Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Rare blend of business, legal and technology expertise. Specialist in use of social-networking technologies to drive sales, visibility and traffic in established companies.

Work History

• Diva, LLC
• Manager
• April 2009 to Present

• Developing Social Media Strategies for companies, implementing and maintaining the plans. Enabling companies to fully utilize their employees and their business intelligence to protect their brand name and increase their presence in the social web.

• Comet Technologies
• Director of Business Development
• August 2007 to March 2009

• Initiate contacts with potential clients, demo software and support evaluations of our products. Manage all aspects of customer support. Test software products and document features and bugs. Review contracts, non-disclosure agreements and internal policies for web publishing. Managed social media analysis and implementation, blogger relations. Team Leader for iPhone Application.

• Thrasher, Dinsmore & Dolan
• Attorney
• August 2006 to August 2007

• General legal practice, estate planning, charitable planning, tax planning for family owned and operated businesses, specialization in tax-exempt organizations. Managed client contact from start to finish. Assist clients in funding trusts and implementing asset protection plans.

• Walter & Haverfield
• Attorney
• March 2005 to August 2006

• Draft wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, operating agreements, buy/sell agreements, promissory notes, deeds, corporate minutes, bylaws, federal and state tax exemption applications, organize entities in Ohio, Delaware and Wyoming, research.

Education

• Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
• Juris Doctorate, Tax
• 2002 - 2004

• University of Michigan
• Bachelors of Arts & Sciences, Communications
• 1990 - 1994