Experience

RE/MAX First

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Real Estate Consultant

  • Oct 2001 - Present

  Las Olas I am a boutique realtor who focuses on YOUR needs serving in the Broward and South Florida for over 15 years. I specialize in working with clients who are looking for their special house, listen to your needs and work together to meet our mutual goal. As for selling your property, we will stage, look at comparable sales and work together to develop a plan to achieve the maximum value. Over my career, I have teamed up with homeowners who found themselves in a short sale or foreclosure… Show more I am a boutique realtor who focuses on YOUR needs serving in the Broward and South Florida for over 15 years. I specialize in working with clients who are looking for their special house, listen to your needs and work together to meet our mutual goal. As for selling your property, we will stage, look at comparable sales and work together to develop a plan to achieve the maximum value. Over my career, I have teamed up with homeowners who found themselves in a short sale or foreclosure situation and developed teams to process the short sale, get relocation funds and work with them on credit repair to look forward. I usually have several short sales in process and have previous been on lender committees for short sale feedback. I can provide you direct experience to obtain the best results for you with over 50 short sales completed. I also have assisted many people obtaining their second or vacation property, obtain qualified renters and overseen their investment locally while they lived elsewhere with integrity. I have lived in South Florida since 1982 and enjoy water sports and boating. I specialize in waterfront properties, lifestyle properties such as Weston, Florida and the Keys and can service your real estate needs in Florida. Show less


Self - Employed (Special Projects)
• Computer Networking Products
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Management Consultant

  • Sep 2009 - Present


Miracle Ear of South Florida

• CTO

  • Nov 2003 - Aug 2010

  Health care franchise operating 12 clinics in Broward and Palm Beach Counties; testing and dispensing hearing instruments, providing patient education, sales, ongoing service and counseling. CTO Direct accountability for multi-million dollar operation, daily operations, staffing, compliance and P&L. Defined IT Strategy for the deployment of ERP application to monitor and track e-medical records in accordance with HIPPA compliance rules and regulations. Implemented web-based… Show more Health care franchise operating 12 clinics in Broward and Palm Beach Counties; testing and dispensing hearing instruments, providing patient education, sales, ongoing service and counseling. CTO Direct accountability for multi-million dollar operation, daily operations, staffing, compliance and P&L. Defined IT Strategy for the deployment of ERP application to monitor and track e-medical records in accordance with HIPPA compliance rules and regulations. Implemented web-based CRM Sycle.net automation to increase sales, customer loyalty and brand recognition. Sales and profitability increased by 7.2% per year. Designed Marketing promotions, organized educational presentations including networking events, retirement communities, and physician offices resulting in 37% sales increase over two-year period. Drove transformation of organization culture into a relationship sales environment. Show less


Re/Max
• Canada
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Sales Professional

  • 2000 - 2010


INNKEEPERS HOSPITALITY USA

• CIO

  • Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Hospitality is a real estate investment trust and leading owner of upscale and extended-stay hotel properties; owning and operating 74 hotels in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Led team of Application, Operations and third party consultants. Developed needs assessment with business for acquisition of ERP application Designed, development and procured new infrastructure for REIT with JD Edwards, X-Series Cluster to support multi-location network of hotels nationwide;… Show more Hospitality is a real estate investment trust and leading owner of upscale and extended-stay hotel properties; owning and operating 74 hotels in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Led team of Application, Operations and third party consultants. Developed needs assessment with business for acquisition of ERP application Designed, development and procured new infrastructure for REIT with JD Edwards, X-Series Cluster to support multi-location network of hotels nationwide; established disaster recovery plan Managed JD Edwards's vendor project team for six month full implementation within time and budget. Maintained infrastructure remotely for software releases and upgrades. Deployed Wireless Technologies in Hampton Inn and Marriott Brand properties Served on Executive Committee for Strategic Planning and Partnership with Marriott & Hilton.; SCI provides technical and management consulting services to the financial industry; professional service offerings include technical and operational support, project and operational management, training, production support outsourcing, and fixed cost engagements. Show less



SOFTWARE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

• Canada
• Software Development

• Chief Information Officer

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  SCI provides technical and management consulting services to the financial industry; professional service offerings include technical and operational support, project and operational management, training, production support outsourcing, and fixed cost engagements.



Royal Caribbean International

• United States
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Application Management

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  Responsible for business development for management consulting practice. Project Director on Offshore Software Development Projects with acquired Investment Capital ventures including web-based portal applications or industry specific verticals. Specializing in ERP project resolution for SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft and other major packages. Established and managed Interim Executive CIO program and ERP practice nationally including budgeting and strategic planning with… Show more Responsible for business development for management consulting practice. Project Director on Offshore Software Development Projects with acquired Investment Capital ventures including web-based portal applications or industry specific verticals. Specializing in ERP project resolution for SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft and other major packages. Established and managed Interim Executive CIO program and ERP practice nationally including budgeting and strategic planning with customers. Development of Strategic alignments with IBM and other Key Business PartnersDirector of Applications Management Led team of 175 professional staff with nine reporting managers in US and India to maintain daily applications for all departments globally. Department budget cost center of $15M. Reported to the SVP. Managed vendor relationships for application outsourcing and ERP efforts. (JD Edwards, Peoplesoft) Managed Call Center Reservation Applications for cruise bookings, travel agent & reporting. Maintained direct interface with internal business customers to develop Strategic Plans, Project Priorities and Service Level Agreements with Senior Level Administrators. Managed Outsourcing effort with professionals in both United States and India. Achieved effective legacy support and customer satisfaction while reducing historical financial demand by 40%. Managed Internet-based technologies group to leverage business knowledge using web based applications. Accountable for the on-time delivery of New Build deployment; implemented applications and systems through teams consisting of vendors, consultants, employees, in European Shipyards. Developed Supply Chain and E-Commerce & Procurement Strategy for global procurement using Internet Portals, B-to-B integration and EDI financial settlement to achieve leverage buying. Show less



Sunglass Hut International

• United States
• Retail

• Director of Infomation Technology

  • Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  World's largest specialty retailer of nonprescription sunglasses; more than 2,000 store units worldwide, dominates the premium segment of the sunglass market. 2700 N. Military Trail Director of Information Systems Directly accountable for Project Management, Budget Adherence and Customer Satisfaction for global retail organization. Reported to CFO. Supervised staff of sixty full time professionals; including consultants. Maintained operations through transition with acquisition of… Show more World's largest specialty retailer of nonprescription sunglasses; more than 2,000 store units worldwide, dominates the premium segment of the sunglass market. 2700 N. Military Trail Director of Information Systems Directly accountable for Project Management, Budget Adherence and Customer Satisfaction for global retail organization. Reported to CFO. Supervised staff of sixty full time professionals; including consultants. Maintained operations through transition with acquisition of new parent when operations moved out of state. Developed Strategic Plans and Service Level Agreements with Senior Level Administrators, Internal and External customers. Maintained and upgraded retail-based JDA ERP, distribution center and POS applications globally. Established Project Management Office (PMO) to identify business priorities and accountability. Established Web-site for E-Commerce supporting on-line shopping, catalog procurement, inventory control. Developed Web-Based Sales Force automation tools for reporting and employee management. Integrated Web Site catalog information for E-Business deployment and daily processing. Established Peoplesoft deployment & support team for both Human Resource and Financial Application. Managed application development and consultants both domestically and internationally. Established high performing IT team committed to customer service, reducing turnover by 60%. Established manufacturing environment and production control procedures for Distribution Center. Managed Point of Sale application integration for daily business sales reporting and inventory control Established Database Administration & Warehousing Group for Oracle & SQL Server. Managed AS/400, Network and NT Platform Operations with Upgrades, Enhancements to maintain customer satisfaction. Consolidated platforms into IP infrastructure globally. Show less



Coventry Health Care Inc

• CIO

  • Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  Nationwide managed health care company operating health plans, insurance companies, network rental services companies and workers' compensation services companies. Director of Information Systems CIO-Level Position; reported to SVP of Operations. Responsible for operation for Jacksonville Office. Transformed organization to effective customer-focused culture in IT department. Developed Strategic Plans and SLAs with collaboration of Senior Level Administrators, Internal and External… Show more Nationwide managed health care company operating health plans, insurance companies, network rental services companies and workers' compensation services companies. Director of Information Systems CIO-Level Position; reported to SVP of Operations. Responsible for operation for Jacksonville Office. Transformed organization to effective customer-focused culture in IT department. Developed Strategic Plans and SLAs with collaboration of Senior Level Administrators, Internal and External customers. Developed and implemented infrastructure for SP/RISC, UNIX, WAN/LAN & NT environments over four states and 600 users with five locations. Directly managed software development of applications for Health Care & Provider applications Implemented new technologies including Web Techniques, DBMS and Oracle based Data Warehousing for E-Business and remote data transmissions. Show less



Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Director

  • Jan 1991 - Jan 1994

  Lead team for conversions Claim Applications to client server environments. Direct accountability for customer support with User Requirements, Vendor & Contractual Negotiation and software development for health care applications.



Palm Beach County

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Director

  • Jan 1982 - Jan 1991

  Led the analysis and implementation of 16 large scale migrations of MVS based applications to departmental systems. Managed staff, RFP, contract negotiation, vendor management through customer satisfaction.