PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PRODUCTS
2008 to Present
Owner & Manager, Electric Vehicle Mall, Clearwater, FL. Established an internet business and a local dealership promoting and selling new "green" electric motorcycles, mopeds, bikes and scooters. This involved heavy promotion and marketing of these products nationally as well as locally; design, development and maintenance of a sophisticated webstore, automated internet back office as well as a physical office with a sophisticated phone system to route calls to the correct departments; design of a showroom, service and repair facility; development of the knowledge base and tools as well as training and supervision of personnel to answer product questions, close sales, and trouble-shoot customer issues over the phone; and training and supervision of personnel to provide local service and repairs.
2005 to 2007
Owner & Manager, iTotalHealth, Clearwater, FL. Established an internet business promoting and selling health products nationally and internationally. This involved incorporation of the business, setting up merchant accounts, designing and coding several e-commerce enabled web sites (e.g., www.itotalhealth.com), marketing on Google and Yahoo, and developing and integrating a back-office system for completely automated fraud protection, credit card acceptance, banking transactions, and shipping of products from a contracted fulfillment center.
2003 to 2004
Professional Writer. Researched and wrote a 500 page adventure novel with settings across the U.S., Europe and Middle East.
1988 to 2000
Parsons Corporation , Los Angeles, CA, and Princeton, NJ
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Deputy General Manager, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Inspection Program. Provided supervision of senior staff for this seven-year 400 million dollar privatized program for the State of New Jersey. Oversaw the execution of all major contract deliverables and their reports. This included the construction of new motor vehicle inspection lanes across the State of New Jersey, the development, testing, delivery and installation of a state-of-the-art fully computerized and networked motor vehicle inspection system (software controlled equipment, data retrieval and reporting), as well as a $3 million public relations campaign on TV, radio and newspaper media. Instituted senior staff production conferences at the beginning of each day, written daily action plans, and the use statistical graphs to track production. Ordered and managed the planning, hiring and training of over 1,000 personnel for the annual inspection of 2.5 million motor vehicles.
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Senior Program Manager, U.S. Air Force Training Contract. Took over the management of this contract after the first two program managers had been fired by the client. Brought project expenditures under control, increased productivity, and elevated client confidence to the point that the client added monies to the contract for an additional two years of work, and subsequently issued a new contract for three more years of work. The work included the development of an interactive multimedia course on the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which won praise at all levels of the Air Force and from the President’s Council on Environmental Quality.
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Senior Program Manager, California Automotive Emission Control Parts Program. Took over the management of this 1.5-million dollar program at a time when the program had numerous complaints reaching the client and California legislators. Reorganized it into a smoothly-running operation, reducing complaints to near zero.
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Senior Program Manager, Air Toxics. Pioneered a major and continuing new business for Parsons of providing responses to California's Air Toxics Information and Assessment Act. Completed emission inventory reports, computer modeled health risk assessments, and permit applications for a wide range of industries and facilities.
1984 to 1987
Golden Era Productions, Los Angeles, CA.
1972 to 1984
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C.
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Chief, Land Disposal Branch, Hazardous Waste Division. Developed Federal permitting regulations for hazardous waste disposal facilities.
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Director, Technology and Federal Programs Division. Directed the coordination of Federal noise programs, promotion of aviation noise control, and the development and demonstration of noise control technology, including that for quiet heavy-duty trucks.
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Chief Aide to Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Noise Abatement and Control. Assisted the Deputy Assistant Administrator in all aspects of managing the 100-person EPA headquarters Noise Office and 10 regional offices including: analysis and counsel on technical, policy, personnel, budgetary, and legislative issues; writing Congressional testimony, speeches, and briefing materials; and strategic planning.
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Program Planning Officer. Managed program and budgetary planning across EPA's 250-person, $19 million, Office of Mobile Source Air Pollution Control. Won agency and White House support for yearly funding increases. Monitored and resolved problematic trends affecting organization productivity.