career objective                              

 

confident, results-oriented leader seeking to leverage extensive management experience within music publishing industry in support of organization s profitability and productivity objectives.

 

profile                                                

 

ø  consistently contribute to improved productivity, cost effectiveness, operational enhancement, and profitability through leadership, strategic planning strengths, technical expertise, and sound understanding of client needs.

ø  effective leadership skills honed through progressive roles within high-paced, demanding environments that required balancing of numerous projects with varying degrees of priority.

ø  excel in big-picture thinking while energizing teams and building consensus among disparate groups in order to make things happen .

ø  reputation for strong work ethic, exceptional commitment to customers, industry knowledge, approachability and ability to get the job done by focusing on priority tasks, responding to sense of urgency and tenacious commitment to results.

ø  technically savvy with working expertise in system, server, network, application, pc, and database administration and ability to isolate and troubleshot technical problems in timely manner.

 

core competencies

corporate vision & mission	copyright administration	client relations
operations management	licensing	performance evaluations
strategic initiatives	royalty administration	vendor & contract negotiations
recruiting & staffing initiatives	automation	reporting & analysis
team leadership & training	database design	client relations

 

technical proficiencies

software:	microsoft office suite (word, excel, powerpoint, outlook, access), documentum, common works registration (cwr), counterpoint maestro400, counterpoint record maestro, oracle, active directory
database:	odbc
networking:	as400, cisco, vpn

 

accomplishments                              

 

  successfully registered, copyrighted, and licensed 100k+ song catalog and updated network of bug music s subpublishers during tenure.

  delivered physical file scanning and indexing project at bug music, totaling 1.5m+ images and held pivotal role as technical manager of bugdigital record label administration.

  established electronic catalog addendum report for bug music s subpublishers.

  developed tracking and registration database for new songs administration, pitching and tracking database for creative department, and negotiations and tracking database for sych department; bug music currently utilizes all databases.

 

professional experience                

 

bug music, inc.-los angeles, ca                                                                                   1995 to present

senior vice president, operations (2005 to 2009)

  oversee progressive growth of largest independent music publishing company with $100m+ in annual revenues and global offices in london and germany.

  assume full accountability for all aspects of systems performance, including maintenance, analysis and overhauls, and process improvements; coordinate with department heads to outline system requirements.

  design and develop core business vision, mission, and values and align operations in support of profitability objectives.

  liaise between customers and internal departments to ensure satisfaction, problem resolution, correction of billing errors, and collections on overdue accounts.

 

vice president, administration (2000 to 2005)

  steered strategic data management operations for division, compiling financial and statistical information for analysis and reporting; linked data to several applications to optimize accessibility.

  managed teams of directors of copyright, royalties, and licensing, and organized specialized training and education sessions to encourage continuous improvement.

 

general manager (1995 to 2000)

  interfaced with all departments companywide to deliver key it support during critical shift toward automated systems and processes.

  drove financial performance through creation and implementation of strategic initiatives, staff development, and assurance of optimal customer service levels and product quality.

 

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further experience as director of copyright, estimator, store manager, and musician / songwriter.

 

education & activities                     

 

saint mary s college of california-moraga, ca

bachelor of science in business administration