1. PAUL O. CAMPBELL
Phone 678.485.1265
paulcampbell@comcast.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
M.B.A. with additional International Business Certificate – University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
7 years retail oriented accounting experience
Staff accountant including account analysis, reconciliation and period/year close process
Parent company and subsidiary business unit accounting
Sales and use tax accountant for 55 restaurants across 19 states.
Data upload, query and data conversion experience
Database administrator for company sales.
14 years with Ryder in the following areas:
IT project management and product implementation with Ryder System, Inc.
Rental systems development, training and support
Rental operations management including all administrative and operational tasks for four district rental
locations.
Project facilitation and management for Atlanta Public Schools Office of Federal Grants and Program
Compliance
IT consulting and application support for Freight Delivery System implementation
Project Management in Operational Analysis/Finance at Primerica, Inc.
Proficient in Lawson, MS Great Plains, Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Office & MS Project, Aloha,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
November 2014 – Present – Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta, GA
Project Facilitator (Race to the Top Grant) - Office of Federal Grants and Program Compliance
Developing and implementing planned accountability approaches to managing funds that support the district
initiatives and positively impacts student achievement.
Monitoring the effective use of funds to safeguard against mismanagement, waste, fraud, and abuse; ensuring
program compliance.
Developing and submitting program implementation plans that track fund usage and provide comprehensive
evaluations regarding the impact of these funds across the district.
Managing and overseeing the monitoring system that provides transparency and accountability of all funds
received and disbursed by the district.
Maintaining and developing standardized forms and documents for reporting, utilization and tracking funds.
Facilitation workshops/presentations to district employees regarding the policies and procedures associated with
receipt, utilization and reporting of funds.
July 2011 – November 2014 – The Cook’s Warehouse, Inc. Atlanta, GA
Store Manager – Brookhaven, GA
Managed all aspects of operations, promoting a sales culture that builds productivity and profitability.
Achieved highest sales goal in eleven year store history for 2012 reaching more than one million dollars.
Prepared for future company growth through hiring and developing great people.
Provided leadership to achieve or exceed budgeted sales and payroll, and manage profit and loss (P&L).
Effectively managed store operations, inventory levels, and visual merchandising standards.
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Ensured that all internal and external customers received exemplary customer service and receive a positive
store/brand experience.
Ensured that all sales associates built relationships with customers and are accountable for all aspects of the
store.
March 2011- June 2011 – Primerica, Inc. Duluth, GA
Project Manager – Operational Analysis/Finance
Functioned as liaison between management, analysts, and IT staff as well as supervising of project coordinators
and analysts.
Directed and coordinated project completion in areas throughout finance including new financial products,
compensation, changes to existing products and other finance related areas.
Established goals and determined projects to be performed by project team members as well as scheduling
deadlines to be met.
Communicated company policies and procedures and identified problem areas and implemented corrective
action.
Developed and wrote project specifications, testing and implementation plans for Operational Analysis.
Tested programming changes in the test environments, analyzed results, identified concerns and communicated
findings.
March 2010 - October 2010 Lantern Distributing/Osburn-Hessey Logistics - Nashville, TN
Business Analyst/IT Consultant/Project Management
Freight Delivery System application support for Lanter Distributing a Division of OHL
Onsite St. Louis, MO and Atlanta, GA – Tracked and researched user issues for nine different terminals
Reported and documented system problems regarding invoicing, setting up routes, admin settings for all users
as well as creating bills of ladings and manifests.
Communicated with offshore software development company from India on system issues and new
enhancements.
Managed system release testing for client, created test plans and facilitated status calls and progress reports.
September 2003-January 2010 Ted’s Montana Grill, Inc Atlanta, GA
Staff Accountant
Sales and use tax accountant - responsibilities included filing monthly sales and use tax returns for 55
restaurants in 19 states, which included over 80 different city, county, and state jurisdictions.
Responsible for all the general accounting of six restaurants, this included producing month end financial
statements, reconciliation of the store P&L to the corporate P&L, prepaid and accrued account reconciliation,
bank account reconciliation, manager bonus calculations, all invoice entry and vendor statement review, and
month end journal entries.
Prepared accounting entries to correctly record business and financial transactions in the company financial
system in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
Tracked and managed corporate databases for daily, weekly, and Same Store Sales for all locations within the
company. This included creating and publishing daily and weekly sales reports for the company.
Organized and was emcee for company town hall meetings held twice each year. 5 years
Began committee with CFO which created the annual Ted’s Montana Grill Bison Stampede 5K which raised
thousands of dollars for four green charities. 2 Years
Worked with March of Dimes to create a silent auction which rose over $40K. 2 years
Entrusted with and managed all personal house accounts for owner/founder Ted Turner.
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October 1999 – December 2002 Ryder Integrated Logistics Inc, Alpharetta, GA
Group Project Manager
Directed multiple project managers and implementation projects for Ryder’s Mobile Technology department.
This included maintaining vendor relationships, product contract negotiations and service level agreements for
top Ryder logistics clients.
Developed client satellite technology strategies for Ryder Vice Presidents and Senior Management
Clients included Whirlpool, Xerox, Ford and Saturn.
February 1995-October 1999 Ryder Integrated Logistics Inc. Miami, FL
Project Manager
Successfully managed mobile technology implementation projects on time and within budget for Ryder
Integrated Logistics clients.
Consulted with national clients on requirements definition, produced detail design documents, conducted end-
user training, worked on live production rollouts, and post implementation review and training.
Supported sales and marketing staff in the coordination and implementation of on-board vehicle communication
systems for Ryder Transportation Services and Ryder Integrated Logistics clients.
April 1993- February 1995 Ryder Consumer Truck Rental, Inc Miami, FL
Methods Engineer
Operated with Ryder’s IT and field management in developing, training, testing and support of Ryder rental
system software applications RyderFIRST and Ryder’s Field Information System (FIS)
Retained a primary role in creating curriculums for training programs and classes for field management.
January 1991 – April 1993 Ryder System Inc Miami, FL/Knoxville, TN
RyderFIRST Implementation Team Leader
Managed all levels of the RyderFIRST software implementation process at Ryder Consumer Rental district
locations.
Directed and trained RyderFIRST team analysts.
Taught system management classes for district management personnel at all levels.
Managed vendor relations and software support from vendor technicians during the implementation process.
Taught structured RyderFIRST (truck rental software) classes to Ryder dealers as part of a $25 million
implementation project for all 22 Ryder Consumer Districts within the United States.
Performed extensive on-site post implementation training at numerous dealer locations across the U.S.
Conducted and developed pre-implementation training workshops for district management and staff.
November 1988 -January 1991 Ryder Commercial Leasing & Transportation Services, Inc Knoxville, TN
Location Rental Manager
Managed rental administrative and operational tasks for four district branch locations.
P&L responsible for the Knoxville branch location
Supervised district marketing/sales center which included four telemarketers and three rental representatives.
EDUCATION
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
M.B.A. with additional International Business Certificate
University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN
B.A. Liberal Arts - Speech Communications