President/Chief Operating Officer with expertise in turning business ideas into high-growth organizations producing strong profit margins. Experienced in entering new geographic markets, developing new customer markets, and establishing new distribution channels. Strengths include applying cutting-edge technology to drive up service levels and drive down costs. Hands-on, straight-forward, team-oriented, entrepreneurial leadership style in high-energy, customer-focused organizations. Background includes development of national sales forces and marketing information services to financial services institutions, insurance companies, and legal firms. Additional experience in transforming products and services from B2B to B2C markets.ThomasDellaTorre@aol.comSpecialties: Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for building national data bases and supporting high-volume, transactional and bulk-data sales.Recognized expert on the National Flood Insurance Program: testified before both houses of Congress, adjunct faculty at the American Bankers Association National Compliance School, published numerous articles, frequent speaker and panel member, founding director of a national trade organization, federal lobbying and government relations experience.