TiER1 Performance Solutions is focused on delivering knowledge management, change management, talent management and learning solutions to large commercial and government organizations.TiER1 has been named to the inc. 5000 list of the country's fastest growing privately held companies for five straight years and was winner of Best Places to Work in Cincinnati in 2010. TiER1 has over 120 Fortune 500 clients. Specialties:e-Learning, Change Management, Talent Management, Leadership, Knowledge Management, Program Management, Consulting Services, Management Consulting

Empowering Others International (EOI) 1995 – Present (Volunteer effort)Founder/CEO• Founded a (501C3) non-profit to help abandoned kids in Latin America and Kenya• Raised money to deliver 200 computers to Bolivia, Costa Rica, Honduras, and El Salvador• Raised funds to fund full 4 year scholarships for 18 orphaned children in Kenya

American CityVistaJoint venture created by former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros (serving under Bill Clinton) and Bruce Karatz, CEO and Chairman of KB HOME Houston, Texas-Reported to Henry Cisneros• Increased Annual net profit of American City Vista by several million dollars• Closed a large transaction which provided Seed Money for CityView• Negotiated contracts to Invest $40mm in 683 acres of land from 34 different land owners in Houston with a realized rate of return in excess of 18% on Equity invested• Performed due diligence and wrote investment committee write-ups to raise $110mm for six projects in Houston• Appointed by current Mayor of Houston Bill White to serve as a board member for Tax Increment Re-investment zone 21 to approve and oversee the financing of developing over 243 acres in city-center Houston

A.F. Kelly (1996 to 2001) Equity Partner-Head of Business DevelopmentA.F. Kelly was a Management consulting firm acquired by Haverstick consulting in late 2001, Haverstick consulting was acquired by Kratos Defense systems in January, 2008.• Reported directly to the owner as the 4th employee• Recruited 6 key individuals to the Management team • Acquired 7 Fortune 500 clients generating 5 million in revenue• Helped grow overall business to 130 employees

IBM Corporation (1992 – 1994) Integrated Marketing Support Associate• Designed and implemented an integrated marketing system• Organized and managed sales and training seminars for the IBM RS 6000 throughout the Midwest• Contributed to the achievement of the Malcolm Baldrige quality award

Southwestern Publishing Company (5/91 – 9/92) Sales Manager• Relocated to Illinois (1991) and Kentucky (1992) for summer “Door to Door” selling program• Managed an organization of 30 salespeople achieving sales of $259,239 retail in 1992• Southwestern Company: Gold Seal Gold Award(Working 80+ Hours each week of the summer), President’s club, Growth Award, International incentive trips. Top experienced salesman(Awarded to the Top 3% of 3,500 sales people.• Achieved personal sales in 9 weeks of $8,200 in 91, and $12,300 in 92 to fund college education