Steven Bliss

Operations Manager

Managing operations, finance, projects and customer relations

As an Operations Manager, I have an extensive and proven track record in operations, finance, project management, and customer relations experience in a variety of complex, high-performing settings.  I have greater than 20 years’ direct experience in both for-profit and nonprofit settings.  

I have served on leadership teams within domestic organizations as well as within institutions with a global footprint.   In all settings I exhibited adaptability in rapidly changing business and technological environments and an ability to quickly understand workings of complex systems and their interrelationships and dependencies.  

As Operations Manager I oversaw multi-million dollar budgets and supervised and evaluated between 100-300 employees.  I have managed all aspects of finance and operations including budget development, contract negotiation, and supervision, including evaluation, strategic planning, procurement, capital project management, pension-benefit plan administration, and financial modeling. 

I am unwavering in my commitment to define and implement transformative organizational practices. I am squarely focused on effective program development and implementation using measurable outcomes, including financial modeling and quantitative analysis.  

Skills & Accomplishments

  • Successfully lead complex organizations and teams
  • Developed succesful programs using measurable outcomes
  • Developed and oversaw multi-million dollar budgets
  • Thorough understanding of labor and employment law
  • Implemented best organizational practices
  • Extensive experience in non-profit/ academic and corporate investment banks
  • Managed and originated financial modeling and new capital projects
  • Successfully planed and executed concurrent projects
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and mitigate project/business risks
  • Quickly adapt to changing business environments

Here’s what former colleagues have to say:

Mary Wolff, Chair

Steve is extremely knowledgeable, and possesses strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills; he excels at budget development and oversight. His management style fosters collegiality and encourages new ideas; at the same time, he is focused and decisive. READ MORE

Joseph Gallagher, Vice President

Steven is always well prepared and communicates extremely well both in writing and verbally. His leadership abilities were quite apparent early in his tenure. The fear of Steven leaving to pursue other opportunities led to his quick ascension to Superintendent.
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Lauren Doherty

Steve has my complete respect and admiration for his exceptional interpersonal skills, professionalism and leadership qualities. He leaves our school district in an appreciably better position than when he started, leaving behind a strong management team and improved processes…  READ MORE

Richard Robinson, Committee Chair

Steve has led more than 300 employees, not to mention 16 committee members on three separate and sovereign committees, with inspiration, unflagging enthusiasm, and an air of such supreme confidence and competence that he earned the deepest respect and admiration from stakeholders in every group…  READ MORE

Walter Cuenin, Pastor

Steve was directly responsible for management of a highly visible seven building campus. In totality, he was solely responsible for budgets in excess of $8M. Utilizing a highly effective management strategy grounded in an acute ability to work collaboratively with others and optimize time efficiency, Steve masterfully handled all facets of his job.   READ MORE

Keith Kaplan, NBCT and Association President

(Steve’s) humanity has also been evident even when he has had to let an employee go. Even when a member of our union has had issues, he has treated the employee with respect and made sure that I knew that he knew the strengths of that employee and the devotion of that employee to the job and the individual children.  READ MORE

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