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Custom Woodworking, Manufacturing, Recycling, Entertainment Center Wall Units Stretegic Planning

ID: 726518 California, USA

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Expert has been recognized by the American Furniture Industry as the "Grandfather" of the entertainment center he designed in 1981 and has become the symbol of this category of furniture. Expert is the founder of San Diego Design the manufacturer of his designs. From 1981 until sold in 1990 Expert developed and built his company worldwide. At peak annual sales volume at a $36,000,000 wholesale annual rate, Expert was named the SBA Small Business Man of the Year in 1987 and ranked number 14 in the Nation by ACE Associated Collegiate Entrepreneurs/YPO Young Presidents Organization for sales volume owned by a businessperson under age 30.

Expert was the primary designer and developed as the leader in the American Furniture Industry all of the major designs and configurations in the Entertainment Furniture Category. His designs were world famous and copied by 1000'S of furniture factories.

Expert was responsible for developing an extensive manufacturing system in Santee, California. He bought a 50,000 square foot Industrial land where he built the first factory of its kind, utilizing European style automation with an American labor force in a 20,000 square foot building. This factory became capable to produced over 600 entertainment centers per day. At this manufacturing level San Diego Design was able to supply and deliver their products to over 90% of the TOP 100 Furniture Retailers in the United States.

Expert hired extensive experts from the woodworking furniture manufacturing industries to assist in the development of his factories. These experts from Industry were utilized to provide their expertise in factory engineering, employee productivity, industrial technology, air pollution control, sound abatement, compensation planning, strategic marketing and sales development management to build San Diego Design into the World leader of Entertainment Furniture.

Su Casa Index, Inc. Developed entire Business Plan for Nationwide roll-out, This business plan included a National Investor / Distributorship Strategic Sales & Marketing Network, Advertising, Price and Commission structure, Web site with fully integrated Store Front, Private Label Resale / Branding / Hosting / Intranet & Internet Web Site capability.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1977 Degree: B.S. Subject: Wood Technology and Furniture Design Institution: San Diego State University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2007 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Owner Department: Custom Design, Build, Recycle and Refinish Furniture
Responsibilities:
Expert has a hands on development of Furniture "conversion" products. "Anything in Wood" as his motto.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1997 to 2007 Employer: Danny Paris Investments, LLC dba: Amazing e Business Title: Managing Director / President / CEO Department: Property Management, Sales & Marketing
Responsibilities:
Developed custom "Branded" software to allow customers to build template web sites, then hosted these web sites. Created the first ATM machine advertising network of 30,000 ATM's Nationwide to sell this product. Managed his personal Real Estate portfolio to include, Industrial Buildings, Commercial Office, Industrial Condo, Residential Houses and a Condominium.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1993 to 2002 Employer: California Fast Cash, Inc. / dba: CA$HWAVE Title: Founder, Chairman & CEO Department: ATM Sales & Service
Responsibilities:
Developed Nationwide Sales & Marketing to build an ATM portfolio to be acquired in 2000 by E*TRADE. This strategic marketing alliance placed CA$WAVE as the number 1 ATM company in the World. This entire ATM portfolio was eventually sold to a public ATM Company called CARDTRONICS for $110,000,000 by E*TRADE with CA$HWAVE making up approximately $8,600,000 of this corporate sell off.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1979 to 1990 Employer: San Diego Design Title: Founder, Chairman & CEO Department: All
Responsibilities:
Sales, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Manufacturing, Human Resource Development, Engineering, Production, Quality Control, Traffic,etc.. All aspects of the company development and function.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert has extensive experience and success in litigation during his entire career primarily using the Small Claims Court as an outstanding method of collections for any unpaid accounts receivable under $7,500 and has settled numerous law suits under $1,000,000 in Superior Court. Expert has personally experience in depositions, Grand Jury Testimony, court hearings and all aspects of the legal system requirements for small business and personal too.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
TEC The Executive Committee;

BBB Better Business Bureau;

TIP TIPSTERS;

TOASTMASTERS.
Licenses / Certifications
DRE Department of Real Estate: Real Estate Salesperson License: State of California;

Department of Insurance, State of California, Life Agent;

Certified ATM Technician: Triton Systems, Inc., Tidel, Inc.; Cross International Technologies, Inc. / TRANAX, Inc.;

Aesthetics Medical. Inc. Microdermabrasion Certified Technician:

United States Small Business Administration Certificate of Training: Small Business Management;

United States Registered Trademark: CA$HWAVE
Inoakvations
Ocean Oak.









Awards / Recognition
SBA Small Business Administration 1987 Businessman of the Year San Diego, California;

ACE Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs Young Entrepreneur Awards:
1987;
1988 TOP 20;

Arthur Young / Venture Magazine: Entrepreneur of the Year 1986 Finalist;

Success Magazine Centerfold 1987;

INC Magazine TOP 100 Fastest Growing Company 1987,1988,1989 &1990;

Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.
Effective Speaking & Human Relations;

Seventeenth Greater San Diego Science Fair 1971 Certificate of Merit.

Publications and Patents Summary
Patents: The 5552 Entertainment Center;
Pending: The Triangle Three Leg Table.

Writing Book: B*TRADE.

Fields of Expertise

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