Mark Raphael

Experience

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  AAI Corporation

  Feb 1985 - Jul 1988

  Senior Analyst

  ★ Worked in interior, exterior and terminal ballistics to help in the design of advanced weapon systems utilizing computer analysis. ★ Wrote thousands of lines of Fortran 77 for simulations.★ Coded data models simulating and predicting the performance of a wide variety of weapons systems delivering substantial reductions in project and development costs

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  FMC Corporation

  May 1988 - Oct 1991

  Senior Analyst

  ★ Project manager on DOD contract to design armor systems. ★ Received formal management training.

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  Silicon Valley California

  Mar 1992 - Apr 1994

  Software Quality Assurance Contractor

  ★ Wrote thousands of bug reports as a functional, systems and systems integration tester.★ Bug reporting through intranet based bug reporting systems.★ Gained great understanding of the process to create high quality software★ Platforms included Mac, PC and UNIX

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  Apple

  Apr 1994 - Sept 1995

  Software Quality Assurance Contractor

  ★ Solely responsible for performance testing of release of Mac OS running Apple’s proprietary testing scripting language on a network of Apple supported hardware and operating system versions★ Worked closely with developers and management.

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  Ascent Logic Corporation

  Jul 1995 - Oct 1996

  Quality Assurance Platform Expert

  ★ Managed cross platform quality assurance on large product.★ Management of tracking platform. ★ Managed cross platform.★ Coordinated the Technical support desk.

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  Object Design

  Mar 1996 - May 1997

  Sales Engineer/Technical Sales

  ★ Technical sales presentations of object databases to executives selling against RDBMS systems

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  Unify Corporation

  May 1997 - Feb 1998

  Senior Sales Engineer/Senior Technical Sales

  ★ Technical sales presentations to financial executives of large Middleware infrastructure software

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  Brokat Infosystems

  Feb 1998 - Mar 2000

  Director of Technology/Director of Market Development

  ★ Managed national technical sales. ★ Creation and implementation of all business .process. ★ Management and training of technical sales staff. ★ Presentation to C class executives for sales >$3M★ Directly responsible for staff and projects in the US and Canada. ★ Coordinated all of the projects the staff was working on as one large changing project. ★ Defined and tracked Timeframes, deliverables, proofs of concept, steps to project completion★ Designed proof of concept system architectures for large middleware software implementations on staged servers at banks, brokerage firms and insurance companies Show less

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  Aelogis

  Apr 2000 - Jun 2001

  Junior Executive/CTO/VP Sales

  ★ Responsible for all technology for this well-funded B2C Internet startup. ★ Designed a high availability/scalablility IBM AIX System to process millions of transactions per day. ★ Researched, purchased and implemented the budget of high availability ecommerce architecture with fail over capability to handle millions of transactions per day on IBM hardware and software.Selected Achievements: ☆ The architecture that defined had to be approved by IBM before implementation. The project was completed on time and on budget and the server functioned as defined in the specs. This project required collaborating with personnel from both IBM and the ASP under tight time constraints. Show less

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  Innovative Product Development - Principal

  May 2001 - Jan 2022

  Product Development & Product Marketing Manager

  ★ Responsible for all project and product management for patent clients that want to commercialize their patent ideas. Completed multiple complex Project Management/Marketing Management engagements with patent clients★ Managed patent projects throughout the life cycle; conception,outsourcing management, 3D CAD drawings, prototype design, iterative testing ,final design and online marketingSelected Achievements:☆ Successfully developed a comprehensive project management document called a Product Development Product Marketing Plan which functions as a highly customized business plan (usually about 75 pages) to take a patent idea and turn it into a highly functional, aesthetically pleasing product that people will buy at a competitive cost in the market place.☆ Did comprehensive market research, identified, found and worked extensively with outsourcing companies to do 3D CAD drawings, iterative functional prototype development and product testing followed by limited run product manufacturing.☆Successfully developed the marketing strategy which was specific to the product worked with. ALL components of the business process were put into the project management doc. The methodology used was very similar to agile project management rather than using the waterfall approach because there were many unknowns and much iteration between developments and testing which took place.☆ Designed and delivered project management plans on over 15 patent projects☆ Provided great customer service to clients Show less

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  SMR Sources

  Jul 2001 - now

  Business and Technology Consultant Seeking Remote Recruiter Role

  Technology consultant utilizing skills from strong and diverse corporate background. Help businesses to design automated and scalable business systems that increase revenue.

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  MRCC Sources - Principal

  Jun 2013 - May 2015

  Amazon Market Place Private Label Seller

  Created, managed and sold a profitable Amazon private label business Defined profitable products, sourced US and overseas manufacturers, managed shipment of products through US customs to multiple Amazon warehouses Created Amazon product detail pages, ranked products on Amazon, implemented paid marketing through Amazon Sponsored Ads, Google PPC and Facebook ads. Outsource manager to1) find and hire vendors to manufacture products then 2) have products shipped by sea and air to the US Determined market value then profitably sold this business Show less

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  ASAP Financial Solutions - Principal

  Jan 2019 - Sept 2022

  Financial Services For Residential and Commercial Building Services Contractors

  WHAT WE DO: ASAP Financial Solutions helps Residential and Commercial Building Services Contractors to achieve consistently higher revenue.WHO WE WORK WITH: ASAP Financial Solutions partners with best in class online financial services providers that we have already vetted so you don't have to.WHY IT WORKS: ASAP Financial Solutions understands the needs of residential and commercial business services contractors. We help them to resolve their 4 main problems 1) funding to grow their business 2) resolve cash flow problems 3) resolve labor shortages 4) get leads to scale their businessWHAT MAKES ASAP FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS DIFFERENT: ASAP Financial Solutions is a specialist working with residential and commercial building services contractors. We focuses on each client’s needs and take the time to find the best solutions to help grow their business. HOW IT WORKS: The first step is for you to schedule a complimentary 30-minute Business Strategy Session to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of your business. This is NOT a “free consulting session” but a powerful opportunity to find out how an optimized financial strategy can help your business to increase revenue in the shortest time possible.NEXT STEPS - Take the short prequalification survey at https://asap-financial-solutions.leadshook.io/survey/RSdHMH64W9VMsjCm9IZ8JCCbyKYijxSTPm533EsM?utm_source=LinkedInREADY TO TALK? Reach out to me directly here on LinkedIn, Email me at mark@asapfinancialsolutions.com or call 843-620-6526 Show less