Work Experience

Virtual Strategies Washington, D.C., United States  (April 2002 - Present)    Subject Matter Expert and Senior Analyst

Responsibilities Conduct primary research with trade organizations and companies in various industries to help clients better understand the marketplace. Research markets and companies for clients which are looking to acquire companies. Includes companies in the manufacturing, technology, and aerospace industries. Identify key acquisition opportunities for clients in strategic markets using market-driven research. Building, designing, and maintaing the VSI corporate website.

SmartBond Longmont, Colorado, United States  (January 2000 - Present)    Founder, Director

Responsibilities In charge of the day-to-day administration for the company. Manage multiple software development and web design projects. Interview and hire new employee candidates. In constant communication with SmartBond employees and clients. Source new clients (business development). Write client proposals, estimates, and contracts. Accomplishments Founded SmartBond in South Africa with Tahir Fayker in January 2000. Have managed more than 50 software development and design projects of various sizes for clients and internal application. Sample client projects: Online storage management system - Assisted in the design and development an Internet storage management system which allows Internet server accounts to look like a hard drive on the user's desktop. Web-based Cell Phone Handset Issue Tracking System - Took over the development of an online application to allow our client's management, its call center, and all of its clients to access their cell phone claims when a cell phone is lost or damaged. Marketing Entrprise Managment System - Developed the business logic layer in the .NET framework language c# for an application which allows marketing executives to manage their marketing campaigns, budgets, deadlines, and goals. Sample internal projects: Online Project Management System - Designed and developed a web-based project management system so all employees and clients can communicate easily on projects they are working on. Web-based Timeline Generator - Designed and developed an online application to allow users to easily create a timeline in HTML without having to be technically oriented. TimeTracker - Designed and developed a Java-based desktop applicaiton to allow users to track the time they work on various projects. Sourced the majority of the firm's clients.

Aldare Capital Partners Westminster, Colorado, United States  (January 2000 - December 2000)    Operations and Business Development Specialist

Responsibilities Company and market research. Inserted into the operations of Aldare's portfolio companies for the purpose of assisting management where skills were lacking in the portfolio company. Accomplishments Worked in the following Aldare portfolio companies: 1Vision Software, Inc. Acting COO Formulated corporate strategy Identified solid business development opportunities. Drafted and closed contract documents. Found and hired top management candidates. Assisted in managing and protecting the company's intellectual property (PFS patent). Worked with the accounting, legal, marketing and public relation advisors. Raised outside funding. Completed first round of financing ($2.85 million in May 2000). 1Disk.com Project Manager Managed the software development activities for an online storage technology.

Montsi & Associates Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa  (September 1996 - January 1997)    Business Advisor
Responsibilities Worked with Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) owned by previously disadvantaged community members to help them improve their business systems and strategies. Worked with the SMEs and large South African corporations to find ways for them to work together. The initiative was part of a USAID-funded project called BLUE (Business Linkages for Under Utilized Enterprises).

Global Consult Kuwait City, Kuwait, Kuwait  (October 1994 - August 1995)    Middle East Manager

Responsibilities Handled the company's operations in the Middle East, including business development activities, proposal writing, and arranging and attending meeting with top local government and business officials. Accomplishments Business Development - Performed business development activities for American firms in pursuit of multi-million dollar projects in the infrastructure, health care, and strategic planning fields. American Housing Consortium – Was part of the Global Consult team who formed and managed an alliance of 14 American companies for the purpose of winning a project requested by the Ministry of Housing to construct a 50,000 person city in Kuwait (US $5 billion project). The alliance included companies such as Black & Veatch, Smith Barney, American Standard, CH2M Hill, 3M, and other prominent American firms. $40 Million Private Placement - Prepared the concept paper, proposal, and economic impact analysis for a private placement memorandum to raise $40 million for a $250 million golf course and resort development (Marbella, Spain) in conjunction with the Kuwait Offset Program.

Arthur Andersen Kuwait City, Kuwait, Kuwait  (January 1993 - September 1994)    Staff Consultant

Responsibilities Member of United Nations Claims filing project in regards to the losses contributed to the Iraq-Kuwait invasion. Member of various business, accounting, and technology projects. Lotus Notes Administrator. Accomplishments Litigation Support - Prepared, and supervised staff in preparing, Statement of Claims, valuations, schedules, and supporting documentation to be submitted to the United Nations on behalf of clients. Feasibility Study - Senior-in-charge for a feasibility study of a new hospital. Accounting - Designed a chart of accounts for an international client operating in multi-industries. Information Technology - Implemented and supported a Lotus Notes network as part of a worldwide network of over 25,000 users. Facilitated the installation of a local area network (LAN). Conducted inner-office training. Desert Peace Treasurer (Community Service) - Handled financial transactions for the nonprofit operation on behalf of American relatives of service persons that honorably served in Desert Storm. Conduced Lotus Notes training for staff in the Kuwait office.

Project

Illinois MBA, RTMO, & NCSA (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States):  November 1995 - March 1996 Project Manager
Responsibilities: Worked with 6 other MBA students, the university's technology transfer office (RTMO), and the NCSA to evaluate technology being developed by the University of Illinois and NCSA.

OSBI (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States):  September 1995 - May 1996 Project Team Member & Junior Partner
Responsibilities: Project team member during first semester of my MBA program. Junior Partner during my second semester of my MBA program. Accomplishments: Performed a Feasibility Study for a family business center on behalf of the University of Illinois. Oversaw several projects as a Junior Partner, including a project for a Japanese company that had a plant in Danville, Illinois.