Director of Sales for an elite team of full time energy consultants designing, contracting and delivering superior residential and commercial solar and electrical solutions.

Design and install superior residential solar and electrical solutions.

Provide Internet, VoIP, communications and data consulting and sales services for business and residents in northern California for leading local terrestrial tower based Internet and voice service provider.

Appointed to serve on Bidwell Park and Playground Commission, an advisory body on parks and natural resource issues for the City of Chico and the Chico City Council. Chair of the Chico Urban Forest Committee. Member of Chico Bicyling Coalition Committee.

Served as board member at Polder/OMPT, a nonprofit international humanitarian organization dedicated to reducing global poverty through education by providing audio/video distance learning solutions, knowledge and training to NGOs and instructors working in difficult and hard-to-reach communities throughout the world.

Executive level director for nationwide network of early stage technology entrepreneurs, venture capital and angel investors, and professional service providers.

Launched and managed statewide economic development initiative to identify, train and showcase promising early stage growth companies from communities throughout California to a network of angel and other early stage investors. Recruited through sales and marketing efforts venture communities from throughout California, including Northstate, Sacramento, Gold Country, Central Valley, Central Coast and Inland Empire. Venture Communities was an online portal supporting entrepreneurs through regional networking events and business plan competitions, technical training, and an online investor-entrepreneur social networking portal. Produced live streaming video events and maintained video profiles of featured companies. Conducted training seminars on business plans and fundraising through investors, lenders, bootstrapping and other funding sources. Conducted small business technical training on sales, marketing, bookkeeping and operations. Wrote technical manual for the portal and the initiative.#webdeveloper #videoproduction #trainer #techsupport #techwriter

Wrote and produced articles and events on the nexus of environment, technology, politics and culture for national newspapers and magazines

Managed editorial and freelance staff for SmartTV, Videomaker and LightWheels magazines and websites. Wrote features and columns, edited copy, worked with production and ad teams to publish monthly magazines and websites. Moved to advertising dept. and sold media.

Freelance and Staff Writer: 1992-1998General assignment and beat journalistStaff Writing Assignments- Senior Editor, Videomaker, SmartTV, LightWheels magazines- Founder and Managing Editor, Northern California Trails Magazine- General Assignment, Police and Fire, Mountain Democrat, Placerville, CA- Contributing Reporter, Business, Technology, Features, Sacramento Bee, - Politics and Features, Paradise Post- Contributing Editor, Politics, Business, Chico News & Review- Managing Editor, Orion College Newspaper, CSU, Chico#reporter #writer #freelancer

Electronics specialist with TOW missile unit at 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One), Ft. Riley, KS.