Expert Details
Trade Show Start-up & Production; Magazine Publishing; Association Management; Entrepreneurship; Marketing; Not-For-Profit Board Training, Development, and Orientation
ID: 725669
Georgia, USA
Expert has consulted with numerous business and association entities concerning business operations and management.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1977 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Management | Institution: Georgia State University |
| Year: 1971 | Degree: BBA with High Distinction and The Distinguished ROTC Graduate | Subject: Management | Institution: University of Kentucky |
| Year: 1993 | Degree: Graduate Commandant's List | Subject: Military science & general staff operations | Institution: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1985 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President/Owner | Department: Executive |
Responsibilities:Small business owner and operator in the trade show, magazine publishing, and association management businesses. He is responsible for overall profitable operations of the business and new business development and start-up. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1985 | Employer: Medical Association of Atlanta | Title: Assistant Executive Director and General Manager | Department: Executive |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for the profitable operation of a wholly-owned profit-making subsidiary of the not-for-profit medical society. The business operated an around-the-clock telephone answering and radio paging service for 1,000+ medical doctors; a medical collections agency; and a medical personnel recruiting agency. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1971 to 1993 | Employer: U. S. Army | Title: Major | Department: Field Artillery |
Responsibilities:He was a regular Army officer upon graduation from the University of Kentucky ROTC program. He held command and staff positions in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the continental United States. He was later a member of the Individual Ready Reserves of the US Army and is a Ranger and paratrooper. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1971 to 1977 | Agency: United States Army | Role: Regular Army commissioned officer | Description: Expert served as a field artillery officer after attending airborne and Ranger schools. |
| Years: 1977 to 1993 | Agency: United States Army Reserve | Role: Individual Ready Reserves | Description: Expert served as a major in the Army Reserves where he completed the Field Artillery Officer Advance Course and the Command and General Staff College. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of the Georgia Society of Association Executives, 1978 – present; chief elected officer (president) the American Society of Association Executives, 1981 – present; Certified Association Executive, 1983 – 2007 while actively managing associations; the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (formerly IAEM), 2003 – present; Certified in Exhibition Management; the National Eagle Scout Association, Life Member; and the University of Kentucky Alumni Association, Life Member. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Expert is Certified in Association Management (CAE) and Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM). |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert was the board president of the Georgia Society of Association Executives in 1985-86. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Expert earned the US Army Ranger tab and parachutist qualification along with two awards of the Army Commendation medal. Clifford M. Clarke Award as the outstanding association executive in Georgia, |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert has written and provided numerous training courses in the field of association management, association board orientation and training, association strategic planning, and was a master instructor for 13 years at the American Fence Association Field Training School at Texas State Technical College and the University of Georgia. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| He is experienced in all aspects of sourcing and locating vendors needed to produce a trade show and convention as well as to publish a national trade magazine supported by paid advertising. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Experienced and familiar with the association management, convention and trade show, and the deck & fence construction and manufacturing industries. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He is experienced with virtually all aspects of small business operations and financial management along with family-owned business issues. |
Fields of Expertise
business, business development, business management, business operations, entrepreneurship, management decision-making, marketing, operations management, small business, strategic planning, trade show, business analysis, branding, business valuation, customer satisfaction, merger, business ethics, business strategy, promotion, finance, advertising, team building, standard operating procedure, corporate strategic planning, military strategic planning, service marketing, planning