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EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Seaside, CA
General Manager - Electric Vehicles, Director of Sales - AUDI 2008 - present
Enterprising a newly developed Electric Vehicle division, within an auto group established twenty- nine years ago, with a mission of "developing customer relationships where everybody wins".
Pacific Coast Auto Group, Santa Cruz, CA
Director of Operations, Director of Business Development - Sales 2006-2008
Managed growth of a four franchise dealership. Established a "Green" automotive division, located and purchased alternative fueled cars, researched and established new Electric Vehicle franchise agreements, managed Alternative Fuel Sales and Finance & Insurance office, worked within all major company divisions (Sales, Finance & Insurance, Business Development, Public Outreach, Marketing, etc). Managed organizational changes for optimum outcomes.
Santa Cruz BioDiesel/AltFuel Group, Santa Cruz, CA
Founder 2006-present
Created web group and local action network for alternative Fuels. Organize "Green" events to promote sustainable technologies. Create and develop Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) and Public Private Partnerships (PPP). Created an AltFuel component for PCI Auto Group.
Choice Logistics, LLC/BD Technologies Santa Cruz, CA
Director of Technical Operations, Facilities, Recruiting, Business Development
2000 - 2006 (contract 2003-2006)
Clients include, Pacific Coast Auto Group, Owensdirect.com (principle investor), SynergismTechnologies (VP Ops, Board), Netpull Inc. (principle), University of California, Long Marine Laboratory, D.I. Inc, Ophelia Video Productions, others...
Manage Internet Marketing function, Technical Support, Network Support, Production hardware / software Support, Desktop Support, and Telephone Support, Co-Managed the Database Administration function, Acceptance Testing environment. Managed production systems to insure cost effective performance and reliability. Evaluated current and new technologies with vendors/strategic partners resulting in longstanding purchase relationships. International hardware distribution and deployment. Design high-performance, highly reliable/scalable production architectures; automation of critical processes; automated monitoring and notification for system resources, administration of mixed environments. Oversight of development projects and people management. Reporting to Owners, Executive Leaders and the Board of Directors.
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
Competitive Analyst - IPG 2001-2002
Technical voice within IPG, analyzed and compared IPG products against competitors.
Wrote internal web pages, white papers, and presentations to allow Sun employees to learn and gain knowledge about Sun products and marketing against primary competitors. Guided engineering, instituted changes based on customers needs and competitor offerings for new roll-out products. One of two primary contacts within Sun for beta program with marketing partner FirstRain, worked on design and implementation of FirstRain software within Sun.
Entropy, Ltd., San Jose, CA
Senior Project Manager Contract 1999-2000
Contract Technical Director for corporate clients, specializing in startups and small businesses. Provided hands-on, client-centered approach to boost modern start up companies from concept through deployment of production systems. Specialized in development of reliable, robust infrastructures. Installed services into places where a company may lack or may be understaffed.
Provided outsourcing for critical components of technology infrastructure, comparative analysis, telecommunications, growth planning, facility acquisition, space planning, interior design, furniture acquisition, Human resources including staffing, budgeting, payroll, and benefits, and website construction utilizing the Macromedia Dreamweaver Suite. Served as Project Manager/Systems Administrator/Technical Recruiter eCompany Network, Palo Alto, CA
Internet Systems Engineer Contract 1999-2000
Systems Administrator for corporate network encompassing three WAN-linked sites, including: VPN for remote users, internal desktops, and production web servers. Built, configured, and maintained two complete data centers comprising over 30 servers in complex, multi-tiered architecture, as well as smaller rigs for test and development. Helped define, develop, and refine NOC using off-the-shelf and custom software. Project lead for conversion of legacy HSM backup hardware and software. Project lead and interface for conversion to IBM RS6000 UNIX architecture. Responsible for all corporate procurement of hardware and software. Handled facilities lead space planning, procurement, and scouting locations for expansion. Assisted in company recruiting for technical positions, resulting in several successful placements. Administered: Altigen Phone Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, and legacy IBM 300 Servers. Maintained onsite Servers and systems. Shared on-call duties to ensure 24 x 7 availability.
Onradio.com, Scotts Valley, CA
Technical Services Engineer 1998-1999
Primary contract technical recruiter for two months with 100% placement success until TSE position opened then took a secondary recruiting roll. Acted as the main interface, and first tier of escalation, into Engineering Department for support-related queries. Web Master and secondary Post Master for 530+ client websites. Developed and maintained documentation, wrote FAQ that reduced customer calls 78%! Isolated, reported, and resolved bugs, tracked existing bugs, and maintained bug-tracking system across a multiple OS lab.
Researched and answered questions about tools, technology, and architecture, thus relieving developers for other duties. Acted as tester and performed QA on new tools. Developed and refined departmental processes and systems.
PC Consulting, Santa Cruz, CA
Technical Services Engineer(Choice Logistics Takeover) 1997-2001
Specialized in providing technical support (pre- and post-sales) both on phone and on site. Assessed clients' needs, selected components and configured systems to fit. Set up systems and LANs on site, isolated and solved configuration and bug problems. Provided instruction and maintenance for contract period, recommend upgrade plans as well as bug resolution for existing systems. Provided digital imaging needs for small company web page designs and maintenance. Assisted with creation of job descriptions and technical placements.
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
Master of Science in Marine Sciences, Core Curriculum 1996
John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Master of Science in Environmental Studies, Core Curriculum 1994
Regents College, New York, NY
Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts, Biology 1993
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