Sonny Naylor

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About Sonny Naylor

Entrepreneurial Creative Professional with a diverse toolkit, a strong digital portfolio, and mastery of industry technologies. Comfortable in deadline-driven, high-volume production environments, while providing a personalized, customer-first approach to design. Manages budgets, teams, and processes to surpass goals and deliver best-in-class client experience. A creative professional driven by growth and problem solving. HIGHLIGHTS -Business Growth: As a Creative Industry business owner, achieved average revenue growth of 30% YoY-Team Leadership: Supervised 8 employees, including onboarding, training, and performance management-Financial Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency in budget management, financial projections, and AR/AP-Creative Project Experience: Completed ~250 creative projects with Naylor Finishes, 30 avg. monthly projects with Tektonics, and 5 creative projects per month with PRS, on average-Vendor Management: Managed up to 8 vendor relationships and negotiated optimal contract terms-Change Management: Implemented COVID Safety protocols at Tektonics, resulting in zero transmissions. Introduced and trained staff on recent technology to enhance process efficiency and client satisfaction-Production Efficiency: Consistently exceeded output goals in both custom shops and high-volume environments-Process Improvement: Actively contributed to client and staff retention, cost control, process efficiency, and waste and downtime reduction. Developed SOPs, equipment maintenance programs, and file handling standards-Regulatory Compliance: Led annual audits related to R&D tax credit claims at PRS, ensuring 100% compliance.