Bruce W McKinnon, MBA

Current

• 9B. 2009 President Elect - SCCAR at Snohomish County - Camano Association of Realtors
• 9A. Associate Broker at Windermere Real Estate -- Mukilteo, Washington

Past

• 8. CEO at Des Moines Orthopedic Surgeons, PC -- West Des Moines, Iowa
• 7. CEO at Denver Orthopaedic Clinic, PC -- Denver, Colorado
• 6. CEO at Washington Sports Medicine, PC -- Kirkland, Washington

• 5. CEO & President at Super Systems Corporation ® -- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• 4. Administrative Assistant & Consultant at Forrest General Hospital -- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• 3. Administrator at The Hattiesburg Clinic, PA -- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• 2. Assistant Director at The Medical Education & Research Foundation, St Paul Ramsey Hospital -- St Paul, Minnesota
• 1. Multi-Line Claims Adjuster / Medicare Supervisor at The Travelers Insurance Company -- Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Education

• 7. NAR - National Association or Realtors ® sanctioned Education Programs, Washington State
• 6. Rockwell Institute, Redmond, WA
• 5. Rockwell Institute, Redmond, WA

• 4. Dale Carnegie Leadership Course ®, Denver, CO
• 3. University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
• 2. Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN
• 1. Worthington High School, Worthington, MN

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Bruce W McKinnon, MBA’s Summary

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LICENSES
-Real Estate Agent (Washington State)
-Associate Broker (Washington State)

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS
*Realtor ®: Dues paying NAR member requiring NAR Code of Ethics compliance
-NAR: National Association of Realtors ®
-WA: Washington Realtors ®
-SCCAR: Snohomish County-Camano Association of Realtors ®

ADDITIONAL REAL ESTATE CREDENTIALS
Clock hour coursework (for special educational programs) in addition to state licensing requirements PLUS documented real estate performance records (sales) to qualify for certification.

CRS, GRI, ABR, SRES, GREEN & e-PRO ®
CLHMS (Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist ®)

BOARD of DIRECTORS
Snohomish County - Camano Association of Realtors ®
---2009 President Elect
---2010 President

FAMILY
-Wife / Linda: Elementary School Councilor & Social Worker
-Daughters (4): 2 married & 2 in school (secondary & high school)

Bruce W McKinnon, MBA’s Specialties:

-Distinctive Homes & Luxury Estates
-Puget Sound View & Waterfront Properties
(homes, condominiums & townhomes and land)

Bruce W McKinnon, MBA’s Experience

• 9B. 2009 President Elect - SCCAR

  Snohomish County - Camano Association of Realtors

  (Real Estate industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

  SCCAR Director 2004 to date; President Elect 2009; President 2010 |||| SCCAR is a not-for-profit Association consisting of 2,300 active, Washington State licensed real estate agents (Realtors), all of whom are dues paying members of (1) the National Association of Realtors, (2) Washington Realtors and (3) the Snohomish County - Camano Association of Realtors - SCCAR. 54% of the real estate agents in Washington are REALTORS -- 46% are not. A REALTOR is obligated by membership to abide by the NAR Code of Ethicsand are required to take Ethics Courses every 2 years. |||| SCCAR: The Board of Directors consists of 21 members who are ELECTED by the membership to the postion of Director.

• 9A. Associate Broker

  Windermere Real Estate -- Mukilteo, Washington

  (Real Estate industry)

  April 1999 — Present (10 years 8 months)

  WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE: 8th largest (rapidly expanding) privately held real estate firm in US--offices in 10 states (over 200 in Washington state alone) and British Columbia, Canada.
  
  47% MARKET SHARE: Windermere commands largest market share in Greater Seattle area (closest competitor - 9%) and is acknowledged to be most successful & professional real estate firm in Washington. Windermere was founded in 1972 (one office) in the Windermere neighborhood of Seattle.
  
  My Mukilteo (Muk-il-t-eo, population 22,000) office is located just 25 miles north of downtown Seattle. The city is surrounded on 2 sides by the Puget Sound and the school district is recognized as the best west of Interstate 5. Our Mukilteo office is centrally located within the Puget Sound area that I service (Shoreline in King County AND Woodway, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mukilteo and Everett to the north in Snohomish, County). I focus on residential properties--luxury estates, homes, condominiums & townhomes and LAND.

• 8. CEO

  Des Moines Orthopedic Surgeons, PC -- West Des Moines, Iowa

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  August 1995 — November 1998 (3 years 4 months)

  Administrator of DMOS: Iowa's largest orthopedic practice (then 17 orthopedic surgeons covering 7 subspecialites and 3 podiatrists, 75 staff, 17 satellite locations, in-house surgery, MRI, Radiology, PT, OPT, HT). DMOS is a private multi-speciality surgical group pactice located in a state-of-the-art 60,500 SF facility in West Des Moines, Iowa. The physician group also served as team physicians for the Iowa Barnstormers (arena football team) plus 2 semi-pro teams, The Des Moines Menace (soccer) and the Des Moines Buccaneers (hockey).
  
  Retired in 1998 after 34 years in healthcare (20 years as CEO) and moved family back to Washington state. Retirement (for Bruce) was short lived due to stock market fiasco of 1999/2000.

• 7. CEO

  Denver Orthopaedic Clinic, PC -- Denver, Colorado

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  November 1991 — July 1995 (3 years 9 months)

  Administrator of Colorado's 2nd largest orthopedic group (then 11 orthopedic surgeons, 9 PA's and 49 staff including a sophisticated research department) located in downtown Denver.
  
  Designed "to scale" floor plan for 18,500 SF orthopedic clinic (26 exam rooms, 3 x-ray rooms, 2 minor surgery suites, 13 doctors offices, physical therapy, research department, medial records, business operations, administration and waiting room). Bid out furniture and equipment and x-ray systems. Re-designed computing systems and outsourced network Development.
  
  Orchestrated and facilitated merger of 6 orthopedic independent groups to form Denver Orthopedic Specialists, PC with 40 specialists covering 11 hospitals, then the largest private orthopedic group proactice in the US.

• 6. CEO

  Washington Sports Medicine, PC -- Kirkland, Washington

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  January 1989 — October 1991 (2 years 10 months)

  Formed and became Administrator of Greater Seattle's (then) largest multi-speciality sports medicine group practice (orthopedic surgeons, pediatricians and family medicine specialists with additional fellowship training in sports medicine -- 23 staff). The medical group at that time also served as team physicians for the University of Washington athletic teams. The HEAD team physician was Steve Bramwell, MD (orhopedic sports medicine).

• 5. CEO & President

  Super Systems Corporation ® -- Hattiesburg, Mississippi

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  April 1977 — November 1988 (11 years 8 months)

  MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT: (1) medical practice development, mergers & acquisitions and contract preparation & negotiation.
  
  PRACTICE MANAGEMENT EVALUATIONS: Analyzed functions, productivity, fees and presented/reported findings.
  
  STREAMLINED OPERATIONS: Maximized 3rd party reimbursement, designed forms/collection systems and trained staff.
  
  DESIGNED CLINICS: (1) designed floor plans for 9 medical buildings: OB-GYN-6,000 SF & 3,500 SF, pediatrics-10,000 SF; Dermatology-7,500 SF; ENT 4,000 SF, ophthalmology-2,500 SF, dental-2,500 SF, family practice-8,000 SF and plastic surgery-3,000 SF, (2) negotiated financing, construction & architectural contracts, and (3) supervised construction.
  
  DESIGNED SOFTWARE - SOLD COMPUTER SYSTEMS: Formed computer firm & hardware dealership (OEM/VAR, 3 staff). Designed billing system for medical groups. Demonstrated, sold and installed 12 systems ($50,000+/installation), trained staff and provided technical support.

• 4. Administrative Assistant & Consultant

  Forrest General Hospital -- Hattiesburg, Mississippi

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  March 1977 — December 1979 (2 years 10 months)

  LEVEL II, 512 BED TRAUMA HOSPITAL: Part-time Administrative Assistant & Consultant while attending graduate school-reported to Executive Director. Assigned projects in collections, materials management, cart logistics, organizational development and unit dose. Designed microfilm MIS and inventory control system for orthopedic implants in O.R. Developed plan for reorganizing O.R. and patient discharge program.
  
  HATTIESBURG was a middle income community of 35,000 (now 50,000) located in south central Mississippi, 120 miles north of New Orleans. It was then ranked 1st in healthcare and 6th as a place to live in the Places Rated Guide. The city has 2 colleges (USM-University of Southern Mississippi-16,000 students AND and William Carey University-2,500 students), 2 major hospitals (Forrest General-512 beds and Wesley Mecial Center-210 beds) and 461 physicians. Hattiesburg is the home of the Hattiesburg Clinic, PA, one of top, largest private group practices in US (over 240 physicians).

• 3. Administrator

  The Hattiesburg Clinic, PA -- Hattiesburg, Mississippi

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  March 1972 — March 1977 (5 years 1 month)

  MANAGED 30 MD / 120 EMPLOYEE MEDICAL GROUP: Largest multi-specialty group in Mississippi - today one of 50 largest private groups in US. Specialties then: Surgery (general, thoracic, vascular, cardiovascular), neurosurgery, orthopedics, ENT, OB-GYN, pulmonology, nephrology, cardiology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, hematology, oncology, internal medicine, neurology and family practice. Ancillary departments: P.T., dietary, EEG/EMG, treadmill, pulmonary functions, dialysis, pathology & radiology.
  
  DIRECTED OPERATIONS: Designed personnel policies and systems for appointments, registration, medical records, billing, insurance and inventory control. First Administrator in U.S. to computerize 1974 California Relative Value Study (CRVS).
  
  Served as “clerk-of-works” on 5-story clinic construction program (90,000 SF). Recruited 13 MD's (practice grew from 17 to 30 M.D.’s). Coordinated activities of 3 organizations (including group practice, leasing & building corporations).

• 2. Assistant Director

  The Medical Education & Research Foundation, St Paul Ramsey Hospital -- St Paul, Minnesota

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  June 1969 — February 1972 (2 years 9 months)

  MERF (Medical Education & Research Foundation): MERF was a not-for-profit, 501 (C) 3 corporation AND physicians billing office for physicians treating patients at St Paul Ramsey Hospital & Medical Center, a level I, 550 bed teaching hospital.
  
  Managed 80 employee, physician' billing office for multi-million dollar academic plan: Reorganized, designed and equipped new 5,000 SF business office. Directed operations. Responsible for systems work on new computer system designed for billing, insurance and collections.
  
  Key player in the development of what became the first managed care contract in Minnesota between a fee - for - service group (Ramsey M.D.'s) and a fully capitated system (at that time called Group Health of St. Paul), before Paul M. Ellwood, M.D., founder of Interstudy and the Outcomes Institute (Minnesota), coined the term “HMO.”

• 1. Multi-Line Claims Adjuster / Medicare Supervisor

  The Travelers Insurance Company -- Minneapolis, Minnesota

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)

  July 1964 — June 1969 (5 years )

  Supervised 30 employee Medicare Part B claim unit (March 1967 to June 1969): Duties included formulation of policy, writing training manuals and teaching ICD-8 and procedure coding (1964 CRVS) for data entry. Formulated reimbursement factors between hospital-based physicians and hospitals. Performed studies on physicians’ fees and utilization.
  
  Multiple-line Adjuster (July 1964 to March 1967): Property and casualty insurance claim investigator and examiner (e.g., life, long term disability, general & professional liability, automobile, homeowners, worker’s compensation and boiler & machinery). Prepared claims for arbitration and subrogation and interrogatories for defense counsel. Collected monies on fidelity, surety and uninsured motorist’s claims.

Bruce W McKinnon, MBA’s Education

• 7. NAR - National Association or Realtors ® sanctioned Education Programs, Washington State

  Accreditations, Certifications & Designations , Residential Real Estate , 2000 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  7. Specialized Education (beyond licensure)
  
  CREDENTIALS
  Requires coursework + fees, testing, documented sales & preformance records.
  
  *CRS ®: Certified Residential Specialist
  *GRI ®: Graduate, Real Estate Institute
  *ABR ®: Accredited Buyer's Representative
  *SRES ®: Senior's Real Estate Specialist
  *GREEN ®: NAR GREEN Designation
  *e-PRO ®: Certified Internet Real Estate Specialist
  *CLHMS ®: Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist

• 6. Rockwell Institute, Redmond, WA

  Broker's License , Real Estate Brokerage Management , 2000 — 2001

  Rockwell Institute (founded in 1974 by David L. Rockwell, President/owner, www.rockwellinstitute.com ) is recoganized as Washington state’s leading source of Real Estate License preparation courses. Rockwell Publishing ( www.rockwellpublishing.com ) was established in 1981 and has written the text on real estate fundamentals (Washington and California) used as the basis for state real estate licensing for both agents and brokers. Rockwell has been an innovator and first firm to development sophisticated on-line computer courseware to complement Institute in-class based teaching and preparation testing. The company also publishes and conducts classes in real estate financing and appraisal.

  Activities and Societies:

  Completed 120 hours of coursework required under Washington state real estate licensing law.to be licensed as a BROKER. The title "Associate Broker" is provided to Broker's who have chosen not to serve in the capacity of manager of a specific brokerage office.

• 5. Rockwell Institute, Redmond, WA

  Washington State Real Estate License , Real Estate , 1999 — 1999

  Also, completed 60 additional hours of coursework through Windermere Pro Start (Seattle) prior to taking / passing the Washington State license exam.
  
  Rockwell Institute wrote the book on real estate licensing and is recognized as the premier real estate educational training provider (classroom & on-line) in Washington State. All of my classwork was completed in the classroom.

  Activities and Societies:

  Completed 30 hours of coursework required under Washington state real estate licensing law.

• 4. Dale Carnegie Leadership Course ®, Denver, CO

  CEU's-Course , Marketing & Leadership , 1993 — 1993

  4.2 Continuing Education Credits (CEU's)

• 3. University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

  MBA-Masters Degree in Business Administration , Emphasis in Management , 1977 — 1979

• 2. Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN

  BA / Pre Law , History & Political Science , 1960 — 1964

  Activities and Societies:

  Hamline Tennis Team, Conference Champions 3 of 4 years.

• 1. Worthington High School, Worthington, MN

  Diploma , Pre-College , 1957 — 1960

Additional Information

Bruce W McKinnon, MBA’s Interests:

*MY REAL ESTATE SERVICE AREA (NW Puget Sound) PRIMARY: Mukilteo School District (N Edmonds, Mukilteo & S Everett) GENERAL: ---South Snohomish County: Woodway, Edmonds, Lynnwood (e.g., Meadowdale, Norma Beach, Picnic Point & WindnTide), Mukilteo (e.g., Harbour Pointe, Chennault Beach, Mahalo, OLympus Terrace, Nakeeta Beach & Old Town) and Everett. ---------------- BUSINESS OBJECTIVE To provide "full service" real estate expertise to clients seeking 1st class consultation in value assessment, marketing, negotiation and follow-through in a professional manner they can trust. PERSONAL GOAL -To be a good support for my family and their aspirations. -To always be PREPARED (e.g., knowledge, education) to provide the best service to and representation for my clients real estate interests. PERSONAL INTERESTS: Family, computing, photography, design & communications

Bruce W McKinnon, MBA’s Groups:

PSHUG: Puget Sound Handheld Users Group-meets monthly at Microsoft
SCCAR: Snohomish County-Camano Association of Realtors ®

MUKILTEO WINDERMERE OFFICE
Centrally located within fastest growing corridor north of Seattle. 1st class ownership & administrative staff--strong educational backgrounds and past corporate world experience & leadership.

MUKILTEO >> "Where eagles fly & ships go by" <<
Native American name (pounced "Mukil-te-o") meaning "Good Camping Ground."

MUKILTEO RATINGS
--Business Week 2006 (23 Best US Suburb): http://tinyurl.com/65p63b
--Money Magazine 2007 (69th Best Small Town): http://tinyurl.com/5vvsvq
--Money Magazine 2009 (10th Best Small Town): http://tinurl.com/mhhcrz

The Mukilteo ferry to Clinton on Whidbey Island has the 2nd largest ferry volume in the state. The Puget Sound ferry system (all points) ranks # 2 in the world. Mukilteo has consistently recognized as the highest rated school district in NW Puget Sound west of Interstate 5.

•    Real Estate Connect
•    Facebook.com
•    Council of Residential Specialists
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    National Association of Realtors (NAR - REALTOR)
•    The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing
•    Fans of Mashable
•    Hamline University Alumni Group
•    The University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Group
•    National Assn of REALTORS®
•    e-Pro
•    Trulia
•    Graduate Realtor Institute Alums
•    Realtors on the Internet (Real Estate Networking Group)
•    Seniors Real Estate Specialist
•    Puget Sound Handheld Users Group
•    Broker Agent Social
•    NAR Green Designee's
•    Washington Association of Realtors
•    Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC
•    Naymz.com
•    ZoomInfo Sales & Marketing
•    White House
•    Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

Bruce W McKinnon, MBA’s Honors:

REAL ESTATE

Snohomish County-Camano Association of Retaltors ® (2300 Members)

COMMITTEES
-2005-2008: Professional Standards / Ethics Hearing Panel
-2003-2009: Government Affairs
-2006-2009: Communications
-2007-2008 Education

ELECTED POSITIONS
-2004-2009: 21 member' Board of Directors
-2006: VP, Government Affairs
-2007: VP, Communications & Public Relations
-2009: President Elect
-2010: President

HEALTHCARE
--1974: AUTHOR, the SUPERBILL: Wrote Medical Group Management Association's 54 page installation guide entitled "The Superbill--A Uniform Billing and/or Claims System." It established a uniform format for billing medical sevices in US to insurance industry by physician groups using CPT-Current Procedural Terminology & ICDA-International Classification of Diseases coding systems.
--MGMA / Medical Group Management Association -- Honory LIfe Member (Distinguished)

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