Worked in the office and on the tennis courts organizing and administering summer and holiday tennis camps and year-round classes for over 1000 children and adults of all ability levels. Organized sign-ups and liaised with parents, coaches, pros, multiple tennis clubs and facilities. Recruited junior teams, traveled out of state with elite players, coached local teams.Wrote and placed internet and newspaper ads for jobs and programs, trained employees, scheduled classes, booked courts, created/produced sales tools, sold camps and classesResponsible for accounts receivable, secured and filed waivers, ran cash register, made bank deposits.Stood in for the Director.

Designed and painted furniture with my own interpretation of a traditional Dutch folkpainting style, from the town of Hindeloopen. Sold my pieces at gift markets throughout Europe.

Created, developed and directed a county-wide, non-profit tennis corporation to provide access to high-quality affordable instruction on public courts.Recruited and trained collegiate and junior players as instructors. Marketed the program through schools and the Optimists organization, resulting in over 450 students in the first season.Secured use of public courts at schools, parks and Anne Arundel Community College.Coordinated yearly professional exhibitions with Wilson and SFX to bring the Bryan Brothers to town for exhibitions and clinics.Organized annual bus trips of students and local tennis enthusiasts to the Legg Mason ATP event in Washington DC, and performed as assistant coach of the ATP Kid’s Day event.

One of 15 medical sales reps responsible for pioneering the product launch of ACUVUE, the first disposable contact lens.Created the foremost value proposition for doctors, the direct driver for new product adoption.My tools, developed in U.S. test markets, became part of the national sales kit that drove successful national product launch.Highest annual nationwide ACUVUE sales.

Designed, manufactured and marketed my own line of high-end women’s tennis wear.Recruited and managed a global sales force, developed marketing plan to exhibit at select trade shows in the U.S. and Europe.Exhibited at international trade show in London in concert with Wimbledon championships, at the invitation of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Sold epidural and spinal trays and arthroscopy equipment to doctors.

Sold Qyx, the first electronic desktop computer. Received the first multiple-unit order in the country from the headquarters of Hughes Aircraft in Culver City, CA. Won Exxon Super-Circle distinction for top sales nationally.

Worked in and out of the office alongside data processing sales reps and systems engineers to meet the needs of large customers such as Hughes, Northrop, Rocketdyne, and TRW.