Experience

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  The Heart of Town, Inc.

  • President/founder

    • Aug 2009 - Present

    I have been doing downtown development work since 1990 when I was introduced to the "Walmart" versus small town Georgia issues...many thought survival was at stake and yet opportunity comes in all forms. Survival is not the issue, Excelling is the issue...having goals, working the path to those goals, and claiming them is the issue...for small towns and large. I believe in dreams and SEIZE THE DAY...start now, time is a'wasting....Paul

  • Forsyth county, Georgia

    • Aug 2008 - Present

    Since I retired from UGA Public Service Faculty, in 2008, from full time to half time, I have specialized in what I had done for the University of Georgia, downtown development. I am now a private, independent, self employed consultant in downtown resurrection/and re-development. I have over 25 years of hands on experience in every aspect of downtown revitalization. I have references, experience, scars, and creativfe ideas on how to make things work for you in your town. Can we talk? I am available 24/7 for confidential discussions, call me on 404-556-4951.Free first visits, and that is a promise. Call me anytime at 404-556-4951, 24/7

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  UGA Public Servoce. SBDC amd Fanning Instutite,...

  • Consultant

    • 1988 - 2014

    I have worked in Economic Development for the past 25 years, ...I have specialized in downtown work, with emphasis on retial development, community development and planning.Prior to my work at UGA I retired from IBM where I worked in systems design, accounting systems, systems engineering and ma...

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  Systems Engineer, Trainer, Manager, Large Syste...

  • Atlanta, Georgia and managed seven states emplo...

  • IBM, Data Processing Division

    • Oct 1960 - Jan 1990
    • Atlanta, Georgia and managed seven states emplo...

    I brought 3 years of IBM processing experience to IBM when I was discharged from the U.S.Army in 1960. My work at IBM dealt with designing and implementing programing systems to accomplish commercial applications, like Billing, Inventory, Cash, Accounts Receivable, Sales data, and the integratio...

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  U.S. Army

  • Atlanta, Indianappolis, Okinawa (Sukiran), San ...

  • IT Specialist

    • Sep 1957 - Sep 1960
    • Atlanta, Indianappolis, Okinawa (Sukiran), San ...

    After training in Indianappolis, shipped off for two years on Okinawa, data processing center, Far East Command, for material logistics. Upon rotation, ended up in Atlanta, personnel accounting, discharged at 7am, employed by IBM, same day, and at work at Gulf Oil center by 9am.