CHRISTOPHER EAKES

7 Harding Drive * Novato, CA 94947 * (415) 898-3811 * ce54f1a2@westpost.net

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
Eighteen (18+) successful years of experience in accounting, purchasing and busi
ness operations. Committed to high-quality work and attention to details to repr
esent a company with dignity and professionalism. Abilities include:
* Organized/Coordinated Schedules
* Developed/Implemented/Perceived Ideas/Initiated Plans
* Managed/Supervised/Trained Employees
* Problem Solving/Troubleshooting
* Strong Relationship Development
* Excellent Time Management and Organizational Skills
* Creative and Writing Skills
COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/NT/VISTA, UNIX, MacIntosh, and Enterprise Rel

ational Database (ERP).
Software: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access), Dbase III+, Db
ase IV, Real World Accounting System, Maximo, PeopleSoft, BuroWare v5.1and Ariba
Purchasing System.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Accounts Receivable Clerk 2007 - 2009
Roost, Sausalito, CA
Roost is a wholesale home-furnishing supply company providing inventory to small
and major retail department, furniture and gift stores.
Roles & Responsibilities
* Collection calls
* Customer support
* Issuing customer credit approval for Net-30 Terms (utilizing Dunn & Bradstreet
reporting)
* Researching data
* Database maintenance
* Generating reports
* Updating client files
* Performing inventory on supplies
* Interfaced extensively with all departmental staff
Environment: Windows XP, Microsoft Office Suite and Buroware v5.1 accounting sof
tware.
Inventory & Purchasing Manager 2001 - 2006
ALZA Corporation, Mountain View, CA
ALZA Corporation is a pharmaceutical company and is a division of Johnson & John
son Corporation. Operated in a one-man capacity overseeing a parts department in
a pharmaceutical environment in a multi-campus company with parts inventory val
ued at over $1 million.
Roles & Responsibilities
Multifunctional responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
* Managing and coordinating all aspects of the parts department for daily effici
ent operations
* Prioritizing daily tasks
* Equipment evaluation
* Parts procurement and expediting
* Price negotiation with vendors
* Coordination with supplies and vendors
* Supervision of warehouse operations
* Performed inventory accountability, cycle counting, organization and storage
* Prepared items for returns utilizing return merchandise authorization procedur
es
* Training of inventory, purchasing and warehouse policies and procedures
* Position required extreme flexibility, innovation, organization and prioritizi
ng skills, strong communication and people skills under tight daily and monthly
deadline and delivery schedules.
* Acted as a liaison among company personnel, manufacturers and vendors under th
e guidelines of Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.
Reorganized department infrastructure, resulting in increased efficiency of 47%
by developing standardized policies and procedures for order entry and order pro
cessing, including accountability and security protocols. Wrote Policies and Pro
cedures manual which was implemented into the company's SOP Manuals.
Environment: Windows 2000, Microsoft Office Suite, Ariba Purchasing System, Maxi
mo and Peoplesoft.
Operations Specialist 1999 - 2001
The Halcyon Entertainment Group, Halcyon, CA
The Halcyon Entertainment Group is a film production company which provides audi
o and visual support for small to large motion picture and television production
companies and television news stations.
Roles & Responsibilities
* Creating, designing and maintaining client and personnel databases using MS Of
fice Suite
* Handling all logistical travel arrangements
* Coordinating personnel for film shoots, equipment inventory and production set
-up schedules
* Performing budgetary and expense reporting with a focus on profit and loss.
Increased efficiency of operations by 39%.
Accounting Clerk 1997 - 1998
District Attorney's Office - Bureau of Family Support Services, Sacramento, CA
Roles & Responsibilities
* Researching historical data on families
* Developing and maintaining databases
* Generating reporting systems
* Daily bank deposits
* Updating of client files by coordinating with departmental staff
* Managing and scheduling outside meetings with various organizations dealing wi
th highly classified information.
Environment: Windows 95, Microsoft Office Suite, Dbase III & IV, and the Departm
ent's ERP system.
Director - Credit Department 1991 - 1997
RPM Computer Ribbon Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
RPM is a wholesale computer supply company that provides a complete line of comp
uter and office supplies for small to large companies.
Roles & Responsibilities
* Managing, supervising, and training staff
* Managing daily and monthly order entry
* Customer billing and invoicing
* Managing product inventory
* Purchasing and order-tracking
* Updating customer and vendor database
* Returns merchandise authorizations
* Accounts Receivables
* Collection Calls
* Daily bank deposits
* Generating daily and monthly reports
Standardized timeframe for the monthly commission checks, increasing time effic
iency by 37%.
Environment: UNIX-based Real World Accounting software and Microsoft Office Suit
e.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
* A.S. - Applied Media
Allan Hancock College - Santa Maria, CA
* A.A. - Liberal Arts
Allan Hancock College - Santa Maria, CA
* Completed training in Computer Programming & Operations with an emphasis on Ba
sic, Pascal and Cobol languages - Received Certification
Control Data Institute - El Segundo, CA
* WordPerfect 4.0/5.0 - Received Certification
Computer Training Center - Los Angeles, CA
* Automotive Mechanics - Received Certification
Clearfield Job Corps - Clearfield, UT
U.S. Army
Performed majority of military service as a Medical Specialist working under dif
ferent capacities: Field Medic, a Troop Medical Clinic, and Hospitals.
Completed Basic Emergency Medical Technician training, basic Airborne/Special Fo
rces Qualification courses. Attained the rank of E-5/Sergeant. Graduated from Ba
sic Non-Commissioned Officer School (BNOC). Earned an Army Commendation Medal.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
* Creative and Writing skills includes the ability to compose both fiction and n
on-fiction works. I have completed two books and am currently working on a third
one.
* Skillpath Corporation - Various seminars and workshops on Time Management and
Supervisory Skills
* Rockhurst University - Warehouse Conference on Inventory Management & Warehous
e Efficiency