Henry Jay Bird

JayBird@Birdsnest.com

Objective

To obtain a leadership role in an organization that lets me utilize my people skills to their fullest.

Work History

Jan 1998 till present

President, M W Majors Mattress Co

President of a small chain of mattress stores in the North Georgia Area

Managing Member, Curtis Investment Company, LLC.
Jan 1998 till present

Manage the Curtis family Private Investment Company

Customer Service Manager, Labels, Curtis 1000 - Southeastern Customer Operations Center
May 1996 till Nov 1997

Customer Service Manager, labels, for the newest and largest facility in Curtis 1000 with a budgeted 60 million in sales. Responsible for customer service for the label portion of the plant. Working as a team with the 7 other managers to oversee the entire facility.

Administrative Manager, Curtis 1000 - Roswell Specialty Products Plant
1991 till May 1996

Office Manager for a 10 million dollar label plant. With 19 people directly reporting to me, my responsibilities include Customer Service, Data Entry, Network Administration, Order Editing, Estimating, Service on mill orders, Accounts payable, Billing, Accounts receivable, Inventory, Purchasing, Payroll, Insurance administration, Training of all new sales and administrative employees.

Customer Service Manager, Curtis 1000 - Roswell Specialty Products Plant
1990-1991

Responsibilities of Customer Service Manager included Pricing, Editing orders, Service on mill orders, Developing a custom label estimating program. I was also in training for the Administrative managers position at this time.

Sales Representative, Curtis 1000 - Georgia Division
1989 - 1990

Sales Representative for Curtis 1000 in the Chattanooga and Tennessee Valley area. Product sold included the entire product line of Curtis 1000.

Management Trainee, Curtis 1000 - Georgia Division
1981 - 1983

Two year Management training program. Working every job the facility has for a period of time equal to the importance of the job.

Press Operator, Curtis 1000 - Speedi Print
Oct. 1987 - 1989

Ran Ryobi and Multilith presses on a part time temporary basis. Large envelope specialist for three locations in the Atlanta area.

Education

Bachelors of Business Administration

West Georgia College

West Georgia College Seal

Other Skills

Computer Skills

Microsoft Windows and NT, OS/2, Microsoft Works and Office ( including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access FrontPage and e-mail,) CompuServe, Netscape and Internet Explorer, Quicken, QuickBooks and Visio. Maintain home page at www.mindspring.com/~hjbird.

Awards/Community Service

Karass Negotiating
AMA Assertiveness Skills for Mangers
ASA Certified for Basic Keel Boat Sailing
Volunteer for a wildlife preserve in North Ga.
Fund drive for Georgia Public Television
March of Dimes
Treasurer of the Georgia Bounty Runners 4WD Club
Member of the Southeastern 4WD association
Member of United 4WD Association
Member of the Southeastern Land Rover Society
Member of Tread Lightly!

References

Available upon Request


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