Achievements
1997-1999
Chairman, Nissan Automation Dealer Steering Committee.
1992-1996
Chairperson, NADA Information and Communication Task Force.
Employment
1975-Present
Sage
Auto Group
Vice President and Director of Systems for my family-owned group of three Los
Angeles-area auto Nissan and Infiniti automobile dealerships.
1999-2004
President,
Manhattan Projects.Net
President of a leading-edge development company creating 21st Century
software solutions for retailing and management in several key industries.
1993-1997 Founder, Autoscape A network of 42 franchises and 150 dealers operating as an automobile mall. Sold Autoscape to Auto Web Interactive in January, 1997.
1997 Founder, Online Timeshare Service Company An online vacation timeshare brokerage firm operating at http://www.timetravel.com.
1989-1993 Cofounder, Network Collision Centers Built and operated a chain of eleven franchised auto repair shops including the acquisition of real estate and establishment of a wide area network which interconnected them.
1987-1989 Broker, Jon Douglas & Company Home and commercial real estate sales.
1983-1988 Owner, L.A. Cellular Phones, Universal Cellular Acquired a licence to build a Los Angeles-area cellular telephone network which resold cellular service on the Pacific Bell network. Sold the company to Metromedia in August, 1985 and opened a successor company, Universal Cellular.
1982-1983 Founder, LA Tronics Founded a discount home electronics company which was sold to the Helimie family.
1980-1989 Independent Programmer Projects included debugging Windows 286 for Microsoft, becoming a Level 2 Developer for Microsoft, and building communications networks for Jon Douglas Realty and the American Institute of Architects.
1979-1980 Instructor, Mammoth Mountain Ski School Specialized in teaching 6-10-year-olds how to ski.
Education
1984-1985
National Automobile Dealer Association, Dealer Candidate Academy
A two-year business school.
1975-1979 Birmingham High School, Van Nuys Graduated, June 1979 |