Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Author

    • Jan 2023 - Present

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  World Impact Real Estate

  • Orange Beach, Alabama, United States

  • Realtor

    • Jul 2021 - Apr 2023
    • Orange Beach, Alabama, United States

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  Keller Williams Realty Alabama Gulf Coast

  • Orange Beach, Alabama

  • Realtor

    • Jul 2015 - Jul 2021
    • Orange Beach, Alabama

    Licensed in Florida and Alabama.

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  Thomas E. Ball, LLC

  • Gulf Shores, Alabama

  • President

    • Jan 2008 - Jun 2015
    • Gulf Shores, Alabama

    Outside sales for Low Income Housing market studies and environmental impact studies. Business consultation. Novelist.

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  Dixie Rod & Custom, LLC

  • Gulf Shores, Alabama

  • President

    • Aug 2004 - Dec 2007
    • Gulf Shores, Alabama

    Fabrication, repair and restoration of classic, custom and street rod automobiles.

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  Nova Sub Prime Group

  • Shreveport, Louisiana & Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • President

    • Sep 1998 - Aug 2000
    • Shreveport, Louisiana & Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Sub-prime financial industry consulting services. Provided software and training materials to check cashing stores and payday loan stores and provided consulting relating to the opening of new stores.Internet payday loans provided through ePayday.com and eMilitaryPayday.com.

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  Fast Cash, Inc.

  • Shreveport, Louisiana

  • President

    • Apr 1988 - Aug 1998
    • Shreveport, Louisiana

    Operated small chain of check cashing & payday lending stores. Developed and marketed FA$T CA$H Check Casher computer program to run and manage check cashing and payday lending stores.

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  Administrative Systems, Inc.

  • Shreveport, Louisiana

  • President

    • Apr 1984 - Dec 1988
    • Shreveport, Louisiana

    Established third party administration and consultation firm to provide employee retirement plan design, implementation, and annual administration services to qualified retirement plans. Designed, received IRS approval for, and implemented Uniformed Defined Contribution Plan containing 401(k) provisions.Designed and programmed software to manage retirement plan administration procedures.

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  G. W. Unlimited

  • Shreveport, Louisiana

  • Partner

    • Dec 1984 - Sep 1988
    • Shreveport, Louisiana

    Real Estate Shopping Center Development

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  Suzanne, Inc.

  • Shreveport, Louisiana

  • President

    • Jun 1987 - Apr 1988
    • Shreveport, Louisiana

    Mail order catalog design, production & sales. Designed and installed accounting and customer service systems for mail order business. As art director created 24 page four color catalog. Managed mailing of 250,000 catalogs. Negotiated with suppliers for goods and services.

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  Ball & Company CPAs

  • Shreveport, Louisiana

  • Partner

    • Nov 1982 - Jun 1987
    • Shreveport, Louisiana

    Provided tax planning consultation services to individual, partnership, and corporate clients. Provided tax return preparation services.Provided accounting services to business clients ranging from controllership type services to complete accounting and bookkeeping services.Provided general management consultation services to small and new businesses utilizing extensive industry experience to solve the business and management problems faced by clients.Assisted clients in obtaining financing for new ventures, real estate projects, and business expansion through preparation of exempt securities offerings, loan packages, industrial revenue bond packages and business plans for submission to venture capital sources.

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  Shaw, Moore & Co., CPAs

  • Shreveport, Louisiana

  • Associate Partner

    • Feb 1982 - Nov 1982
    • Shreveport, Louisiana

    As partner in charge of tax department, supervised preparation of corporate, individual, partnership, and fiduciary income tax returns for federal and various states.Prepared compilation reports from client data.Provided management consultation to small businesses.Prepared forecasts and audited financial statements for startup company’s private placement memorandum. Participated in drafting private placement memorandum with securities attorney.

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  Kebco, Inc.

  • Shreveport, Louisiana

  • President / Owner

    • Mar 1979 - Jan 1982
    • Shreveport, Louisiana

    Started a plastic water and sewer pipe manufacturing plant. Hired all personnel, selected equipment, installed equipment and placed plant into production. Designed and installed personnel, accounting, quality control procedures for 24 hour 7 days a week plant operation. Established marketing network through manufacturers representatives, and successfully introduced new company into established market.

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  Rucker Pharmacal Co., Inc / Boots Pharmaceuticals, Inc

  • Shreveport, Louisiana

  • Controller, Secretary-Treasurer, Executive Vice President & Co-Chief Operating Officer

    • Nov 1967 - Oct 1978
    • Shreveport, Louisiana

    Manufacture and sale of prescription pharmaceuticals.Developed the planning, accounting, personnel, distribution, data processing, and control support systems for nine fold increase in sales over 10 years. Suggested and developed a salesman’s compensation program resulting in $170,000 annual saving with continued sales growth.Selected, designed systems for, programmed, and installed medium sized computer system including inventory control, general ledger, accounts receivable, payroll and sales analysis.Developed cost accounting system and material requirements planning system to forecast demand, schedule production and plan inventory levels. Resulted in 55% decrease in inventory stock levels with no significant reduction in service level.Supervised and coordinated planning and construction of addition to manufacturing plant and offices.Produced accurate and timely financial reports on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis. Reduced delay for financial reports and statements from 60 days to 5.Administered employee benefits including profit sharing plan, pension plan, and hospitalization insurance plan. Drafted and installed profit sharing plan. Prepared amendments to all plans for implementation of ERISA.Managed a public stock offering which established a $15,800,000 market for the Company’s stockholders whose original basis was approximately $150,000. Managed stockholder relations including preparation of annual reports and securities analyst’s relations.Negotiated a merger with an international pharmaceutical company (Boots, Ltd. of Great Britain) which earned the Company’s stockholders 32% over the public traded value of the Company’s stock.Shortly after the merger the founders of Rucker Pharmacal left the company, thereafter served as Co-Chief Operating Officer with responsibilities for all activities except marketing and research.

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  Arthur Andersen & Co.

  • Houston, Texas

  • Auditor

    • Aug 1965 - Nov 1967
    • Houston, Texas

    Oil & Gas Joint Venture auditor.