Work History

in decending order

March 2006 to Current: VP Marketing and Business Development, MontanaSky Networks, Kalispell, MT

Duties Include:

  • Design and implementation of business and marketing plans for a regional Clec Phone company, Television provider, Internet Service Provider and computer service and networking business.
  • Strategic planning
  • Design and execution of Marketing program and subsequent training, tracking and coaching of sales team
  • Business acquisitions and mergers
  • Working in a business to businesses capacity to fulfill their needs in the Internet Technology area, including developing plans for advanced computer networking, Internet Service and Computer maintenance and repair solutions
  • Community relations and business representative for company

2004 to 2007: Realtor, Realty Executives, Whitefish, MT

Duties Included:

  • Specialized in working with business related clients developing new construction, business plans, assisting with the financing process and brining projects through to fruition along with residential sales and marketing.

1994 to 2004: Peak Development and Property Management, Kalispell, MT

Duties Included:

  • Development and opening of Peak Development for Parent company
  • Operations and financing manager
  • Chief of project development and marketing for the areas largest commercial developer
  • Developing relationships with commercial lenders, engineers, government officials and builders to put projects of all size and scope together for local, regional and international clients
  • Job cost and timeline tracking and management
  • Strategic Planning
  • IT Development and Implementation

1985 to 1996: Junior Executive Officer, Outlaw Inn, Kalispell, MT

Duties Included:

  • Directing and working with division heads and general management.
  • Development of business plans, objectives, long term planning, marketing and finance.
  • Marketing and eventual sale of property through the due diligence process of an IPO of a new company (The Outlaw Inn was the areas largest Hotel/Conv. Cntr)

Owner and operator of Glacier Contracting, Kalispell, MT

Duties Included:

  • Blueprint reading, take-offs, construction estimating
  • Development of Design and building for commercial and residential projects
  • Hands-on Building from foundation to finish
  • All Accounting and Payroll procedures

Other Skill and Business Experiance:

Misc. Business experiance includes but is not limited to:

  • Owner/Operator of Big League Bagels and Deli, did all operations including payroll, baking, employee management, cooking, customer service, etc. until partnership sold business in 2004
  • City Service Inc. of Kalispell, Accts Recievable manager, payroll manager, inventory manager, truck dispatcher, etc, initial employment out of college
  • Owner/Operator of the Kung Fu Studio, accounting, member services, head instructor until partnership disolved.
  • Consumer Credit Counciling, Credit advisor and budget developer for clients until business owner moved out of the area.

Other Accolades and Affiliations

  • Active Member in the Kalispell, Whitefish, Libby and Eureka Montana Chamber of Commerce organizations
  • Chairman of the Board, Trinity Lutheran Summer Camp, a youth camp on Flathead Lake, Bigfork, Montana
  • Head Instructor and 5th Degree Black Belt of the Kung Fu San Soo fighting art.
  • Organizer and Operator of Flathead and Lake counties 8th Grade Boys and Girls Basketball yearly tournaments, Kalispell, Montana
  • Referee and coach for the Greater Youth Soccer Association
  • Former advanced Snow Skiing Instructor and competitor
  • Flathead County master growth plan development team, 1995