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Education and Professional Experience
Ph.D - Kent State University
PhD in Information Systems (1999)
School of Business Administration
Management and Information Systems Dept.
Kent State University,
Kent, OH
Dissertation Topic: Increasing the effectiveness of web-based tutorials by adding pedagogy to web-based authoring tools.
M.B.A. - Univeristy of Pittsburgh
Masters in Business Administration
Katz Graduate School of BusinessUniversity of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
B.S. - Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
Mellon Institute of ScienceCarnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Priority Management
Owner - Effective Management Group
d.b.a. Priority Management
Computer Training & SolutionsTime & Detail Management
Customer Service
Strategic Thinking
Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce
President and Board Member
Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce
Prior to moving to North Carolina,
was involved with the business community in Cranberry Twp. PA (a northern suburb of Pittsburgh). As both a board member and President of the Chamber in the early 1990's.
7-Eleven Stores
Owner / Operator 7 Eleven Stores
Owner, operator of two 7-Eleven stores in Western Pennsylvania.Wrote the software to be the first store in Western PA to computerize its daily reporting and weekly ordering processes.
PPG Industries
Strategic Planning Analyst
Financial Analyst
Software Developer
Controller Trainee
Worked for PPG Industries, a Fortune 100 company in both Pennsylvania and Louisiana.Various jobs included programmer analysis, financial analysis and strategic planning analysis.