Organizational leader and entrepreneur that developed business, marketing & advertising, and strategic plans in order to raise private equity financing and grow several companies. Developed and implemented accounting, HR, and purchasing procedures to ensure ethical business practices as well as business continuity. An IT leader that built and led both permanent teams at the departmental level and cross functional temporary project teams to support both large and small organizations. IT leadership brought significant competitive advantage to the organization in a company known as the technology leader in the industry.M&A project team leader that built and led large cross functional teams responsible for business integration, culture change, and systems integration on short timelines. Led teams or personally developed policy and procedure manuals, audit manuals, and training manuals for business integration efforts.Volunteer on multiple community projects. Built a strategic plan to improve the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and led a business turnaround at a local non-profit organization helping to take it from a failing organization to a thriving organization with a $2.1m budget. Mentored at-risk youth through the Big Brother's program for more than ten years.Educator, having taught post-graduate level students all facets of IT management.Specialties: Organizational leadership, IT leadership, merger & acquisition integration, culture change leadership, strategic planning, project management, purchasing, human resource P&P development, various IT technical skills, brand, marketing & advertising plan development, business plan development, private equity offerings, and entrepreneurship.
Listed skills include Leadership, Strategic Planning, Start Ups, Entrepreneurship, and 46 others.
