I lead a group of 30-40 talented and creative associates to merchandise Hobby Lobby in Hurst, Texas.

Research, write, and promote inspirational and life-changing materialAuthor of Igniting the Fire: The Movements and Mentors Who Shaped Billy Graham and Crossing the Divide: John Wesley The EvangelistWrite professional proposals to pitch written works to publishersConduct radio and podcast interviews heard around the nation, using communication skills to engage readers and listenersIndependently researched and wrote two 250 page books, both with and without a deadlineCreate a websites for the works and an maintain an author profile on Facebook

Managed employees to bring order to a hectic, fast-paced work environmentTrained employees and reviewed performanceScheduled each day’s tasks and planned route for a complex customer base within a 10 mile radiusGrew landscape business from a handful to 150 satisfied clients Built relationships with customers and assessed needs Negotiated contracts with current and prospective customersCarefully and skillfully drove company truck and trailer with variable equipment and loads to maintain a safe and accident-free recordKept a daily log for every job as a time and task record

Transferred 1,500+ archived cassette tapes to CD and mp3; edited audio from chapel messages and lectures using Sound Forge software; designed covers for school CDs and DVDs; set up and operated sound and video for chapel events.

Researched, coauthored, and edited, “C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman: Severe Mercies, Late Romance,” in C.S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy (vol. 1); authored an annotated bibliography for the C.S. Lewis Institute website; assisted in research and editing for Dr. Dorsett’s biographies on A.W. Tozer and C.S. Lewis (Seeking the Secret Place: The Spiritual Formation of C. S. Lewis, published by Baker).

Facilitated the Director and Associate Director’s book and lecture projects; assisted in editing and formatting the journal VII: The Anglo-Saxon Review; assisted Marjorie Mead and Leland Ryken on manuscript preparation of A Reader’s Guide Through the Wardrobe: Exploring C.S. Lewis’s Classic Story.

Observed and summarized cultural shifts and trends in newspaper and journal articles; collected stories and statistics for Charles Colson and other authors for books and class curriculum; wrote 35-40 short biographies of the Wilberforce Forum Fellows for Wilberforce.org; posted daily devotions, commentaries, and news as a managing editor of the website.