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Birmingham Power Squadron is a unit of the United States Power SquadronsAchieved rank of Advanced PilotDesigned, Developed, and Implemented Boating Safety Education Marketing Programs.Responsible for Purblic Relations programsResponsible for writing and submitting press releasesResponsible for interface with area broadcast, print and internet mediaMember, Executive CommitteeWrote and submitted BoatUS Foundation Grant RequestAwarded grant for public outreach by the BoatUS FoundationImproved data collection and Squadron identity tools Launched public outreach programs

Technical and Business Process Consultant with extensive experience in Process Engineeriing, Global Business Process Integration, Process and Data Controls, Disaster Recovery Planning, Quality Process Management. Proven IT Project Manager and Senior Business Analyst with unique background in full life cycle program management for Fortune Top 7 corporations. Broad management and strategic business process improvement experience, adept at taking complex projects from analysis and concept through design, development and business integration on a global scale with business and technical teams.

Troy, Michigan

Business IT consulting company providing hardware, software, network definition, implementation and support to professional organizations.Consultant - Wireless Networks 2007 - 2010Provided expertise in design and implementation of outdoor wireless to three Lake Michigan marinas.Concierge IT Support - for small business and executive individuals, specializing in enhancing productivity through full use of office technologies (desktop, laptop, tablet, phone integration), specializing in converting individuals from Windows7, and earlier, to touch screens and Windows 8, one on one.

Led marketing & sales business and technical teams that accomplished global integration of dealer information and business processes across 7 vehicle divisions and 120 global markets. This created the foundation for corporate integration of marketing & sales, service, and financial applications to all vehicle brands.Integrated common businesses practices saving $25MMLed global development effort in multi-cultural environmentProvided cross-business function expertise to business and IT functionsDesigned and implemented Sarbanes - Oxley controlsSOX ChampionDesigned and implemented disaster recovery processesParticipated in Corporate disaster recovery standards developmentSupported company-wide Web applications Created and managed application development and support teams

Detroit And Dearborn, Michigan

Led marketing & sales business and technical teams that designed and implemented decision support systems used to manage the corporate fleet sales business, utilizing full life cycle development methodology. Led business and technical teams that developed new vehicle specification processes for North American vehicle divisions.Designed improved business processes and data modelsManaged Client/Server application developmentLaunched application that reduced business headcount by 19%Supported North American field organization business practicesImplemented new business process improvement and development methodologiesDefined requirements and designed Disaster Recovery and Business Resumption solutions

Led finance application development quality process design and implementation for manufacturing product costing applications.Designed and successfully implemented quality control processesUtilized metrics for process improvementReduced application development defects by 97% over existing processesInfluenced corporate quality process design in use today

Led team that provided IT support to top corporate executives including the CEO, COO, CFO, the Board of Directors, President, and Vice PresidentsSupported office staffs, Board meetings, remote conferences, and home use technologyManaged executive office networks, hardware and softwareSupported executive security requirements

Accomplished integration of purchased package corporate financial applicationsIntegrated general ledger and accounts receivable applications into six North American divisionsStandardized corporate data and process controls and financial reportingDesigned and implemented corporate System Life Cycle methodology for Central StaffsLed marketing & sales, finance, and manufacturing business and development teams that designed and implemented global vehicle order processing, sales and inventory, domestic and import manufacturing scheduling, and financial incentive program systems

Washington Dc

Advanced Pilot, Maritime Seamanship And Navigation

Activities and Societies: Boating Safety, Seamanship, Piloting, Advanced Piloting, Weather Forecasting, Marine Electronics, Engine.

Ba General Studies, Management, Mis, Marketing, Executive Information Systems

OAKLAND UNIVERSITY, Rochester, MI BA in General Studies: Management, MIS, Marketing. Executive Information Systems Honor Graduate, USAF.

Management Information Systems

Business Administration

Honor Graduate, Mis, Programming, Operations Management

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