
Reporter at Colorado Rapids Examiner
Greater Denver Area

Reporter at Colorado Rapids Examiner
Greater Denver Area
Small business manager with broad experience in sales, accounting, IT and financial management. Direct experience with real estate, financial consulting and business development.
Highest interest is in utilizing communication skills to bridge the knowledge and communication gaps between finance/accounting, IT, and consumers.
Communicating, maximizing productivity from software and hardware while controlling costs, creating and implementing marketing campaigns, accounting, networking, public speaking
(Sports industry)
June 2009 — Present (2 months)
A youth soccer club located in southeast Denver.
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
March 2009 — Present (5 months)
Provide news and analysis about the Colorado Rapids for the Examiner.com.
(Real Estate industry)
May 1998 — Present (11 years 3 months)
Manage a small mortgage company of, as many as, 19 employees.
Responsibilities have included: accounting, IT, marketing, policies and procedures, facilities, sales, and customer service.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 1994 — Present (14 years 11 months)
Volunteer in various capacities for a private school. Primary role is network and desktop assistance, and computer layout of marketing materials.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)
2006 — 2008 (2 years)
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)
May 1996 — May 1998 (2 years 1 month)
Phone center position for the clearing house of American Century mutual funds. Constant customer interaction.
Training: 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, Myers-Briggs Type Talk, MAGIC customer relations.
Specialties held: Trust accounts, legal document review, deceased shareholder accounts.
Other positions held: Account Service, Registrations Specialist, and Full Service Team pilot program.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Real Estate industry)
October 1993 — May 1996 (2 years 8 months)
Certificate , Entrepreneurial Management , 1999 — 2001
The Bard Center is a school for entrepreneurship associated with the University of Colorado at Denver. The curriculum is centered around the development of business plans, and the management and financial challenges of small business.
Masters , Finance , 1997 — 2001
Displayed strong aptitude for financial modeling, bond analysis, and the general fundamentals of accounting.
BA , History , 1987 — 1991
Minored in Political Science, more particularly political philosophy. History studies were biased towards the study of Intellectual History.
A senior paper was produced on, Eliza Ridgley and the Children's Playground Movement in Baltimore.
new technology, economics, skiing, soccer, tennis, reading, gardening, finance, gadgets, physics, travel, the history and evolution of ideas,
Triskelion Toastmasters - VP of Education, Upfront Mortgage Brokers Association, Denver Board of Realtors, Skyline Soccer Association - Director and Team Coach, Class VI, Eastmoor Swim and Tennis Club,, MPB
Competent Communicator - Toastmasters 2007,
Competent Leader Award - Toastmasters 2007,
Best Team Player - American Century 1996,