Consulting to startup and growth businesses. Fasttrac Certified in Business Startup, Growth, Administration.Conduct training courses for entrepreneurs. Past projects include start-up consulting for a non profit and funding a drilling program for an oil and gas firm.Currently accepting contract, pro bono, and other projects.

American Signs offered signs to businesses, municipalities, and non-profits in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. Currently selling sign inventory.

Select and develop faculty for Faculty of Business and Finance, and newly established Oil and Gas Engineering Department.Wrote Master Development Plan and led in implementation. Researched and proposed improvements which will result in domestic and international accreditation. Improved internal systems such as transformation to Google Apps. Market to businesses and schools for graduate and undergraduate students. Taught classes. Student advising, Thesis review committee.

Note: Took leave to found and direct the Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence in Bahrain from January 2005 to January 2008. Director of the Small Business Institute and Founding Faculty Advisor to the Entrepreneur Society. Won Creative Teaching Award from Syracuse University's Entrepreneurial Classroom. Nominated for UTA Service Learning Award for developing graduate and undergraduate class for students to work with UTA Technology Incubator clients. Member of the University of Texas at Arlington Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series. Subjects taught include graduate level class of Directed Studies in Entrepreneurship, Multinational Management, Leadership, Small Business Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Strategy, Organizational Behavior, and Management Process Theory.

Worked with various US State Department staff, US and other countries’ ambassadors and embassy officials, Government of Bahrain officials, and international entrepreneurial experts to establish G8 initiated entrepreneur center. Ran training programs in several Middle East countries highlighted by the regionally acclaimed Mini MBA in Entrepreneurship which featured the Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac Growth Venture Program. Coordinated efforts of various entrepreneurial groups. Helped write and implement the Center’s business plan, presented seminars, and was a public speaker on entrepreneurship and leadership.

Investor and management team member of DFW Air Transport. Developed business plan. Found and helped acquire King Air E-90. Company provided transport for medical patients and organs.

Served on TCC Business Advisory Committee. Subjects taught include Introduction to Business, Human Behavior, Business Math, Human Relations, Leadership, Supervisory Management, and Principles of Management.

Company performed medical examinations, occupational drug screening, and paternity testing. Increased gross revenue 115% and negotiated a 33% expense reduction with primary physician network within first two years of acquisition. Developed affiliations with national companies that further increased sales 250% over five years. Became the largest independent paramedical company in Tarrant County. Led negotiations for 50 independent offices nationwide for contract with national firm. Sold company to largest national competitor.

Responsible for monitoring production, status of wells, coordinating data of district offices for regulatory reporting. Worked extensively to improve data base of producing properties. Evaluated profitability of properties. Recommended to Engineering Department actions to increase revenue and decrease expenses.

Hired as Teller and promoted to Commercial Teller within 5 months. Worked part time to help pay for college and to acquire business experience prior to graduation. Left due to university graduation and to work for Southland Royalty Company.

Student jobs through high school and collegeWas promoted after 14 months to Parking Lot Foreman supervising crew of 15.Steam locomotive fireman one year and promoted to engineer.