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Work Experience
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Virtual Strategies
Washington, D.C., United States (April 2002 - Present)
Subject Matter Expert and Senior Analyst
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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.
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SmartBond
Longmont, Colorado, United States (January 2000 - Present)
Founder, Director
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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.
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Aldare Capital Partners
Westminster, Colorado, United States (January 2000 - December 2000)
Operations and Business Development Specialist
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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.
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Montsi & Associates
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (September 1996 - January 1997)
Business Advisor
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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).
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Global Consult
Kuwait City, Kuwait, Kuwait (October 1994 - August 1995)
Middle East Manager
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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.
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Arthur Andersen
Kuwait City, Kuwait, Kuwait (January 1993 - September 1994)
Staff Consultant
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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.
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Project
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Illinois MBA, RTMO, & NCSA
(Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States): November 1995 - March 1996
Project Manager
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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.
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OSBI
(Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States): September 1995 - May 1996
Project Team Member & Junior Partner
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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.
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