1. SAMEER
PATEL
(714)
296-‐0804|
7549
Marmande
Place,
Rancho
Cucamonga,
CA
91730
|
reemasnp@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Versatile
Executive
with
an
extensive
experience
in
marketing,
sales,
operations,
and
bookkeeping.
A
professional
with
a
proven
track
record
of
achieving
marketing
and
operations
efficiencies
by
effectively
leading
the
organization
in
a
fast
paced
growth
environment.
Expert
in
building
collaborative
relationships
that
includes
strong
knowledge
and
understanding
of
business
operations
from
customer
service
and
sales
to
operations
management.
CORE
COMPETENCIES
§ Sales
&
Marketing
§ Driving
Revenue
&
Profitability
§ Operations
Management
§ Product
Design
§ Overseas
Product
Development
§ Inventory
Management
§ Customer
Service
§ Accounting
§ Logistics
Professional
Overview
IMAGINATION
DÉCOR
INC.,
ONTARIO,
CA
2007-‐2014
Director
of
Operations
Grew
a
wholesale
furniture
accessory
business
catering
to
small
to
large
retail,
hotel,
and
interior
design
companies
within
the
United
States,
Canada,
and
Mexico.
Planned,
coordinated,
and
managed
operations
of
the
organization
to
ensure
the
performance,
productivity,
and
efficiencies
of
various
departments
were
met.
Managed
and
grew
existing
customer
relationships
while
providing
guidance
to
a
team
of
Sales
Representatives
to
ensure
that
the
marketing
strategies
were
being
implemented.
§ Conducted
weekly
departmental
meetings
to
ensure
activities
and
schedules
were
met.
§ Set
up
process
flow
and
solutions
to
assist
the
Customer
Service
department
handle
the
customers’
needs.
§ Created
reports
to
track
daily
departmental
activities
and
assigning
tasks
to
ensure
efficiency.
§ Coordinated
with
Logistic
Department
to
ensure
timely
pickup
and
deliveries
of
products.
§ Created
and
implemented
Quality
Control
measures
to
ensure
proper
handling
of
the
product
from
the
warehouse
to
the
freight
carrier.
§ Coordinated
and
set-‐up
systems
to
ensure
Warehouse
process
flow
was
completed
in
a
timely
manner
with
established
Quality
Control
for
accurate
order
processing
and
organization.
§ Reviewed
and
implemented
reports
in
order
to
ensure
products
were
in
compliance
of
the
customers’
requirements.
Implemented
strategies
and
solutions
to
incidents
that
occurred
after
reviewing
the
documents
and
reports.
§ Negotiated
terms
with
Freight
Carriers
to
ensure
least
cost
effective
deliveries
for
customers.
§ Maintained
and
ordered
product
inventory
to
ensure
availability
to
customers.
§ Coordinated
and
set-‐up
inventory
reports
in
order
to
cut
any
overhead
costs.
§ Implemented
marketing
strategies
to
drive
companies
profile
within
the
furniture
industry.
§ Established
and
evaluated
product
pricing/margins
to
maintain
competitive
price
points
within
the
industry,
and
grow
market
share.
§ Evaluated
market
trends
and
developed/designed
new
products
with
overseas
vendors
to
maintain
new
designs
for
upcoming
tradeshows.
§ Managed
vendors
to
ensure
product
quality
was
up
to
industry
and
company
standards.
§ Set-‐up
quality
control
process
and
reports
to
ensure
correct
finishes
and
designs
were
being
manufactured.
§ Negotiated
pricing
with
the
vendors
in
order
to
maximize
profitability.
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§ Participated
in
overseas
tradeshows
to
keep
current
with
industry
trends
and
to
establish
new
vendor
contacts.
§ Assisted
sales
representatives
to
educate
potential
and
current
customers
on
product
specifications
in
order
ensure
sale.
§ Provided
marketing/sales
packages
to
company
Sales
Representatives
to
ensure
all
necessary
information
regarding
the
products
was
represented
to
the
customer.
§ Directed
set-‐up
and
completion
of
Product
Paper
and
Digital
Catalog.
§ Identified
and
implemented
new
products
for
our
E-‐Retailers
segment.
§ Identified
potential
trade
magazines,
direct
marketing
mailers,
and
email
marketing
list.
§ Presided
over
promotional
programs
for
advertisement
in
trade
magazines,
email
blast,
brochures
and
marketing
kits
for
potential
customers.
§ Reviewed
and
analyzed
customers
buying
habits
in
order
to
ensure
promotions
effectiveness.
§ Coordinated/designed
showroom
for
various
trade
shows
within
the
United
States.
Worked
with
web
designer
to
identify
layout,
tools,
new
promotions,
and
new
product
designs
to
be
implemented
on
the
website.
§ Provided
strategic
and
promotional
guidance
to
representatives
whom
were
effective
in
selling
to
existing
and
prospective
customers.
§ Identified
potential
customer
contacts,
generated
sales
kits
to
entice
new
customers
to
the
product
line,
and
set-‐
up/attend
meetings
at
customer
location.
§ Visited
customers’
retail
locations
to
promote
current
or
potential
relationship
and
evaluate
customers’
needs
§ Attended
trade
shows
to
promote
products
to
existing
and
prospective
customers.
§ Negotiated
sales
based
on
individual
customers
requirements.
§ Managed
Sales
Representatives
located
all
across
the
United
States.
§ Monitored
sale
activities
on
a
monthly
basis,
provided
assistance
/
marketing
materials
to
ensure
customer
were
well
informed
of
new
products
and
promotions,
and
developed
field
sales
action
plan.
§ Created
reports
to
identify
customers
buying
habits
on
a
quarterly
basis
and
informed
sale
representatives
of
potential
sales
opportunities.
§ Prepared
cash
flow
analysis
and
projections
from
the
financial
statements.
§ Implemented
and
managed
financial
transactions
by
posting
in
accounting
software.
§ Entered,
scheduled
and
prepared
checks
for
vendors
while
monitoring
any
discount
opportunities.
§ Maintained
accounts
ledger
by
verifying
and
posting
account
transactions.
§ Managed
the
accounts
receivable
collection
process
to
ensure
customers
delinquencies
were
non-‐existent.
§ Conducted
a
monthly
reconciliation
of
the
bank
statement.
§ Provided
financial
reports
and
information
to
CPA
for
financial
and
tax
purposes.
AIRBORNE1
INC.,
EL
SEGUNDO,
CA
2002-‐2006
Quality
Control
Manager,
2004-‐2006
Managed
and
implemented
quality
control
procedures
for
a
Laser
Terrain
Mapping
firm
who
serviced
photogrammetry,
land
developers,
mining
companies,
and
mapping
firms.
§ Implemented
and
created
quality
control
process
flow
and
training
document.
§ Coordinated
with
license
surveyor
to
determine
all
geo
spatial
data
was
is
in
compliance.
§ Ensured
data
processing
entry
were
correctly
entered
in
crucial
stages
of
processing.
§ Reviewed
data
density,
horizontal
and
vertical
accuracy
of
data
were
within
project
parameters.
§ Analyzed
digital
topographic
data
points
to
verify
all
outliers
were
omitted
from
the
project.
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Senior
Data
Processor,
2002-‐2004
Processed
and
managed
LiDAR
data
to
create
3D
Digital
Terrain
Models
from
bare
earth
ground
points
by
extracting
features
(vegetation,
buildings,
and
etc.)
from
project
area
for
various
mapping
firms.
§ Implemented
data
processing
process
flow
to
ensure
completion
of
projects
in
a
timely
manner.
§ Trained
and
provided
guidance
to
new
employees.
§ Imported
data
in
organized
fashion
by
understanding
the
project’s
environmental
surroundings
and
implementing
the
correct
extraction
models.
§ Imported
data
in
organized
fashion
to
Terrain
Model
Software
using
various
extraction
models,
and
understanding
of
projects
environmental
surroundings.
§ Viewed,
edited
and
corrected
data
to
ensure
data
is
within
quality
standards.
§ Created
detailed
contour
models
to
show
various
elevation
points
in
surveyed
area.
Education
Bachelor
of
Science,
Environment
Sciences,
1998,
University
of
California,
Riverside,
CA