Experience

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  United states navy

  Jul 1991 - May 1993

  Aircraft structural mechanic

  Maintained, installed, and repaired the structures and body surfaces, movable aircraft parts and their hydraulic and pneumatic control systems, on 14 A-6E "Intruder" aircraft. Maintained and repaired utility systems such as air conditioning, heating, pressurization, oxygen, and safety devices.

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  Army national guard

  Aug 1994 - Aug 1998

  Counter intelligence special agent / spanish linguist

  Determined enemy intelligence, gathered counter-intelligence (CI) information, evaluated sources of information, formulated investigation plans, planned and conducted CI investigations and interrogations, analyzed, selected, exploited, and other things of interest in tactical environments...

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  Hypermedia productions, inc.

  Jan 1995 - Dec 2006

  Managing principal

  I founded Hypermedia Productions in 1995 and provided New Media and IT Consulting Services for over a decade.In addition to being proficient in current Web 2.0 and New Media technologies (front-end / UI / UX Design, interactive, photography, blogging and podcasting), I provide Systems Engineering level support on all Apple products and services. I have extensive experience working with Apple in K-20 and have deployed Xserve and Xserve RAID systems throughout south FL schools as well as provide consulting on the creation of standardized client-images for those deployments. I have also been contracted for many years (via various marketing firms) to provide Channel Marketing & Sales & Evangelism services for companies such as Adobe, MGI Software, Belkin, Iomega, Caere, Claris, Microsoft, Okidata, Symantec, Umax, Viewsonic, 7th Level and many more. Show less

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  Channelforce, a division of marketsource

  Sept 1996 - Apr 1999

  Channel marketing manager / evangelist

  Contracted by (formerly) Channel Reps to perform sales, training, merchandising, feedback and in-store promotions for various software and hardware companies throughout the south Florida region, local and national trade shows. Companies represented include but are not limited to: Microsoft, Sony, Caligari, MGI Software Corp., Smith Micro Software Inc., ITS / Zydeco Software, Palo Alto Software, OKIDATA, Creative Multimedia, Documagix, Jump Music, NOW Software, Starfish Software, UMAX Technologies, Terran Interactive, ESRI, Computer Associates, Live Pictures Inc., Viewsonic, Caere, Symantec, Adobe, Iomega and more. Show less

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  Marketstar corp.

  Oct 1997 - Sept 1998

  Channel marketing manager - bellsouth.net

  Formerly Technology Advancement Corporation: Managed sales growth for a $10 Million sales territory & developed over 30 new VAR Partners for Bellsouth.net within the first 90 days. Additional responsibilities included:• Managing marketing and sales activities for Value Added Resellers.• Providing formal training to authorized BellSouth.net VAR's. • Supporting VAR's in solutions development stage through review of sales packages for VAR customers, data base gathering and coordination with VAR for customer, and network engineering support for designs not requiring dedicated sales engineers support. • Expanding VAR's technical expertise and independence through ongoing consultations and coaching during account management and pre-sales process. • Driving VAR revenue by identifying additional sales opportunities with VAR's and proactively seeking opportunities within VAR end-user customer set. Show less

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  Northpoint communications

  Nov 1998 - Jul 2000

  Regional sales manager

  • Developed one of the largest network of DSL providers in the southeast U.S. • Identified and signed strategic channel partners including ISP’s, NSP’s, VAR’s, Resellers• Successfully negotiated contracts• Implemented corporate defined channel selling strategies as well as established and implemented unique sales strategies within individual channel partner accounts• Generated customer presentations, demonstrations and proposals• Prepared a written sales plan for partners within assigned territory that outlines sales objectives, customer objectives and the action plan in order to meet these objectives• Managed sales forecasting process within assigned channel partners to ensure visibility and quota attainment Show less

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  No boundaries network

  Jul 2000 - Jan 2001

  Director of web development & creative director

  Set the artistic direction and managed the front-end web development and design in support of online projects, services, programs and other electronic publishing projects. Worked with the E-Business team and programmers to implement interface (UI), user experience (UX), configurations, graphics and art for assigned projects. Directed the tactical day-to-day design and development process and identified current and future technology strategies. Lead and directed a staff of 12 designers to achieve superior project results. In addition…• Responsible for the development of design strategies and concepts for all client projects, project management, recruitment and assignment of design resources.• Created all company branding. • Designed and developed site architecture.• Managed multiple projects simultaneously. • Purchased, installed and configured systems; evaluated and recommended IS initiatives; handled troubleshooting and resolution of network issues, and documented network. Show less

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  Actionlink

  Aug 2003 - Nov 2003

  Networking and wireless product specialist / technical consultant - belkin

  Contracted by Actionlink to provide consulting services for Belkin's line of consumer broadband products, specifically wireless routers, to retail customers.* Drove sales as a technical consultant for customers and provided technical assistance on Macintosh and PC platforms for wireless networking.* Provided feedback to Belkin via web based reporting system.* Served as a consultative and technical resource on Belkin's products to retail channel customers and employees.

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  Apple inc.

  Nov 2003 - Dec 2005

  Contracted [via The Millennium Group] as part of the Apple, FL K-12 Education sales teams, my role was to work with Account Managers and other team members on sales projects to integrate Apple's products into the Broward and Miami Dade School Districts, from a Technical, Marketing and Sales perspective. Responsibilities included marketing presentations, training, infrastructure planning, design, specification, implementation and troubleshooting of LANs, server installation, configuration & management.I was instrumental in the deployment of the largest Digital Learning Environment Study in Florida. Member of the team that was first to deploy over 30,000 laptops and 300+ servers (to date, and growing) in Broward County. I was also the lead Systems Engineer that was responsible for architecting much of the first 1:1 laptop implementation for Dade County Schools. Additional accomplishments include designing and deploying a digital curriculum, the first of it's kind, into a pilot middle school in Dade County. Show less

  • Systems Engineer II

    Aug 2004 - Dec 2005

  • Apple Solutions Consultant

    Nov 2003 - Jul 2004
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  Microsoft corporation

  Nov 2006 - Jul 2009

  User experience designer

  Served in several roles, most recently working on the interaction design for part of a major product (yet to be released) within the System Center suite of software. Also owned the Visual Design, Branding & Icon lead role for Windows Server & Systems Center divisions. Other major projects included: UX / Interaction Designer on Server Manager, designing the IT Pro Web Portal, owning all team branding & working on Design Patterns. I helped drive the interaction design process for new and existing applications from initial concept through engineering implementation. Responsibilities included Product, Interaction & Visual Design: Additionally:- Defined and delivered user experiences for a wide range of users from highly specialized IT professionals to novice or part-time IT professionals.- Collaborated with User Experience Researchers to understand our customers & their specific needs, & designing solutions to address those needs. - Delivered detailed interaction design specifications for the product development team, drove branding into the product, & established visual design guidelines for the division.- Designed interaction models, workflows, wireframes, information architectures, & user interfaces on various products. Show less

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  Amazon.com

  Jul 2009 - Feb 2010

  Sr. user experience designer

  Worked on the next generation Amazon Video on Demand (AVOD) category redefining the future of streaming media over the web, mobile devices and the 10 ft UI (Big Screen TV's and media player devices for tv's). Key focus in designing the UI architecture, interaction flow, and aesthetics of new web and on-device software applications. Additionally, concepted and designed early design explorations for studios.amazon.com and Video Content Subscriptions.

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  Expedia

  Apr 2010 - Nov 2010

  Sr. user experience architect lead

  Contracted via Apex Systems Inc. to work on several global UX Design initiatives and cross-pod platform migration projects ranging from streamlining and redesigning elements of Expedia World Wide's checkout path, improving search functionality and usability via design of features like type-ahead, to a new global packages re-design and contributing thought-leadership to stakeholders on a phased social media integration plan into Expedia's world-wide properties.

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  Teleca

  Nov 2010 - Apr 2011

  Director of user experience

  Managed a global team of UX professionals across mobile, mobile apps, consumer electronics and automotive verticals. My role was both strategic and tactical serving in a customer-facing role supporting sales efforts, evangelizing User Experience both internally and externally, and managing on-shore, near-shore and off-shore UX professionals on various projects and accounts. Platforms include iOS, Android, QT, Symbian, QNX and Meego.Job duties included, but were not limited to, working with business development to close new business relationships with clients, ensuring resource utilization is at peak capacity in a creative consultancy business model and assuring deliverables are being presented to our clients with the highest quality. Additional duties included being the central voice of the company for the user experience discipline both internally and externally, communicating our expertise to clients and internal stakeholders through the use of blogging and social media, spearheading creative development efforts from initial concepting through to final deliverables, identifying key growth sectors for creative and collaborating on proposals with all departments and management. Show less

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  Motricity

  Jun 2011 - Sept 2012

  Senior manager, user experience

  Managed a team of User Experience Design and Research professionals leading product design for mobile commerce, social networking, portal, enterprise tools and mobile marketing / advertising, Content Management (CMS) and Ingestion. Additionally, defined a unified User Experience and corporate design initiatives across a suite of products within a new line of business and brand identity for the company.

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  Oracle

  Sept 2012 - Feb 2021

  Senior principal user experience designer

  Most recently worked in the SaaS groups Global UX team assigned on Oracle's Autonomous Blockchain Cloud Service and API Catalog Cloud Service.Additionally lead the design efforts on corporate-wide marketing platforms notification emails for PaaS/IaaS services bring the organizations digital marketing in-line with the look and feel of our suite of products. I also defined our Developer Portal Getting Started experience to include New Trial promotional flows within the Cloud platform for PaaS products.Previously served as Lead UX Architect on Oracle's Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives in addition to platform level Cloud Products across multiple lines of business. Additionally, I lead the blue-sky concepting, design and implementation of Oracle's Content & Experience Cloud (CEX) Suite integrating our Social and Documents products into a new experience as part of a suite including our Sites product. Prior to our CEX initiative I served as the Lead User Experience Architect on Oracle's Enterprise Social Network (ESN) product, Oracle Social Network (OSN). I led initiatives across Web, Mobile (iOS & Android), Desktop and Outlook platforms. OSN enables real-time collaboration across the entire line of Oracle Fusion Middleware (now known as PaaS) products providing deep application integration and discovery of business critical information across the enterprise. No other ESN provided such deep integration across their entire line of cloud based products and services. Show less

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  Buck property group, inc.

  Apr 2017 - Aug 2024

  Founder & co-owner

  Buck Property Group, Inc. is a private and veteran owned full service real estate investment and development firm with offices in Texas, Washington, Nevada, and Wyoming. We offer a variety of boutique-level services to include real estate investments and advisory services, homebuilder lending, and development.Buck Property Group was founded on the principles of honesty, integrity, thorough analysis and wise execution. Our team takes pride in thorough feasibility analysis and due diligence in analyzing every opportunity. Beyond the numbers, we work to exercise wisdom in all investment decisions.At Buck Property Group, we strive to build a collaborative team of real estate professionals, and an environment where we all work together for the benefit of our clients. A sound process, broad network, operational expertise, and market knowledge combine to take our client’s assets to the highest level. Show less

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  Bisono realty advisors group at re/max go

  Dec 2018 - now

  Realtor®, tacs, clhms, rene, c2ex

  COMMERCIAL : RESIDENTIAL : LUXURY : AIRPARK : LAKEFRONT : LAND : INVESTORSOwner of Bisono Realty Advisors Group. I'm a top-producing, award-winning real estate professional with expertise in residential, luxury, lakefront, farm & ranch, airpark (hangar home) properties and commercial real estate. As a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) Guild Member, Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) and a Texas Accredited Commercial Specialist (TACS), I have a proven track record of success in the industry. With experience as a real estate investor, I understand the unique needs of my clients and I am committed to helping them achieve their real estate goals. Currently a member of the REALTOR Land Institute (RLI) and CCIM Candidate pursuing CCIM Accreditation.As a US Navy and US Army veteran, I embody the values of integrity, dedication, and hard work. I work with clients from all walks of life, providing them with personalized service and a wealth of knowledge about the Texas real estate market. With offices in New Braunfels, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, and the Coastal Bend Markets, I have a deep understanding of local trends and can provide valuable insights to my clients.My commitment to excellence has earned me numerous awards and accolades throughout my career, including recognition as a top producer in my field. My passion for real estate and my commitment to my clients make me a trusted advisor and a valuable asset to anyone looking to buy or sell a property in Texas. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2021 - now

  Principal user experience consultant

  Principal User Experience Consultant currently providing senior and executive level UX Consulting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for multiple clients.

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  American dream network

  Feb 2024 - Oct 2024

  Tv host

  TV Host for Emmy Nominated, 5x Telly Award Winning, Lifestyle and Real Estate Show!

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  Cruise planners - elite land and sea travel advisors

  Aug 2024 - now

  Franchise owner & travel advisor

  Cruise Planners has a tremendous reputation for quality, service, & very competitive pricing for ALL of your travel service needs. From planning your cruise to land tours and custom vacation packages, we will create an unforgettable vacation just for you.