RESUME
NAME: Joseph Floyd Byers
E-MAIL ADDRESS: joefbyers@gmail.com
ADDRESS: 1077 Mayview Street
Spartanburg, S.C. 29303
PHONE:
910-514-6975
I. EDUCATION
College:
Carson-Newman College
Jefferson City, Tennessee
B.S. in Accounting and Business Management. Also major study in Psychology and Math.
Other Training:
Government Law Enforcement Center
Glinco, Georgia
Special Agent Training in White Collar Crime
University of Nevada
Judges’ College
Reno, Nevada
Special Training on Federal Court procedures
Awards & Certifications:
ServSafe Certification 4/10/2008 – 4/10/2013
Three cash awards from Federal Dept. Of Labor
Best New Non Profit Developer in NC & SC
II. WORK EXPERIENCE
EMPLOYER: ARAMARK
SUPERVISOR: Ms. Shelia B. Carr
ADDRESS:
PHONE: 864-597-4246
Wofford College
Spartanburg, South Carolina
JOB TITLE: Cashier
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: September 15, 2011 - July 30, 2012
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
ARAMARK was contracted to operate a small grocery store on the Wofford campus for students.
My responsibility was to operate the store from 3PM to 9 PM four days per week. These duties
included stocking products, maintaining clean safe facility, operating cash register, counting money
and closing store at end of day.
REASON FOR LEAVING:
The store was closed during the summer months and I decided not to return because of health
problems. Since then my health problems have been resolved.
EMPLOYER: Old Florida Key Lime Company
ADDRESS: Naples, Florida
SUPERVISOR: Mr. Daniel .Byers (son)
PHONE: Company Closed
JOB TITLE: Vice President Of Operation
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: January 2009 - December 2009
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Old Florida Key Lime Company was a new company I helped my son establish in Naples, Florida. I
assisted my son in setting the company up and establishing a public store and warehouse for display and
sale of our products both to the wholesale and retail customers. During the year of operation I was totally
responsible for all areas of operation (my son was operating a beach business he also owned). These
included sales, operation of warehouse, accounting functions and filing of all required Federal, State and
Local Governments’ forms and reports.
Because of the economic conditions that developed around July 2009, our business fell off to the point we
decided to close before the Company got itself in financial trouble. The Company closed with no debts or
outstanding obligations.
EMPLOYER: Senior Friendship Centers, Inc.
SUPERVISOR: Ms. Nancy Green-Irwin
ADDRESS: 3600 Evans Avenue
Fort Myers, Florida 33901
PHONE: 941-493-3065
JOB TITLE: Nutrition Services Director – Lee & Charlotte Counties
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: June 15, 2004 – March 3, 2007
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Responsible for the financial and administrative operation of the Nutrition Department of Senior Friendship
Centers, Inc. The Department is made up of 17 activity/meal centers and 7 home delivery program routes
in Lee and Charlotte Counties. Supervise a total of 35 employees and 15 volunteers.
EMPLOYER: Department of Human Services, Lee County
SUPERVISOR: Ms. Ann Arnail
ADDRESS: 83 Pondella Road
North Fort Myers, Florida 33903
PHONE: 239-533-7930
JOB TITLE: Contract Specialist
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: January 27, 2002 – JUNE 15, 2004
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Responsible for the financial and administrative monitoring of all contracts issued by the Department of
Human Services with nonprofit agencies.
EMPLOYER: Carolina Best Freight (CBF)
ADDRESS: Battleground Road
Cowpens, South Carolina
JOB TITLE: Director of Finance
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: January 2001 to December 31, 2001
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND MAJOR ACCOMOPLISHMENTS:
Duties involved the total operation of the financial side of the business
EMPLOYER: Innovative Housing Group, Inc. (IHG)
ADDRESS: Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303
JOB TITLE: Founder and Executive Director
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: October 1998 to November 2000
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Total responsibility for supervising and directing of all operations of IHG. Includes fiscal operations,
planning and development of projects, submission of funding applications to local, State and Federal
Agencies, overseeing of construction of 120 senior apartment’s housing project, and monitoring of rental of
property management firm.
EMPLOYER: Senior Centers of Spartanburg County, Inc.
ADDRESS: Spartanburg, S. C.
JOB TITLE: Associate Director
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: April 1994 to October 1998
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Responsible for the financial operation of the agency. This included budget preparation, approval of all
expenditures and submission of financial reports to funding agencies and agency’s Board of Directors.
Responsible for the supervision of the operations of the different senior centers operated by the agency
EMPLOYER: Heritage Benefit Administrators
ADDRESS: 1655 Main Street
Spartanburg, S. C.
JOB TITLE: President/Owner
PRERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: July 1993 to April 1994
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Heritage Benefit Administrators (HBA) was a billing and accounting service. Clients were chiropractors,
dentists and medical doctors. We billed private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid. Duties were for the
total operation of the company.
EMPLOYER: Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic
ADDRESS: 2020 Springfield Road
Boiling Springs, S. C.
JOB TITLE: Vice President of Financial Affairs
PERIOD OF EMPLOYEMENT: August 1991 to July 1993
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Responsible for all financial affairs, building and ground maintenance, security and other non-academic
affairs.
SUMMARY OF OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
EMPLOYER: Federal Government (General Accounting Office, Department of Health Education and
Welfare and Department of Labor)
ADDRESS: Washington, D. C., Raleigh, N. C., and Atlanta, GA.
JOB TITLE: Auditor/Investigator
YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT: 17 Years
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Duties varied depending on my assignment. My major responsibility was to audit/investigate entities
receiving Federal funds. This included Federal Agencies, State Agencies, non-profit agencies, private
companies, colleges and universities and private citizens. These reviews were not just normal financial
audits. They included review of internal controls, program accomplishments and proper use of funds.
EMPLOYER: Duke University
ADDRESS: Durham, N. C.
JOB TITLE: Coordinator of Sponsored Programs
YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT: 4 years
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Duties were the operation of the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP). OSP was responsible for the
financial monitoring of all funds received from outside the University. These included funds from Federal
Agencies, State Agencies, local agencies, public and private foundations. Normally the OSP had in excess
of 5000 grant and contracts to monitor. I supervised a total of 8 accounts and 2 administrative assistants. It
was my responsibility to see that all expenditures were proper and in accordance with the funding source
requirements. Also, I was responsible for seeing that all financial reports were properly and timely
submitted to the funding source.
III. REFERENCES:
Donald or Judy Cook
Naples, Florida
239-593-9719
Jcook3018@aol.com
Terry Jolley
Spartanburg, SC
864-596-2014 (W)
864-809-0549 (C)
864-641-6189 (H)
tjolley@cityofspartanburg.org
Diana Childers
Fort Myers, Fl.
239-533-7950 (W)
239-770-0746 (C)
239-458-9600 (H)
Diana1223@dembarqmail.com
Rich Robertson
1231 Cudd Drive
Chesnee, SC
864-266-5131