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SKILLS – PART-TIME REMOTE ADMINISTRATIVE OR PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Retired, experienced and accomplished engineering-marketing professional with an extensive record of success in business development and project-product management seeking to provide expert support focused on growth and profitability.

  SUMMARY

• Proven entrepreneurial consultant who produces successful turnaround plans that establish strategies for profitable results.

• Takes initiative, meets challenging deadlines, and builds relationships based on trust, respect and communication.

• Creates and leads businesses, implements effective strategic plans, designs implementable business plans, and prepares and manages achievable project plans.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• As Senior Project Manager in multiple business and technology areas, initiated, planned, executed, controlled and closed 18 projects, total value $13,000,000, individual value $22,000 to $3,000,000. Employed local, bi-coastal and virtual teams comprised of software and hardware architects and support staff from 2 to over 20.

• As Entrepreneur, founded, restructured, financed and sold numerous small high technology companies and large company divisions. Revived three failing businesses by adjusting portfolios, selling and closing divisions, transferring assets, negotiating with banks and creditors, and reassuring customers, stockholders, investors, and staff.

• As Inventor, conceived six software and one hardware products, led all to market as leaders in their respective industries, from microwave design to satellite telephones to web information portals to document conversion.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2012 to Present, INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

• • Developed plans under short term contracts to increase business and restructure ongoing operations. Multiple assignments for a variety of clients including electronic equipment, publishing, automatic test and marine services.

2011 to April, 2021, FIRST SERVICE RESIDENTIAL, Customer Support

• Part time associate of eight-person team that operates Del Webb Ponte Vedra Front Desk activities at a 3,500 resident community club. Among other duties, key member in creating a front-line environment that serves a variety of resident customers.

1987 to 2012, JNR Associates, LCTI, Inc., Lexico Enterprises, Software Technology

• Led three companies as CEO -- executed with multiple Sponsors/Customers/Stakeholders/Employees applying executive level negotiation and collaboration to gain business, demonstrate capabilities, implement projects, define requirements, maintain progress, meet budgets and successfully perform for a variety of large and small customers.

1967 to 1987, COMSAT Corporation, Program Management, Product Development and Executive Management

• Progressed from Member, Technical Staff to Vice President, General Manager, acquiring expert capabilities in batch manufacturing, product development, project management, and software systems design and development.

EDUCATION

• Executive Education Program – Darden School, University of Virginia

• Program for Management Development – Harvard Business School

• Master of Engineering Administration – George Washington University

• Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering – Carnegie Mellon University

AFFILIATIONS

• Senior Member IEEE, Certified PMP Professional through 7/2017, Autotestcon Board of Directors, Autotestcon Exhibits and Promotions Chair, IEEE Systems Council Vice President, Finance, Harvard Business Club