SUMMARY
Eighteen years diversified experience in planning, developing, implementing and managing  support programs and services.  Exceptional analytical, problem solving, leadership, and learning skills.  Special ability in investigating, analyzing and making decisions in a complex business environment requiring the cooperation of many individuals in implementation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CRANE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, Evansville, IN	1999
Manager, Engineering Services
Managed all engineering services for a small environmental services company.  Responsible for plan design, permitting, and implementation.
Created surface water drainage plan designs for upscale subdivisions. Designed commercial and residential waste water disposal plans.
AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE, Evansville, IN	1994-1997
Retail Technology Administrator
Functioning in a support capacity, assisting a retail finance sales force by providing technical support directly to clients.  Responsible for managing the development of POS technology for over 900 client sites.
Coordinated the integration of several custom POS systems and new retail POS devices, to attract higher volume clients and to cement existing relationships. Designed, implemented, and managed a departmental LAN, facilitating the sharing of critical client data. Developed a database for storage and retrieval of client information with hyperlinks to an on-line transaction processing system.
K & C ENTERPRISES, Oakland City, IN	1992-1994
Owner
Responsible for overall operations including the management of 5 employees in a retail dry cleaning operation; handled all financial, accounting, marketing and promotional duties, with overall responsibility for customer satisfaction.
OLD BEN COAL COMPANY, Cleveland, OH	1979-1991
Senior Communications Specialist - Corporate	1987-1991
Responsibilities included total operation and maintenance of $4MM telecommunications system (5 PBX's, 11 microwave nodes, multiple telephone circuits and data communication equipment) in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia.  Interacted with vendors for sales and service of state-of-the-art voice and data equipment.
Developed a program for systems management for a newly installed telecommunications system, which resulted in over $125K per year reduction in telecommunications costs. Designed and installed a streamlined data network, consolidating various types of traffic from multiple locations; this allowed faster response to trouble calls and reduced operating costs by over $150K per year.
Manager of Information Systems - Illinois Division	1985-1987
Established an Information Systems department at the operating division level which provided programming assistance, oversaw computer operations, and offered recommendations in purchasing decisions. Coordinated the installation of a DEC computer within the division to serve in a distributed computing environment.
Drilling and Shooting / Maintenance Supervisor - Indiana Division	1984-1985
Supervised a union work force responsible for the proper fragmentation of overburden above the coal seam. This required constant attention to the safe use of explosives, as well as an intense maintenance background to maximize uptime.
Industrial Engineer  - Indiana Division	1979-1984
Coordinated mine planning and evaluation, prepared capital and operating budgets, developed cost and production control standards, and reported and analyzed operations performance. Developed the specifications and complex relationships necessary to computerize monthly performance reporting, improving decision making by providing data more quickly and supplying exception reporting.
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science degree, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (GPA 5.13 / 6.00) Active participant in continuing education programs (Economic Evaluations, Effective Negotiating; Structured Writing)	1979
REGISTRATION
Registered Professional Engineer in Indiana	1984-Present
ACTIVITIES
Chairperson, Distributor Relations Committee, National ROLM Users Group	1988-1990
President, United Way of Gibson County	1992
Vice President and Campaign Chairman, United Way of Gibson County	1991
Member of Board of Directors, United Way of Gibson County	1984-1985, 1989-1994
Member of Board of Directors, East Gibson Optimist Club	1989-1994
Member of Board of Directors, East Gibson Little League	1989-1992
Member of Board of Trustees, Good Shepherd United Methodist Church	1994, 1997
Chairperson, Administrative Board, Good Shepherd United Methodist Church	1994-1996
Eagle Scout, BSA	1975