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Industry Experience
Education and Employment Experience
How and Why Did This All Start?
Industry Experience
Thanks to many years of experience as a
consultant, I've gained Accounting
and/or Sales and Management experience in the
following industries:
 | Variety of Retail, Wholesale, & Manufacturing businesses (too many to list) |
| Financial advisors and Commodity brokers |
| Insurance agencies and Mortgage companies |
| Property and Condominium Management |
| Real Estate Sales and Development |
| Commercial/Residential Construction: New/Renovations |
| Pool/Pool Cage Builders; Fire/Alarm Systems/Services |
| Electrical, Plumbing, and Garage Door companies |
| Nurseries, Agricultural, and Lawn Service companies |
| Recycling Facilities and Waste Removal Services |
| Hotel, Resort, and Marina Sales and Management |
| Restaurant and Fast Food establishments |
| Boat Charters and Tourist Attractions |
| Automobile Sales and Customization businesses |
| Health Care professions and Retirement facilities |
| Attorney and Accounting firms |
| PR and Advertising agencies |
| Printing/Reproduction and Publishing Houses |
| Art, Photography, and Architectural studios |
| Interior Decorators and Fashion Designers |
| Government Agencies and Utilities |
| Non-Profit Community Assistance offices |
| And the list grows... |
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Education
and Employment Experience
|
1985 ~ BA from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ [Major in Psychology, Minor in Business Administration] |
| 1985-1986 ~ Import/export company in Secaucus, NJ and short-haul trucking company in Hillside, NJ [temporary positions before travel for friends - did freight consolidation and accounting] |
|
1986-1987 ~ Travel and work abroad |
|
1987-1990 ~ Custom electronics manufacturing company in Bergenfield, NJ [started as clerk and promoted, over time, to Controller] |
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1990-1993 ~ High-end lingerie manufacturing company in Bergenfield, NJ [same principals as above ~ acted as GM and Controller for a start-up] |
| 1992-1994 ~ Continuing education in Fine Arts with a concentration in Social Documentary photography at Ramapo College in Ramapo, NJ. |
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1993-1995 ~ Independent software/computer consultant in Northern NJ |
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1995-Present ~ Independent consultant in Southwest FL |
How and Why Did This All Start?
Coming from a family comprised of
small business owners (parents, grandparents, etc.), it frustrated me to see how dependent my relatives
were on their Accountants. They were paying professionals to do, on a
monthly basis, tasks they were able to accomplish on their own - they just
didn't know they could! While still a teenager, I set up a
custom record keeping system for my father's Upholstery business. He
began to keep the records as instructed and was soon able to provide the
information the Accountant needed to produce Financial Statements, offer tax
advice, and prepare tax returns. My father then saved the cost of
having the Accountant or the Accountant's assistant come to his business to
do the record keeping for him. Don't misunderstand - Accountants are necessary and valuable
to every business, but I firmly believe small businesses should and can do
their own basic record keeping, using Accountants to perform the more challenging
tasks they are so well trained to do.
When personal computers became affordable, the company I worked for
purchased one. Accounting was the first aspect of the business moved
onto the computer. It fell upon me to learn how to use the computer and
the accounting software. Upon further exploration, I discovered a
program called DBIII Plus and created a database to store information on and report on
company personnel records. Later, I created a computerized version of the
U.S. Defense Department's job costing system (we were a defense contractor) to
avoid having to track so many details on paper. Eventually I could
afford a personal computer for the home. Once purchased, I spent many
an hour on the dining room floor, much to my husband's dismay, unlocking the
mysteries of the machine.