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Communications & Speech Writing.
Wrote and presented highly effective policy briefings, status reports, and Congressional testimony for the media, senior executives, and House members and Senators. Convention speaker. Conducted executive-level continuing education workshops and seminars on speech writing and Congressional and media relations. Published author in seven peer-reviewed professional journals and author of many position and posture statements presented to Congress.
Financial & Business Management.
Developed and implemented organizational budgets and managed corporate financial systems from $1.2 million on up to hundreds of millions of dollars as the CFO, COO, or CEO. Routinely received positive ratings from auditors. Orchestrated significant improvements in workforce productivity, organizational development, and management accountability resulting in a major financial “turn-around” of the businesses moving from deficits to surpluses in minimal time. Implemented new customer-service web-based information and fulfillment capability. Renegotiated contracts, redesigned computer networks, and reduced inventories thus cutting costs and enhancing workforce productivity and management information systems. Developed new Accounting Systems & Internal Control Procedures Manuals,Disaster Recovery Plans, and Ethics Policies.
Human Resources Management.
Recruited, interviewed, and hired and terminated executive-, middle-, and entry-level employees; wrote job descriptions, performance standards, and evaluation criteria; handled union grievances and counseled employees. Wrote HR manual. Negotiated union contracts. Established manpower requirements, human resources, ethics, equal opportunity policies, employee position-control systems; and analyzed salary and benefits structures and designed new job grade levels.
Adult Education & Training.
Adjunct professor with the University of Maryland and National-Louis University, professor of systems acquisition management with the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and instructor with the Defense Systems Management College. Taught post-graduate courses in program management, computers, ethics, workforce productivity, organizational development, Congressional liaison, and strategic planning. Senior high school speech teacher, winning Debate Coach.
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Marketing Campaign Management.
Managed a $535,000 public relations and marketing campaign. Published award-winning marketing programs, including a magazine ad portfolio, an Internet Web site, radio/TV spots, and news article placement. Developed publication budgets ($950,000) and negotiated print and distribution contracts. Publisher of 4 award-winning international scientific journals and 6 newsletters. Directed marketing and fundraising projects from concept to contract on through distribution.
Contract and Program Management.
Managed integrated logistics systems, contract management, and financial support for several highly classified hundred-plus-million dollars, advanced-technology programs; administered budgets, program funds disbursement, and integrated logistics systems in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment with frequent status briefings to U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, Congressional staffers, and senior executives. Successfully managed large staffs, financial distribution and management, and integrated logistics systems in hundred-million dollar-plus programs and related business activities on time and under budget.
Corporate Resource Management.
Directed corporate resource management, logistics services, and financial programming of an $8.3 million account in an industrial complex of 457 people; supervised 17 professionals. Established managerial accountability; developed budget forecasts and controls, cash-flow projections; produced management analysis reports; improved employee productivity; created long-range business plans and innovative management information systems; and cut costs by 7.8%.
Strategic Business Planning.
Lead and functioned as the facilitator for several executive-level off-site retreats and created the subsequent Strategic Plans and updates. Developed strategic planning budgets and implementation options, structured new goals and objectives, analyzed success and goal achievement, and produced operational reporting systems. Created and analyzed membership opinion surveys and re-structured membership database for membership contact requirements. Taught strategic planning, workplace productivity, and organizational development to university students.
Publications Production Management.
Developed publication budgets ($950,000) and negotiated print and distribution contracts. Publisher of 4 award-winning international scientific journals and 7 newsletters. Implemented new customer service-based information/fulfillment capability. Renegotiated print publication contracts reducing costs and improving production. Directed printed materials from concept through mail distribution. Supervised production schedules; designed graphics; selected charts/graphs; created original photographic art; and ensured professional-quality publications.
Trade Shows, Meetings, & Seminar Management.
Executive-level manager of annual international conventions and trade show exhibitions with 1,000-to-5,000 participants, including 85-to-240 10’x10’ exhibit booths, lectures, continuing education workshops, 150+ poster sessions, panel discussions, specialty workshops, networking, roundtable discussions, hands-on participation activities, and computer simulations. Negotiated contracts and conducted site surveys. Classic programming techniques were used including time-line schedule planning, time-phased budgets, Gantt Charts, and Microsoft Project. Determined contract locations, rates, dates, and costs and on-line registration.
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