EDUCATION
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BA, Economics/Business, Magna cum Laude & Phi Beta Kappa (UCLA, Spring 1991) |
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MS, Agricultural Economics (UCD, Fall 2004) |
RECENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Graduate Student (September 2002 - Present)
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics - University of California, Davis
Assistant to the Director (August 2000 - August 2002)
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute is a world-leading center for mathematical research in Berkeley, California
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Supported the Director, Deputy Director and Director of Development on a daily basis. |
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Designed and implemented company-wide database integration project (25 Filemaker databases to 1 Access database). |
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Managed all corporate governance and grant-writing logistics. |
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Organized and simplified data collection, storage and mining for fundraising and operations. |
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Supported visiting scholars and their programs and needs. |
Director of Operations (May – June 2000)
Trymedia Systems is a SOMA software start-up in San Francisco, California
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Managed financial and HR functions. |
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Designed and organized operations for two locations. |
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Contributed to discussion regarding business development, funding, organization and expansion. |
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Suggested major redirection of energy and funds (adopted). |
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Assisted in negotiations for new office space and hiring engineers. |
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Acted promptly and decisively to save both time and money. |
World Traveler (April 1995 – December 1999)
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Traveled to over 60 countries in Asia, Europe and Africa. |
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Learned international relations, psychology, logistics, history, finance and linguistics. |
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Used nine languages and lived “close to the ground” in the local style. |
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Met my wife and made friends from all corners of the globe. |
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Deepened understanding of people and cultures. |
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Honed organizational skills in planning and implementation |
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Stayed within 2.5% of the five-year budget. |
System Administrator (February 1994 - April 1995)
Veterans Workshop Inc. is a non-profit mail fulfillment house contracting to private industry in Menlo Park, California
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Re-engineered unclear and dysfunctional operations and organization. |
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Created a documented MS Access user-friendly system that increased accuracy and productivity. |
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Assisted in personnel, marketing, and operational decisions for the 120-person shop. |
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Trained and managed six-man MIS team. |
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Eliminated warehouse inefficiencies to reduce pull times by 75%. |
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Redesigned inventory and organizational structures based on cross-training. |
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New system was foundation for work and compensation as well as key marketing point. |
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Increased sales and profits for the company and employees. |
Operations Coordinator (August 1991 - January 1994)
Central Pacific Equities Inc. was a start-up in commercial and residential real estate brokerage in Palo Alto, California
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Chief implementer of corporate “vision”. |
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Hired and trained personnel, supervised workflow and prioritization. |
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Designed and maintained MS Office custom/integrated/automated applications. |
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Handled daily operations, bookkeeping, A/R, A/P, and cash-flow projections. |
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Managed vendor/customer relations, equipment and facility. |
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Expanded scope of activities and dropped unpopular/unprofitable product. |
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Increased productivity by 100% and operating income from a loss to profit. |
OTHER EXPERIENCE
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California commercial and residential real estate and mortgage broker |
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Internet and PC experience with MS Office (5 of 6 applications) and QuickBooks |
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Edited Bay Area Business Report (small business guide) for SF Chamber of Commerce |
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Wrote and edited for “Banka Magazine” (economic monthly) in Zagreb, Croatia |
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Newspaper photographer |
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Decent French, Spanish and Italian |
| Some Croatian and German. |