Business Operations - Information Technology Executive
Project/Program Management - Technology Integration - Process Re-engineering
Aldo Asseo and his children
Business management professional with more than 20 years of experience driving large-scale, complex
programs to successful and profitable completion. A hands-on leader, mentor and motivator.
Exceptional analytical ability, planning and troubleshooting skills. Demonstrated success
diverse industries: Retailing, Manufacturing, Wholesale, Transportation, Logistics/Distribution,
Construction, Hospitality and Port Terminals. Builds and leads highly effective cross-functional,
inter-departmental teams to deliver projects on time, above specs and under budget.
Extensive International Experience - MBA - Multi-lingual: English - Spanish - Italian
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· Centralized Processes to Reduce Labor Costs 12%
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· Reduced Retail Error Reports By Over 60%
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· Re-engineered Systems to Raise Op Income 31.3%
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· Reduced Help Desk Response Time: 12+ to 4 Hrs.
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· Sign System Re-design Reduced Costs Over $1M
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· JIT Inventory Process Reduced Costs 15%
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· Lowered Forecasting/Scheduling Time 35%
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· Project Management Institute Member
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Selected Professional Accomplishments
· Centralized units and processes to cut task duplications integrated to a new Accounting,
Manufacturing and Financial system. Increased employee productivity 27.4%, reduced staff by 12%
and expenses by 31.3%.
· Built the QSC system (franchisee performance awards) and migrated from manual/PC to mainframe
application. Reduced tabulation process requirements and time by over 40%.
· Analyzed and re-engineered the refurbishment process of expensive returned datacom leased equipment.
Eliminated storage delays and increased availability resulting in 12% annual sales increase on products.
· Produced a Lease-to-Lease sales report program to identify out-of compliance clients. Allowed sales
rep to re-sign contracts for over 38% of previously at risk "open lease" clients. Improved cash flow and
forecasting.
· Improved production, efficiency and cost savings by combining five distribution locations into a
centralized distribution with one administration office. Reduced shipping cost by 37%, packing
materials by 28%, administrative cost by 48%, and employee frustration was reduced by 35%.
· Directed project team responsible to re-engineer the analysis, design, build and implementation of a
fully automated Sign System for chain-store: 900 outlets nationwide. Annual cost savings exceed $1M.
· Organized and scheduled the migration of Inventory Control, Sales, Billing and implemented new POS
system for a retail chain with three main divisions into centralized process. Cost reductions improved
profits by 20%.
· Led project team to successfully rolled-out a new time-and-attendance application to replace obsolete
software and technology. Installed SAP application, new infra-structure and training were achieved
on time (only 3 weeks) and budget without disruption to business operations.
· Investigated causes of inventory-flow bottleneck. Streamlined and re-engineered receiving dock processes to
provide real-time merchandise accountability upon reception. 24-48 hours bottlenecks were eliminated.
· Reduced external workforce to cut departmental cost by +/- $500K Implemented innovative application in 400
stores; improved labor forecasting and scheduling by 35%.
· Spearheaded the development and implementation of IT Business infrastructure in newly acquired
Port Terminal to fully automate the operational and administrative areas. Eliminated hours of wasted
loading/unloading time per ship and reduced administrative time by approximately 60-70%.
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