I welcome an opportunity to join a small business in Portland where leveraging multi-functional experience is essential. I'm a former CPA with years of varied experience. I can wear many hats and assist with solutions, improvements and the day to day. I have management and customer service expertise and can help with your operations, your HR, regulatory issues, policy and procedure, research and analysis and of course your finance and accounting. I have a great attitude with energy to back it up. I value flexibility and a great work-life balance.I enjoy and am effective managing and teaching. I take responsibility and will stand in the fire when it’s my turn. I trust that people closest to the work have tremendous insight and value. I believe that having fun and working are not mutually exclusive.I’m a fast learner and a quick thinker. Producing concerts provided an early foundation for managing and running businesses. From negotiating contracts to marketing the show to making sure the dressing room beer was cold, I did it all. The school of LL Bean honed my customer, people and leadership skills.I like change and challenges and don’t mind taking a risk. I've sailed transatlantic on a 35-foot wooden sailboat, treasure hunted on a 71-foot research vessel and backpacked hundreds of miles.Put it all together and you’ll find that I am a knowledgeable, valuable, energetic, smart, resourceful, interesting, dynamic, funny, easygoing, asset for any business.