Work Experience

GolfSolutions Longmont, Colorado, United States  (June 1998 - Present)    Founder, President

Responsibilities In charge of technology development, overall company strategy, business development, and staffing. Accomplishments GolfInvestors (golfinvestors.com) - Lead team which designed and developed an online golf stock market where users can trade golfers like they trade company stocks on the NASDAQ [PHP, HTML, XML, WAP, Java, Javascript, mySQL, Linux]. GolfSolutions.net - Lead team which designed and developed an online facility management system for golf courses [PHP, HTML, Javascript, mySQL, Linux]. GolfGigs (golfgigs.com) - Head of team which developed a job posting and recruiting web site for individuals to find jobs in the golf industry and for golf-related employers to find qualified candidates [ASP, HTML, MS SQL, NT]. TurfManager - Lead team which designed and developed an online product catalog for turf-related suppliers [PHP, HTML, XML, Javascript, mySQL, Linux]. Online Contact Manager - Designed and developed an online contact manager for company personnel to manage and share their contacts [PHP, HTML, XML, Javascript, mySQL, Linux]. Designed and Developed a Flash piece for marketing and explaining the original GolfSolutions web service. Developed alliances/partnerships with Executive Sports International, Golf Course News, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), Quote.com, Weather 2000, Weatherlabs, and others. Developed relationships with various golf course-related suppliers and superintendents. Wrote company's original business plan. Updated plan accordingly over time as the company aged.

University of Phoenix Longmont, Colorado, United States  (April 2002 - September 2002)    Faculty Member
Responsibilities Teaching graudate level students in an online medium provided by the University of Phoenix. Accomplishments Classes taught: eBusiness Principles and Practices

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.

Paragon Construction International (Golden Bear Golf) North Palm Beach, Florida, United States  (February 1997 - May 1998)    Vice President of Business Development

Responsibilities Coordinated client recruitment including making site visits, presenting to potential clients, and preparing proposals. In charge of handling the promotion, marketing, and public relations for the company. Handled the preliminary activities for setting up the Europe, the Middle East, and Africa office in Swizterland. Assisted in the setup of the western USA office in Phoenix. Accomplishments Member of the new management team which grew the company from US $20 million in revenue in 1996 to US $40 million in 1997. A key person in obtaining more than US $200 million in new awards in 1997 and increasing the backlog to more than US $160 million as of January 1, 1998 (from US $6 million). A key person in obtaining work from outside golf course architects (i.e. other than Jack Nicklaus) Worked with a team of specialists to develop a new image for the company, including a new company name, corporate logo, letterhead, brochure (won second in a 1997 national marketing show), CD-ROM (won first in a 1998 national public relations show), web site, and calendar. Setup internal standards for developing, submitting, and monitoring client proposals. Developed the original business plan for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) office, to be based in Switzerland. Developed a business development database in Lotus Notes which was specific to the needs of Paragon and Nicklaus Design. Conducted an information and training session on golf course construction for our Asia office in the Phillipines.

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).

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.

Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, United States  (September 1990 - April 1991)    Teaching Assistant
Responsibilities Teaching assistant for undergraduate and graduate classes for Professors Jim Collins and Uday Apte in the Business College. Taught MIS lab classes. Graded assignments and exams Provided one-on-one tutoring for MIS students.

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.

Honors

Best Speaker (1996): Won the Best Speaker Award at the Big 10 MBA Case Study competition held at Ohio State University and sponsored by Andersen Consulting.

Activities

techStart (2001): Invited to be a panel member for techStart, a conference put on for high-tech entrepreneurs in association with the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana (Illinois). Sat on a panel of technology entrepreneurs to discuss experiences in starting and running a technology company. Represented GolfSolutions on the panel. The session was attended by 200-300 persons from the local Champaign-Urbana and Chicago area.