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SAMUEL PHIPPS42325 West Bay Drive ♦ Knoxville, TN 37919 ♦ Cell: 813.555-5555 ♦ sphipps@yahoo.comOPERATIONS EXECUTIVEBroad executive leadership experience … track record of revenue growth through robust and struggling marketsMore than 10 years of comprehensive experience directing operations through strategic planning and effective management ofstaff and budgets. Expertise in new business development combined with effectivness in high-profile operational roles, makinghigh-stakes decisions, and overcoming complex challenges. Strong and decisive leadership competencies, yet flexible inresponding to constantly changing organizational demands as exhibited by career progression in the U.S. Army Special Forces.Team builder, capable of implementing best practices and motivating staff to peak performance. Solid business leadership skillsand abilities that are well suited to variety of industries. Top Secret Clearance.CORE COMPETENCIESStrategic Business Planning & Leadership ♦ Business Development ♦ Policy Development ♦ Operational Management ProcessImprovement ♦ Business Turnaround Management ♦ Operational Restructuring & StreamliningRisk Management ♦ Budgeting ♦ Talent Management ♦ Team Leadership & MotivationEXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTSARGUS COMPANY, INC., Knoxville, TN2007 – PRESENTA provider of strategic communication and counter-terrorism to U.S. defense, intelligence, and energy sectors, other governmentagencies, international corporate clients, select political leadership, and non-governmental organizations.Chief Operating OfficerSeized entrepreneurial opportunity, establishing and operating company serving a wide range of clients globally.Leverage years of operational leadership success to drive sales and profits. In charge of all operations, including sales, marketing,client acquisition, business development, and contract review, as well as regulatory compliance, P&L, budgeting, and staffing.Institute policies and procedures. Provide strategic and operational oversight to all projects/contracts/engagements.v Acquired and negotiated more than 20 contracts valued above $100M for clients in North and South America, Europe, variousMiddle East countries, and throughout the US (Virginia, New Mexico, Washington DC).v Sourced, vetted, and hired elite special operations personnel to fulfill contracts.U.S. ARMY – SPECIAL FORCES, various locations 1987 – 2008Advanced through positions of increased accountability based on consistently exceeding goals and expectations. Recognized asthe “best of the best” as a Lieutenant Colonel, #1 Division Chief, and Company Commander.Office of Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, DC ♦ 2007 – 2008Operational Planner & Advisor – Joint Forces Headquarters (Lieutenant Colonel)Apprised senior military advisors, Iraqi and US government officials, and Fortune 50, 100, and 500 CEOs of evolving economic andsecurity conditions in Iraq to enlist support for DoD industrial revitalization initiatives. Focused on energy, manufacturing, andagribusiness sectors. Directed staff of 2 and provided input for $100M budget allocated for Iraq expenditures.Applied diplomacy in liaising with business and government leaders at the highest levels of the US State Department, USDepartment of Commerce, US Department of Treasury, US Department of Trade, National Security Council, and US Congress.Instrumental in developing and refining 6 Joint Contingency Plans.v Positively influenced top US policy-makers’ decisions regarding development of Middle East economic opportunities throughprivate investment, industrial and banking financial system development, agricultural diversification and revitalization, andenergy development.v Improved relations between US government interagencies and private sector, including international investors, and media.v Supervised staff located in 12 time zones to orchestrate movement of VIPs through hostile territory without injury.CHAPTER 10 : OperationsLadder: Resume Samples & Keywords240