President & CEO
2001 - Present
AeroStudies Online Corporation
(aviation industry e-Learning development) |
- Successful commercialization of e-learning technologies
in aerospace
- Liaison with major aviation regulators and industry
leading companies
- Building team of professionals in aviation, internet,
and education fields.
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President Dec.
2000 - Present
Allantra Venture Development (management
consulting for technology businesses) |
- Executive management consulting & project
management
- Focus on transitioning technology
companies into marketing- oriented commercialized businesses.
- Specialized in e-commerce, software, and
aviation companies.
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MANAGER, Marketing & Business
Development Apr - Dec 2000 (contract)
Trader.com, Heavy Equipment Division (5 year old, profitable, e-commerce company) |
- Turned around money losing int'l sales & marketing department to become profitable
- Developed e-commerce strategic relations and new strategies
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INDUSTRY DIRECTOR, Business & Technology Development 1997 - 2000
Economic Development Edmonton (regional economic development agency) |
- Business analysis & consultation to e-commerce, software, IT, and aerospace companies
- Successful attraction of over $500M investment & 2000 jobs to city
(Ford, Convergys, etc.)
- Creation and leadership of industry associations & business groups
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VICE PRESIDENT, Worldwide
Marketing 1996 - 1997
Dendronic Decisions Ltd. (Artificial Intelligence Software & Research) |
- Technology commercialization
- Established powerful strategic alliances
- Developed portfolio of prospects worth well over $50M and attracted VenCap investment
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PRESIDENT & CEO
1996 - 1997
Falconar Marketing Services (Marketing Consulting & Business Development) |
- Business leadership and marketing consulting primarily to leading edge technology e-commerce and information technology companies
- Contract with artificial intelligence company grew into equity partnership, thus closed business to work at
Dendronic (above)
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INTERNATIONAL SALES COORDINATOR
1995 - 1996 (contract)
CELcorp (software & e-commerce technology development) |
- Reported directly to CEO, Evan Chrapko (Nationally acclaimed ultra-successful business leader)
- Part of a team brought in to turn company sales from almost $0 to $3M+
- Key role in development of sales office in Silicon Valley & managed several major accounts
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MARKETING MANAGER
1992 - 1995
Madenta Inc. (software development & electronics manufacturing) |
- Developed sales & e-commerce channels, creating over 400% revenue increase
- Led business development to successful venture capital investment
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VICE PRESIDENT,
Marketing 1986 - 1989
Hirth Aviation Engines International Inc. (marketing & service of engines) |
- Developed international dealer network & OEM contracts
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MARKETING MANAGER
1984 - 1986
Falconar Aviation Ltd. (manufacturer of aircraft, parts, & accessories) |
- All aspects of international marketing and sales, primarily corporate
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| OTHER CAREER EXPERIENCE
1979 - 1984 |
- Several positions in sales and sales management
- Fleet operations and management
- Assisted with several business startup and development projects
- Automotive mechanical and parts distribution
- Aircraft maintenance, repair and sales
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RELATED LEADERSHIP SERVICE:
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT |
- Tech IT
Easy Club (Rapidly growing industry association)
- Software Developers Network (One of the region's most successful industry associations, with over 250 members from
more than 130 companies)
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS |
- Conducted business in New York, Paris, Stockholm, London, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Silicon Valley, Germany, Chicago, Seattle, and other key business
centers.
- In-depth business dealings with overseas companies including Italy, Norway, Japan, Australia, Denmark, France, Finland, and South Africa
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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: |
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Other Training & Professional Development |
- Numerous seminars and workshops on personal excellence, business management, communications, teamwork, etc. from international business leaders including
Zig Ziglar, Brian
Tracy, Roger Dawson, Anthony
Robbins, etc.
- Several seminars & workshops on technology topics including e-Business Marketing, Telecommunications Technical Fundamentals, CSA & FCC Approval Processes, International Multimedia Marketing Strategies. Several software training courses including basic and intermediate levels of MS Office, PageMaker, Quark Xpress, FileMaker Pro, Internet Search Strategies, etc.
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