Experience

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  Tax Rebate Specialists

  • 798 W Washington St, Geneva, NY 14456, USA

  • Refund Consultant

    • Dec 2022 - Present
    • 798 W Washington St, Geneva, NY 14456, USA

    TRS - Tax Rebate Specialists is a sales & marketing arm of partner Tax Accountants or ERC Specialists who help medium to small businesses and non-profit organizations claim their ERC - Employee Retention Tax Credit from the IRS.

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  E.M.S. - Effective Marketing Solutions

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Founder

    • Jan 2014 - Present
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

    CEO

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  Heavens Family

  • Greater Pittsburgh Area & UK

  • Advocate-Promoter-Supporter

    • Nov 2010 - Present
    • Greater Pittsburgh Area & UK

    Promoting Heavens Family to the Christian business and church community at large as another altruistic alternative for us to best have the privilege of passing on God's timeless theme of charity embraced in not only the usual vicarious ways but also in the most tangible and more essential ways possible.Initially I solicited needed support for the Heavens Family Food Fund to be equitably dispersed to the hungry and starving due to famine, natural and man-made disasters here and abroad . . . www.heavensfamily.org/Finally, two recommended books for those of us with any kind of compassion and heart for others and for "The Least of These" who may also be searching for the perfect peace, joy and contentment during necessary times of both blessings and challenges are; - "When Helping Hurts" - (How to alleviate poverty without hurting the poor and yourself. by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert) and "The Great Gospel Deception" by David S. Servant, Founder of Heavens Family.

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  Emergency Monitoring Systems, Inc

  • 102 Rothesay Avenue, Carnegie PA 15106-1234

  • Marketing Director

    • Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
    • 102 Rothesay Avenue, Carnegie PA 15106-1234

    "A Personal Safety and Security Sales and Service Company specializing mostly in Medical Alert Button Monitoring Devices."* The original designer, developer and exclusive distributor of AngelGuard®, - "PERS" - a personal emergency response system provider.* Concentrated serving mostly the residential sector of the senior citizen market throughout the Western Pennsylvania and Tri-state Statistical Region.* Developed various effective telemarketing scripts and designed office/phone systems for optimum employee performance, customer retention, monitoring, integration and support.* Hire, train and supervise sales and installation teams.* Setup and installed Google and Windows Mobile contact/appointment/task wireless sync of data base management and maintenance support system for optimum customer rapport, retention, referral and add-on sales.* Helped design, develop and implement various marketing support materials and new AngelGuard® U.S. Trademark name & logo, brochures, letter head and business cards.* Helped design and optimize new company website: http://www.ems4help.com* Developing new turn-key program for supporting preferred Health Care providers for marketing, distributing and installing AngelGuard® as an additional profit center to it's own clientele.

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  Emergency Monitoring Systems, Inc.

  • Founder & Principal

    • Mar 1999 - Dec 2020

    A Personal Safety and Security Sales and Service Company specializing mostly in Medical Alert Button Monitoring Devices. The original designer, developer and exclusive distributor of AngelGuard®, a "PERS" - personal emergency response system.

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  Child Evangelism Fellowship® (CEF®) of Greater Pittsburgh

  • P.O. Box 122, Wexford, PA 15090

  • Chairman

    • Feb 2013 - Feb 2015
    • P.O. Box 122, Wexford, PA 15090

    Child Evangelism Fellowship® - (CEF®) is a Bible-centered, worldwide organization that is dedicated to seeing every child reached with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, discipled and established in a local church. http://www.cefonline.com/ A Chairperson is ultimately responsible to oversee that all the goals mapped out in the strategic plan developed for 2013 are appropriately matched and allocated according to the time, talents and budgeted resources to each committee board member, the Director-Coordinator, all participating local area churches, school districts and organizations in reaching out to more children in the Greater Pittsburgh Region with the message of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.We have found that by partnering with local area churches in helping to best equip and empower their active members in achieving their primary purpose of reaching their communities with the message and power of the Good News of the Gospel which aligns perfectly with God's Great Goal and Great Commission is a foundational principle which has consistently produced strong spiritual conviction and confidence in children. Ultimately producing within - sound moral character resulting in children having a very healthy personal purpose in order to best influence and help make a more positive and meaningful impact within their own community, church, school, and various organizations.Since 1937 and now in over 180 Nations, CEF® has been effectively ministering to children and to adults through various classes, clubs and proven training programs listed here: Good News Club® / http://goo.gl/B2igT / 5-Day Club® / http://goo.gl/i8nci / Truth Chasers Club® / http://goo.gl/hhVLK / Camp Good News® / http://goo.gl/JLLfW / Wonderzone.com® project / http://www.wonderzone.com/ / The Children's Ministries Institute® (CMI®) - provides specialized, practical training in children's ministries not found in Bible colleges & Christian universities / http://cefcmi.com/

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  CEF®

  • P.O. Box 122, Wexford, PA 15090

  • Child Evangelism Fellowship® of Greater Pittsburgh Vice Chairman

    • Mar 2012 - Feb 2013
    • P.O. Box 122, Wexford, PA 15090

    Child Evangelism Fellowship® also known as CEF® is a Bible-centered, worldwide organization that is dedicated to seeing every child reached with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, discipled and established in a local church.http://www.cefpittsburgh.org/Assisting our Chairman and committee members with implementing our goals and strategic plan for 2012-13 in ultimately reaching children and adults in the Greater Pittsburgh Region with the message of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ mostly through helping and empowering local churches and their members to make an even greater impact in their surrounding communities, public & private schools, and local area organizations.

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  Child Evangelism Fellowship® of Greater Pittsburgh

  • P.O. Box 122, Wexford, PA 15090

  • Secretary

    • Feb 2010 - Apr 2012
    • P.O. Box 122, Wexford, PA 15090

    Child Evangelism Fellowship® also known as CEF® is a Bible-centered, worldwide organization that is dedicated to seeing every child reached with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, discipled and established in a local church. Personally applied for this vacant position to record and submit our meeting minutes in order to better maintain and increase typing proficiency and speed.But more importantly, God said, "Bill Groomes . . . I gave you two ears and only one mouth for a good reason. So please try purposefully to use them proportionately; do more listening & less talking!"

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  Common Cause Coworking

  • Founder

    • Oct 2009 - Oct 2010

    Coworking and Networking Group located in Pittsburgh Central South - Greentree for the use of the Commuter, Freelancer, Designer, Networker and Entrepreneur.

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  Meetup Groups

  • participating member

    • 2009 - 2010

    Networked with some of Pittsburgh's finest freelancers and in-home business entrepreneurs like Graphic & Web Designers, Writers and Illustrators.

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  EMT, Inc

  • Sales Representative & Trainer

    • Jan 1990 - Jan 2000

    Medical Alert Button System Sales for in-home demonstrations.Trained and motivated new sales representatives better establish closing ratios and career goals.Developed new contact and customer maintenance program for better customer rapport, retention, referral and new add-on sales.Helped telemarketing manager create and tweak telemarketing script.

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  Mt. Lebanon Management Company / B.R. Wagner Realty

  • Sales and Account Manager

    • Jan 1985 - Jan 1990

    Solicited, marketed, negotiated, leased, sold and managed residential and commercial condominiums both in-side and out-side property portfolios.Helped acquire, manage, lease, refurbish and refinance Pittsburgh's first historic multi-use retail and professional office complex adding another 1.6 million dollar equity value in just over a three year time frame.

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  Howard Hanna Commercial Realty

  • Commercial Real Estate Sales Associate

    • Jan 1988 - Jan 1989

    Solicited, marketed, negotiated, leased, listed and sold commercial property.Received recognition for best monthly commission listing and commercial property sales.

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  Northwood Realty

  • Sales Associate

    • Jan 1987 - Jan 1988

    Solicited, marketed, negotiated, leased, listed and sold residential and commercial property.First acquired Real Estate License

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  A.L. Williams & Mega Life & Health

  • Sales Associate

    • Jan 1985 - Jan 1987

    Solicited, marketed and sold life & health insurance products & services.First acquired Life, Health and Series Six Mutual Fund Licenses

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  Herbalife International

  • Independent Distributor

    • Jan 1984 - Jan 1985

    Sold nutritional supplements and weight loss products.Recruited and trained forty nine independent distributors using a multi-level network marketing business plan, testimonials and company brochures.

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  Better Business Bureau of Western PA & BBB

  • Sales Associate

    • Jan 1984 - Jan 1985

    Solicited & sold Better Business Bureau memberships. Solicited and sold yellow page type directory advertising to mostly local retail and commercial businesses in Western PA through the Better Book Advertising Campaign.

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  ABC Fire Extinguisher Company

  • Sales / Service Manager

    • Jan 1976 - Jan 1984

    Helped manage a family owned business selling fire, security and safety related protection products, services and installations to the manufacturing, industrial, institutional and commercial sectors through out the Tri-state region.Marketed, sold, serviced, repaired and maintained fire protection products.Maintained and serviced customer accounts in house and on-site from a fully equipped and fully automated service vehicle.Developed and implemented new marketing strategies, company logo, brochure, business card and promotional materials.Hired, trained, managed and motivated both new and established sales and service men in house and out in the field.Helped acquire and implement computerized purchasing and inventory control system. Over the counter retail sales and service.

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  Zayres Department Store

  • Retail Sales Associate

    • Jan 1975 - Jan 1976

    Worked in Men's and Appliance Department.General stock merchandise warehousing duties.