Nationwide Valuations performs business valuations and machinery and equipment appraisals. NWV's appraisers have been involved in the appraisal of thousands of companies on a national basis, covering almost every industry, ranging in value from $50 thousand to over $100 million. This experience has qualified them to meet the disclosure rules of the Internal Revenue Service, the SBA, national lending institutions, and courts of law around the country.As the Client Relations Manager, help to provide the best possible client experience through the appraisal process, as our team provides a highest quality product at industry-leading turn times and prices. Efficiently manage the flow of information for all projects coming from the sales department. • Review tax, financial, and business documentation• Engage in extensive contact with lender representatives and with business owners, buyers, sellers and brokers. Involves conveying expectations, requesting additional information, and answering questions in order to provide a complete package of information to the appraisal department. • Streamline internal and external processes• Create and review standardized forms and communication templates• Provide design review and content updates for company website• Exhibitor and participant at NAGGL conference

As a project manager for this financial services industry consulting firm, managed multiple projects, provided research and data analysis, and assisted in the writing and editing of presentation decks and whitepapers.Also created, executed, and analyzed data from multi-national surveys.

As part of the executive team of this startup internet company, engaged in all facets of the business – strategic planning, budgeting, marketing and sales support, and design and execution of custom-branded online media and download experiences.• Assumed support for undocumented systems and processes. Investigated and improved technical environment – created structure, standards, strategic plans, and documentation.• Led ongoing development of patented, award-winning technology.• Implemented reusable component architecture to allow for faster time to market and increased profitability.• Managed development and deployment of web-based applications on multiple servers. Implemented complex metric tracking and reporting using both custom-developed and packaged tools.• Managed contracts and statements of work with vendors and customers. Outsourced work to local and international vendors. Negotiated favorable billing rates and terms.

Delivered highest quality technology and business solutions and systems support to premier weekly and monthly magazines. Managed, motivated, and empowered staff of support technologists, systems developers, and managers.• Raised the profile of the technology department within the business.• Introduced new technologies.• Translated between groups to clarify true business needs and determine realistic process and technology solutions. Created consensus; defined deliverables and action steps.• Managed change – magazine and web launches, business process and staffing changes, centralizing/decentralizing of IT departments, and major system implementations affecting support of thousands of users across the U.S. and in Europe. • Analyzed current processes; effected change to create efficiencies, increase productivity, cut costs, and save time.• Managed multi-million-dollar budgets and capital plans.• Implemented standards and focused emphasis on documentation and training.

Full life-cycle systems development for finance and magazine production departments.• Designed and developed large-scale cross-title project to build end-to-end magazine production systems. The systems manage the process from issue preparation through distribution – capture ad sales information; track materials; create book makeup; generate and send printing, binding and distribution instructions to plants. Multi-million-dollar project included high-level design, feasibility analysis, workflow analysis, detailed requirements analysis, design, programming, system and user acceptance testing, rollout, and training. Eliminated re-entry of data; cut the number of manual steps in the process by 75%.• Led design and development of the company’s first client-server update applications.• Founded department’s PowerBuilder User Group; led inter-company meetings.• Head of Communications Committee; Editor and Production Director of departmental newsletter with nationwide circulation.

Designed, coded, tested, rolled out, and supported financial systems.• Interacted with system users to identify business needs and systems solutions, including management inquiry functions and interfaces between financial revenue systems.• Designed processing, screens and reports for multiple in-house A/R and billing systems.

Full life-cycle systems development for clients in the financial and industrial products industries. Included packaged system installations and custom system development.• Led programming teams, managed the work plan, and reviewed completed assignments.• Coded batch and online applications. Designed and executed unit- and system-test plans, and bug fixes. • Designed and managed a LAN architecture to integrate three customer service systems. Reviewed advanced technologies: touch screens, bar code readers, automated utilities, and image processing.• Developed and customized systems for order processing, billing, receiving, pricing and promotions, fleet maintenance, and management reporting for multi-national clients.