Responsible for developing Groundhog's business in North America. Groundhog provides advanced software applications to the mobile telephone industry (primarily to engineering and financial planning groups) for (a) optimizing the configuration of mobile telephone networks, (b) planning capacity growth of mobile networks, and (c) monitoring activities in mobile networks.

Managed company's international division providing network services for credit- and debit-card transactions, securities trading transactions, and telephone signaling transactions. Grew the company's international business from $700,000 in 1998 to a run rate of $90+ million in 2004. Expanded company's business to fourteen countries in Asia, Australia, Europe. Began developing Latin American markets in 2004.

Co-founded and managed this start-up software firm providing SNA communications software as an OEM product. OEM customers included IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, and others who used the StarQuest data communications software in their own systems products.

Served as chief executive officer of this start-up company which developed and manufactured data communications equipment and associated software for data networking.

Managed sales and marketing activities for start-up company providing data communications software as an OEM product for computer systems manufacturers and other customers. Customers included Apple Computer, Data General, Prime Computer, Apollo Computer, Banyan Systems, Honeywell Computer, AT&T, Hewlett Packard. Assisted with the sale of the company to Apple Computer and continued with Apple for a brief period.

As vice president international sales and vice president network systems, responsibilites included selling, installing, and supporting the commpany's private data network business throughout the world. Grew revenue for private network sales from zero to $4 million, $7 million, $11 million, $27 million, and $47 million over five years. The company provided packet switching network equipment and software for linking computers and terminals in large private network systems for government… Show more As vice president international sales and vice president network systems, responsibilites included selling, installing, and supporting the commpany's private data network business throughout the world. Grew revenue for private network sales from zero to $4 million, $7 million, $11 million, $27 million, and $47 million over five years. The company provided packet switching network equipment and software for linking computers and terminals in large private network systems for government agencies, manufacturing frims, banks, and other entities. Major customers included Chase Bank, HSBC, ANZ Bank, Bank of America, DuPont, Sun Oil, Digital Equipment, Alsacom, Cable and Wireless, Air France, Telia (Sweden), and others. Show less

Managed company's $20 million division providing wagering and ticketing systems to the international market. Responsibilities including managing a 100-person-year software and hardware development effort in Australia, a terminal manufacturing plant in Australia, and sales and marketing worldwide for the division. Turned a $19 million annual loss by prevous management into a $10 million per year profit.Prevously at Control Data's Service Bureau Company served as product manager for the… Show more Managed company's $20 million division providing wagering and ticketing systems to the international market. Responsibilities including managing a 100-person-year software and hardware development effort in Australia, a terminal manufacturing plant in Australia, and sales and marketing worldwide for the division. Turned a $19 million annual loss by prevous management into a $10 million per year profit.Prevously at Control Data's Service Bureau Company served as product manager for the company's IBM system-based time-sharing and remote computing services operating in the US, Canada, and Europe. Show less

Served as technical representative, sales representative (Washington DC), district manager (Texas), and finally regional manager (western US) for ITT's computer time-sharing services.

Wrote software for actuarial applications using on large IBM mainframe systems.

Served as supply officer on board USS Tolovana operating in the Gulf of Tonkin durng the Viet Nam war.