Experience

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  The Stone Outlet of Florida, LLC

  • South Tampa Bay Area

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • 2016 - 2020
    • South Tampa Bay Area
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  L. A. Smith & Associates

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • Management Professional

    • 2000 - 2016
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

    Interim executive positions in finance, marketing and operations; Level C projects in trouble-shooting; marketing research; financial system installation and upgrades; financial analysis; controllership; ad agency liaison; new product introductions; general operational management analytics.

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  International Business Consulting Firm

  • North America

  • Senior Business Consultant

    • 1993 - 2000
    • North America

    General business management for small businesses over a wide range of industries. Using improved managerial financial systems and operational controls, I trained owners/managers by showing them how to "manage by the numbers" for improved results. The process leads to developing and im...

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  Trade/Membership Associations

  • Washington, DC environs

  • Vice President/Director

    • 1979 - 1992
    • Washington, DC environs

    Responsible for membership development, advertising creation, marketing research, product/service development/sales, telemarketing operations, fund-raising for the largest general aviation membership association. Five consecutive years of membership and fund-raising increases to record levels, du...

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  Gulfstream Aerospace

  • Savannah, GA

  • Manager Marketing Services

    • Apr 1975 - Jan 1979
    • Savannah, GA

    Record-setting marketing planning, research, merchandising, advertising for light aircraft group. Recruited out of position by AOPA.

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  Cessna Aircraft Company

  • Wichita, KS

  • Manager - Marketing Research & Consulting

    • Sep 1968 - Apr 1975
    • Wichita, KS

    Directly managed the following functions: sales/economic forecasting, market potential analyses, quota setting, training programs, sales support, sales development programs, field training, advertising support, international market estimates internal and external management consulting, capital eq...

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  Honeywell Ordnance Division

  • Hopkins, MN

  • Engineering Administrator

    • Jan 1968 - Sep 1968
    • Hopkins, MN

    Administrative support (schedule, budget, technology progress) for a research engineering group. Recruited out of position by Cessna Aircraft Company.

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  U. S. Army Air Defense Command

  • Selfridge AFB (MI); Ft. Bliss (TX); HQ-NORAD (C...

  • Radar Technician

    • Jan 1958 - Sep 1963
    • Selfridge AFB (MI); Ft. Bliss (TX); HQ-NORAD (C...

    Initially served a battery clerk (Pvt); was selected for 52 week missile training (graduated as Specialist 4th Class); serviced on missile sites in Washington/Baltimore Air Defense Area (Reached Specialist 5th Class), achieved Proficiency Level 3, and rated as Expert on all systems for which qua...