Provided assistance to current or potential small business owners by delivering one-on-one consulting and training in the areas of business planning, capital asset financing, strategic marketing, planning, financial analysis, networking, and other economic development assistance activities.

Direct a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) that provides business advisory services including financing assistance to 125 entrepreneurs and small business owners in the Greater Providence area.• Create and deliver entrepreneurial and business training (English and Spanish) with community-oriented co-sponsors including public agencies and lenders, on topics including financial literacy, capital access, food entrepreneurship, the Business Model Canvas.• Serve as judge, mentor, advisor and supporter for entrepreneurial training initiatives. • Established relationships with traditional and alternative lenders, community development corporations (CDC) and public funding agencies. Facilitated $500.000.00 for lending to small business in 2015.• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key partners at the Federal, State and Municipal level; food incubators, colleges and universities, public libraries, economic development groups.• Established relationships with traditional and alternative lenders, public and quasi-public funding agencies, venture capitalists, angel investor groups, and other providers of capital• Maintain close and on-going working relationships with members of the State and Federal legislative delegation in relation to funding and other issues

Coordinate the efforts of the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center in providing service to various diverse communities in Rhode Island.Provide comprehensive, high quality assistance to existing and prospective small business in these communities. Collaborate with Center Director to best service the needs of the State's diverse communities.

Provided one-on-one counseling (Businessmen and students)• Designed and executed business workshops and established relationships with traditional and alternative lenders• Developed and maintained relationships with key partners in government, chambers of commerce, and economic development groupsAssistant Professor Dual BBA-PMBA Program Teaching subjects: Family Business, Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management, Cost Accounting, Financial Management, Budgeting.

• Direct responsibility over profit and loss• Overseeing operations & HR with over 800 security officers• Accountable for end of month closing and reporting to HQ• In charge of budgeting and strategic planning• Project Manager: U. S. Embassy Contract (125 security guards)• Contract Manager: Falconbridge (Xstrata) Physical Security Contract with 200 security guards• Project Manager: Gildan Activewear (150 guards)• Spearheaded ISO 9001 & BASC certifications

• Managed franchising and new store openings for the Dominican Republic• P & L responsibilities over nine stores• Provided financial management and planning for all new stores and franchises• In charge of governmental, institutional business • Chaired the implementation of a new ERP • Project Manager: Supreme Court Contract