Thirteen years as a Police Officer in Portland, Oregon. 4 years as a Registered Representative (Series 7) NASD broker. 8 years as Downtown Parking Program Coordinator - City of Portland, Oregon. 6 years as Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Duncan Industries (Manufacturing electronic parking control systems). 16 years as an entrepeneur; Parking Control Systems Consultant; Commercial property development; Mini-storage; Property Preservation Services.

Merchandise manager of shoes and accessories at Neiman Marcus. President of several Shoe Companies, Liz Claiborne, Papagallo. Owned womens shoe manufacturing company with factories in Italy. Our channels of distribution were high end stores, Saks, Neimans, Nordstrom.

RETAIL MANAGEMENT EXPERT. Retail Apparel Chain Chief Financial Officer and Vice President. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, CPA. Business Broker 1954-1959 Public Accounting 1960-1974 CFO & VP of retail apparel chain; 1975-2000 Owner- Retail Management Consulting Firm. Certified Public Accountant, Business Broker

20+ years experience in the Computer Industry, including software engineering, product management, marketing and sales. Co-founded high end design oriented retail furniture store, which has expanded to 3 locations in MN and Naples, FL. Hands on involvement in marketing, advertising, contract and lease negotiations, accounting, logistics, human resources, and all of the other nitty, gritty details involved in running a successful small business.

Expert in: WRITING BUSINESS PLANS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, GROWTH MANAGEMENT, HIRING PROCESSES.

• Veteran, USN Submarine Service as an Electronics Techician, ET2(SS)  followed by a
• 32 year career in Industrial Electronic Distribution; from Employment Supervisor, to Outside Industrial Sales, to General Manager (GM), to Regional Vice President (RVP) with $125m Responsibility.
• Finally, 9 years spent as Director of Marketing and Sales for a Retirement Community Developer ($40m Responsibility). SCORE counselor since 2001.