Portfolio
Current Projects
Websites
Resume:
Work experience:
Direct Solutions / MasterAdvertising
Independent Small Business Internet Marketing
Consultant 1999 - current
Helping affiliate marketers and small businesses find services to test new strategies for traffic generation and brand recognition by applying solid marketing concepts to new web technology and combining strategy with theory to develop traffic flows in niche markets with focus on social media and networking platforms on a low budget.
eBay & Amazon.com
Independent Sales & Marketing 2004 - present
Selling via online consists of locating and researching all possible materials to be sold. Cleaning and proper storage of each item. Creation and maintenance of the listings. Proper management and customer support with each sale. And then the shipping of the product, follow-up and feedback to close the transaction.
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Make1c.com
Administrator Team Member 05/2004 - 12/2005
At Make1c.com I worked closely with Owner Mike Blair and 5 others on the administrative team to seek out, research, and reference online promotional opportunities. Once found, these resources were manually added into the database to be made available to a membership base of over 4,000 persons. Bi-weekly meetings were held to discuss progress and brainstorm for new developments. General maintenance of checking URL’s for integrity was performed regularly. I also performed live help support via software online.
Antique Ebay Consignment Sales
Project Manager 10/2002 - 03/2003
Working under a professional dealer out of of Nashport Ohio, my responsibilities included ad creation and customer relations while liquidating antique merchandise to the global marketplace.
Muskingum Produce
Produce Sales 2001-2003
Seasonal
This project was self maintained after 2 months of training under the owner out of Morgan County Ohio. After training, I personally handled all purchasing, marketing decisions, and customer relations.
Core.com
Internet Tech & Sales Rep.
9/1999 - 7/2000
While with Corecom I serviced local ISP account holders and provided technical assistance from accounts I established from prior companies. Corecom bought out Voyager.net and my services were no longer needed as large call centers took over these accounts.
Voyager.net
Internet Tech & Sales Rep. 10/1998 - 7/1999
Account creation and maintenance. 90% of technical assistance was provided over the phone during this time to new and existing ISP customers.
Sota Technologies
Independent Representative
1/1997 - 10/1998
Sota was the first ISP to establish system operations in Morgan County Ohio. As a field representative I helped new customers understand what was needed to service them with internet service and how to use the service once it was connected. 75% of support during this time was in the home with the customers equipment.
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Education: Degrees:
American International University BBA, expected 2008 Major: Marketing GPA: 3.10
American International University ABA,
April 2006 Major: Marketing GPA: 3.04
Certifications:
- Human Resources 2006 - Brainbench
- Project Management 2006 - Brainbench
- Windows XP 2006 - Brainbench
- Computer Fundamentals 2006 - M.A.T.C.
Course Completions:
- Business Plan Building 2005 - S.P.I.C.E. in Corning Ohio
- Small Business Ethics 2005 - M.A.T.C.
Classes:
Muskingum Tech Zanesville, OH. 43701 2001
- Advanced Typing
- Computer Fundamentals
- Accounting Fundamentals
- Business Math
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Skills:
- Have been actively working with computers sense 1985
- Familiar with all windows platforms
- Internet research and navigation skills
- Have hands on experience testing over 1200 internet advertising services
- Beta testing and comparison analysis of many types of software products
- Have dictation skills and voice software experience
- Have online sales experience on Amazon and eBay
- Strong understanding of online marketing concepts and trends
Software Programs Currently Used
- FireFox- very stable, secure, tabbed browsing with group and rss features
- Yahoo Messenger - my contact ID= destinybooks
- RoboForm Form Filler - one-click web form filler and password manager
- Microsoft OneNote - note keeper, research organizer
- Logo Creator
- Microsoft Outlook - professional email system
- Microsoft Word - document creation and processing
- Macromedia DreamWeaver - professional web design software
- ConTEXT - Programmer’s editor with syntax highlighting
- Adobe Acrobat - .pdf document creation/edition software
- Corel Paint Shop Pro X - graphic manipulation
- WS FTP - file transfer protocol manager
- Nero - data burning tools
- TextAloud - text reading program
- Naturally Dragon Speaking - coverts dictation to typed text, can use speech
to operate programs - TopStyle CSS - program aids in the creation or editing of CSS style sheets
- M8 Clipboard - time saver extended clipboard program
- MindManager 7 - mind mapping software for idea creation and organization
- WinRar - zip and unzipping utility for windows
- Adobe Acrobat - pdf document creation software
- Scribefire - Forefox addon for blog post creation and management
- ZOHO - online office and collaboration
- and many more …
Scripts Tested - Familiar with for install and use
- WebAPP - Web Automated Perl Portal (CGI)
- PostNuke - php CMS
- PHPNuke - php CMS
- Mambo - php CMS
- Joomla - php CMS
- e107 - php CMS
- WSNLinks - php directory script
- WordPress - php blog script
- OScommerce- Shopping cart and store script
- Dolphin - community portal
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Attitude:
- type A personality
- intrinsic work values
- utilitarian values
- organizational commitment
- organizational citizenship behavior
- affective commitment
- internal locus of control
- verbal abilities
- reasoning ability
- deductive ability
- perceptual
- conceptual skills
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Publications & Self Published Articles
- Jump Start to Distributing Your Viral Report or EBook
- Sub Domains - An Inexpensive Solution to Grow Traffic
- Got Blog?
- You Can Master Article Marketing In 7 Days or Less
- Beating the Recession Bug With a Home-Based Business
- A Day In The Life of a Squeeze Page for Profit
Press Releases
- Traffic Junkies get a Free Fix
- MasterAdvertising Connecting Real People with Real Advertising Resources
eBooks & Guides Published
- Master Article Marketing In 7 Days or Less
- All About Articles the Marketing Advantage
- Going, Going, Gone - Use Auctions to Explode Traffic
- The Fundamentals of Marketing
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College Classes Detailed:
Associate Degree Program Classes =
- BUS105 Business and Society
- MKT255 Fundamentals of Marketing
- MGT240 Business Management
- PSP110 Business Presentations
- BUS210 Business Communications
- FIN110 Personal Finance Concepts
- BUS230 International Business
- BUS255 Fundamentals of Business Law
- ART205 Art Appreciation
- ACG230 Introduction to Accounting
- BUS207 Business Ethics
- PSY206 Aspects of Psychology
- MGT110 Project Management
- MGT260 Entrepreneurship
Bachelors Program Class Details = TRANSFER ADC90 Associate Degree
- BUS300 Decision Making
- BUS305 Economics in a Global Environment
- MGT322 Concepts in Organizational Behavior
- QMB350 Statistical Analysis
- ACG420 Managerial Accounting and Organizational Controls
- FIN410 Financial Management
- MKT320 Marketing Management Concepts
- MKT430 Marketing Research and Buyer Behavior
- MKT460 Advanced Topics in Marketing
- MGT485 Global Strategic Management
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