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Orange County, California Area

Orange County, California Area

Upon Ernst Publishing's acquisition by Black Knight, my transitional role was to integrate Ernst fee change monitoring service into Black Knights' Empower platform, migrate Black Knight's property tax estimator into Ernst XML data service and develop a next generation UX for combined Black Knight and Ernst services.

Orange County, California Area

Life is not all work, this is a part time venture focused on the development and marketing of outdoor recreation products. I filed three provisional patents in this area: an expanding hard-sided camping trailer, a hitch-mounted camp kitchen and a carry-on suitcase that incorporates an electric scooter (perfect for the 2 mile hike to Terminal 3 inside Beijing Capital International Airport.)Specialties: Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue. Developed brand strategy. Conceived and wrote business plan for small business international trade environment.

Mission Viejo, Ca

Develop and manage a best practice product development program for this industry leading real estate settlement information company.

Bellevue, Wa

Cascadia Pacific offers big data and predictive analytics powered business intelligence to find the shortest path to revenue and revenue preservation through risk management. We blend strategic guidance, market / product planning, key partnerships, top-level connections and development resources into customized solutions to quickly reach revenue targets. We offer domain expertise in corporate risk management, product development, marketing and sales with industry focus on entertainment and media, information services, retail operations, telecommunications and information technology. Cascadia Pacific is a socially responsible company that encourages employees to donate paid time to service organizations and commits 10% of profits to community service organizations.

Mission Viejo, Ca

Developing a humorous little-guy-takes-on-the-world docu-drama. It is about a family that fights city hall, loses but finds a typical Australian-creative approach to prevail – stay tuned!

Irvine, Ca

Planned to move expanded real estate data into new industries - but sometimes the timing and fit just isn't right.

Orange County, California Area

►Creating a product management function and team for this pre-employment background screening company. ►Developing a value-based analysis process to develop the most profitable ideas based on ROI. ►Introducing product portfolio financial management techniques so that Product Line Managers continually manage their lines for maximum return. ►Structuring the Product Management department as a matrix of Product Line Managers and Vertical Market Managers to position the right products with the right messaging for market segments. ►Refining and automating internal processes to reduce operating expense and increase profit. ►Responsible for integration of services into automated customer workflow.

New product planning and development, market research, and marketing for this national provider of driving record information (MVR, monitoring services, vehicle registration records and vehicle registration services.)

With over 22 years of consulting experience with fortune 100 companies such as Experian, Choicepoint and ExxonMobil, I offer subject matter expertise in risk management framework development, fraud detection, credit reporting and real estate valuation. Lent my expertise to Senate and House banking and finance subcommittees to strengthen forthcoming financial risk management / compliance legislation.

I design and manage development of due diligence and investigative on-line information services. ForeclosureTrackers.com offers a private enterprise solution to the public problem of escalating foreclosures. This company provides education and information services to help small investors ‘Buy the Loan – Not the Home’. Investors are trained and provided with tools to workout refinance solutions with homeowners. Banks win by eliminating non-performing loans and avoiding expensive foreclosures. Homeowners win by keeping their homes and reducing their mortgage amount. Investors win by earning a substantial return with very little out of pocket cost.

Product Marketing Team Manager for Experian's consumer debt collection tools. Managed Experian's credit header licensing program. Product Manager and Team Manager for Experian's Business Credit products including the Small Business Credit Share program and Commercial Fraud Insight - Experian's commercial fraud and authentication platform.

Developed high-margin strategic alliance program through which hardware, equipment, software, and distribution companies could offer products and services as unified solutions into healthcare, education, sales force automation and government markets.

Consultant for three companies acquired by Choicepoint:DBT OnLine - Developed Corp/UCC data acquisition programIRSC - Transitioned firm from investigative research services into high growth pre-employment screening. Developed private label affiliate program.SUPERIOR INFORMATION SERVICES - Developed national product development strategy.

Expanded market reach and data content from regional to national scope. Introduced groundbreaking Internet batch skiptracing services.

Developed Value Added Reseller (VAR) program. Introduced more than 80 on-line services on time and under budget. Cut data costs 70% by shifting from origination to data acquisition. Developed industry reputation for creative and profitable product management and marketing, which helped launch a successful consulting career.

Developed CDB Infotek's wholesale program. Managed reseller relationships. Developed SQL Direct (now Choicepoint's XML Direct) a system to system data gateway that allows companies private label and integrate data into workflow.

Managed channel partner relationships, responsible for inside and field support teams plus customer care and staff training programs. Top sales representative and sales manager.

Mba, Business Administration

Certificate, Transportation

Certificate supported BS/Marketing emphasis in international business

Bs/Marketing, Emphasis On International Business