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Business Operations Consultant / Accounting Manager / Graphic and Web Designer Professional business operations consultant; providing solutions in accounting, marketing, graphic and web design to small and medium-sized businesses. Committed to excellence, energized by challenges and pro-active by nature. Visionary and analytical; known for improving client relationships, strengthening business practices, reducing expenditures and increasing the bottom line. MBA. Core competencies include: - Business operations. Effective at streamlining procedures, reducing costs, developing personnel and improving the bottom line. Technical skills include Microsoft Office Suite 2007 and MS Office Live. At ERA United Realty, for instance, helped train 80 agents to use new technical tools and marketing techniques after we affiliated with ERA. Also managed their website and help them improve their market position from fifth to third in eight months. - Accounting. Accounting skills include: AP, AR, GL, P&L, income statements, chart of accounts, journal entries, payroll, commissions, W-2, 1099, bank reconciliations, budgeting and financial analysis. Adept with QuickBooks and a variety of industry-specific software. Managed an operating budget of $3M for custom home builder. Chose and implemented software for construction business, non-profit and daycare program. - Marketing, graphic and web design. Demonstrated ability to plan, analyze and create visual solutions to achieve communication objectives. Technical skills include: Adobe CS4: InDesign; PhotoShop; Illustrator; Acrobat 9 Professional; Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML, XTML, PHP and CSS. See portfolio at [login to view URL]. Helped a new National Sales Director for Mary Kay move into the top 10 (among 200+ peers) in three years.