Emery A. Dorsey IV
4183 Everett Drive * Wheat Ridge, Colorado, 80033
720-289-7664 * 

Operations Management

It is my desire to bring a spirited sense of energy and optimism within a
company instilling confidence at all levels of the organization. Create simple
mechanisms to support the greater vision grounded by an unwavering degree of
ethics and values. Success should not be measured by the accumulation of wealth
or the awards adorned on a wall; conversely it should be quantified by the lives
impacted, moral compass and the capacity for understanding and compassion.
Leadership should be by example including a grass roots, common sense approach to
decision making. Communication is today's imperative removing complexities and
achieving to understand rather then being understood.

Operational Management * SOP Development * Process Control * Forecasting /
Planning * Negotiations * FDA Interaction * Inventory Control * Technical Issues
* Inventory Management * Purchasing * Product Development * Human Asset
Management * Customer Service * Project Management * Information Technology *
Regulatory Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Stephanys / Enstroms, Arvada Colorado * 2001-2009
National manufacturer

Vice President of Operations * General Manager 
Administrator of operations including staffing, facility management, training,
regulatory management, HR, budgeting / financial and marketing activities

Demonstrated Corporate Leadership and Dynamics:

 * Directly responsible for all operational activities including staffing,
policy, purchasing, organizational development and implementation
 * Supervised all regulatory practices, safety plans, SOP's, labeling
requirements and quality assurance including training and oversight. Direct
contact with all local and FDA regulatory agencies managing audits, inspections
and all required documentation
 * Redesigned purchasing department, creating a revived confidence in vendor
relationships and locating new vendors saving the company 3% in overall materials
costs
 * Responsible for an operational staff of 140 individuals providing product to
support $8M in revenues.
 * Developed an operational framework to electronically automate operational
processes
 * Created functional models using Excel to develop operational systems for
costing, forecasting, budgets, purchasing and scheduling
 * Secured a 1.3 million dollar account with national customer creating dynamic
new products and providing that company with a 4 million dollar turnaround retail
value

Elegant Gourmet, Woodinville Washington * 2004 July - October
A Pacific Northwest manufacturing company

Consultant
Lead consultant in creating new consumer lines to existing operation including
training and product development over four month window.

Designed, Implemented and Launched New Production Facility
 * Designed, developed and facilitated start up of a new manufacturing
operation
 * Created company specific products, production methodologies and operations
 * Facilitated a comprehensive training program staff

Hammond's, Denver Colorado * 1978 -1983 * 1985 - 2001
A nationally recognized company notably for their quality hand crafted products

President
Responsible for all managerial, operational and entrepreneurial aspects of the
business including production, marketing, purchasing, staffing, and process
controls

 * Directly involved in all product development receiving national recognition
 * Opened new markets securing William-Sonoma, Bloomindales, Harry & David,
Biltmore Estates with sales growth of 66%
 * Expansion included two retail locations, growing direct marketing business
and expanding distribution
 * Negotiated the successful sale of the company in 1997

FBC Foods International * 1983-1985
A 50 year old retail company in the Denver metropolitan area

Director of IT Systems
Implemented OCR/POS bar code system and installed and managed all back office
information software including coordinating GL, purchasing, payroll and inventory
functions

Implemented a fully integrated IT system for new concept gourmet retail
establishment
 * Implemented a fully integrated information system including a POS
scanning/sales system
 * Cataloged 30K gourmet, grocery, HBA and GTO products with UPCs integrating
inventory, purchasing and GL systems
 * Managed information systems for 10 million-dollar retail operation

LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER, EXEMPLA, Wheat Ridge Colorado * 1980-1981
An award winning medical institute in Colorado

Computer Operations Technician
Managed daily operations of a newly installed laboratory/pathology computer
system

Accolades & Recognition

Saveur Magazine * Denver Post * Food Finds-Food Network * In-Style Magazine *
Victorian Magazine * PBS * Good Morning America * Lands End Catalog Feature *
Mary Englebreite Catalog * Food Finds Book * Metropolitan Home * Rocky Mountain
News * Speaking Invitation at the Smithsonian Institute * Martha Stewart Living
Magazine

Education

Completed five year apprenticeship at Hammonds
Associate Degree in Computer Science
Three Years Undergraduate Education in Business Management

IT Proficiencies

MS Windows, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio
Adobe Photoshop, GoLive, Illustrator, Acrobat, In-Design, CS2