Business Career

I learned electronics, communications and computer technology from the electron up serving as a US Marine for over 4 years. Subsequently, after working as a computer field engineer, I left full-time employment to obtain a BS in Marketing Management from Fordham University’s School Of Business.

Using my unique understanding of technology and business, I have held management positions in major U.S. corporations among them; Citibank, MasterCard, ADP and IBM. I effectively led large and small groups, developed new businesses and re-engineered others to make them effective.

Public Service

In public service, I served as a Mayor of my community.

I have over 22 years experience as non-paid professional firefighter and EMT and over 30 years of service as Sugarbush Ski Patroller. I continue to serve as a volunteer fire fighter with the Warren Fire Department, as an EMT and Rescue Leader with the Mad River Valley Ambulance and Sugarbush Ski Patrol.

Accomplishments

• As a consultant led a large team of consultants that did a technical and process assessment of NYC’s 42 agencies to prepare them for the year 2000 and multiple simultaneous catastrophic events. (business continuity)
• As Mayor, working with the Board of Trustees and staff, reduced cost, improved service, automated our Police department, enacted tough ethics, cell tower and tree preservation laws, wrote an inter-municipal agreement for a three town Paramedic fly car service.
• Designed and deployed a nationwide distributed high-speed network, while being the Program Manager for a new business and creating one of the country’s first nationwide Automatic Teller Machine Networks. While performing this technical function, I built the business processes and methods to bring clients into this new venture.
• Designed unique software and technological solutions to solve business problems which reduced cost, improve revenues and customer satisfaction.

Personal

I live in Warren with my wife Nancy, a retired teacher. We have a son who works for New York University Courant Institute of Higher Mathematics as a technologist and a recently married daughter who is attending Veterinary School.