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Greater New York City Area

Established in 2002, Benchmark Wine Group is the leading source of fine and rare wine for wine retailers, restaurants and collectors around the world. Responsibilities included;● Acquisitions of private wine collections in the Eastern Region● Management of all vendor and business partnerships in the Eastern Region● Create brand awareness through event planning and implementation● Manage partnership development in the financial and insurance verticalAchievements included;● Developed vendor relationships with the largest high net worth insurance carriers in the world● Acquired over $1 million in private collections● Planned and implemented wine events in NYC, CT, NJ, Atlanta and Miami for brand development● Developed partnerships with wine storage facilities for referral base as well as logistical services

Greater New York City Area

First Growth Advisor focuses on valuation and management services for fine and rare wine collections. Wine Management Services include;- Collections management and inventory- Brokerage for the sale of wine- Advisory for the acquisition of wine- Valuation services for insurance and market value- Wine insurance for collectors and wine storage facilities- Tracking wine as an asset and investment potential

Greater Atlanta Area

Trov Inc is based in San Ramon, CA and provides tangible asset management to the high net worth client utilizing software applications to manage their possessions, provide risk analysis for insurance purposes and keep current their overall wealth portfolio of what they treasure most.Responsibilities included;● Develop and manage revenue generating data partnerships● Project Management of software applications including onsite data collection and data ingestion● Created automated testing using the Gherkin syntax● Worked with scrum methodology to create user specifications● Customer development employing usability testing and customer feedback

Greater Atlanta Area

Asset Archives, Inc. provides collections management solutions for risk, financial, and estate planning. The company offers inventory/documentation; appraising; fine arts advisory, collection management services, and a personal collections management platform. As of June 13, 2012, Asset Archives, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Trov.Highlights:● Reached $1,000,000 in revenue in 2008● Accumulated over 400 clients including high profile celebrities, sports figures and top executives● Partnered with over 50 of the top insurance and wealth management firms● Received partner investment from one of the top 3 insurance carriers in the world● Contents valuation application recognized in 2012 Innovation Showcase by A.M. Best● Acquired in 2012 by Trov IncMy responsibilities were varied as a founder, but included;● Sales to high net worth clients and insurance brokers● Management of all software applications and implementation● Management of onsite work and appraisal network● Managed partnership with ACE Insurance, AIG and Fireman's Fund● Oversaw the investment by ACE insurance in 2009● Negotiated and oversaw the acquisition by Trov in 2012

Greater Atlanta Area

TogetherWeb was company that worked in the customer service space by providing business clients the ability to take over a clients browser to provide a better customer service experience. My responsibilities included;● Acquire and manage all channel partner sales for the company● Manage integration of solution and strategy into partners overall product

Atlanta, Ga

Alpharetta, Ga

The Bonnell Group was a full service landscape design and installation company operating a nursery showroom where plants, landscape materials and design was available.Highlights include;● Created a visual design imaging application named EzyDesigner to preview designs in context● A pilot program at The Home Depot in Hilton Head, SC ot implement the EzyDesigner program● Preferred vendor of SynPro synthetic putting green installationAs the owner my responsibilities included;● All financial over site of the company● Sales and business development● Oversize of a 10 man work installation crew● Head designer for all landscape and putting green design services● Product design of the EzyDesigner application used in the Home Depot pilot

Dunwoody, Ga

Bs, Landscape Architecture

Mba Candidate, Business Administration And Management, General

I began to pursue my MBA, but put it aside to start Asset Archives in late 2001.