Career Experience

• Director of Finance for a California municipal government
• Cash and Debt Manager for the Real Estate division of a major insurance company
• Director of Corporate Applications for a portfolio management software development company
• Independent Consultant and Trainer developing financial and business applications for a variety of organization ranging from small companies to major corporations and government entities
• Director of Training for a major insurance company
• Director of Project Management Office for a major insurance company
• Contract Landscape Designer

Education

• Certificate in Landscape Design
• Certification in Landscape Management
• Certified Microsoft Office Trainer
• Project Management Certifications
• MBA in Finance
• BS in Accounting

Skills

• Design
  • Landscape
  • Website
  • Presentation
  • Marketing / Promotional
• Project Management
• Training & Development including e-Learning
• Systems Design & Development
• Accounting & Finance

Presentations

• Integrated Financial, Marketing, and Project Management Systems for Professional Service Firms, Professional Services Management Association.

• Hypertext and Hypertext-based Systems Documentation Workbench, various professional groups.

• Management Decisions and Information Technology, various seminars and professional groups.

• Frequent speaker at local and national Focus Users Group (FUSE) conferences and meetings.

Articles Published

"Hypertext:  A Tool for Knowledge Acquisition", Journal of Systems Management, June 1991.

"Link Between Marketing, Project Planning Aids Professional Services", Marketing News, April 2, 1990.

"Automating Proposals Facilitates Marketing the Service", Intangibles, December 1989.

"Planning Systems Link Professionals to Marketing", Intangibles, September 1989.

"Prototyping in Design and Development of Information Systems", The Journal of Systems Management, July 1989.

"Futures Hedges", CASHFLOW, June 1981.

"Cash Management in Municipal Government", Western City, June 1977.

Commendations and Awards

• Two by the City Council of California City for professional performance.

• Certificate of Outstanding Financial Reporting by California Society of Municipal Finance Officers.

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