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MIRA Consulting
909-389-7047
1365 Crafton, Ste. 1062
Mentone, CA 92359
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MUSIC
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VP
of Business Development
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Description
of my perfect job:
Develop and implement Company goals in strategic planning, logistics,
competitive intelligence, research, finance, and budgeting. Perfect job
includes cultivating clients, preparing proposals, advancing Company
capabilities in eCRM, B2B relationships, supply chain, and distribution
channels. Enjoy analyzing complex problems, finding solutions, and
working execution plans, report generation, pitching a deal, financial
projections, revenue models, and evaluating business opportunities.
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Career
Level:
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Executive
(SVP, EVP, VP)
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Date
of Availability:
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Less
than 1 month
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TARGET COMPANY
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Company
Size:
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Medium
(100 - 999)
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Category:
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Telecommunications
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Description
of my ideal company:
Ideal company can be a public or private company, preferably well
financed, and has a solid revenue model. Ideal company includes senior
executives who have at least ten years experience as a senior exec and
have at least a four-year degree from an accredited educational
institution (includes the person whom I work for as well). Preferred
industries: Telecom, Semiconductors, Investment Banking, Internet
Infrastructure, and Software.
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TARGET
LOCATIONS
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Relocate:
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Yes
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US-CA-Anaheim/Huntington
Beach
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US-CA-Los
Angeles
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US-CA-Orange
County
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US-CA-San
Bernardino/Palm Springs
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US-CA-Sacramento
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US-CA-San
Diego
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US-CA-San
Francisco
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US-OR-Portland
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US-TX-Austin
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US-TX-East/Tyler/Beaumont
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US-TX-Dallas
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US-TX-El
Paso
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US-TX-South/Corpus
Christi
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US-TX-Houston
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US-TX-San
Antonio
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US-WA-Seattle
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US-TX-Fort
Worth
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US-WA-Tacoma/Olympia
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WORK STATUS
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US
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I
am authorized to work in this country for any employer.
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EXPERIENCE
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11/1997
- Present
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CONFIDENTIAL
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Mentone,
California
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VP
of Business Development
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Responsible
for managing the business and work with clients to provide executive
leadership and offer direction in long-range planning. Also responsible
for implementing company business initiatives and handling key business
and administrative functions such as business development, website
management, business development, developing proposals, cultivating
business partnerships, and sales. Client management services include
project management, supervision of employees and subcontractors, working
with diverse mixture of clients, ensure flow of information to support
projects, and delivery according to project schedules. Project tasks
include strategic planning, finance, budgeting, logistics, and problem
solving.
Completed
over 80 projects in development of business plans, market research,
competitive intelligence, financial projections, and served as interim
CFO. Clients include public and private companies with focus on business
startups and growth companies. Industries served include academic,
biotech, internet, medical, securities, software, and
telecommunications. Still with MIRA Consulting. Business is slow and I
am pursuing various alternatives. In 2000, business hit its high point
and in 2001, it precipitously declined along with the demise of the
stock market and the economy. Now is the time to redirect my skills to
work where it counts. November 1996 to present.
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3/1995
- 11/1997
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Mania
America
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Santa
Ana, California
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Responsible
for complex tasks in the areas of business planning and administrative
management, development of company strategies, industry research and
analysis, budgeting for business units, profitability analysis,
operations management, policy development, market research, and managed
various ad-hoc (special) projects. Prepared written reports such as
business plans, management advisories to business units, and status
reports to senior management. Also responsible for managing technology
transfer advisories and served on ISO-9000 committee.
Reason for Leaving Left the firm to relocate to Phoenix, Arizona, to
Launch MIRA Consulting.
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10/1992
- 4/1993
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Fry
Factory, Inc.
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Banning,
California
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Supervised
administrative staff and manufacturing, purchasing, and human resources.
Managed inventory control and job costing. Developed/implemented
statistical process control program(s). Created policy statements,
specifications, and wrote software design specs. Implemented MRP
inventory control systems. Negotiated pricing & delivery with
suppliers.
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9/1990
- 9/1994
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CIVIL
Trans, Inc.
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Diamond
Bar, California
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Office
Manager and CAD Operator (PT/FT in 1992))
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Responsible
for managing office, development of proposals, maintain client
databases, and handling client-related issues. Engineering duties
included development of civil engineering in CAD systems such as
Intergraph, AutoCAD, and COGO. Upon occasion, performed research for
public records at various government agencies such as CALTRANS, MWD, and
City of Los Angeles. This was a full-time from position in 1993 and 1994
and part time from 9/90 to 4/93. Left firm when business was slow, hours
were cut, sought employment elsewhere. 9/90 – 4/95
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1/1990
- 4/1992
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L4
Technologies
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Rancho
Cucamonga, California
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Production
and Operations Manager
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Supervised
manufacturing operations and customer service departments. Planned
material requirements, purchased materials, implemented inventory
control system, and analyzed job costs. Wrote policy statements and
product specifications. Implemented MRP software to streamline
manufacturing process and inventory control system. Managed customer
service affairs including administration of repair services and billing.
Conducted equipment failure analysis to resolve quality issues. Assisted
customers in determining nature of equipment failures. Provided
technical support to customers via telephone and onsite field service.
Visited customer sites to provide additional training and support.
Reason for Leaving – Company went out of business.
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7/1979
- 12/1990
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Design
Engineer
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Los
Angeles
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Engineering
positions included design and development of various electronic
equipment. This included board layout, schematics, development of detail
drawings, assembly drawings, and providing training/guidance to
manufacturing crew(s). Industries served: Semiconductors, Aerospace, and
Telecommunications.
General: Held engineering positions following my tour of duty in the US
Army. At the close of the 1980's. chose to make career move into
business management and earn an MBA. Exited engineering field to assume
positions in a managerial capacity.
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EDUCATION
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12/1996
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University
of Phoenix
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US-AZ-Phoenix
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MBA
with emphasis on finance and competitive intelligence.
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11/1996
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University
of Phoenix
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US-AZ-Phoenix
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Masters
in Business Administration with focus on finance and competitive
intelligence. Served as study group leader. In order to make it a richer
experience, emphasized to peers that no two projects should be done on
the same company. Completed coursework with 3.81 GPA (scale of 4.0).
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11/1994
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University
of Phoenix
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US-AZ-Phoenix
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Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration focused on finance, quantitative
analysis, management, and strategic planning. Major research project
title: Partnering in Electronic Distribution (formal research paper).
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6/1987
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Fullerton
College
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US-CA-Fullerton
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Literature
courses taken for personal enjoyment and professional development
(non-degree program).
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6/1981
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Chaffey
College
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US-CA-Rancho
Cucamonga
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Focused
on engineering and drafting. Excelled in math, surveying, and
engineering courses.
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SKILLS
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Skill
Name
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Skill
Level
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Last
Used
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Experience
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Business
Planning
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Expert
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Currently
used
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10
years
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Excel
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Expert
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Currently
used
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5
years
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PowerPoint
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Expert
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Currently
used
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5
years
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MS
Word and other word processors
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Expert
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Currently
used
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15
years
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Strategic
Planning
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Expert
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Currently
used
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10
years
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Competitive
Analyst
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Expert
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Currently
used
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10
years
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Business
Planning
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Expert
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Currently
used
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10
years
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Finance
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Expert
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Currently
used
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10
years
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Visual
Basic
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Intermediate
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Currently
used
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3
years
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Access
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Intermediate
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Currently
used
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5
years
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Peachtree
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Expert
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Currently
used
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4
years
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Marketing
Management
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Expert
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Currently
used
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7
years
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Project
Management
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Expert
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Currently
used
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15
years
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Manufacturing
Management
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Expert
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+4
years ago
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5
years
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Financial
Projections
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Expert
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Currently
used
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10
years
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Quantitative
Analysis
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Expert
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Currently
used
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9
years
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Market
Research
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Expert
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Currently
used
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10
years
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Patents
and Trademarks
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Intermediate
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1
year ago
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6
years
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Prospectus
and Private Placement Memoranda
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Expert
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Currently
used
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5
years
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SEC
Reporting
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Expert
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Currently
used
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2
years
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FrontPage
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Expert
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Currently
used
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3
years
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Budgeting
and Capital Allocation
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Expert
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Currently
used
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10
years
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Treasurer
and CFO
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Intermediate
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2
years ago
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3
years
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Research
Reports
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Expert
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Currently
used
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15
years
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
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Heavy
involvement in SEC reporting on account of serving on the Board of
Directors of a public company in the biotech sector.
Personal - enjoy classical music, business news, movies, hiking, and
play Scrabble (TM) on a competitive basis.
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