David Latzke p (952) 356-6561 p david.latzke@gmail.com

 

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

 

ü       3+ years of project coordination and management

ü       5+ years of operations management, ensuring profitability and operational efficiencies

ü       Excellent analytical skills along with ability to think strategically

ü       Organized, self-motivated and accountable individual with a great work ethic

ü       Recognized for high level of effective communication and positive client relations

ü       Expert use of Microsoft Office products, Act! and ability to learn off the shelf and proprietary applications

 

Accomplishments                           

 

Project Coordination & Management

·               Successfully managed 300+ projects (25% increase YOY) by pro-actively and agilely managing resources, time and budget to ensure each project achieved sales goal.  Applied project parameters and time allocations to appropriately resource each project

·               Traveled to customer sites, leading team during project execution phase.  Ensured each project had appropriate resources including materials, space, project guidelines and marketing materials.   Received multiple requests for return engagements due to ability to keep customers well-informed while achieving results 

·               Developed & utilized project plans using Act!, Excel and Google docs to develop work lists, monitor performance and provide alerts to timeline and budget issues.  Established re-usable planning templates

·               Effectively coordinated between graphics teams, IT/web site setup team, sales teams and 3^rd party print vendors to achieve timelines.  Ensured all parties were aware of cross project dependencies via high levels of communication

·               Provided inputs into new projects by working directly with clients and conducting historical project analysis

·               Used a quote and quality matrix to determine/choose appropriate 3^rd party printing vendor for projects

Financial Management, Reporting and Analytics

·               Delivered reporting and trend analysis to executive management as an input into the establishment of daily/weekly sales goals

·               Discovered a 15% vendor mark-up that was not within contract terms via diligent invoice management saving the company thousands of dollars in printing expenses

·               In conjunction with partner, built a budget forecasting template/tool and process which supported the ability to do “what if” financial modeling.   Using the process, identified expense reduction opportunities.

·               Successfully managed/facilitated staffing for 4 years.   Corporate goal of 19% labor cost achieved every year

·               Mastered the use of prior labor history data combining with current projections and staff availability to plan and execute ~100 work hours per week for 35 staff and 5 managers

Leadership

·               Chosen to lead a team of veteran sales associates due to exceptional organizational and financial management skills.   Awarded corporate MVP for 2014 – employee performance that most helped company achieve YOY growth

·               Selected to provide management support during grand opening of new store in Tucson, Az.   This store was projected achieved a record setting opening of $145K vs. corporate projections of $80K

·               Picked by Corporate office to extend time in Tucson, AZ to 3 months to provide mentoring to new management team and to identify new management candidates

 

Work History                           

E & M Consulting, Inc.

Sales Manager, Current

Responsible for managing all of the projects for 12 resources including budget and timelines

Coordinator/Sales Associate 2012 - Present
Liaison with customers during the pre-sales and start-up of projects.   Responsible for all start-up activities

Culvers Restaurant

Manager    2007 – 2012

Responsible for strategic decisions regarding the site including financials, marketing and operations

Lead Supervisor    2001 – 2007

Responsible for daily tactical management of site and employees
 

Temple-Inland Container

Support Team  2006 – 2007

Responsible for assembly, maintenance of printing machines.  Responsible for training and quality control
 

 

Education & Training                           

MA Business Management, St. Mary’s University, Minneapolis, MNIn process

BS, Business Management, Finance Minnesota School of Business 2010

AAS, Managerial Accounting, Minnesota School of Business     2009

 

Management Workshop Levels 1 – 3, Certification completed 2011

New Franchisee Certification Workshop2012