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SCOTT A. ZWOLSKI, SR.
755 Falmore Drive Bartlett, IL 60103
(630) 289-8723 zwolski@sbcglobal.net cell: (630) 624-1001
SMALL BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
755 Falmore Drive Bartlett, IL 60103
(630) 289-8723 zwolski@sbcglobal.net cell: (630) 624-1001
SMALL BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Proven Leader: Built business from ground up with 2 full-time and 1 part-time employee. Achieved annual sales
nearly $750,000 with a cost of goods less than 40%. - Seasoned Manager: Manager of Manufacturing promoted to Plant Manager; General Manager and Corporate
Officer. Directed up to 15 employees. - Sales Professional: Negotiated and landed the largest user of color imaging products in the United States;
established 22 Dealers and over 200 direct customers nationwide. - Proactive Developer: Implemented product manufacturing that reduced costs over 70%. Savings were so
considerable that we even made profits selling to select competitors! - Award-winning Visionary: Conceived, developed, patented and produced a unique consumer electronics product
that won multiple awards and is currently available for a product licensing agreement. - Competent Technician: Retained $200,000 of product from being returned from South Africa by successfully
resolving problems at client location. - Resourceful Problem Solver: Resolved 99% of customer service issues and complaints by providing courteous,
well-timed service with a liberal return policy. - Quality Supervisor: Formulated new quality control procedures that identified inherent flaws in a key product that
saved the company in excess of $100,000. - Efficient Purchasing Agent: Established new supplier that reduced product cost almost 50% by selling in volume
to select competitors. This produced the volume needed, and we retained our competitive edge over these
competitors by 33%. - Innovative Negotiator: Substantial experience in locating premises, negotiating leases, and setting up new
business operations. - Compliance Officer: Met and complied with EPA, OSHA and Fire Departments rules and regulations, personally
handled material safety data information. - Small Business Administrator: Personally handled accounts payable & receivable, book keeping, invoicing,
payroll, and small business tax preparation.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- Quality Products Group, Inc., Bartlett, IL
General Manager (1987 – 2009)
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
American Photo-Graphics Corporation, Elk Grove Village, IL
Manager of Manufacturing, promoted to Plant Manager
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Harper College, Elgin Community College – General Business Courses
Certified Entrepreneur – NxLevel Business Courses
Hazmat Certified – CFR 49
Proficient in Microsoft Works, Word, Corel Draw, Print Shop, Site Builder and Internet research
- U.S. Utility Patent Holder #5.995.634 – November 1999 – www.limelightaudio.com
- Best Potential Product Award – 2004 Electronic Retailing Assoc. Convention, Las Vegas, NV
- Federally Registered Trademark Holder – June 2006
- Top 5 New Products – Electronics House.com – 2006 CEDIA Show, Denver, CO
- Finalist – 2008 Inventbay International Expo, Las Vegas, NV
| 755 Falmore Drive Bartlett, IL 60103 (630) 289-8723 zwolski@sbcglobal.net Cell: (630) 624-1001 |
| Extensive experience in: CUSTOMER SERVICE • SALES • OPERATIONS • ADMINISTRATION Twenty-Two year Corporate Officer and General Manager in Color Proofing Industry. Award winning U.S. Patent and Trademark holder. Highly skilled in customer service, training, customer complaints, cost cutting and running lean operations. Especially effective building solid relations with employees and customers that lead to business growth and customer loyalty. |
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After attending college and working various jobs, I had the opportunity to join a small Graphic Arts supply firm as
Manager of Manufacturing in the Color Proofing Industry. I worked directly with top management and subsequently
was promoted to Plant Manager. During that time, I directed all plant, technical and sales employees. I was in charge
of inventory, research and development. I handled all purchasing, customer service and complaints, resolved issues
with EPA, OSHA and local Fire Departments; and was responsible for Material Safety Data Information.
In 1987, I started my own Graphic Arts supply firm. I purchased machinery to implement product manufacturing to
reduce costs and increase profits. It worked out so well that we even sold to competitors that developed high-volume
avenues of sales. Sales grew so rapidly that we moved to larger facilities three times in the first five years to
accommodate manufacturing, sales and increasing inventory levels.
Over the years, however, computer technology advanced rapidly and began to undermine the sales of our Graphic
Arts Inks and Chemicals; so I set my sights on creating a new niche product that would eventually replace my
existing business. A musician at heart, I conceived a new consumer electronics audio product designed to work with
Home Theater and Stereo applications. The product won multiple awards at Invention Shows and was considered to
be one of the top five new audio products introduced at the 2006 CEDIA Show in Denver, Colorado, We set up a
number of dealers, but due to the lack of name recognition, unit costs and the failing economy, we did not maintain
substantial cash flow to cover the costs of marketing, assembly and warehousing of the product. Currently, the
product is still available through our dealers and direct from our website, but we are very interested in a licensing
agreement, or a complete buy-out of patent and business assets.
Manager of Manufacturing in the Color Proofing Industry. I worked directly with top management and subsequently
was promoted to Plant Manager. During that time, I directed all plant, technical and sales employees. I was in charge
of inventory, research and development. I handled all purchasing, customer service and complaints, resolved issues
with EPA, OSHA and local Fire Departments; and was responsible for Material Safety Data Information.
In 1987, I started my own Graphic Arts supply firm. I purchased machinery to implement product manufacturing to
reduce costs and increase profits. It worked out so well that we even sold to competitors that developed high-volume
avenues of sales. Sales grew so rapidly that we moved to larger facilities three times in the first five years to
accommodate manufacturing, sales and increasing inventory levels.
Over the years, however, computer technology advanced rapidly and began to undermine the sales of our Graphic
Arts Inks and Chemicals; so I set my sights on creating a new niche product that would eventually replace my
existing business. A musician at heart, I conceived a new consumer electronics audio product designed to work with
Home Theater and Stereo applications. The product won multiple awards at Invention Shows and was considered to
be one of the top five new audio products introduced at the 2006 CEDIA Show in Denver, Colorado, We set up a
number of dealers, but due to the lack of name recognition, unit costs and the failing economy, we did not maintain
substantial cash flow to cover the costs of marketing, assembly and warehousing of the product. Currently, the
product is still available through our dealers and direct from our website, but we are very interested in a licensing
agreement, or a complete buy-out of patent and business assets.
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