Experience

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  MetLife

  • Minneapolis, MN

  • Financial Advisor

    • 2008 - 2013
    • Minneapolis, MN

    Was a state and FINRA licensed advisor engaged in client-based services such as life insurance, annuities and investment programs. I represented MetLife and New England Financial. My focus was on diverse markets such as seniors, people of color and LBGT. Through the talent embedded in our firm...

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  OIC of America, Inc.

  • St. Paul, MN

  • President/CEO - East Metro OIC

    • 2003 - 2005
    • St. Paul, MN

    This was a contiuation of the work and mission of my mentor...Dr. Leon H. Sullivan, founder of the OIC's. My mission was to develop the staff into a stronger operational unit, and to raise operating revenue from fundraising, foundations, corporations and the community. This revenue had to b...

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  Phyllis Wheatley Community Center

  • Minneapolis, MN

  • President

    • 2000 - 2003
    • Minneapolis, MN

    PWCC is one of the oldest African American community centers in Minnesota...estabilished in the 1920's. As president/CEO, led the development of revitalizing the growth and direction of the organization. Initiated the "Win With Wheatley" program directed at fund development and pr...

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  Greater Twin Cities United Way

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Campaign Divisional Director for major funds

    • 1997 - 1999
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Responsible for developing fundraising campaigns and program strategies for major corporations and firms in Minneapolis... for example --- Wells Fargo Bank, Ernst & Young, Data Card Corp., Lutheran Brotherthood, RBC, Mortenson Construction, US Bank, GE Capital, et al. Also had the CEO relati...

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  OIC of America, Inc.

  • Minneapolis, MN

  • President/CEO - Twin Cities OIC

    • 1995 - 1996
    • Minneapolis, MN

    A continuation of the IBM Loaned Executive Program assignment as an non-IBM employee.

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  IBM

  • IBM Loaned Executive

    • 1993 - 1995

    Became an IBM Loaned Executive as a result of a direct request from Dr. Leon H. Sullivan, CEO of Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America to IBM CEO, Lou Gerstner. This assignment provided the perfect opportunity to impact a major metropolitian community and provide an excellent opportunity for a career transition. This level of IBM support enable the Minneapolis OIC organization to achieve over two million dollars in local and federal support. IBM achieved significant recognition for it's ongoing efforts in community service. Served as Twin Cities OIC executive throughout the IBM assignment.

  • Sales Marketing Consultant, NAD Hq

    • 1991 - 1993

    Responsible for product announcement marketing programs for the large systems directorate. This included the coordination and development of deliverables across operating divisions on a world-wide basis. Major activities included cross-divisional and global coordination of product announcement deliverables, press releases, media: print and TV. The major IBM announcement team where I participated with a significant role, was the IBM 3090 system.

  • Executive Human Resources, NAD Hq

    • 1989 - 1991

    Responsible to assist headquarter's line executives, i.e. directors, vp's, etc. in the mangement and presentation of high potential candidates for IBM's senior management and excecutive post in the corporation.

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  IBM

  • Manager - Large Systems Marketing Support Center, NAD Hq

    • 1985 - 1988

    Responsible for managing IBM's most noted, world-wide, customer executive briefing center for educating and selling customer/prospect executive leadership. IBM marketing teams and marketing executives engage with the world's top engineers/systems designers/technical talent/strategic planners to enable propsective and current customers to make effective system investment decisions. Responsible for managing the core marketing and techincal teams that plan and design every custom briefing. Customer executives & prospects travel to the Large Systems Center from across the globe. The center impacts billions of dollars in IBM sales revenue.

  • Engineering & Scientific Marketing - NAD Hq

    • 1983 - 1985

    Provided national marketing support for IBM's efforts in the enginerring and scientific community. Carried out major efforts such as publication development, product specific marketing programs, marketing support video programs, and newsletters. Also provided the marketing interface to IBM's plant and laboratory groups involved in E/S efforts.

  • Marketing Manager - NAD

    • 1980 - 1983

    Responsible for building and leading a team of marketing representatives and systems engineers in the prospecting, selling, installation and transfer of new mainframe accounts. The key focus and measurement was developing and expanding new system customers for the IBM install base in the location's territory.

  • Regional Marketing Representative - Central US

    • 1979 - 1980

    Responsible for developing and implementing broad marketing programs to support the field in selling and installing intermediate to large systems. Also responsible to host central US meetings and field training sessions at the headquarters office. Position reported to central US regional marketing manger.

  • Regional Equal Opportunity Manager- Central US

    • 1977 - 1979

    Responsible for central US executive's compliance to IBM's corporate agreement with the US government with regards to recuriting, hiring, training, promotion and compensation of minorities, women and other protected classes. Reported directly to the IBM CEO for the central US, Additionally, was responsible for executive training and handling external relations issues across the region.

  • Marketing Representative - DSD

    • 1973 - 1977

    Trained and graduated number "1" from IBM systems narketing sales school, and was assigned to do corporate-to-corporate marketing in the business segment of Health and Education. Succesfully achieved {four} Hundered Percent Club memberships.

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  IBM

  • Project Engineering Manager - Thermal Technology - SPD

    • 1971 - 1972

    Project Engineering manager of a development engineering team responsible for the thermal technology design and perfomance associated with second-level electronic packaging systems.

  • Assistant to Corporate Divisional VP for Components

    • 1971 - 1972

    Assigned to a variety of projects and tasks to broaden my knowledge and sense of IBM's divisonal and corporate business. Specific focus was placed on electronic system micro-circuitry...

  • Staff Engineer

    • 1970 - 1971

    Reported to the laboratory director of engineering as his assistant in handling a broad range of engineering issues in the componentry packaging business. Activities involved everything from specific problem solving to business-case development and presentation.

  • Product Development Engineer

    • 1968 - 1970

    Developed second-level electronic packaging for IBM mainframe and system components. The focus of these system developments was component reliability and thermal technology.

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    • Jul 1966 - Sep 1968

    Responsible for transfering the equipment manufacturing equipment and processes for a segment of the manufacturing of SLT microchips used in the development and build of the IBM/360 line of computers. Had a wide range of responsibilities involving the functions of design, procurement, equipment installation, processing, training, and developement.

  • Manufacturing Engineer - electronic components

    • Jul 1965 - Jul 1966

    Responsible for the equipment build and process activity associated with the scale-up and expansion of for microchips used in the development and build of IBM System/360 computers.

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  Rockwell Automation

  • Milwaukee, WI

  • Special Machines Design Engineer

    • Jul 1962 - 1965
    • Milwaukee, WI

    Designed and built various machines used in the processes associated with the manufacture of electronic componentry and motor controls. Also designed special functional elements for the main plant facility. I was part of the team that designed and built the Allen-Bradley 4-faced clock for its c...