Experience

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  Ipog LLC

  • Managing Member

    • Oct 2005 - Present

    Investments and trading in real estate, stocks, options, futures and forex.

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  Live Out Loud

  • Table 20

    • 2005 - Present

    Training and coaching in leadership, business, investment, mindset, success.

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  Elan Vital, Inc.

  • International Manager

    • Jan 2003 - Present

    Manage a 100+ international team (order processing, customer service, operations and fulfillment, IT) to provide membership smart cards to members worldwide. Reduced budget to 10% by moving to all volunteers and improved automation. Led the development and implementation of a Ruby on Rails system to replace outdated Cold Fusion system, greatly reducing the labor intensity. Implemented improved human resource practices to recruit and retain volunteers.

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  Universal Church of the Master

  • Minister

    • 2000 - Present

    Nearing completion of requirements of next and final step of ordination as Reverend.

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  Visa

  • Architect and Project Manager

    • Jun 2001 - Oct 2006

    Manage IT projects from $100K to $2M using teams of 8-20 people. Focused on highly visible data warehouse, data mining (Ab Initio, UDB and MicroStrategy) and Web application projects. Oversee multiple simultaneous projects using standard methodologies to manage resources, timelines, budgets, change and risk. Accountable for overall success of each project from initial needs assessment and design through implementation, testing, support, training and customer satisfaction. Assist in analyzing existing business processes and developing improved business workflows.Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

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  Silva Solutions Corp.

  • CEO

    • 1992 - 2001

    Management consulting. Key clients were Visa, American Express, Pacific Bell/SBC. Affiliated with Partners in Business Systems, Inc. for marketing and contract management. Established and managed a business whose primary focus was to provide IT consulting services to financial, telecommunications and non-profit clients. Functional areas of accountability spanned profit and loss, team building and leadership, project and engagement management, margin and performance improvement, business development, IT strategy and solution, quality improvement, and customer service / relationship management.Provided strategic and tactical leadership to ensure successful design, development and implementation of high-performance technology solutions to support business, competitive and customer demands. Collaborated extensively with management, clients and vendors to analyze business needs and implement appropriate solutions to increase efficiency and capability. Conducted JAD sessions to solve business and system issues. Researched, evaluated, tested and recommended the deployment of new technologies, tools and procedures. Developed proof-of-concept designs, created business cases, and delivered findings to customers. Designed new processes to support solutions.Accountable for overall success of projects, from initial user requirements and architectural design through development, testing, implementation and customer satisfaction. Conducted object-oriented analysis and created use case models, utilizing UML and OOAD. Planned, tracked, monitored and documented progress of all projects, ensuring adherence to project scope and timelines. Developed project plans, timetables, budgets and resources. Designed and delivered status reports to team members, management and customers. Managed risk assessment, issue resolution and change management initiatives. Directed efforts of more than 50 team members and projects valued at up to $10M.

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  LaSalle University

  • Adjunct Professor of Hypnotherapy

    • 1994 - 1998

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  Pain Relief Center

  • Owner

    • 1994 - 1995

    Private and group sessions using hypnotherapy and biofeedback protocols to teach clients to manage chronic pain.

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  Body Imaging

  • Owner

    • 1992 - 1994

    Private hypnotherapy practice emphasizing using the mind to change the body (health, beauty, stress mgmt, weight loss). Workshops on health, prosperity and self-actualization. Taught at Metropolitan Adult Education Program on smoking cessation, dealing with allergies and asthma, mental face lift. Chairman of SF Bay Area chapter of National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH). Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, American Council of Hypnotherapist Examiners. Certified Hypnotherapist and Member of Hypnotherapist Union Local 472. Professional member of the Association of Past-life Research and Therapies (APRT).

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  Silva Method of Mind Development and Stress Control

  • Director, No. California

    • 1990 - 1992

    Taught 40 hour class on visualization, meditation, healing and psychic development. Developed and presented several workshops: health and healing, goal achievement, prosperity, personal values.

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  Amdahl

  • IT Planner and Manager

    • 1983 - 1992

    Business planner, systems architect, manager of IT Planning and Resource Mgmt

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  US Postal Service

  • Branch Manager, Technical Services

    • 1981 - 1983

    Also Lead Enterprise Planner at USPS HQ.

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  GEICO

  • Lead MVS/CICS Performance Analyst

    • 1979 - 1981

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  Computer Network, DC

  • Performance Analyst

    • 1977 - 1979

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  GHI

  • Systems Programmer, Instructor, Systems Analyst/Programmer

    • 1974 - 1977

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  Self Employed

  • Author

    • 1970 - 1975

    Wrote several books, mostly on metaphysics. One was published in 1974: Aquarian Age Healing: 21 Lessons to Perfect Health. Also founded a metaphysical organization in 1972: The SchoolChurch of the Masters, Inc.