as well as union employees. • Honest, well-organized, strong work ethic, results oriented. PC software packages: Word, Excel, PowerPoint PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE: 2001-Present Business Manager: Manage an 8 person office for a busy handbag wholesaler. Knowledge of QuickBooks, Excel and Word. Duties include payroll,scheduling, ordering of handbags, dealing with vendors, profit and loss, accounts receivable and accounts payable, etc. 1993- 2001 Café Cappuccino: CEO of a $2 million plus coffee chain located on the Campus of an Ivy League University, New York, New York • Started-up and built business from single unit operation to a $ 2 million plus chain with 7 units and over 50 employees. • Ran all aspects of the business, including: Profit and Loss statement, hiring personnel, financing, purchasing, inventory, reports. • Interfaced with food services management, University administration, and the student body. • Succeeded in a union environment without running a union shop. • Became an integral part of the University community. 1991-1993 Café Cappuccino: CEO of coffee bars located in Gateway Center Newark, New Jersey and Paramus Park, Paramus, New Jersey • Designed and implemented a new concept in retail coffee bars: self-contained coffee bar systems that were small enough to operate in spaces that otherwise were non-revenue generating. • Created a unique niche in the marketplace. 1990-1993 Cappuccino Connection: VP Marketing & Sales for a worldwide importer of coffee and cappuccino equipment based in Hackensack, NJ • Developed a marketing and sales program, which increased sales by 25%. • Traveled extensively through Europe negotiating equipment contracts and financing. • Organized and managed national and international trade exhibits. 1984-1989 Consultant Dietitian: Independent Dietitian, engaged by nursing homes in Jersey City, Bloomfield, and East Orange, New Jersey. • Evaluated nutritional needs of clients; planned patient menus; selected vendors and purchased food. • Interfaced with medical personnel in meeting the dietary needs of the resident clients. • Participated on the Quality Assurance Team. 1977-1982 Clara Maass Hospital: Staff Dietitian EDUCATION: New York University, New York, New York BS Degree Nutrition, June 1977 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: • New Jersey Restaurant Purveyors Club • American Dietetic Association