PHILIP R.

MINATRA
VALUE STATEMENT
Senior operating and management executive, consummate entrepreneur, master prob
lem solver, highly experienced business leader, and cutting edge visionary with
over 20 years of extensive experience leading a broad spectrum of business opera
tions within diverse industries, environments and cultures. Strong qualification
s in opportunity identification, business development, general operations, and P
&L management. Adept communicator, negotiator, expert collaborator skilled at pr
oviding guidance of teams through complex dealings, structuring business deals,
and cultivating strategic partnerships and alliances. Executive-level understand
ing of project development and management, money raising, capital markets, inves
tor financing, franchising, marketing program development, due diligence, cash f
low management, and business culture. Expert in residential and commercial real
estate development and project management. Offers special international business
skills through education in anthropology, multi-lingual experience, and interna
tional connections. Reputed to be a person who knows how to get things done and
provide avenues of excellence in performance for employees working under his gui
dance. The most recent experience has been in student teaching World History, Li
teracy, and Special Education at Adams City High School and Geography at Adams C
ity Middle School while working on dual licensing in Social Studies and Special
Education and a Masters Degree in Education at the University of Colorado Denver
.
Academic experience includes the following:
Biology, Chemistry, Statistics, Physics, Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Calcul
us, English, Spanish, Speechmaking, Various History studies, Economics, Art and
Art History, Biological-Cultural Evolution, Issues in Human Evolution, Evolution
, Biological Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology, Archaeology (classroom and fie
ld experience), many cultural diversity Anthropology studies, Animal Behavior, G
eography, Geology, Logic and Critical Thinking, Positive Behavior Support, Colla
boration for Schools and Communities, Literacy and Pedagogical studies, Special
Education Instruction, Urban Schooling, Various Social Work and Counseling studi
es, Research Design, Special Education Law, Internships in Social Work and Educa
tion, and much more.
AREAS OF EXPETISE
* Executive Leadership & Supervision
* Professional Collaborator
* Business Operations Management
* Multi-lingual
* Complex Negotiations & Deal Structuring
* Budget & Sales Forecasting
* Due Diligence
* Business Development & Market Expansion
* Cash Flow Management
* Business Plan Writing
* New Product Development & Market Introduction
* Marketing and Sales Program Leadership
* Team Building & Training
* Insurance Policy and Medicare/Medicaid Management
* HR Management
* P&L/Fiscal Management
* Intellectual Property
* Real Estate Negotiations & Contracting
* Construction Project Development & Supervision
* Quality & Productivity Improvement
* Business Start-up and Consultation
* Cash Management & Treasury
* Strategic Planning & Visioning
* Multi-site Operation Management
* Financial & Lending Transactions
* Customer Relationship Management
* Wholesale Distribution System Development & Negotiation
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in all Windows Operating Systems, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Explorer,
have experience in AutoCAD, and have set up, operated and done troubleshooting
on network systems.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
1997- 2009 Ambience Properties, LLC Golden, CO
Managing Member
* Residential real estate investment management
* Home design
* Residential project management
* Project cost estimation and budgeting
* Developed and maintained relationships with subcontractors on residential proj
ects
* Directed & Managed commercial construction and development projects for Planet
Smoothie Franchises in Colorado
* Provided Regional Representation for franchise sales for Planet Smoothie & PJs
Coffee
* Developed and expanded Colorado market for Planet Smoothie & PJs Coffee
* Provided business consultation for Planet Smoothie Franchisees
* Negotiated, reviewed, and analyzed leases and construction contracts for franc
hisees
* Negotiated with lenders and acquired funding for store development
* Established and developed wholesale supply lines
* Executed risk assessment and wrote business plans
* Managed P&L and cash flow
* Managed sales and income tax
* Managed payroll and human resources
* Supervised staff training and operations
* Served as Executive Representative for Public Relations and Customer Service f
or Planet Smoothie & PJs Coffee
* Developed, directed, & managed marketing strategies
* Maintained compliance with government regulations
* Developed and directed company policy
* Coached and developed employees in order to improve business culture and produ
ctivity
* Owned and operated caf
* Business start-up
2005-2006 Healthcare Services Group Golden,
CO
District Training Manager
Managed multiple accounts for ancillary services in long-term care facilities
Trained and managed managers for other facilities
Trained and managed staff in multiple departments in multiple facilities
Managed budgets and schedules
Provided support to administration and social services departments
Worked directly with residents helping to resolve issues and provide comfort an
d happiness
Participated as a member of executive staff for facility operations
1997-2000 Private Home Health Care Golden, CO
Home Health & Estate Manager
* Managed and directed all aspects of Home Health Care for a patient with a seve
re brain injury
* Managed and trained nursing staff in the daily health care routines of the pat
ient. These duties included training in medical techniques including changing Tr
acheotomies, G-Tubes for feedings, Colostomy care, Physical Therapy, Speech Ther
apy, Occupational Therapy, Recreational Therapy, personal and oral hygiene, vari
ous transfers of the patient, use of mobility equipment, management of medicatio
ns, and the charts and records of the patient.
* Served as Financial Conservator of the estate of the patient managing all inve
stments and financial issues.
* Diverse Social Work skills were utilized in maintaining the life and health of
the patient and family.
* Management of health insurance plans including Medicare
1992-1997 Sapien Cycles, Inc. Denver, CO
CEO/President/Chief Designer
* Served as CEO directing all business functions of the company, including busin
ess planning, P&L, cash flow, payroll, policy development and application.
* Negotiated with lenders and investors to acquire operational and marketing cap
ital.
* Business start-up
* Formed relationships with vendors and created supply lines
* Developed and implemented marketing strategies
* Developed and managed sales system and staff
* Established and maintained relationships with retailers
* Designed Mountain Bike Suspension Systems
* Provided creative and innovative leadership
* Created and managed intellectual property documentation
1989-1994 Turin Bicycles, LTD. Den
ver, CO
Bicycle Technician and Customer Service Representative
* Served as technical expert and mechanic
* Provided customer service
* Provided guidance and training for other technicians
* Served as manager when manager was not present
* Executed problem solving skills
* Designed and developed solutions for modifying bicycle for people with physica
l disabilities
EDUCATION
2009-1010 University of Colorado Denver, School of Education and Hu
man Development Denver, CO
M.A. Education (In Progress)
* Social Studies and Special Education
* World History
* U.S. History
* Algebra
* Literacy
* Lesson planning using backwards design
* Response to Intervention initiatives
* Positive Behavior Support Classroom management
* Lesson and behavioral accommodations and modifications
2002-2003 University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work
Denver, CO
M.A. Social Work (Program not completed)
* Emphasis were Counseling, Gerontology, Public Policy, Healthcare Management Sy
stems, and Program Development and Management
* Healthcare Business Management
* Interned at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society where counseling services
and cultural expertise were provided to clients and staff, as well as, resource
acquisition services and Medicare/Medicaid support.
1994-1999 University of Colorado Denver Denver, CO
BA/Anthropolgy
* Interned at an archaeological excavation east of Denver in 1998.
* Extensive studies of Physical Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Meso-Am
erican, Native American, and Caribbean Archaeology.
* Native American, Asian, and African art studies
* Biology
* Physics and Mathematics
* Geology and Geography
* History of World Cultures and American History
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Student Teacher
Adams City High School
Commerce City, Colorado
2009 2010
* World Civilizations II
* Literacy
* Special Education Mathematics and World Civilizations I
Adams City Middle School
Commerce City, Colorado
2009
* Geography
LANGUAGES
English and Spanish
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
I have coached Little League baseball at the top level for 10 years.
I have done volunteer work in long-term care facilities.