
Founder, Vice President of Product Marketing & Business Development
Portland, Oregon Area

Founder, Vice President of Product Marketing & Business Development
Portland, Oregon Area
Founder of ShiftWise, Inc., the leadeing provider of healthcare vendor management SaaS applications to the healthcare staffing industry. Extensive experience in business web application development, design and management from start up to profitability. Interested in improving or designing new software applications that solve a business or social need.
Design and development of business web applications from concept to profitability. Well versed in Web 2.0 concepts, UX, social media, SEO/SEM. Vast experience with application monetization and delivery methods. Extensive experience in both agile and waterfall product management environments. Managing and motivating team members. Strategic planning. Market and competitive analysis. High level, multi-contact sales processes. Familiar with writing XHTML/CSS. Designing in Illustrator/Photoshop.
(Privately Held; Hospital & Health Care industry)
February 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)
Founder of ShiftWise, Inc., the leading SaaS application for healthcare vendor management in the healthcare staffing industry.
Successfully secured initial capital needs and responsible for initial business planning as well as ongoing new business development. Created initial company sales, operations, and marketing plans that helped establish ShiftWise in the market.
Designed and managed user experience and feature development process for the ShiftWise application from concept to present version 8.0. Defined ShiftWise Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site design and user experience. Managed on-site and remote web application design and analyst teams in both waterfall and rapid development environments.
Closed all initial client sales and negotiated successful and mutually profitable statewide hospital association partnerships delivering ShiftWise to 100’s of hospitals nationwide. Skillfully developed market strategies, product positioning and pricing plans that have made ShiftWise the #1 provider of healthcare vendor management solutions in the staffing industry.
(Public Company; OTC: MSNW; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
September 2001 — February 2003 (1 year 6 months)
Managed and consistently grew MSN’s largest accounts in Oregon and Washington. Successfully acquired new business and additional lines of revenue totaling over $5M of new business. Lead client marketing and communication initiatives through integration of major acquisition. Developed regional sales plans and strategies and managed regional sales team.
(Political Organization industry)
May 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 5 months)
Initiated Congressional inquires into constituent claims with the Veterans Administration (V.A.) and V.A. Medical Center. Conducted regular planning sessions with hospital directors and departments to discuss solutions for budgetary and policy concerns. Evaluated effectiveness of agency policies and developed proposals for revisions with senior level staff.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USMC; Military industry)
September 1994 — September 1998 (4 years 1 month)
Infantry Section Leader/Sergeant. Accountable for the leadership, management, morale, and day to day operations of a thirty member platoon. Authored, restructured and implemented platoon and company standard operating procedures. Served as an integral part of initiating and executing battalion operations plans with commanding officers.
Bachelors , Political Sceince, Urban Planning, Business , 1998 — 2002
Graduated with honors - GPA: 3.91, Awarded the PSU Outstanding Community Scholars Award, Awarded the Drucilla Shepard Smith Scholastic Award.
New technology, product design/development/management, playing music, Blogging.
Nominated for Inc. Magazines Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2007.
Awarded the PSU Outstanding Community Scholars Award.
Awarded the Drucilla Shepard Smith Scholastic Award.
Awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for superior Leadership.
Promoted twice meritoriously in the U.S.M.C. to the ranks of Lance Corporal and Corporal.
Awarded the Humanitarian Medal and Navy Achievement Medal for Leadership - U.S.M.C.