Resume
Qualification Summary
Accomplished professional with a 15-year proven record of combining business and technical skills to meet goals and improve performance in demanding environments. Proven leadership, negotiation, and problem resolution abilities. Experienced in project management, customer service, category management, application development, market research, sales planning, and IT management. Biggest assets are resourcefulness and capacity for learning and applying new skills quickly.
Employment History
Tech Spaces, Inc. Fayetteville, AR 2004-Present
- Design, development, and management for e-commerce websites and Intranets using PHP, MySQL, and Content Management Systems
- Took over stalled e-commerce project, learned shopping cart coding system, and trained personnel to bring project in on-time and under budget
- Audio/Video System Design, Engineering, and Installation management, including custom home theaters and digital signage for retail
- Consulting on data and communications infrastructure in residential developments
- Design and installation of LAN, VPN, ISP Connections, and IP telephony systems
- Design and construction of custom media storage and distribution solutions
- Project Management of Structured Wiring installation in 40+ unit developments
Ozark Marketing, Inc. Fayetteville, AR 1995-2004
- Managed poultry category for leading retail chains in Texas and Mexico
- Created import marketing strategies and presentations for meat items and baked goods
- Maintained high level of customer service for $60M category supplier account
- Negotiated contract pricing and volume levels for poultry categories
- Created inventory management and logistics system to manage dynamic fresh poultry category
- Developed marketing strategies for sales of an innovative encryption technology to security software and device developers in Central and South America
- Made sales presentations to industry professionals and trade shows on a patented encryption process and it’s applications
- Performed market research and analysis for Import/Export partners used to determine pricing and import strategies for value added products
- Designed and installed secure VPN connection between Brazil and US offices
Technical Skills
Excel ● Access ● MS Project ● MS Visio ● Flash ● Acrobat ● Photoshop ● Linux
(X)HTML ● PHP ● XML ● CSS ● MySQL ● JavaScript ● Open Office ● Illustrator
Windows Servers ● Macintosh ● System Architecture ● TCP/IP ● Quality of Service
Network Attached Storage ● RAID ● Remote ● Desktop Protocol ● Command Line
Virtual Network Computing ● FTP ● DNS Management ● Asterisk ● VoIP ● VPN
Education & Training
University of Arkansas Marketing Management 1993-1997
