Corey Clayton
Norfolk
Summary
Strategic Director known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in operational strategy, team leadership, and financial oversight. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring effective team collaboration and project success.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
Pizza Hut
08.2023 - Current
- Mentor and evaluate organization of 9 facilities on a quarterly basis to ensure the team adheres to performance metrics
- Managing the profits and losses of the organization or a specific division
- Developing goals and initiatives to direct the company’s course
- Guiding managers on implementing company initiatives and policies
- Ensuring business operations are implemented based on established procedures
District Manager
Taco Bell
Hampton Roads
06.2002 - 08.2023
- Partner with corporate finance concerning annual financial targets, recognizing financial risk, and all substantial impacts to the P&L
- Identify and communicate ways to improve the revenue and forecasting, resulting in 14% growth of customer base and profit
- Generate financial portfolio forecasts and budgets, and build operating budgets to evaluate ongoing results, including monthly budget to actual reporting
- Mentor and evaluate organization of 10 facilities on a quarterly basis to ensure the team adheres to performance metrics
- Design and implement solutions to improve enterprise efficiencies and deliver training materials to support implementations
- Oversee all aspects of portfolios including; understand scope, execute project plan, monitor and control, and closing financial portfolios
- Guides and directs management in the development, production, and promotion, and financial aspects of the organization's products
Jr Project Manager
Milcom
Virginia Beach
05.2005 - 12.2007
- Responsible for overall coordination and reporting for all projects using forecast schedules and project constraints
- Partnered with mechanical engineers to resolve product development and maintenance issues
- Prepared complex analyses of financial and operational data for ongoing business performance incorporating appropriate financial measures such as; internal rate of return, cost of capital, project margins
- Oversaw project on-going performance and provided status updates daily to project manager
- Contributed perspectives on the investment environment to assist in portfolio construction and eliminate project risk
- Identified and worked to remove barriers to successful completion of the overall project with particular emphasis on resolving issues brought forth by vendors
- Oversaw and managed the purchase process order invoices to pay vendors, adhering to company guidelines
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Management, Food Science
Norfolk State University
05.2011
Skills
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Profit and loss management
- Financial analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Project management
- Performance metrics evaluation
- Strategic partnerships
- Analytical skills
- Utilization of strong conflict management skills
- Operations Analysis
- Google office suite
- QuickBooks
- Adobe Acrobat
- Windows
- MS Office: Access
- MS Office: Excel
- MS Office: Word
- Power BI
- SQL
- Data Analytics
Qualifications - Skills Software
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Hospitality
- Speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations
- Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
- Utilization of strong conflict management skills
- Operations Analysis
- Google office suite
- QuickBooks
- Adobe Acrobat
- Windows
- MS Office: Access, Excel, Word
- Power BI
- SQL
- Data Analytics
Affiliations
- Director of the year/East Coast 2024
- Area Coach of the Year 2021
Timeline
Director
Pizza Hut
08.2023 - Current
Jr Project Manager
Milcom
05.2005 - 12.2007
District Manager
Taco Bell
06.2002 - 08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Health Management, Food Science
Norfolk State University
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