Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Management Consultant, Strategic Financial Solutions

    • Aug 2017 - Present
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  Big Sky Enterprises, LLC

  • Managing Partner for financial services

    • Dec 2009 - Aug 2017

    My responsibilities included providing project finance and advisory counsel to small and medium sized enterprises, including religious and non profits. I arranged financing for client projects working in conjunction with a wide array of capital providers locally and internationally. For those pro...

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  Livin faith Christian center

  • Chief financial officer & director of property development and management

    • 1992 - 2007

    I helped guide and transform a small religious 501C3 into a mega church over 17 years. I served as COO and CFO as a member of the senior management team for the church in addition to superintendent of its K-12 school, superintendent of its Bible training center, Director of Entrepreneurs for Chri...

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  Carver Loan and Investment Company

  • President and CEO

    • Jul 1978 - Jun 1983

    Was asked and recruited by noted members of the African American community, led by Attorney Ragan Henry to help turn around the only African American publicly traded consumer discount loan company headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Facilitated the acquisition of a competitor loan company 3 times ...

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  University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School

  • greater philadelphia area

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Jun 1971 - May 1983
    • greater philadelphia area

    Member of the task force that created the Entrepreneurship Center at the University. Created and taught courses on entrepreneurship. Coordinated the University's consultation to Small Business Administration borrowers using students at the University. Advisor to companies participating in the...

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  Sun Oil Company

  • Manager of Project Finance

    • Jun 1975 - Jun 1978

    As Manager of Project Finance, was responsible for providing intrapreneurial consultation to Sun Oil Divisional Managers on how to start and operate new enterprises and to support them in development, merger and acquisition, joint venture, Take or Pay and Leverage Lease and other non-recourse off balance sheet efforts during a period when the oil industry had lost the depletion allowance and where the return on investment in the retail gasoline sector was underperforming.A Sun Oil Company Leverage Lease subsidiary (Helios Capital) was created and the Stop N Go convenience food store chain was acquired during my tenure as Manager of Project Finance.

  • President of Alliance Enterprises

    • Jun 1972 - May 1975

    As President of the Sun Oil Company subsidiary, was responsible for policy, strategy and investment decisions. Reported to the Sun of Pennsylvania Board of Directors. Made numerous Investments in small to medium sized enterprises, including the decision to finance the first radio station (WAOK in Atlanta, GA) acquired by noted Philadelphia attorney Ragan Henry. The investment led to the formation of Allur Communications, the first African American company to own 10 network radio and TV stations in America.

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  Arthur Andersen & Co.

  • chicago, illinois

  • Management Consultant

    • May 1970 - Aug 1971
    • chicago, illinois

    Management Consultant in the Consulting Services Division, providing profit improvement solutions to fortune 500 companies.

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  Container Corporation of America

  • Philadelphia PA

  • Head Structural Designer

    • Jun 1963 - Aug 1969
    • Philadelphia PA

    Lead a team of structural designers in the corrugated and solid fiber division to provide packaging, protection and display solutions for food, toy and other product companies predominantly within the Midlantic and Southeast corridor within the United States.