Experience

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  U.S. Army War College

  • Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Sep 2021 - Present
    • Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    I am please to announce that I have been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the U.S. Army War College located in Carlisle, PA. The USAWC provides graduate level education to the next generation of military and government leaders of the US and its allies. I will be teaching subjects such as Chan...

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  Georgetown University

  • Washington D.C.

  • Adjunct Faculty

    • 2016 - Present
    • Washington D.C.

    I am very pleased to be serving as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University here in Washington, DC. I am teaching business and planning related subjects including: decision making, strategic planning, balanced scorecard, performance metrics, and risk identification and management.

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  Dunkirk Partners, LLC

  • Alexandria, VA

  • Principal

    • 2015 - Present
    • Alexandria, VA

    Through Dunkirk Partners I provide the full array of management consulting, business advisory, and executive coaching services to commercial, government, and not-for-profit organizations and individuals. These services include the development and implementation of; Organizational Strategies, Perf...

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  ParallelTalk Communications

  • Alexandria, VA

  • Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

    • 2017 - Present
    • Alexandria, VA

    ParallelTalk Communicaitons has developed and patented a unique process called the Mulitlingual Simultaneous Announcement System (MSAS), which makes it possible to more efficiently and effectively message to large groups of people in a variety of public settings like airline terminals, theaters, ...

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  Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust

  • Virginia Beach, VA

  • Director

    • 2015 - Dec 2019
    • Virginia Beach, VA

    I joined the board of Wheeler REIT in September of 2015. I have served as the Chairman of the Governance and Nominations Committees, and as a member of the Investment and Finance Committees. Wheeler is a REIT investing in grocery anchored shopping center properties on the predominantly on the eas...

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  Senior Army Reserve Commanders Associaition

  • Washington, DC

  • Member of the Executive Committee

    • 2001 - Jan 2016
    • Washington, DC

    Served as a member of the Executive Committee. Responsible for the development of the strategic plan and the corporate communications plan.

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  Community & Southern Bank

  • Atlanta, GA

  • Director

    • 2010 - 2016
    • Atlanta, GA

    I joined the Board at C&S in January 2010 as we stood the company up. We successfully acquired fifteen banks over the six years of our operation. The bank was successfully merged into Bank of the Ozarks in 2016. I served as the Chairman of the Audit and the Risk and Credit Committees and as a...

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  Toffler Associates

  • Reston, VA

  • Senior Associate

    • 2014 - 2015
    • Reston, VA

    I joined Toffler in December 2014 and worked the Department of Veterans Affairs strategic planning effort for eight months. The VA Strategic Planning is a three year, a very complete and thorough process which includes a large scale environmental scan, development of macro trends from which are a...

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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  • McLean, VA

  • Associate

    • 2002 - 2014
    • McLean, VA

    I joined Booz Allen directly after retirement from the US Army in 2002. I developed a practice focusing on strategic planning using the Balanced Scorecard methodology and served clients in both the government and commercial arenas for thirteen years. Also, formed and managed a team that specializ...

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  Opportunity Bank, N.A.

  • Dallas, TX

  • Chairman of the Board

    • 2010 - 2012
    • Dallas, TX

    I joined the Board at Opportunity Bank in June 2010 and served as the Chairman of the Board and a member of the Executive, Audit, and Compensation Committees. Opportunity Bank was backed by private equity investors who were seeking to acquire other banks in the western US, but market shifts and i...

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  Squadron A

  • New York, NY

  • Governor

    • 2003 - 2012
    • New York, NY

    Served as a Governor of Squadron A, a private association located in New York City dedicated to issues of a military nature

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  Lodgian, Inc.

  • Atlanta, GA

  • Chairman of the Board

    • 2002 - 2010
    • Atlanta, GA

    Member of the Board of Directors starting in 2002, Chairman of the Baord from 2006 - 2010. Member of the Compensation and Nomination Committees, and Chairman of the Audit Committee. Joined Lodgian as a Director as the company emerged from bankruptcy in 2002. Served in director level strategic and...

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  Reserve Officers Association

  • United States
  • Industry Associations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Chairman Homeland Security Committee

    • 2006 - 2009

    Assumed the duites of Chairman of the ROA HLSCOM in 2006 after three years as the Vice Chair. Accomplishment include strengthening links with NORTHCOM, providing NORTHCOM leadersip with a forum for discussion of progress and shortfalls and access to Washington decision makers.

  • Chairman of the Special Task Force for Input to the Congressional Committee on the Guard and Reserve

    • 2006 - 2007

    Responsible as Chairman for coordinating, assembling and presenting ROA's position on matters pertaining to the National Guard and Reserves to the Congressional Committee on the Guard and Reserves.

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  U S Army Reserve

  • US, Germany, Korea

  • Colonel

    • Jun 1970 - Mar 2003
    • US, Germany, Korea

    Active, Guard, and Reserve - during 33 years service - retired March 2003. Key asignments: 1/33 Armor 3d Armor Division, 3/73 ABN Armor Lt 82d Airborne, 1/26 Cav 26 Infantry Division, 1/10 Cav fourth Infantry Division, CECOM, AMC, Army Readiness Division Army G3 (DAMO ODR), and one of the develop...

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  Real Estate Capital Services, LLC

  • Westport, CT

  • President and Principal

    • 1996 - 2001
    • Westport, CT

    President and Principal of RECAP, a consulting firm specializing in commercial real estate - the arrangement of equity and debt financing, crisis real estate solutions, and reorganizations

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  Citibank

  • New York, NY

  • VP Senior Real Estate Credit Officer

    • 1990 - 1996
    • New York, NY

    I served as VP for Real Estate Credit Management, Select Client Division of the Private Bank and as the senior real estate credit officer in the Division where I had the responsibility for the Division's entire real estate portfolio. I stabilized the portfolio and reshaped it for the current ...

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  Nutmeg Real Estate Services

  • Metro New York

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • 1983 - 1988
    • Metro New York

    Responsible to the owner for all all operations of this real estate development company. We undertook twelve developmental projects in the Metro New York area to include: new office building development, condominum conversion, historic restoration, industrial building redevelopment, and older off...

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  Mortgage Bankers Association

  • Chairman Construction Lending Committee

    • 1978 - 1983

    In charge of the Construction Lending Committee for the MBA. Directed professional eduction program, panel discussions and other professional programs for the MBA on construction related issues.

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  Citytrust

  • New England

  • VP Real Estate

    • 1977 - 1983
    • New England

    VP in charge of all real estate credit and workout operations. Developed and implemented credit policies and was a required signature on all real estate credit transactions. Grew the profitability and size of the division each year. Introduced construction lending, joint venture financing, and re...