Tools

Primary Domains of Knowledge: Finance, Law, Marketing, Operations, IT
Finance: MBA, teach Accounting and Finance, Taxation and Portfolio Management at both college and MBA level, put together and review financial pro-formas for startups and during acquisition analysis.
Law: Executive JD with emphasis on closely held business and transactional law, 5 years of part-time practice as Law Clerk, Legal Researcher and Associate Attorney with focus on acquisitions and small business governance.
Marketing: Managed a direct mail business, was an Operations Manager at a Social Media company, taught Business Research Methods at MBA level, as well as many marketing courses at the undergraduate level
Operations: Managed Operations in multiple businesses, Thorough understanding of Project Management, Lean, Theory of Constraints, a Six Sigma Black Belt
IT: Managed a number of Windows and Unix based networks, experienced Network Admin and Database Admin
Proprietary tool:
Developed Excellence Matrix (E-M8), a proprietary tool that allows for rapid business diagnostics and aided decision making.
Other tools:
Process improvement and innovation methodologies: Laws of Systematic Innovation (TRIZ), Lean Manufacturing and Toyota Production System (TPS), 5S, SMED, Six Sigma Black Belt, Theory of Constraints (TOC), Applied Information Economics (AIE), ISO, TS, Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Total Quality Management (TQM)
Database and data manipulation: SQL, Crystal Reports, Progress, 4GL, PL-SQL, MS-SQL, MySQL, DB2, Excel, Monte Carlo simulation, Goldfire, Metlab
Presentation tools: Powerpoint, Prezi, VideoPad, MovieMaker, Webex, Skype
If you have a problem, there is a good chance that I know the tool that can help solve it. I am the biggest fan of tools and techniques that help you define the problem in the first place. So, if you know your problem, but even more so if you are not sure, let’s talk.