WORK EXPERIENCE

  2003 - 2009

Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament

Cazenovia and Syracuse, NY

Event Director and Organizing Committee

Start-up, logistics and management of a top-level sporting event

1. •Managed not-for-profit organization
   

2. •Developed marketing and sales strategies
   

3. •Managed million dollar plus budget
   

4. •Developed team goals and timelines
   

5. •Developed structure and content of presentation materials and proposals
   

6. •Organized website design and layout
   

7. •Sourced IT solutions
   

8. •Negotiated contracts
   

2001 - 2009

John Madden Sales, Inc.

                  Cazenovia, NY           

Business Manager

Operations of horse training, sales and management facility for olympic showjumping rider and trainer

1. •Arranged transportation of valuable horses and cargo; International and National
   

2. •Managed contracts, agreements and new ventures
   

3. •Managed growth development, staffing and systems administration and supervised accounting
   

1990-1999

Transaver, Inc.

Manlius, NY

Operations Manager

All aspects of operations for a transportation consulting firm. 

1. •Managed growth development, staffing and systems administration for accounting, customer service, marketing and sales, administrative support and research and development.
   

2. •Developed strategies and managed department process for dynamic growth (over 100% growth and new business development during employment)
   

COMPUTER SKILLS

Systems:  Windows Operations through Vista, XP, UNIX, DOS, OS X

Applications: MS Office; Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and Publisher. Lotus, Wordperfect, Adobe Photoshop and Creative Suite, iLife, Filepro plus various database and graphics applications

Graduate Studies at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Bachelor of Arts from Alfred University, Alfred, NY

Seminars in Internet, Leadership and Supervisory Skills, Business Development,  Web and Software Applications