Business Consultant and Professional Researcher
Hawaiian Islands
Business Consultant and Professional Researcher
Hawaiian Islands
Provided internet research for several medical device and pharmaceutical start-up companies by monitoring news and professional journals within their respective areas of interest. Provided current information about personnel working within those areas. Provided SEC financial information about competitors to those companies. Performed other research projects on an as-needed basis.
Reading and understanding technical medical journal articles to identify which might pertain to my clients' areas of expertise. Identifying trends through data analysis. Reducing mountains of information into usable forms.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Pharmaceuticals industry)
1998 — Present (10 years)
Product, Market, Competitive and Financial Data Acquisition and Analysis
Fully sourced Internet research
Targeted Media Clipping Services
I can help you find:
* Industry specifics
* Nature of competitive environment
* Applicable government regulations
* Potential market size
* Ease of market entry
8 years experience
Fees per hour or per project
Previous clients include Medical Device Makers and Pharmaceutical Development Firms
Projects have included searches for specific published research
papers, staff information, Medicare regulations and pricing policies,
clinical trial data and ongoing research by others, and
analysis of potential venture capital sources.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Real Estate industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year)
Performed multiple accounting functions, including Payables/Job Costing, General Ledger through financial statements, bank reconciliations using Timberline and Quattro Pro software.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Hospitality industry)
March 1990 — May 1993 (3 years 3 months)
Designed and developed programs to increase the utility of vendor software on two IBM S/36’s. Trained and assisted PC and Macintosh users. 24/7 availability for system repair.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Food Production industry)
March 1989 — March 1990 (1 year 1 month)
Identified company data processing requirements for hardware/software purchase. Wrote requests for proposals and evaluated results. Scheduled production of coffee using Excel spreadsheets.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
1980 — 1989 (9 years)
Installed and maintained hardware and software for a private country club developer. Planned and directed all data processing operations, purchases, and acquisitions for two clubs, one in Hawaii and one in Los Angeles. Programmed IBM S/34 and S/36 computers. Supervised and trained data entry personnel. While at Honolulu Club was contributing editor to the Club's Magazine and also helped write company business plans.
B.S. Bus. Adm., 1978 — 1979
1968 — 1971
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