Insurance Agent at Great American Senior Benefits
Daytona Beach, Florida Area
Insurance Agent at Great American Senior Benefits
Daytona Beach, Florida Area
Mike graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, with a degree in Accounting and a focus in computer information systems in 1990. Mike is currently working on his Master's in Management Information Systems at the University of Phoenix.
During college and after graduation, Mike also worked as a cost analyst and division business manager for one of the county's leading environmental consulting firms. Mike's major focus was on cost accounting and business management using in-house mainframe software. Mike developed hundreds of custom reports for different business units.
In 1994 Mike joined a national software vendor in the LBM industry. Mike initially worked in the Customer Support department and the Software Training department. Mike’s main responsibility was that of a project manager, responsible for managing all aspects of large implementations and customer training. Mike was also the lead project manager for the company’s new 4GL, relational database software release.
In 1998 Mike accepted a position as the Director of Information Services for a leading LBM dealer. In addition to computer system support and training, Mike created an entire policy and procedure manual designed specifically to meet the needs of the hardware store/lumber yards. Mike also handled all of the technology issues, computer & related equipment purchases as well as technology vision and development planning.
Mike has been working as an independent industry consultant and trainer since 2001. Mike provides regular software training services, outsourced accounting services, network installation and diagnostic services and a wide variety of data management and reporting services. Mike also teaches independently to companies and individuals and provides consulting for projects involving the Microsoft suite of applications. In addition, Mike provides training and consulting in the QuickBooks line of software products.
software training, Microsoft office applications, databases, business processes, accounting systems, certified SonicWall system administrator, certified trainer through CompTIA, Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor certified by Microsoft, business process optimization, process profitability anlaysis, automated customer marketing, customer follow-up marketing, outsourced financial & accounting processes.
(Insurance industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
Life insurance, Medicare Supplemental Insurance, Long-term & short-term care Insurance as well as Annuities
(Computer Software industry)
January 2002 — Present (7 years 11 months)
software consulting and training - primarily accounting software or ERP Software systems. Also Access programming & Excel macro programming. QuickBooks training & consulting. InfusionSoft CRM, automated follow-up marketing & direct marketing consulting & installation.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2008 — March 2009 (5 months)
Marketing for providers of diabetic services and products.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2008 — March 2009 (6 months)
Marketing of providers for diabetic shoes, mobility equipment and other supplies.
(Higher Education industry)
September 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 4 months)
Instructor in the Business College for computer applications and information systems courses.
(Computer Software industry)
October 2001 — October 2008 (7 years 1 month)
Software consulting & systems installation, internet security, local area and wide area networking, ERP system and accounting information system consulting - primarily in the lumber yard and building supply industry.
(Building Materials industry)
June 1998 — September 2001 (3 years 4 months)
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 1994 — June 1998 (3 years 11 months)
(Environmental Services industry)
1988 — 1994 (6 years )
Masters , Information Technology , 2008 — 2009
Bachelor , Accounting , 1986 — 1990
CompTIA, Microsoft Partner, Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber of Commerce, Spruce Creek High School Academy of Finance/Academy of IT & Robotics Board of Directors