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Indialantic, Fl, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

As the Chief Information and Technology Officer (CIO/CTO) of the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA), I play a critical role in aligning technology and information systems with the organization's mission and goals. As CIO/CTO, I am responsible for a range of duties that bridge the gap between internal systems and customer-facing technology, all within the context of a non-profit international bar association focused on the legal cannabis industry.The INCBA is a small, non-profit international bar association serving attorneys focused on the legal cannabis industry. The INCBA is the world's leading resource for cannabis law, education, and community serving a global community of the most experienced legal practitioners in the regulated cannabis industry. The INCBA provides the institutional knowledge and the resources that make legal representation across practice areas, jurisdictions, regulatory regimes, and borders possible in this complex and evolving industry. Our members’ shared experience and individual expertise allow the association to act as a hub for information, where our members exchange knowledge, resources, and insights to build a legal foundation for the evolving cannabis trade. INCBA's mission is to raise the standard of legal services available to the cannabis industry, to advocate for the lawyers’ right to represent cannabis industry participants, and to help build a solid foundation upon which the cannabis industry can sustainably thrive for years to come

San Francisco, California, Us

The world's leading resource for Cannabis law, education, and community. The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) is a global community of the most experienced legal practitioners serving the regulated cannabis industry. Our members’ shared experience and individual expertise allow INCBA to act as a hub for information, where our members exchange knowledge, resources, and insights to build a legal foundation for the evolving cannabis trade.Whether you are actively engaged in the practice of law in the cannabis industry, interested in exploring new opportunities, transitioning an existing practice, or simply ready to tackle some of the most interesting and challenging legal issues of our time, INCBA can help you navigate this new and ever-changing terrain.

Palm Bay, Florida, Us

Bringing ideas to life using Low-Code/No-Code tools and strategies.

Basel, Ch

Leading the vendor selection process for internal digital operations infrastructure.Identifying and executing strategies for using technology in a streamlined, cost-effective manner. Identifying opportunities to use technology to reach new markets and establish stronger positions in existing markets.Reporting on the use and effectiveness of technology within the organization.

Low-Code/No-Code Solution DeveloperCore project: medXcentralAs a solopreneur, I was responsible for:• Product Strategy• Low-Code/No-Code application development• Customer Acquisition• Help Desk configuration and operation• Customer Success• User Adoption• Retention and Expansion• Community ManagementSee decade old help videos I created: https://www.youtube.com/user/medXcentral/videos

+ On-board CRM and software users + Train users for maximum ROI + Monitor adoption and usage

+ On-board CRM and software users + Train users for maximum ROI + Monitor adoption and usage

Consulted on the conception, organization, and development of the idea of mortgage processing as a freelance service, including company name and web domain selection, intended customer experience, digital vendor selection and management, internal digital infrastructure, and web presence design.Once operational, I was responsible for solicitation and overall customer success of client accounts nationwide.- Mortgage processing client prospecting.- Freelance mortgage processing value proposition presentation.- Demo Web-based client pipeline management system.- Web-based client pipeline management system onboarding and training.- Troubleshoot web-based client pipeline management user issues and retrain as necessary- Monitor system usage and user feedback for opportunity to improve operationsRESULTS: Prior to the mortgage crash, Outsource Processing, with only one mortgage processor, had grown to roughly 20 clients closing as high as 4MM in mortgage loans per month.- Grew mortgage originator client base to 20.- Closed loan volume reached as high as 4MM per month.

Automotive sales consultant. Leveraged digital skills to promote my efforts.- Built out a search engine optimized web presence to support my sales efforts and ranked fourth organically for "Kansas City Ford Dealers" search term within 60 days. - Incorporated a sub-domain strategy to optimize for each model line complete with lead intake and automated email follow up system.- Launched a white-label social community called Kansas City Connected, now KCConnected, as a means to draw awareness to my efforts.

Recruit and place travel nurses and allied health professionals into unfilled contracts. Establish new business within territory. Maintain existing accounts. Grow team of recruiters as demand increases.+ Increased territory production by 177% within subsequent 60 days+ Promoted to Manager within 60 days - Eastern Region

Recruited to join small, startup healthcare staffing company to help grow the overall operation by opening an additional branch office while placing healthcare professionals on assignment and negotiating hospital contracts as well as other business development initiatives. + Increased Travel Nurse placements by 35% in first 6 months+ Renegotiated hospital placement contract resulting in revenues of $50,000 per month.+ Increased closing ratios and profitability by designing an automated spreadsheet sales tool optimize travel assignment cost factors in real-time and reduce human calculation errors.+ My strategic contributions to the successful acquisition of New Age Nurses by Crdentia, a publicly traded holding company.

Greenwood Village, Colorado, Us

I was hired on to their new overnight shift for the purposes of placing travel nurses at labor disputes around the country. The entire team also placed travel nurses on traditional 13 week, non-labor dispute assignments.+ Top producer on the overnight shift for four consecutive months+ Placed 80 nurses on assignments and labor disputes during 1 year

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Hired to represent WFS Financial's Non-prime loan products to franchise and independent automotive dealers. My territory was the southern half of the state of Colorado.+ Increased territory productions by 30% in first 30 days

Recruited to help Wolf Express Shuttle grow their regulated territory, increase owner-operated fleet population, and lead business development to sustain expanded fleet.+ Negotiated the successful acquisition of an established competitor doubling our operating territory+ Rewrote all operating procedures and recalculated all scheduled surface routes to comply with Colorado PUC operator standards+ Grew owner operator fleet by 183% in one year+ Secured major conferences, as well as major corporate accounts including: MCI, Focus 2000, Teletech, J.D. Edwards and Quest+ Improvements resulted in Wolf Express Shuttle becoming only the second shuttle company to be awarded an operating authority, by the PUC, for the Downtown Denver area.+ Managed internal, proprietary Windows based software applications including database maintenance and end user issues

Grew from hourly wage employee as a Curb Coordinator to become the largest owner-operated fleet within the Denver Super Shuttle airport transportation service.+ MVP of Curb Coordinator team. (curbside dispatch and customer service)+ My exemplary performance earned me distinct honor of being the first "employee" allowed to cross over into the owner-operator division.+ Grew my personal owner-operated fleet and became the largest sub-fleet with four vans running 18+ hours per day, 6+ days per week.

As Vice President of a small team, I was responsible for overall product strategy, design, marketing, and sales. I was also in charge of loan file auditing and submission.+ Led strategy, design, marketing, and sales efforts growing CWSI, Inc. from garage to revenues reaching $40K per month on roughly 1.2MM in loan volume.+ Led user experience design and strategy converting in house proprietary underwriting program into packaged product, called The In House Underwriter, for retail distribution to independent and franchise automotive dealerships.+ Wrote user manual for The In House Underwriter+ Negotiated affiliate relationship with sub-prime lending institution to supply our wholesale lending operation.+ Created go-to-market strategy positioning CWSI as a sub-prime wholesale lender within the retail automotive market.+ Processed and audited all loan packages and submitted for funding through our affiliated lender.