ALEXEI ALEXEEV

130 Timber Oak Cove Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043 (770) 712-2221 aa52d6
7e@westpost.net
OPERATIONS AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT
A strategic visionary with a clear sense of purpose and urgency. Highly effecti
ve during a crisis and while faced with diverse situational challenges. Skilled
at establishing operational excellence within culturally diverse environments,
translating conceptual models into specific growth strategies, and planning/exec
uting multi-faceted national and global business development campaigns designed
to improve market share. Expert in streamlining operations and processes, improv
ing efficiency, productivity and reducing costs.
Corporate Vision & Strategic/Operational Planning International Operations & S
trategy Development
Crisis Management & Organizational Restructuring International Contract Negoti
ations & Management
Corporate Restructuring & Performance Enhancement Global Joint Ventures & Stra
tegic Partnerships
High-Growth Business Development & Management
Market Opportunity Identification & Positioning
Bachelor of Science Business Management Terry College of Business Universi
ty of Georgia, Athens
Fluent in Russian Language

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ECO CENTURY INC, Atlanta, GA 2005 Present

Senior Advisor (2008 present)
Provide strategic guidance on operations and approve capital projects and comple
x deals. Advise on corporate vision, strategic direction and growth potentials.
As one of the founders of the original manufacturing venture, duties included
provide operational leadership, direct capital creation efforts, negotiate distr
ibution/licensing transactions, establish joint venture/strategic alliances with
suppliers and interface with private and institutional investors.
Developed overall concept and growth strategies. Created market analysis and p
enetration models in United States, European and South African markets.
Negotiated private and institutional incremental financing and credit lines in
Russia and Europe for equipment purchase, marketing and operational expenses.
Intimately involved in contract negotiations with suppliers, vendors, financier
s and distributors. Set guidelines and established pricing policies for all pro
duct lines.
Developed and coordinated brand management campaigns with Ukrainian and South A
frican representatives.
Reorganized operations and cut operational expenses while increasing output res
ulting in a debt-free operation 18 months ahead of projection.
Recruited a world-class executive management team that rapidly developed an ope
rating synergy, revamped business model, executed a strategic corporate revitali
zation initiative and secured strategic alliances with distributors and manufact
urers.
Negotiated complex representative agreements in Europe and South Africa. Playe
d an integral part in contract negotiations for 2 mergers and ultimately a succe
ssful factory buyout in 2008.
GA COMMUNICATIONS, Minneapolis, MN 2008 2010
Executive Manager Account Services (07/2009 2010)
Held accountable for internal operations and management of cross-functional team
s to successfully lead multi-media marketing and advertising efforts for multipl
e clients. Developed long-range and short-range campaign plans, established wor
k-flows and defined processes, including data and information flow, schedules, b
illing procedures and team responsibilities. Identified cost reduction opportuni
ties while increasing company sales via direct up-sell opportunities.
Established base operations in Minneapolis. Responsible for personnel recruitm
ent and work flow definitions. Responsible for simultaneously leading one on-sit
e Account Services team and four off-site teams. 12 direct and 32 indirect repo
rts.
Lead collaborative efforts between Photo Studio, IT, Production, Creative and A
ccount Services teams to establish infrastructure, i.e. billing and photo databa
ses, job tracking logs, campaign specific schedule generation, overall informati
on and documentation flow, job lifetime cycles and tracking, including specific
responsibilities definitions.
Acted as a company representative in all aspects of client management, includin
g first response crisis contact, billing discrepancies, on-site personnel manage
ment/issues, new product/technology implementation, accelerated schedules and co
ntract augmentation.
Lead new technology and process educational seminars in house and on-site in cl
ients nationwide divisions.
Actively traveled to 12 nationwide client divisions to access workflow and perf
ormance guidelines/standards. Implement process and personnel responsibilities
and changes as needed. Provide on-site support and crisis management.
GA COMMUNICATIONS, Nationwide, USA
Transition Manager - Operations (03/2009 07/2009)
Involved in a select team of 4 leaders tasked with transition of a largest acco
unt headquartered in Minneapolis with 12 nationwide divisions under set deadline
s.
Acted as a company representative and account services and operations liaison,
spending 2 week intervals on-site at each of the clients 12 nationwide division.
100% travel commitment.
Conducted on-site process and technology due diligence, identified campaigns, s
chedules and deadlines. Defined and established new workflows, schedules and pro
cesses as they relate to the transition of various divisions and established lin
es of communications between on-site account coordinators and production and acc
ount services representatives in regional offices.
Provided training and lead company-/division-wide seminars and presentations on
the implementation and use of new technology, processes, schedules, workflows a
nd overall operations as they relate to the transition and ultimately permanent
change resulting from account acquisition.
Continually managed, developed on-site company personnel and troubleshot busine
ss transition and operation for 12 separate client divisions relating to custome
r relations, technology, processes and workflows.
GA COMMUNICATIONS, Atlanta, GA / San Francisco, CA
Senior Account Executive Special Projects (01/2008 03/2009)
Acted as an on-site crisis management consultant. Reorganized workflow and pro
cesses to minimize and alleviate information/data loss, miscommunication, missed
deadlines, and to improve overall customer satisfaction.
Established QC initiatives, indentified roles and responsibilities and drastica
lly cut operations costs.
Simultaneously managed production and customer service teams in Atlanta and cre
ative and marketing teams on-site in San-Francisco. 4 Direct reports with 12 in
direct.
Interfaced with the second largest client and was able to increase revenue by e
xceeding client expectations, seamless product delivery and restructuring operat
ions.
AFG TRADING GROUP, Atlanta, GA 2000 2005
Operations Manager
Held total accountability for all product shipments and deliveries. Responsible
for all in-bound and out-bound traffic, including coordinating all aspects of s
hipments, third-party agreements and executing complex delivery challenges on-ti
me and under budget. Primary responsibilities focused on successful arrangement
of shipment alternatives to and from remote areas, negotiations with providers,
customs brokers, preparation and filing of all relevant documents with appropria
te domestic and international authorities.
Developed comprehensive sourcing strategies, demand planning and forecasting.
Managed domestic and international vendor relations in USA and Russia, includin
g contract negotiations and quality assurance.
Initiated a cost-effective shipment scheduling process and exploited global tra
nsportation market opportunities, reducing shipping costs with consistent under-
budget results.
Improved the effectiveness of product tracking and introduced an operations agi
lity initiative, cutting international transit time from an average of 35 days t
o 20 days and increasing overall on-time delivery from 78% to 95.2%.