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Petal, Mississippi

CEO and lead developer of a website and web applications development company, and (cloud) service provider for several mission critical business applications for educational services and event management. I specialize in the customization and development of content management systems, support a variety of third-party open-source applications for content management and e-commerce solutions. I provide and host customized email and communications systems, database management systems other related IT services. My experience and knowledge of the industry allows me to provide services for clients that would normally be contracted out by other similar companies. I also specialize in live streaming, audio/video productions, and internet broadcasting solutions. I employ, train and mentor only local developers in order to promote and utilize talent within the local community. I place high emphasis on the end-user experience (UI/UX) and help guide and direct developers according to the target audience and demographics of the project or website. My years of experience in marketing and advertising, contribute greatly to guiding and leading development of websites and applications that are responsive and easy to navigate for my clients.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Area

Pine Belt Media is a subsidiary of Carlow Digital Arts & Technologies, LLC. PBM is the creative side of the business and provides a range of creative services including; graphics and animation, audio/video production, broadcasting and live streaming.

Wiggins, Mississippi

Managed the staff and day to day business operations, as well as develop and maintain several mission critical applications for non-profit K-2 educational service agencies throughout the state. These applications included custom designed content management systems (CMS) for websites, email & communications, as well as a custom developed enterprise level event management system (EMS) for managing the multitude of state mandated professional development trainings for educators and administrators in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). My responsibilities included the training of staffs to utilize the system, overseeing the security and protection of the personal identifiable information (PII) of over 40,000 educators, and managing the database of records containing thousands of registrations, attendance, evaluations, and assessments for continuing education credits (CEUs) for state educators. I developed workshops and trained educators to utilize third party content management systems to publish student content and school district websites. During my tenure I was exposed to a variety of third party systems which required me to quickly learn to instruct faculty including; WordPress, Drupal, Moodle and SchoolWires.I developed conference and training management systems for several school districts to manage in-house professional development. My systems are still used by several school districts and non-profit educational organizations for managing large conferences and exhibitors. As the demand for my services grew, I established a student internship program which allowed me to hire, train and mentor technology students to help manage the growing enterprise software.development and management of client information systems.

Petal, Mississippi

Web Applications & Development. Web programmer: Coldfusion, SQL, Flash, HTML, XML, Javascript.

Contacted by a large industrial commercial laundry to innovate and incorporate technology into the business by developing custom applications to manage every stage of production to delivery for linen and dry cleaning for the newly established and growing casino/hospitality industry on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.My responsibilities included the establishment, management and training of a new IT department for managing computerized equipment, and newly developed automation systems. The large laundry staff consisted of over 150 fulltime employees and workers, all of whom had to be trained and certified to utilize the new systems. Over the course of my four year contract, I was directly responsible for leading and driving technology innovations for the growing, $8.5 million a year operation. My software and innovations allowed the laundry to expand territory and service neighboring hotels in Louisiana and Alabama. My software and computer systems are still in use under new ownership.

Gulf Coast, Mississippi

My experience managing large staffs of 80 and more landed me the opportunity to become one of the youngest general managers in the country at the time according to the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in 1992. During this time I was the leader and innovator of a newly established local management group that specialized in the takeover and direct management of struggling, family owned radio stations along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I was directly responsible for the staffing, training and management of personnel for 3 FMs and 2 AMs, as well as the combining of staffs into one large consolidated group of adult contemporary and news talk radio stations.Stations I managed and produced included:WXRG - Rock 96.7 FM - Classic Rock - Adult Contemporary WXLS - Surf 107.1 FM - Soft Rock - Adult ContemporaryWKSS - Kiss 105.9 FM - Pop - Adult ContemporaryWBND - Unforgettable 1490 AM - Nostalgia/Big Band - Adult Contemporary

General Manager of one of the first duopolies in the country. One of the youngest general managers in the US at the time. Managed a total of 5 radio stations under one Local Management Agreement. Two AMs and three FMs. Introduced the first "Classic Rock" format (Rock 96.7 WXRG) to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1992 and took the number one spot in Men 18+ from the 100,000 watt country giant with only 3,000 watts the first year, and maintained that spot until I left broadcasting in 1994.