Steve Strong

Regional Vice President offering more than 16 years of progressive leadership experience within the higher education industry. Extensive experience managing the daily operations of 8 college campuses with yearly revenues of $10.2 Million for the Empire Education Group. Seeking to leverage previous management experience into a Regional Director or Operations Manager role outside of the Higher Education industry. Well-developed skills hiring and training employees, analyzing business processes, implementing policies and procedures, and developing and implementing methods to increase revenue, improve the efficiency of business processes, and reduce costs.► Proven Record of Increasing Sales & Reducing Losses: Grew student enrollment 26% while decreasing the dropout rate by 13% while at Empire Education Group. Increased the rate of students starting school at the Illinois School of Health Careers by 15%.► Operational Analysis: Managed to turn around the struggling Illinois School of Heath Careers, which was on Accreditation Probation; the probation status was removed within 6 months of hire.► Recognized Leader and Trainer: Selected to be a trainer for a corporate-level Admissions Rep training program and conducted corporate-wide leadership training while at Globe University. Named Runner-up for Rookie Executive Director of the Year at Empire Education Group.Areas of Expertise:✭ Operations Management✭ Strategic Planning✭ P&L Responsibility✭ Revenue Growth✭ Meeting Sales Goals✭ Employee Management and Training✭ Hiring and Staffing✭ Budgeting & Finance✭ Employee Engagement ✭ Professional Development Plans✭ Student Coaching & Counseling✭ Government Compliance✭ Profitability Improvement✭ Multi-site Operations✭ Analyzing Business Processes/Performance MetricsMilitary veteran: served for 4 years in the United States Navy.You may contact me directly at (317) 965-2446 or via e-mail at [email protected]