
PA and MA Licensed at Coldwell Banker Realty Corp. Associates, 1631 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Greater Philadelphia Area

PA and MA Licensed at Coldwell Banker Realty Corp. Associates, 1631 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Greater Philadelphia Area
Dear Friends:
I'm back from Provincetown. I have established an exclusive, reciprocal relationship with an agency up there. I'm positioning myself to be the "go to guy" here in Philly for purchasing RE on the lower Cape.
Writing 2.0--Christmas and Foreshadowing.
Christmas: Don't let a good opportunity go by. For next to nothing, someone who loves mysteries or classical music can give hours of enjoyment to others. If you know of anyone who would like a really great present for a friend or loved-one, tell them just click on www.kearneymusicschoolmurders.blogspot.com and download the book for free.
Foreshadowing: Foreshadowing can be an effective tool early in the story, but can be overdone. So do it, but slightly, like putting salt on meat. A little makes the meat taste good; too much of it does not and may be harmful to you if you're sensitive to sodium.
Real Estate 2.0--Code of Ethics
I want better-educated real estate consumers out there. In that vein, Standard of Practice 1-10 says: "REALTORS@ shall, consistent with the terms and conditions of their real estate licensure and their property manaement agreement, competently manage the property of clients with due regard for the rights, safety and health of tenants and others lawfully on the premises."
The fact that the landlord didn't do this affected me when I was younger in Madison, Wisconsin. He wouldn't come and plow us out when we had a big snowfall because it was the weekend. For the rest of the story, check my blog: www.yourstopforrealestate.com/blog.
Entrepreneurship 2.0--Breakeven Point
Wikipedia, the free, on-line encyclopedia, describes the breakeven point for a given business as, "the point at which cost or expenses and revenue are equal: there is no net loss or gain, and one has 'broken even'." Breakeven point analysis is a useful tool for entrepreneurs in a number of ways. For my ideas on break even points and entrepreneurship, go to www.hatman2.blogspot.com
Games: Bridge, hearts, chess, computer othello, dungeons and dragons (Long ago), Super-Mario (also a long time ago) Real Estate; Smoking Cessation Research; Market research; Social network theory; Relationship development; Connection theory; Entrepreneurship; Community health needs assessment; Non-profit association management; Neighborhood development; Consulting Services; American Colonial and Early 19th Century Social History; Publishing and Fiction writing; Business Analysis; Photography.
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
Counsel clients with business problems. Help business owners clarify their needs and overcome problems. Provide a gateway to additional services available to them. Assist clients in clarifying their goals and evolving ways of reaching them. Provide resources to support the growth of their businesses.
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
September 2008 — Present (5 months)
I'm working to rejuvinate the association. Focus will be on fundraising, membership development, and enhancing members services.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
June 2005 — Present (3 years 8 months)
Reinvented morabund neighborhood watch organization in Washington Square West neighborhood. Work with leadership group to set the agenda for the organization. Communicate key information to stakeholders. Bring disparate community groups together. Coordinate with Civic Association and Phladelphia Police Department and other civic leaders and organizations.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Real Estate industry)
June 2004 — Present (4 years 8 months)
Licensed PA real estate agent and published fiction writer. Multi-million dollar seller. Emphasize professionalism of my work. Primarily residential work, commercial as well. Work with both residential and commercial clients. Focus on Center City, Philadelphia, south of Girard Avenue, North of Washington Avenue, and between the rivers, with special attention to the Washington Square West neighborhood. Work with both buyers and sellers, particularly people nearing retirement, familes undergoing a change in their families, current or future faculty or staff at academic institutions, first-time home buyers or sellers, young families in early family formation.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
June 2004 — Present (4 years 8 months)
Founded and manage relationship-driven networked organization. Establish operational protocols and rules of the road. Schedule meetings. Provide feedback. Interview potential members. Establish direction and agenda for group development. Foster relationships among group.
(Education Management industry)
January 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 9 months)
Lectured on topics related to entrepreneurship. Ron Burt argued that the entrerpeneur brings three things to the competitive arena: human capital (passion, persistence, listening, etc.); social capital (networks, connections, etc.); and financial (assets, access to capital). Lectured, devised exams, graded tests and papers, evaluated performance, coordinated with center administration.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
August 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 4 months)
Served as board member overseeing fund raising. Supervised executive director. assisted with planning, funraising, organizational issues. Generated revenues for the company. Worked with chair to fulfill organizational issues.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
September 2005 — June 2006 (10 months)
Participated with other board members in decisions concerning planning, publicity, finance, operations, and other matters. Helped with fundraising. Contributed funds. Worked with other board members to create a Board manual.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2001 — December 2003 (2 years 7 months)
Smoking cessation researcher. Managed a smoking cessation grant funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As a part of a research staff, developed survey to measure the prevalence of support for smoking cessation therapies and better understand the way decisions are made. Developed survey methodology and study protocols. Conducted executive interviews with state employer representatives across the country. Reported results and analyzed data. Evaluate grant applications for the Center. Published results in peer-reviewed journals. Presented results of studies at national anti-smoking conferences.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)
April 1992 — May 2001 (9 years 2 months)
Developed healthcare market research department within Y&A. Provided market and survey research support to hospitals, HMOs, standard insurance companies, community task forces, and other health care clients. Conducted image and attitudes studies, customer satisfaction studies, market feasibility, new product development, and community health needs assessments Designed quantitative and qualitative research studies, conducted focus groups, managed research projects, wrote reports, made recommendations to clients.
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; USA; Higher Education industry)
March 1991 — April 1992 (1 year 2 months)
Consulted with owners and operators of small and mid-sized businesses in Indiana. Provided information and support to companies enrolled in CEI's Employer round-table. Participated in strategic planning thrust of the center. Brought new awareness and understanding of the university's research services to owners and operators of the state's small and mid-sized companies. Prepared proposals, devised estimates and budgets.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; USA; Market Research industry)
March 1991 — April 1992 (1 year 2 months)
Consultant to health care industry and non-profits. Conducted image and attitude, patient satisfaction, member satisfaction, and other studies. Designed telephone survey questionnaires, mailed questionnaires, focus groups, one-on-one interviews. Analyzed data, wrote reports, presented results to clients.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Market Research industry)
August 1989 — March 1991 (1 year 8 months)
Conducted market research studies for healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial services, and other consumer products companies. Telephone surveys, mailed questionnaires, focus groups, mall intercepts, one-on-one interviews. Designed studies, conducted data collecation, wrote reports, made presentations to and advised clients. Managed budgets and developed company-wide strategic plans
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; USA; Market Research industry)
April 1983 — August 1989 (6 years 5 months)
Founded market and survey research company. Provided market and survey research products to hospital, HMO, insurance company, healthcare, banks, credit unions, non-profit, utility, entrepreneurial, and general business clients. Grew the company from 0 to 39 employees. Developed strategic and marketing plans. Oversaw marketing, operations, finance. Conducted awareness, usage, image, and attitude studies.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; USA; Higher Education industry)
September 1979 — July 1982 (2 years 11 months)
Managed, together with research staff, a Department of Labor funded study to estimate the feasibility of offering part-time work before retirement to olders workers employed by the State of Wisconsin. Conducted large-scale survey of ~ 3,600 older state workers to measure the level of interest in reducing hours of work before retirement. Conducted experiment to measure the impact of reductions in hours of work on job satisfaction and productivity. Designed and analyzed research instruments, supervised data collection staff. Co-authored article publishes in a peer-reviewed journal. Presented data at an international conference on demography and gerontology. Wrote grant applications.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USA; Military industry)
March 1969 — September 1971 (2 years 7 months)
Tracked changes in Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces. Conducted studies of Soviet military strategies. Maintained files of enemy unit locations. Wrote special intelligence summaries and weekly intelligence report. Provided information support to tactical units in the field. Participated in field exercises as needed. Stand-by support to front-line units in Europe and in areas for which the division had contingency plans. Granted Top-Secred Clearance. Honorable discharge.
Ph. D. American Social History, American Social History, Historical Demography, Family History, Migration Studies, Urban Planning, 1972 — 1980
Passed preliminary examination for acceptance into the Ph. D. program. Awarded Newberry Library Fellowship for study of family and social history in 1974. Devised research plan for dissertation study.
Completed four courses in Urban and Regional Planning for minor field. In 1972, conducted evaluation of the State Street "Charrette", an innovative urban planning effort. Used factor and regression analysis. Completed historical study of Albert Gallatin's 1794 plan for regional development relying on secondary research and primary documents.
Completed innovative dissertion linking qualitative and quantitative methods. Gathered information from genealogical recores and travel diaries, letters, and journals to study both the qualitative and quantitative sides of migration in early America.
Presented study design and methodology in a paper at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Certificate, Historical Demographi, Family History, 1974 — 1974
Studied computer analysis of social science data, family history, historical demography.
M.A, United State History, 1968 — 1972
Completed studies of U.S. History with emphasis on colonial history. Completed seminar papers on the Great Awakening in New Hampshire, 1691-2; and on anti-Catholicism in Maryland during the 1750s. Published an article based on the research in the Catholic Historical Review. Received degree, 1972. Completed methodology option in statistics in lieu of completing a master's thesis.
Credits to fulfill graduate school language requirement, German, 1969 — 1971
Took 4 courses in German language to satisfy language requirement for Ph. D. Received an A in each course.
Credits toward a Master's Degree, Urban Studies, 1969 — 1971
Took course in urban economics and other courses toward completion of a MA in Urban Studies.
B.A., History, Philosophy, 1964 — 1968
Entrepreneurship. Writing fiction. Playing viola. Social network theory. Survey research. Self Organizing Systems. Information Economics. Financial analysis. Human capital research. Travel.
Washington Square West Townwatch, Inc.,
Washington Square West Civic Association,
Hawk Mountain Wild Life Sanctuary,
Friends of Curtis Institute,
Book Surge, Union League of Philadelphia, Entrepreneur's Forum
Multi-million Dollar Seller Award, Coldwell Banker, 2005, 2006.
Published author, The Case of the Kearny Music School Murders at www.amazon.com.
Honorable discharge, U.S. Army, 1974.
Newbery Library Fellow, 1974.
Top Secret Clearance, 1969.
Graduation with honors,1968.