Business Owner

Mike Boyle
288, Palisade Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 555 2938

Profile :
Extremely talented and solution-driven business executive having more than 20 years of working experience in a private label clothing company through change, startup, turnaround, revitalization and accelerated growth.

Work Experience
HILLARY INDUSTRIES, Riverside, CA
1989- 2008
Chief Executive Officer

Monitor all facets of daily operations and directed the expansion of this leading clothing company including client cultivation and solicitation, sales and marketing, risk management, staff management and recruitment, cost and budget management, investment management, proprietary software development, contact negotiations and infrastructure development.

Business Development :

Built financial backbone, company infrastructure and client base to assure a faultless connection to other operations including sales and marketing, product development, It operations, and supply chain.

Implemented realistic and comprehensive long and short range business plans, and offered vital leadership by finding business gaps/needs and developed cost effective plans to close and address gaps.

Created brand labeling credit in the United States upscale retail fashion community.

Marketing & Sales :

Created product presentations and defined retail presence to key retailers.

Cooperated regularly with merchandisers and designers to assure that the products produced and shown were what the market and retailer demanded.

Sold apparels to department store and large specialty retailers including: Nordstroms, Bloomingdales, Macy’s and Sach Fifth Avenue.

Interacted with and negotiated contacts strategically with retailers to increase product exposer and influence display and shelf allocation.

Team Building / Leadership :

Appointed, trained and created vital teams chargeable for production, marketing, customer service, designing, information system and manufacturing.

Motivated and encouraged staff by creating recognition and incentive programs, project/performance feedback, constant communication.

Created good featured teams through implementation of training and mentorship in leadership, job-embedded professional development programs, and adherence to ongoing accountability.

Technical Skills :

Operating Systems:Windows NT Server/Workstations, Windows 2000 Server/Workstation, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows XP.

Tools:MS Developers Studio -Remote Desktop Connection, VPN Client, Microsoft Visual Basic.

Application Software: MS Office Suite (Excel, Access, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word), Crystal Report Writer, Oracle Database, Mas90, Terminal Server, Photoshop, Citrix.

Core Competencies

Effective Communication Systems

Analysis & Resolution

Proven Revenue Generation Strategies

Client Profiling / Prospecting

Distributor Management

Thorough & Consistent Follow-up

Expert Negotiating Skills

Forecasting / Strategic Planning

Cross Selling / Consultative Sales

Government Procurement Contracts

Niche Marketing / Market Research

Client Cultivation / Prospecting