Experience

Red Lantern Journeys

• United States
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Managing Director

  • Aug 2004 - Present

  Greater Seattle Area IT Development – 20% | Finance – 20% | Product Development – 20% | Sales/Marketing – 20% | Admin/HR – 20% • IT Development: Develop work processes and integrate technologies to support the entire client experience. • Finance: Manage finances and create reports to track revenue and ensure profitability and cashflow. • Product Development: Develop and maintain a 17-country network of local Asia travel suppliers, guides, accommodation, and service providers to ensure a quality… Show more IT Development – 20% | Finance – 20% | Product Development – 20% | Sales/Marketing – 20% | Admin/HR – 20% • IT Development: Develop work processes and integrate technologies to support the entire client experience. • Finance: Manage finances and create reports to track revenue and ensure profitability and cashflow. • Product Development: Develop and maintain a 17-country network of local Asia travel suppliers, guides, accommodation, and service providers to ensure a quality, trouble-free customer service experience. Work with local DMCs on experiences to support local communities. • Sales and Marketing: Work with key clients to design custom itineraries and prepare proposals. Develop digital marketing strategy. • Admin/HR: Hire employees and contractors. Maintain business licenses and industry certifications. • Community Development Projects: Children's education in Nepal (ongoing with Mitrata-Nepal Foundation for Children); Clean Water system for school in Kathmandu (2018); Earthquake Relieve Projects in Nepal (2015). Show less



Crooked Trails

• United States
• Community Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Seattle, Washington, United States Crooked Trails is a 501(c)(3) corporation that supports tourism-focused economic development projects in local communities around the world. In 2020, we made the decision to transition away from sustainable travel programs and focus solely on community-based development projects. My responsibility was to launch it's new business model and pursue partnerships and funding for the organization as well as manage marketing and operations.



AdvanceOnline, Inc.

• Vice President Product Development

  • Feb 1997 - May 2002

  Seattle, Washington, United States Project Management – 40% | Sales Support – 30% | Budget Management – 20% | Finance Support – 10% • Project Management: Managed a team of 17-person multi-disciplinary team of instructional designers, content experts, web developers, writers, and graphic designers to produce online course content and web-based learning management system • Sales Support: Pre- and post-sales support to corporate clients • Budget Management: Managed a $1 million budget to support the business model and… Show more Project Management – 40% | Sales Support – 30% | Budget Management – 20% | Finance Support – 10% • Project Management: Managed a team of 17-person multi-disciplinary team of instructional designers, content experts, web developers, writers, and graphic designers to produce online course content and web-based learning management system • Sales Support: Pre- and post-sales support to corporate clients • Budget Management: Managed a $1 million budget to support the business model and deliverables. • Finance Support: Developed revenue models and implementation plans to support the business. Show less



Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Teacher

  • Aug 1994 - Aug 1996

  Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan English teacher at Tochigi Commercial High School. Created curriculum and lesson plans for high school English conversation courses. Tutored native Japanese English teachers in English grammar and usage.



Forté Technical, Scientific, and Corporate Communications

• Technical Editor

  • 1995 - 1996

  Tokyo, Japan Edited technical and medical research papers to be published in conference proceedings and professional journals.



Boeing

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Engineer

  • 1985 - 1994

  Seattle, Washington, United States Project Management – 30% | System Design and testing – 40% | Data Analysis and Documentation 30% • Project Management: Managed suppliers development schedules, testing schedules and delivery of fiber optic and system components installed on four customer airplanes. • System Design and Testing: Wrote specifications, designed tests, wrote test software, tested components and analyzed test data to prepare for… Show more Project Management – 30% | System Design and testing – 40% | Data Analysis and Documentation 30% • Project Management: Managed suppliers development schedules, testing schedules and delivery of fiber optic and system components installed on four customer airplanes. • System Design and Testing: Wrote specifications, designed tests, wrote test software, tested components and analyzed test data to prepare for production delivery and installation. • Data Analysis and Documentation: Analyzed test data and wrote test reports and made recommendations for use of specific fiber optic sensor components. Show less