Experience

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  Technology Consultants, Inc.

  • VP Business Development

    • Nov 1996 - Present

    Primary business focus: Electronic Medical Records and Medical Practice Management data Data Conversion and Data Extraction services.Interface products for related Medical system databases. Business Development, Relationship Sales and Marketing. HL7 and CCD standards expertise. Any database or Medical system.Sell and support ERAConnect which electronically posts insurance remits directly into Medisoft.

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  BYU-Idaho

  • Aloha, Oregon

  • Ambassador, Alumni Mentor, Networking Specialist

    • Jan 2002 - Present
    • Aloha, Oregon

    As a Volunteer Alumni I assist students and other Alumni in career choices, networking and scholastic/career mentoring.

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  BYU Management Society Portland Oregon Chapter

  • Scholarship Committee Chairman

    • Mar 1993 - Present

    Provide leadership for committee to solicit and review scholarhship applications, organize presentation of awards and assist in fund raising. Responsible for recommending scholarship criteria to the Board. Voting member of the Board.

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  KW Norris Associates

  • Volunteer Employment Coach

    • 1988 - Present

    EXECUTIVE RECRUITER 1990-1991:Developed business relationships. Provided qualified candidates for permanent/ temporary staffing: development, management and project lead positions. Software engineering, client server architecture, object oriented programming, CASE tools.IT CONSULTANT 1989-1990:Nordstrom. Project lead for new Payroll, Personnel, Benefits System. Organized and managed team for a $2.5 million project to select and install a new system.BANKING IT CONSULTANT 1988-1989:Worked for CFO who was directly responsible for takeover/merger of five S&Ls via the Southwest Plan. Coordinated all IT requirements, supported all systems.

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  LDS Employment Resource Services

  • Stake Employment Specialist

    • Jun 2000 - Nov 2010

    Assist individuals seeking education, employment, self employment and job/career changes. Work one-on-one and with groups. Organize and promote activities and events that enhanced job search skills. Help with resumes, networking and interviewing skills.

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  Brigham Young University

  • Alumni Chairman Portland, Oregon

    • Jul 1999 - Aug 2008

    My responsibilities included all activities for over 3500 alumni in the greater Portland area. The Mission of our Alumni Chapter is threefold: Promote the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, education and BYU.Scholarships were a major focus. The generosity of several alumni and friends of BYU made Replenishment Grants available which we awarded each year.FARMS (Foundation for Ancient Reasearch and Mormon Studies) Symposia were conducted once or twice each year. BYU Performing Arts groups presented concerts annually. The Young Ambassadors performed at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, the BYU Ballroom Dance Company performed at the Newmark Theater in Portland."Back to School Events" were barbeque picnics with entertainment provided by Jim Band.We did not hold fund raising events. Each event was self funding. Excess funds were added to the Replenishment Grant.

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  Byu Management Society

  • President

    • Sep 1999 - Sep 2001

    Portland based local business networking group.. Community service project raises funds and distibutes scholarships to High School graduates. Annual golf tournament raises most of our scholarshop money. Local businesses and individucals contribute via sponsorships and golf teams.

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  Creative Data Corporation

  • VP Sales and Marketing

    • Feb 1991 - Jul 2000

    Minority Owner.Business development for Information Technology recruiting: Secured contracts with businesses for permanent and temporary staffing. Recruit and qualifiy Inormation Technology candidates for all areas of technical management, systems development and technical writers. Develop resumes, train candiates in interviewing skills. Build sales and recruiting team to find and place individuals to meet client requirements. Specialized in AS400, Mainframe and hard-to-find skills.Understand and conversant in most hardware and software technologies in mainframe, mid-range and micro computers including software engineering, data base, client server architecture, object oriented programming, CASE tools, etc.

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  Willamette Savings and Loan

  • Director Information Technology

    • Jan 1987 - Aug 1989

    Direct all Information Technology for IT Holding Company of four S&Ls located in Portand, Phoenix, Houston and Salt Lake City. Staff of 50+ developers, support, operations and systems programmers. Four direct reports.

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  Texas America Bank

  • Fort Worth, Texas

  • Systems Development Manager

    • Jul 1981 - Sep 1986
    • Fort Worth, Texas

    Developed a detailed five year automation plan for all financial, trust, administrative and human resource systems. This included taking these systems from a Facilities Management Processor and installing them at a new data center. It also included bringing all systems to state-of-the-art status via enhancements and/or replacement of existing systems. The plan was fully implemented three months ahead of schedule.Over a two year period, hired, trained and organized a staff of 30 system professionals (including 10 contractors) to implement the aforementioned plan. Much of our success was due to my insistence that all systems work be done via project teams which I organized and which included user representation as full time participants on the project teams.

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  Western Savings and Loan

  • IT Manager

    • Jun 1974 - Jun 1981

    Managed IT for Payroll and Accounting Systems