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Education and Experiences U.S. Air Force Veteran, Eglin AFB, Florida·
Weather
Observer Technician,
Strong oral and written communication skills · Experienced writer · Corporate and Front-line personal coach · Instructor · Public speaker Organizational Skills Have organized and monitored the activities of up to 30 subordinates at a time. · Monitored and managed swimming pool chemical sales departments of 17 retail outlets in 8 states producing approximately $4 million in annual sales. During most recent two years with a large
regional airline · Front-line and Gate and Counter Operations · Data Integrity · Human Resources · Training · Policy and Procedures Return to top
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Interdisciplinary Skills Return to top Professional Knowledge and Skills ü
Most
recent full time
position -- airline industry -- Created a high volume of documentation
that was easily understood and immediately put to use by employees with
disparate responsibilities and retention levels. Management Skills ü Ability to field ongoing questions, find solutions and quickly resolve issues borne of over 25 years’ experience in sales and management as corporate “trouble shooter,” professional writer, and coach. ü Substantial experience in telephone transactions as well as the one-on-one “micro” negotiations that take place in through in-person sales of products and services. ü Successfully worked with skilled and unskilled people alike in areas ranging from technical disciplines such as meteorology and sophisticated financial and statistical transactions through boarding multiple flights simultaneously. Communication/Presentation Skills
ü Business-related articles published nationally discussing subjects such as business plan preparation and review, receivables factoring, electronic billing, IPO preparation, and Federal Government departmental spending history/patterns and projections. ü Business/strategic and operating plans resulting in the funding of over $40 million to small-to-midsized corporate clients. Funding vehicles ranged from state-subsidized real estate ($6 million +) to IPO’s ($10 million) through conventional lending and venture capital. ü
Press
releases, joint venture proposals, position papers, training
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ü 30-hour Business Plan Workshop as requirement for certification under SBA program. Conceived, developed and presented the program at local college for two years, working with over 200 local entrepreneurs. Program covered a broad spectrum of new-business topics such as document preparation, municipal/state/federal registration, product development, market review and marketing planning, sales planning and presentation development, promotion and advertising, and record-keeping. ü Numerous professional seminars to clients and prospects dealing with business and personal financial planning and investments. ü Small-scale training for corporate clients on selected topics integral to the successful operation of the client’s business or department. ü Presented and performed before as many as a thousand guests (twice in two years).
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