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Responsible for recruiting, lead generation, scheduling, and academic program quality for the MBA, MS in Accountancy, and MS in Organizational Leadership programs.

ACBSP accreditation champion, program assessment, external partnership development, faculty management, attraction/retention of students, recruiting, new program/course development, online program/course conversions, Quality Matters certified peer reviewer and master reviewer

Taught courses in the Management/Marketing concentration including Principles of Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Operations Management, Management/Marketing Senior Seminar, etc. Research specialties include mobile marketing strategy, social media, entrepreneurship, personal selling, and strategic marketing planning.

Founded and led a $7M technology professional services company with 65 employees and two physical locations (NJ and TX). Sold the corporate business for $2.65M. Offerings included depot and onsite repair services for rugged, mobile computer devices; software application development for the delivery and route accounting industry; and served as a value-added reseller (VAR) for leading manufacturers in the warehouse management system, route accounting, and AutoID markets. Responsibilities included strategic planning, sales and salesforce management, national account attraction and nurturing, business partnership and alliance development, IT infrastructure, budgeting and fiscal control, and new service development. Developed collaborative partnership with technology leaders including Motorola (now part of Google), Intermec Technologies (now a Honeywell company), Symbol Technologies (now a Zebra Technologies company), Zebra Technologies, LXE, Microslate Technologies, and Dover Corporation.Established a software application development group and hardware maintenance for consumer-focused mobile computing technologies (iPhones and other PDAs).Pursued and achieved ISO 9001 quality process certification. Rolled out wireless network and RF technology service and repair solutions.Recognized as authorized reseller for multiple technology providers, including Motorola, Intermec Technologies, Zebra, Printek, and Glacier Computer

Launched commercial building maintenance franchise, spearheading business planning, startup, development, and administration. Managed all business functions and operations, spanning marketing and promotion, prospecting, customer acquisition and engagement, service delivery, accounting and financial management, recruiting and staffing, and back-office administration. Ensured the highest caliber of service planning and delivery toward exceptional client retention rates.Realized $100K+ in annual gross revenues and year-over-year growth.Consistently built business, winning client contracts and increasing maintenance team size accordingly; achieved top staffing of 15 FTEs.

Held responsibility for product production within the 8-state New England region for industrial, service-oriented product, directing end-to-end operations across logistics, supply chain, production, regulatory compliance, and distribution. Oversaw a broad array of functions, including labor estimation, resource and material cost projection, budget administration, customer relations, and HAZMAT / DOT compliance.