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CEO, CFO, COO, General Manager Resume
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| Desired Industry: Manufacturing |
SpiderID: 14039 |
| Desired Job Location: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia |
Date Posted: 7/19/2007 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 8/01/07 |
| Desired Wage: 150,000 - 200,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Executive (President, VP, CEO) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
To obtain a position with a company that will allow me to use my considerable skills and experience to help them reach their revenue and profit goals.
Experience:
ARTHUR D. SPURLOCK II sanspur@charter.net
190 Walton Creek Road ~ Athens, Georgia 30607 ~ 706.546.7084
Qualifications for EXECUTIVE-LEVEL MANAGEMENT
Strategic visionary and results-driven senior manager offers 20+ years of leadership success in commercial finance and operations. Provides a track record of achievement in evaluating profitability, identifying opportunities for increased efficiency, developing strategies to reduce costs, and improving internal controls. Combines strong financial savvy with operations expertise. Adept at turning around underperforming units and boosting overall revenues. Exhibits strong leadership, analytical, relationship building, and decision making abilities.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
„o Spearheaded the turnaround of a company¡¦s underperforming financial operations. Boosted revenues in non-producing divisions. Removed unprofitable divisions in two states.
„o Established a sales force spanning six states for a company¡¦s wholesale division, which increased revenue by more than $2.5M, or 22%, in the first full year of operation.
„o Eliminated over $1M (or 7%) of a company¡¦s overhead structure within one year through implementing changes and cost-cutting procedures.
„o Drove a 15% increase in product manufacturing sales revenues by revamping procedures to better identify cost of goods manufactured, which resulted in lower costs.
„o Saved a company approximately $50K annually by outsourcing payroll functions.
„o Increased a company¡¦s liquidity by implementing an inventory control policy that focused on reducing inventory levels and improving turns as well as by revamping the purchasing budget and closely following budgeted procedures.
„o Consolidated operations into manageable working units to better evaluate costs and streamline operations.
„o Repackaged existing bank debt, resulting in the elimination of fees and lowering of interest rates.
„o Grew a company¡¦s annual revenue from $18M to $60M by implementing strategic planning as well as monetary and fiscal policies; guided an undercapitalized company through the growth.
„o Implemented an innovative, temporary employee layoff system that saved 8-12% of a company¡¦s weekly payroll cost and increased employee morale.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Craven Inc. 2002¡X2007
Chief Executive Officer: Guided the company towards improvements in overall performance and daily operations. Oversaw the activities of 350 employees with four major divisions, including wholesale, retail, manufacturing, and nursery, and locations in Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas. Maintained a fleet of tractor trailers for product distribution. Oversaw ten department heads as well as the controller, distribution manager, and information systems officer. Streamlined property and casualty insurance program, resulting in cutting premium costs and reducing risk exposure.
Chief Financial Officer: Tapped as CFO to turn around this $36M company¡¦s poor financial performance and improve its liquidity; in so doing, analyzed past years¡¦ performance and accessed inventory control procedures as well as current performance of each division. Revamped capital asset acquisition procedures. Oversaw all employee benefit programs, managed property and casualty insurance programs, and handled all bank relations. Performed monthly reviews of financial statements. Due to overall performance, was promoted to CEO.
Wilkins Industries Inc. Prior¡X2002
Vice President of Finance: Headed all accounting, data processing, human resources, and financial functions for this $60M+ manufacturer of ladies apparel. Negotiated all term loans and prepared all three- and five-year projections necessary to secure the loans; spearheaded five-year planning committees. Managed employee benefit programs; directed and maintained property, casualty, and liability insurance programs. Forged and maintained relations with major vendors. Collaborated with manufacturing to develop the operating budget for each fiscal year. Served as member of the Board of Directors as well as Controller/Accounting Manager.
Education:
University of Georgia, Bachelor of Business Administration¡XAccounting
Affiliations:
Athens Regional Health Services {Trustee/Board of Directors} ~ Athens City Club
Reference:
James L. LaBoon, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Athens First Bank and Trust
Past Chairman of the Board, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
706.549.7794 home
706.357.7124 work
jimbolaboon@athensfirst.com
John J. Wilkins III, Past President & Chairman of the Board
Wilkins Industries Inc.
Athens, Georgia
706.543.1216 home
johnwilkins@charter.net
Billy Joe Craven, Chairman of the Board & Owner
Craven Inc.
Commerce, Georgia
706.336.3503 work
706.227.4569 mobile
jcraven@cravenpottery.com
John A. Drew, President & Chief Executive Officer
Athens Regional Medical Center & Athens Regional Health Services
Athens, Georgia
706.548.0410 home
706.475.7681 work
langford@armc.org
Tim M. Woodall, Executive Vice President
SunTrust Bank¡VAtlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
404.237.0490 home
404.588.7126 work
tim.woodall@suntrust.com
David P. Walton, Business Manager
First United Methodist Church
Athens, Georgia.
706.543.2689 home
706.543.1442 work
davidwalton@fumc.com
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