Experience

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  Planet 3 Systems

  • Palm Desert, CA

  • Principal Consultant/Owner

    • Apr 2012 - Present
    • Palm Desert, CA

    Management consulting - specializing in business strategy, business planning and management streamlining.

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  Watson Group, LLC

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Chief Financial Officer/Business Planning

    • 2008 - 2012
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Designer knitwear firm that custom manufactured in Peru and sold wholesale in high end specialty stores throughout the US and at retail on the internet.

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  Planet 3 Systems

  • Greater Los Angeles Area/Northwest Arkansas

  • Principal

    • 1998 - 2004
    • Greater Los Angeles Area/Northwest Arkansas

    International marketing consulting/business planning and manufacturing quality system design and installation management.

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  Planet 3 Global Marketing

  • Greater Los Angeles Area/Northwest Arkansas

  • Founder/Partner

    • 1992 - 1998
    • Greater Los Angeles Area/Northwest Arkansas

    International marketing consulting and wholesale export sales of domestic manufactured allergy supplies and equipment to retailers and wholesalers in Southeast Asian countries.

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  Raytheon Campany, Electronic Warfare Division

  • Santa Barbara, California Area

  • Manager International Programs/Marketing

    • 1984 - 1992
    • Santa Barbara, California Area

    Managed marketing and technical aspects of major programs dealing with military services and government customers in friendly foreign nations in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

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  Hughes Aircraft Company, Electronic Warfare Div...

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Senior Staff Engineer

    • 1979 - 1984
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Managed marketing and technical aspects of major programs for domestic and international military customers.

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  Planning Systems and Sciences Company

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Principal/Partner

    • 1974 - 1979
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Managed operations research and system engineering analyses for domestic military agencies, NASA and commercial clients. Performed management system auditsfor commercial clients and program cost analyses for Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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  Hughes Helicopters

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Manager Systems Engineering/Operations Research

    • 1972 - 1974
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    A principal architect of the winning system strategy for development of the US Army’s Apache Attack Helicopter. Managed 60 specialists encompassing System Engineering, Operations Research, Design-To-Cost Control and Producibility Engineering programs during the development cycle.

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  H. Scott Watson Associates, Planning and Manage...

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Principal

    • 1969 - 1972
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Conducted comprehensive business planning programs, applying the principles of system engineering and operations research, for the top management teams of client companies. Provided financing and general management consulting assistance to planning client companies. Invited lecturer on business p...

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  Planning Research Corporation

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Senior Associate

    • 1961 - 1969
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Managed top level analyses and decision making support to numerous DOD, NASA and commercial clients. Internal management consultant and trouble shooter for field offices.

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  Various

  • Various

  • Various

    • 1956 - 1961
    • Various

    Engineering positions with aerospace companies and while serving in the US Army.