25 years in the retail photo industry 8 years as a small business owner. was vicepresident of operations responsible for profitability, employee training, analyzing financials, store layout, helped company become photo dealer of the year. skills:  

• Store layout—design
• Traffic flow
• Sales training
• Bookkeeping
• Analyzing financials
• Boost employee morale
  • 40 years as a professional photographer

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Mr. Wolf is a highly experienced (36+ years) professional with hands-on and management experience in a large number of financial disciplines in engineering, manufacturing, and headquarters environments: • Financial Reporting Systems - Designed and implemented several reporting systems including a budgeting and reporting system for the engineering organization which downloaded data from a Peoplesoft database and used Excel spreadsheets to create spending by dept and allocations to product lines. • Program Management Modeling – Collaborated with business managers to develop a reporting system for development programs, and tax reporting of R&D spending. • Cost Accounting – Developed and implemented a “Forward Cost Model” which allowed more accurate cost prediction. This report helped increase the new program success rate by over 30% • Financial Analysis - Analyzed product line operations for profit and made recommendations for improvements resulting in better return on investment. • Auditing - Performed internal operational audits and ISO9001 conformance audits. In a three month period, I set up procedures, trained personnel, and ensured that the plant was prepared for their successful ISO9001 certification, on the initial attempt. • General Accounting - Reduced preparation time by 50% and increased accuracy by 20% by systematizing general accounting reporting routines. • Business Standards – Managed the local Business Standards operation and provided advice and reporting for potential and real conflicts of interest and other business standard violations. • Human Resources – provided local benefit administration, recruitment, salary planning and other human resource activities for a plant of 50 employees. Business Experience US Army – Instructor 3 yrs. General Electric Co., Harris Corp, Intersil (successor companies) – 36 yrs. Specialist – Cost Accounting Internal Auditor Financial and Business Analyst Manager – Finance Manager – Finance & Human Resources Certifications BA in Economics – Rutgers Univ. General Electric Financial Management Program (MBA equivalent) Software Microsoft Office Products (Excel- high proficiency) Peoplesoft Financial and Human Resources modules Testimonials: • Collaborated with management and users to systematize the reporting requirements. Resulted in improved accuracy and decrease in preparation time from 50 to 25 hours per week. • Collaborated with 25 users located in 6 sites and the systems group to create an engineering financial reporting system using queries from the Peoplesoft financial database and Excel based reports. Resulted in reducing report generation from 4 to 1.5 days and usability by 50%. • Developed an ISO 9001 internal audit program which resulted in a 50% reduction of non-conformances by the ISO 9001 registrar. • Mentored finance employees in 2 other product lines which resulted in backup capability and standardization across the company and improved efficiency by 25%. • Developed a new product ROI reporting system which would support a new company metric by collaborating with the marketing organization and sales IT groups. The results were seen in a 20% increase in margin and an increase in the value provided by the finance group. • Developed, implemented and trained users in a new product development planning and reporting system which resulted in new program success rates increasing by 30%. • Designed and implemented an innovative forward cost model which resulted in a 30% increase in new product margin.

Early career 21 years with major department store in Midwest, VP of Warehousing and In-home Services. Experience in merchandise handling, transportation, home delivery, in home service and repair. Three years with Home Health Equipment rental (DME) and in home therapy services. Regional Operations Manager with Multi-state locations with customer service, billing and in-home delivery and services. Twenty years third party logistics provider for multiple clients ranging from start-ups to multi-nationals. Wide variety of products handled including consumer retail, industrial, hazardous and food. Provided warehousing, inventory control, shipping and transportation services. President of company with multiple locations in both California and Texas.

Retail Management and Operations expert. To include: merchandising, purchasing, marketing and advertising, sales and sales management, showroom layout and displays, bookkeeping and accounting, tax issues, human resources - hiring, firing, compensation, employee benefits, service department management, store maintenance, leasing - real estate and auto, purchase of land and buildings and capital equipment, franchising. Owned retail floor covering store; Owned wholesale floor covering business. Operated retail floor covering store for 42 years. Company became an early member of Carpet One. Opened a Prosource Wholesale Floor Covering Franchise that presently has locations in Louisville and Lexington, KY. Was an Armstrong Floor Fashion Center member and served on National Council. Served 2 years on active duty with U.S. Air Force as an accounting and budget officer.

As a university professor, my professional experience to date has provided an opportunity to teach, research and consult in the areas of marketing, international business and entrepreneurship. I have taught courses in marketing, international business and entrepreneurship at both the undegraduate and graduate level. As a researcher, I am especially keen to study various aspects of entrepreneurship in our country and internationally. My consulting experiences have led to assignments in multiple industries that include: textiles technology, the food and beverage industry and not-for profit organizations. I enjoy working with entrepreneurs and derive great satisfaction from serving as mentor capital. My consulting work has provided me with the valuable opportunity to work with organizations in India, South Africa and the United States. I enjoy establishing business links that can assist with fundraising and operational services and particularily take interest in offering counsel in marketing strategy. My life's passion lies in enabling opportunities. I derive great joy in seeing organizations form, blossom and flurish.