Lew Gach

Versatile and results-driven executive with expertise in all facets of financial operations, change implementation, accounting, project management, financial analysis, customer service, and HR administration. Exceptionally adept in crafting innovative solutions that optimize processes, performance, and profitability. Champion of motivating high-performance, cross-functional teams.

Proven record of revenue growth, contract negotiations, and regulatory compliance. Well-versed in HRIS, accounting, CRM, and Data Management systems.

PGA Professional at FOUNDERS GROUP INTERNATIONAL (2019-01 – 2023-12)

Proactive leader of daily golf operations, with oversight of Sales, Inventory Control, and Merchandising. Streamlined billing of all receivables, enhancing financial operations.

• Reconciled cash and credit accounts up to $20,000 daily.
• Recipient of "Employee of the Quarter" (Q4, 2019).
• Consistently generated Quarter over Quarter Retail Sales growth.
• Life Member of the PGA of America.
• Rules Official for 600+ golf tournaments, including 100+ PGA Tour events.

Chief Academic Officer / Chief Human Resources Officer / Instructor at EDUCATION CORPORATION OF AMERICA, GAA (2003-01 – 2017-12)

Principal strategist of academic, HR, and financial operations, including curriculum design and implementation, staff recruiting and hiring, staff professional development and onboarding, succession planning, budgeting, and business planning. Launched GAA online and instructed more than 1000 courses impacting more than 6000 students. Ideated and integrated engaging professional development programs to ensure staff success.

• Directed, equipped, and coached 60+ cross-functional staff.
• Accomplished 100% staff retention with the Golf Academy of America.
• Spearheaded the national and state accreditation process.
• Optimized staff, student, and customer services that advanced revenues by 400%
• Introduced student service policies and programs that boosted retention to 88% and bolstered student attendance to 90%. Improved student satisfaction by 64%.
• Developed, audited, allocated, and reported on the Campus Operations Budget of up to $25M. Achieved 33% EBITDA (average) per year.
• Secured 100% organizational regulatory compliance.

Chief Financial Officer / Executive Director at ATLANTIC COAST JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION (2002-01 – 2009-12)

Pioneered and established all business and financial operations of a non-profit 501c(3) organization emphasizing youth empowerment through golf. Planned and delivered all accounting functions, including budgeting, GL management, reporting, accounts P/R, and reconciliation of bank, client, and vendor accounts. Analyzed all fiscal variances.

• Supervised, motivated, and mentored 20+ cross-functional employees.
• Executed 100+ Junior Golf Tournaments in both North and South Carolina.

Senior Tournament Official at Carolinas PGA (1999-01 – 2002-12)

Head Golf Professional at Brierwood Golf Club (1998-01 – 1999-12)

First Assistant Golf Professional at Bay Tree Golf Plantation (1996-01 – 1998-12)

Club Manager at River Club (1994-01 – 1995-12)

1st Assistant Golf Professional at Legends Resorts (1994-01 – 1994-12)

Head Golf Professional at Pictured Rocks Golf and Country Club (1990-01 – 1994-12)

Resident Unit Officer – Administrative Segregation at State House of Corrections and Branch Prison (1976-01 – 1987-12)

• Oversight of prisoner activities to ensure proper custody and security practices and procedures are met in Michigan's only maximum-security correctional facility.
• Injured in an assault by a prisoner and forced into "Duty Disability Retirement."

Divisional Vice President of Operations, Investigator at Securex, Inc. (1982-01 – 1984-12)

I successfully conducted all Human Resource functions, Staff Recruiting, Onboarding, Training and Scheduling. Budget auditing and Financial Analysis, Private and Corporate investigations, Business Development, and Customer Relations. Responsible for all P & L tracking and reporting. This was all "Handwritten" including monthly worksheets and daily updates to T – Accounts and bank reconciliations.

• My division included supervision of over 13,000 man-hours per week of contract security guard coverage in over 100 client locations across the State of Florida with less than 1% overtime.
• Conducted all division operations to budget every quarter with 100% client satisfaction.

Chief Human Resources and Training Officer, Investigator at Guardian Guard Service (1976-01 – 1977-12)

Developed, audited and reported the Training and Human Resources Division budget. Conducted all recruiting, onboarding, and training.

Operations Manager, Investigator at Arrow Security & Investigations (1975-01 – 1976-12)

• Full P & L responsibility for all security and investigations operations including annual and project budget development, auditing and reporting.
• Completed all monthly bank account, AP and AR reconciliations.

Master of Business Administration in Management & Organizational Development – Virginia College

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting & Finance – Virginia College