Provided vision and leadership in top economic development positions at two separate regions, along with city, county and non profit economic development organizations local in five states in Midwest and southeast that resulted in over $ 7 Billion dollars total investment and over 13,000 jobs in small population geographic areas.Provided vision, leadership, staff supervision and expertise in job recruitment/retention, fund raising/travel tourism, building/electric and plumbing supervision, real estate, foreign trade zone, import/export, tech transfer, workforce development, research, international sales travel to Europe, Asia, government procurement, small business development, economic development and chamber of commerce for over 30 years in multiple positions such as:CEO/President at two separate regions,(New River Valley Economic Development Alliance in Virginia-(Virginia Tech/Radford University area), Argonne Regional Consortium-Argonne Labs in Will, DuPage and southwest suburbs of Cook County/Chicago, IL) Along with top economic and community development positions in city, county and nonprofit economic development organizations in five states including Paducah, KY, Maury County, TN (Spring Hill/Columbia/Mt. Pleasant) Bartlett, IL (3rd fastest growing suburb of Chicago) Edwardsville, IL (SIUE) Cleveland County, NC, Results include mega projects of $1.9 Billion Saturn Corp, .5 Billion Volvo Truck, USEC .5 Billion. Duke Energy Plant Modernizations and Peaker Merchant Gas Plant.
Listed skills include Community Development, Economic Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning, and 22 others.
