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Alex Kasich
Startup & Small
Business Consulting
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EXECUTIVE
PROFILE: Executive
¤ Financial ¤ Operations
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Accomplished management professional with over 20 years of financial
and operations leadership and experience. Serve clients through
exceptional world-class customer service. Maximize profit and return on
invested capital and establish and accomplish business enterprise
objectives. Detailed financial oversight, manage staff, develop
strategic plans, establish standards, design and evaluate systems,
build company image, establish policies and procedures, maintain
company stability, ensure growth and increased sales through targeted
business development efforts.
EXECUTIVE
ABILITIES
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Organizational
Astuteness |
Business
Start-Up |
Mentoring and
Coaching
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Emphasizing
Excellence |
Professionalism |
Business
Development
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| Managing
Processes |
Leadership |
Business
Knowledge
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Client
Relationships
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Staffing |
Financial
Planning
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| Strategic
Planning |
Vision |
Decision
Making
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PROFESSIONAL
CAPABILITIES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Accounting & Finance
Capabilities: System implementation, financial planning,
record-keeping, budgeting, accounts payable and receivable, debt
collection, asset management, business analysis, variance analysis,
pricing analysis
- Evaluated, implemented, refined, improved and
simplified financial reports and procedures, one business owner stating
that the reports were the most thorough and meaningful he has had in
his 30 years in business
- Prepared cost analyses for determining product
export feasibility resulting in isolating two target products
- Developed divisional reporting systems in an
organization, showing budgeted and actual profit and loss statements
for four divisions
- Updated and improved accounting systems, chart
of accounts and work flows, in one instance, turning a full-time job
into a half-time job
- Complete financial responsibility for five
different organizations up to $10 million in size
General & Operations Management
Capabilities: Operational management, formulate operations policy,
usage planning, customer service, purchasing, efficiency, effectiveness
- Trained and provided for excellent customer
service for existing clients to ensure their expectations are being met
- Design and responsibility of benchmark tracking
and evaluation system for a medical practice
- Managed relationships with vendors and primary
contacts
- Reduced staff turnover through exceptional
management and leadership
- Saved thousands of dollars through purchasing
practices
- Negotiated city, state, and federal government
contracts leading to new business
- Supervised sales, finance, and regulatory
departments in several organizations
Human Resources
Capabilities: Formulate personnel policy and procedures, recruiting,
employee selection and evaluation, payroll processing, benefits
administration
- Implemented and maintained human resources
policies in several organizations, continuously proposing changes to
improve efficiency and productivity
- Assimilated duties of Human Resources Manager
in one organization
- Sourced personal pool of employees through
advertising, Internet, business contacts and direct recruiting
- Recruited candidates to be placed with clients
on a contract, project or interim basis.
- Directed compensation, payroll, and personnel
and human resources, administering benefits and ensuring procedural
compliance
Information Technology
Capabilities: Evaluate information systems, hardware and software
implementation
- Implemented and maintained Windows NT network
for optimal office operations and continuous performance
- Structured and streamlined unique purchasing
system
- Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis
of small-to-medium sized businesses
- Designed architecture for one organization’s
web site and created personal web sites (www.alexkasich.com)
Marketing & Business Development
Capabilities: Business development, target marketing, sales management,
product distribution, advertising
- Increased deposits of a bank branch by $5
million through business development efforts
- Implemented and streamlined sales processes to
including prospecting, documentation and closing
- Developed industrial, consumer, governmental,
fundraising, and sports markets for a promotional products startup,
pushing sales over $1 million
- Organized licensing and direct mail sales
campaign for 1995 Rose Bowl promotional T-shirt designs, one design
judged as best design by Rose Bowl Committee
- Isolated 100 key client prospects through
intensive business development efforts for a new office territory
- Built organization brand through introductory
cold-calls to new business leads
- Interfaced with clients in a retail atmosphere,
focusing on commercial sales
Consultant & Entrepreneur
Capabilities: Performance improvement, change management, coaching,
team building, business start-up
- Originated an imprinted apparel and promotional
product business with a $5,000 investment
- Established export trading company, buying and
reselling products from Canada and the United States for export to the
Russian Federation and Eastern Europe
- Negotiated the acquisition and integration of
one business into another one, and later, moving entire business to a
different location
- Offered organizations recommendations and
consulting solutions for improvement and assisted these organizations
in setting goals and becoming more efficient.
ATHLETICS
Professional Distance Runner – Eugene, Oregon – 1978 to 1986
Competed at national and international levels in cross-country, track
and field and road racing. Represented Nike, Inc. as a member of their
elite track and field club, Athletics West.
- Set American Record at 30 Kilometers in 1982,
1:33:56
- Earned a 9th place finish at the 1981 New York
City Marathon with a time of 2:13:20
- National Champion, AAU 15 Kilometer Road Race
Championships, 1978
- National Champion, USTFF Cross Country
Championships, 1975
- NCAA All American, NCAA University Cross
Country Championships, 1975
- Mercer County (PA) Athletic Association Hall of
Fame Inductee, 2010
EDUCATION
& PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
MBA
¤ Business Management
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ¤ Accounting
and Management
(Extensive list of technical and professional certifications and
seminars provided on request)
EMPLOYMENT
& ENGAGEMENT HISTORY
Finance Manager – Congregation M’kor Shalom – Cherry Hill, New Jersey –
2008 to 2010
Account Executive – Robert Half Management Resources – Mount Laurel,
New Jersey – 2007 to 2008
Senior Business Analyst – International Profit Associates (IPA) –
Buffalo Grove, Illinois – 2007 to 2007
Branch and Operations Manager – Commerce Bank, NA – Cherry Hill, New
Jersey – 2005 to 2007
Small Business Management Advisor – Alex Kasich & Associates –
Audubon, Pennsylvania – 2003 to 2004
Chief Operating Officer – Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation,
LLC – Norristown, Pennsylvania – 2003 to 2003
Director of Finance – Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer, LLC – Eugene,
Oregon – 1999 to 2003
Director of Finance – Eugene Hearing & Speech Center – Eugene,
Oregon – 1998 to 1999
Commercial Salesman – Joe Romania Chevrolet – Eugene, Oregon – 1997 to
1998
President – Alexander Enterprises – Eugene, Oregon – 1995 to 1997
President – Image Enhancement Group, Inc. – Eugene, Oregon – 1985 to
1995
Product Consultant – Nike, Inc. – Eugene & Beaverton, Oregon – 1978
to 1985
REFERENCES
“The characteristic I find most remarkable in Alex is his extraordinary
work ethic. Alex is simply the most focused and hard-working person I
have ever known.”
Richard G. Conley, Attorney-At-Law, Huntington, West
Virginia
“I can assure you that in Mr. Kasich you will find a most outstanding,
conscientious, and hard working individual. He is very highly
meticulous to detail, while simultaneously grasping the larger global
perspective essential for the current business climate.”
Dr. Surendra Subramani, University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon
“I know him to be an honest, intelligent, and extremely hard working
individual. Alex Kasich is a person of integrity, and would be an ideal
hire for a number of positions, and in particular, one which entails
substantial responsibility and trust.”
Robert M. Lyden, Nike, Inc./Inventor, Aloha, Oregon
(Extensive list of professional and personal recommendations provided
on request)
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