David Ridge Email & Phone Number

Remote To Lee'S Summit, Mo

Responsible for global marketing for Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute and Unity Worldwide Ministries

All aspects of ministry operations, speaking, counseling, ministry development

Pioneered the ministry including developing the ministry plan, determining area demographics, defining ministry programs, locating meeting space, developing promotion plan, organizing volunteers, editing bylaws, creating website including designing the web-video facility, managing the sound system setup, developing the music program including locating the various guest musicians and band members -- then added the ministry functions. All of this was done with the extraordinary help of a wonderful volunteer staff and the miraculous activity of Spirit.

Have written an ebook -- "Joy: A Simple Choice" found in the Kindle library.

Arvada, Co

Ridge Associates LLC is set up to assemble and distribute the line of Nightybrites personalized night lights. The two primary targets for this product are the non-profit fund-raising and promotional items markets.

Sold digital signage to the religious market

General management

Developed wide variety of technical, sales and marketing materials as a means of "tent making" while developing the career in ministry.

Marketing materials development

designed and produced newsletter, personal computer network administrator and occasional Sunday speaker. Conducted over seventy-five weddings and many memorial services. Implemented computer-based retail system for the bookstore, database for church membership, systems for class administration. Set up and conducted A Course in Miracles program for jail inmates.

Unity of Boulder. Developed and presented Lessons in Truth, Opening the Old Testament, Keep A True Lent, Letters of Paul. Coordinated A Course in Miracles curriculum including facilitator training and class facilitation. Facilitated 4T's classes.

Sales

Sales

Managed sales in six-state district of computer resellers for leading computer graphics systems distributor.

Soup to nuts, marketing to administration

, personal computer corporate sales and service organizations. Duties included the development of marketing, sales, administration and personnel programs.

Market assessment, channel management, promotion development, sales

Developed marketing programs for start-up portable computer manufacturer. Managed sales in twelve-state region of personal computer resellers.

Programming

Marketing, sales, user training

Marketing and sales

Developed and managed sales organization for broadcast industry computer software producer. Developed human resource policies, performance evaluation programs and benefits package, and conducted the hiring activities of over fifty professional staff members.

Systems analysis, third-party product evaluation, programming, user training

Small systems sales in the Data Processing Division -- System 3, System 32, 6400 and unit record equipment

Sold computer systems to small- and medium-sized businesses in the manufacturing and distribution industries. Provided systems support to data center clients.

Completion, Bible, Metaphysics, Counseling, Communications

6 Years -- No Degree, Marketing, Engineering