Experience

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  Evans Strategic Consulting

  • Reno, Nevada Area

  • Management Consultant

    • Apr 2012 - Present
    • Reno, Nevada Area

    Strategic and financial consulting; boost profits by determining most (and least) profitable customers and products/services; use simulation computer models to plan and implement growth strategies while minimizing risk

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  Tax Lifeboat, Inc.

  • Scotts Valley, CA

  • Founder and CEO

    • Feb 2004 - Jan 2012
    • Scotts Valley, CA

    Tax Lifeboat created a comprehensive electronic database of tax resolution strategies and used mathematical and systems analysis tools to optimize solutions for delinquent taxpayers based on their individual situation and goals. While with TLB, I wrote Offer in Compromise Pro and was granted the ...

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  Evans Consulting

  • Scotts Valley, CA

  • Founder

    • Oct 1996 - Feb 2004
    • Scotts Valley, CA

    I created the Strategy Simulator, an extensive, realistic computer simulation model that tests and refines business strategies before making irrevocable decisions. This unique quantitative tool was used by startups, venture capitalists, merger and acquisition firms, and large high-tech companies ...

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  PinPoint Software Corporation

  • San Jose, CA

  • Vice President of Corporate Development

    • Jun 1995 - Oct 1996
    • San Jose, CA

    While at PinPoint Software I established strategic partnerships with leading high-tech companies, managed a round of investor financing, and helped develop the company's long-term strategic plan.

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  Evans, Marans & Wisnia

  • Campbell, CA

  • Managing Partner

    • Oct 1981 - Oct 1987
    • Campbell, CA

    EMW was an NASD broker-dealer and registered investment advisor firm for wealthy Bay Area clients. The founding concepts for our firm came from the consulting work I did at Stanford Research Institute on the securities and financial planning industries. While at EMW, I supervised operations and s...

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  Stanford Research Institute

  • Menlo Park, CA

  • Strategic Planner

    • Jan 1976 - Jul 1977
    • Menlo Park, CA

    I consulted with major financial institutions on the securities and financial planning corporate development strategies. While with SRI, I contributed to various multi-client studies including the Outlook for the US Securities Industry and helped create the first Cash Management Account (CMA) ser...

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  Stern, Frank, Meyer @ Fox

  • Los Angeles, CA

  • Senior Securities Analyst

    • Nov 1971 - Sep 1975
    • Los Angeles, CA

    Stern, Frank was an NYSE register brokerage firm that provided investment research to institutional clients worldwide. I followed public companies in the oil, trucking, and engineering and construction industries. While with Stern, Frank I was President of the Los Angeles Energy Analyst Group and...