President/Founder, MaPS, Inc., St. Paul, MN, April 2000 – Present

• Business development/sales, client liaison, consulting and project management

• GPS field data collection, GIS data processing, map creation & quality control

• Map product development, procedure manuals and E-911 & GPS/GIS training

• Postal and Telephone Company coordination and E-911/GIS implementation

Projects Manager, Baker GeoResearch, Inc., Billings MT, July 1997 – April 2000

• Developed new sales of more than $1.5M in products and services

• Generated sales/new releases and project related public relations materials

• Established sales leads, developed proposals, pricing, contracts and invoicing

• Set-up and managed more than 30 long-term, extensive projects nationwide

• Acted as the primary contact for clients, vendors, subcontractors and the public

• Featured speaker at national & regional public safety and GIS conferences

• Set-up and conducted implementation meetings, employee/client training sessions

• Interviewed, hired and supervised staff of 18 office and field employees

GIS Manager, Elert & Associates, Stillwater, MN, June 1995 – July 1997

• Implemented E-911 mapping and consulting services across the Midwest

• Developed sales proposals, contracts, tasking, billing and scheduling

• Directed sales activities at local conferences/responded to client inquiries

• Managed 7 division employees and supervised field work

Assistant Manager, Elert & Associates, Stillwater, MN, January 1995 – June 1995

• Supported day-to-day staff production efforts and allocated resources

• Aided scheduling, invoicing, shipping, data back-ups and archiving

• Analyzed projects to prepare task lists to assist project tracking/progress

Project Coordinator, Elert & Associates, Stillwater, MN, November 1993 – January 1995

• Processed aerial photographs for rural addressing projects

• Assigned rural addresses, developed databases & conducted on-site fieldwork

• Prepared maps, database lists & large scale mailings for address conversions

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1993
B.S. in Geography with GIS/Cartography emphasis; German Minor
Certified, Emergency Numbering Professional (ENP); since 1998
Member, National Emergency Numbering Association (NENA); since 1995
Completed, Michael Baker Corp. – Project Management Training – Level III – Winning Presentations and Proposals