Professional Experience:
Three career professional beginning with internships in the management of juvenile and adult correctional programs, then working as a research assistant in Louisiana's Governors office evaluating juveniles delinquency. That position led me to a Systems Analyst position with the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago. Over 8 years I held various positions in training and ultimately rising to Director of Financial Administration overseeing a budget of $40 million impacting 400 Officers and supporting staff,five facilities and twelve direct reports. This position allowed me also initiate new programs in Victim Assistance, Training, Drug Interdiction and Gang Caseload Management. Leaving the public sector I worked for three successive private firms as a business development manager where the product focus was Bio-metrics, Electronic Monitoring and supporting technology for the criminal justice industry. Recruited by a Kiosk Technology company I became Vice President overseeing government channel business development. From there I went to Eastman Kodak as business development director and ultimately the Chief Marketing Officer of EIS a subsidiary of Kodak that managed digital operations at Disney, Universal Studios and other consumer destination locations worldwide. Resigning from Kodak I formed my own company focused on small business organization and product development. over the last ten years I have worked in many capacities from writing business and marketing plans to developing and evaluating intellectual property and patent submissions. I have also acted as an officer and manager in multiple start-ups. Business types where I made significant contributions include Underwater Submersibles, Power Transmission, Underwater Consumer Products, Underwater Imaging Technology, Bio-lipid Growth Technology, Bio-Fuel Contracts, Overseeing the Rebuilding and Operation of a Alaskan Native American Salmon Processing and Water Bottling Plant. I have also advised on many small projects from evaluation of communications costs, water treatment technology and recovery of assets in other countries. I have a vast international network that allows me to select an area where I can be of assistance,identify an issue, execute a plan of resolution and measure and adjust for the results.