Joshua Oliner Carter jc13d2abc@westpost.net 108 E.

44th St Savannah, GA 31405 07 Education/Credentials Masters in Business Administration, Georgia State University Double Concentration in Marketing and Economics Bachelor of Arts, University of Georgia Major in Psychology 1997 2003

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AICS Certification (expected) January 2011 Professional Experience Charleston Aluminum - Gaston, SC June 2010 - Present Charleston Aluminum is a master distributor of aluminum semi-fabricated products . * Sales - Developing national client base for products in the aerospace, defense , marine, and commercial consumers of Aluminum semi-fabricated products. * Materials Experience - Sheet, plate coil, foil, finstock, forgings, circles, e xtrusions (automotive, structural, and architectural). Alloys: 1000-8000 series * Industries - Aerospace, Defense, Marine, Transportation, Government. General Steel Inc. - Macon, GA 2004 - 2010 Senior Vice President and General Manager, Non-Ferrous Metals Division General Steel, founded in 1956, sells industrial metal products and provides met al fabrication services. The NFM Division represents 20% of the total company s ales. * Contract Negotiation and Sales Management - Personally negotiated or approved $12 million in annual contracts. Contract terms included spot, quarterly, annua l, consignment and custom terms. Entered CTL sheet & plate business for stainle ss and aluminum. Developed new sales territory in Eastern Georgia. Changes incre ased divisional profitability by 15%. * Materials Procurement - Reduced purchasing cost by roughly 20% by establishing direct sourcing relationships with primary US producer mills for both stainles s steel and aluminum businesses. Transition away from middle-man suppliers was m anaged without a single inventory or customer service interruption.

* Personnel Management - Managed and developed diverse staff of 10 divisional em ployees in sales, logistics, and administrative functions. Created and managed a plan for each team member's professional development, set goals, managed proce ss of achieving goals, and promoted from within. * Inventory Management - successfully maintained profitability via dynamic adjus tment of inventories based upon current and forecast demand during supplier chan ges and the most volatile commodity pricing environment in 30+ years. Average in ventory value approximated $1.5 million. * Product Expertise - includes steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper & brass in sheet, coil and plate, structural and architectural metals, coil processing, rebar fabrication, custom aluminum extrusions. * Customer Experience includes the US Military, small and medium sized enterpris

es, and Fortune 500 companies including Boeing, Theile, Imerys, International Pa per, BASF Catalyst. Delve, Inc - Atlanta, GA 2003 - 2004 Client Services Manager Delve, Inc. is a national market research firm * Client Relations - Primary client contact to design and execute market researc h studies with constantly changing parameters, focus groups and in-depth intervi ews (IDIs). * Field Supervision - Serve as field supervisor for multiple marketing research projects for multiple clients. * Personnel Management - Hire, train and supervise a staff of 25 people and ensu red adherence to strict standards of marketing research. * Gained knowledge of the cost structure of marketing research projects, especia lly the effects that incidence, database management and efficiency have on the e ffectiveness of marketing dollars spent. Georgia Beverage Systems - Atlanta, GA 2002 GBS is a wholesaler of coffee and break room supplies focusing on hotels, restau rants and offices. * Sales - Represented international brands of coffee and brewing equipment to re tail service firms in an unlimited territory. This was a valuable introduction to outside sales.

Starbucks Coffee Co. -- Colorado & Georgia 1999-2002 * Operational Management - responsible for the management of 4 locations represe nting over $2m in annual sales during significant period of corporate expansion. Oversaw the opening of 3 of these locations. Analyzed and reported on operatio ns using P&L targets and actuals and utilized proprietary software systems to ma ximize staffing, forecasting and operational duties. * Personnel Management - Trained regional staff to ensure operational and custom er service excellence. Other Information * Leadership Macon, GA-Class of 2007 * In2Books, Savannah eMentor.