Experience

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  U.s. coast guard

  Jul 1984 - Jun 1989

  Avionics technician

  Joined the USCG to follow my passion for the sea. As a sailor I wanted a career where I could serve the sea-going community. I spent over a year onboard a 210 ft cutter and then went to Avionics School for 7 months. I was stationed in Astoria OR, on one of the most dangerous locations, the Columbia River Bar. I flew as crew on H-3 helicopters and the Falcon fanjets doing search and rescue. I loved my job, the mission changed to the "war on drugs" and the mission for SAR started to play a lesser role. Show less

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  North sound computers

  Oct 1991 - Jan 1994

  General manager

  When I joined NSC we were a small shop with 3 employees, we grew to 3 locations and millions in revenue. My role was to lead the sales and engineering teams, create marketing materials for the retail side. I would conduct training and implementation support for network installations.

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  Moss adams llp

  Jan 1994 - Aug 1998

  Director of is consulting

  Developed a business plan for an IT consulting practice while working at Moss-Adams, LLC. Led the development effort with my counterparts at the other offices and created a team that would define and establish the practice. This had grown to include six of the seventeen offices in a short period of time, and produced a net realization of over 100% in some offices. Consulting products I developed in 1998 are still in use to this day.

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  International association of machinists and aerospace workers

  Aug 1998 - Aug 2000

  Systems and technology manager

  Managed the modernization of systems supporting 40,000 members of the IAM Workers at Boeing. Migrated from IBM System 36 to AS/400 and integrated 5 statewide locations on a Windows network with IP phone systems.

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  Federal home loan bank of seattle

  Aug 2000 - Sept 2004

  Avp technical support manager

  • As AVP, solved several complex issues surrounding the long-range technology plan implementation as a member of the IT management team. The team needed ways to build a resilient distributed system where no single failure could cause business interruption. We deployed a system of distributed SAN’s, where data was replicated to three locations including our DR site.Chaired the IT Security Committee for Federal Home Loan Bank, Seattle, where we take on issues like Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, internal controls, incident response and security policies.• Leader on the Management Development and Management Standards Committees. These were corporate initiatives to establish the culture and values projected by management. The goal was to create a common language and a set of practices followed by all managers.• Chair of the CIO IT Security Subcommittee for the entire Federal Home Loan Bank system nationwide. Coordinated with the 12 district banks to address the highest security and formed action plans. I presented this to the CIO board of the FHL Banks. Show less

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  Interface innovations, inc.

  Aug 2004 - Mar 2019

  President

  Created a center of excellence where we built a team of top-notch consultants in technology management, management consulting, Internet marketing, business process automation, web/software development, security. Was the regional dealer for NorCal, OR, ID, NV, MT for Network Instruments protocol analyzer, was go-to trainer for "How to Drive Network Instruments" with a deep understanding of VoIP, FC, Gigabit/10Gb networks through the application layers. Served companies like Berkshire Hathaway, Verizon, American Airlines, Bank of Commerce Holdings, Swinerton Builders, PreEmploy.com, several large engineering firms, several large school districts in the five Western states. Show less

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  The safe city project

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Think tank member

  Redding has been plagued with property crimes, severe drug problems, no jail space, reduction of police force. A brave business owner decided to do something about it and formed a top-notch think tank to tackle these issues and bring 11 solutions to the city, county and its leadership. I was a key member of the research team who decided which issues and solutions would be presented. It culminated with a well-attended night at the Civic Auditorium and received a standing ovation. Many of our solutions were validated by a six-figure consulting report on public safety and some of our solutions were implemented over the years since. Show less

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  Simple orbit, inc (startup)

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2019

  President

  Everything in your life is orbiting around you, we call this your personal orbitSIMPLIFIEDWe look for ways to simplify your personal orbit, to make your day to day easier or more fun.AUTOMATEDThen we develop intelligent technology to help manage your personal orbit.HANDHELDFinally, we make it handheld so you can take advantage of it anywhere you are.The Greek word créstotés defined this way: properly, useable, i.e. well-fit for use (for what is really needed); kindness that is also serviceable. We have no term that quite carries this notion of kind and good. For us its about creating apps that are built from a heart to do good as well as be good for users. Our desire is for our apps to improve the lives of the people using them. Show less

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  New adventures sailing, llc

  Jul 2021 - now

  President

  We curate experiences on the water by exploring 73% of the world by sail. Adventures in the Salish Sea, San Juan Islands, Canada and the Pacific.

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  Nautilus sailing llc

  Jul 2021 - now

  Chief technology officer

  We like to say, we travel to tropical locations around the world and teach top-tier people how to sail.