Business operations planning & metrics analysis
  Business process management & documentation
  Project cost tracking & cost management to budget performance goals
  Budgeting, cost & revenue forecasting, presentation to management teams
  Service billing & billing data management

  Small-business marketing project management
  Creation of print & web advertising materials - graphic design and copywriting
  World-class execution of sales, product support, & order managment
  Member services coordination, expert-certified training, competition planning
  Experienced retail sales, excellent customer service and relationship development

  Product photography, commercial portraiture, event photography, photojournalism
  Website creation, upkeep, & management of HTML & PHP-based sites
  Graphic design: logo manipulation, advertising artwork, image manipulation, photo editing / correction / enhancement, creative design for print & web projects

** Developed print, web, and face-to-face marketing programs for small business

** Developed marketing & advertising content in print and web formats

** Authored and edited multiple business process documents for Fortune 500 IT service provider

** Created a billing & reporting model to track service billing metrics, forecasting, and revenue disposition, and provide periodic reporting of sales data for ~$50M annual billing for the world's leading IT infrastructure & service provider

** Advised Executive and Project Management teams on budget, cost performance to-target, day-to-day operational metrics, and service support efficienty for accounts ranging from $1M to over $100M annually for the world's leading IT infrastructure & service provider

** Delivered quotation-to-shipment sales & product support for domestic and international customers in support of an advanced technology industrial equipment manufacturer

** Developed & managed sales & production scheduling for production of equipment shipping between $100k to ~$1M per month in finished products, system refill services, and warranty repair

** Own and operate Firesky Photography as a sole proprietorship business providing photography, web management, and graphic design to individuals and small businesses

** Coordinated commemorative products & brewery merchandise consignment program for Great American Beer Festival in 1998 and 1999

  Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Redhat Linux

  MS Office on Windows & OS X platforms (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  Lotus Notes, Brio Explorer (database reporting tool), ERP/MRP software, Point-Of-Sale & membership tracking software, office networking across Mac & Windows platforms, FTP data transfer for internal & external data management

  Adobe CS3 - Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator & Flash (currently learning Flash)
  Adobe Lightroom 2 & Apple Aperture - photo management & editing
  Adobe Acrobat & Mac OS X - .PDF document creation & management
  Apple iLife & iWork applications for basic web editing, presentation, & photography

  Office & Business - PC & Mac computers, networked & shared information systems, copiers, printers, fax, 10-key, filing systems, postage metering, multi-line telephony
  Photography - SLR cameras & lenses, studio lighting & backgrounds, editing systems
  Industrial - warehouse systems, forklift experience, delivery vehicles

  Bachelor of Science, English
  additional fields of study include engineering, creative writing, communication, Spanish, physical sciences and journalism
 
  Certified Trainer - Pistol
  Certified Range Safety Officer

full resume and references available upon request