Director Of Development

• Nov 2021 - Present

Business Services Consultant

• Dec 2017 - Nov 2021

Equus Workforce Solutions, (formerly ResCare Workforce Services) name change active June 29, 2020 Equus Workforce Solutions, (formerly ResCare Workforce Services) name change active June 29, 2020

Career Services Support Assistant

• Aug 2016 - Dec 2017

Family Resource Center Receptionist and support assistant to the Missouri Work Assistance program. Greet and assist visitors and the general public. Assist case manager preparing for upcoming appointments, current activities, participant assessments and reporting. Be an active member of the local workforce services. Family Resource Center Receptionist and support assistant to the Missouri Work Assistance program. Greet and assist visitors and the general public. Assist case manager preparing for upcoming appointments, current activities, participant assessments and reporting. Be an active member of the local workforce services.

Marketing & Events Coordinator @ Convertible Solutions

• Feb 2005 - Jan 2016

This has been the most fun I've had "working"! I manage all aspects of marketing for Convertible Solutions. Our great products and print solutions are unique and interactive, they are digital print (and traditional) pre-converted products. I have performed all planning, processes, and management for our tradeshow and corporate events. Website development, content management, and posting. Social Networking strategic planning and implementation. ☞ Daily or weekly posts to twitter, facebook, linkedin, pinterest, and various other social sites. Show less

Product Coordinator - Marketing

• May 2003 - Feb 2005

I was a member of Inter-State's in-house Creative Suite Marketing department. I performed research and development, product analysis, and product design/requirements and finally unveiling for Inter-State's digital My Photo Adventure CD product. My responsiblities included pixkapow.com website content and design. Product development and management.This experience lead me to my direct involvement with Convertible Solutions marketing.

Systems Engineer - R&D / Info Systems

• Aug 2001 - May 2003

My responsiblities included Project Management, Systems Developement, hardware and software procurement, and data base management. I wrote mini applications to link to archaic systems. I was involved in the initial steps towards a centralized database system for all in-house workflow. Also performed initial project investigation for an Accounting Management System.

Information Systems Manager, Computer Room Supervisor, Computer Programmer, Data Technician

• Apr 1988 - Jul 2001

My career launchpad! This location for Payless Cashways was the Distribution Warehouse for the hardware and home supplies company. We were state of the art in our Information Systems and Warehouse methods. No longer in business, devoured by Home Depot and Lowes. Corporate offices were in downtown Kansas City Missouri. The company operated from, i believe, the early 1960's and the doors were closed in 2001. My responsibilities ranged from Data Center Clerk, Data Center Operator, Data Center Technician, to Information Systems Supervisor, to finally Information Systems Manager. We ran a wide range of technologies -- 24 shipping dock door Conveyor System which ran the whole plant from Recieving to Order Selection to Shipping - and all steps in between. We installed a RF handheld scanner system with voice recognition order selection and shipping. My responsibilities included data entry and data management, phone system, time keeping system, warehouse managment systems, and all things computer. I totally loved "working" at Payless with a great group of people. Payless Cashways Inc. was in the 1980s and 1990s considered the first national chain to implement the powerful DIY strategy. They operated throughout the Mid West under the names Payless Cashways, Hugh M. Woods, Furrow, Lumberjack, Knox Lumber and for a while Sommerville Lumber was a wholly owned subsidiary. They faced their first major challenge in the mid 80s when they were the target of a leveraged buyout led by Asher Edleman and Sutherland Lumber. The resulting Payless Cashways stock buyback left them saddled with debt that almost stopped the expansion and steered the retailer to be left behind by the upstart "Big Box" home centers like Builders Square and Home Club (later Home Base). The last straw was the burst of the dot com era that left many banks unwilling to continue the dream of it ever becoming a viable competitor to the successful Home Depot and emerging Lowes chains. Show less