Summary
Thirty years experience in consulting,
management, and
administrative positions demonstrating:
 A proven ability to identify
and address the needs
of the organization, client, or
customer;
- Excellent interpersonal and
negotiation abilities;
- Strong organization and
project management skills; ability
to
conceptualize, develop, implement
and follow through;
- A proven ability to
establish public awareness
and organization presence;
- Solid financial and business
planning background;
- Exceptional platform skills
and solid media relations
experience;
- Experienced in word
processing, data base management,
spreadsheet analysis, authoring
HTML documents.
Professional Experience
1996 – Present: Principal, Dodson-Brown
Associates Ltd.
Consulting engagements have
included real estate development projects,
municipal
telecommunication network feasibility
studies, and website design.
1988 –1995: Mayor, Village of Moreland Hills,
Ohio
Established a long-range financial planning system,
computerized village records, built a
new police station.
1980 –1989: Property Manager, The T.
W. Grogan Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Managed commercial office
buildings, redeveloped and sold Berea
Commons.
These projects involved close cooperation
with local municipal government on
city planning and zoning issues.
1978 –1980: Branch
manager, Cushman & Wakefield of Ohio, Inc.
Provided commercial real estate
brokerage services.
1975 –1978: Commercial Real Estate
Broker, Cragin – Lang, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
1973 –1975: General Partner, Playhouse
Square Associates; Cleveland, Ohio
Organized, managed and
secured financing for the initial stages of
Cleveland's
Playhouse Square redevelopment project.
This project has become one of the
largest and most successful entertainment
district restorations in the world.
1972 –73: Property manager,
Ostendorf Morris Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Managed and leased commercial
office buildings, prepared and administered
annual and long range operating budgets.
1970 –1971: Manager Product Planning,
Rotor Tool Company, Euclid, Ohio
Managed new product research
and development for this manufacturer
of air tools marketed to the automotive
industry.
1968 –1970: Senior Consultant, Ernst &
Young, Cleveland, Ohio
Managed and conducted
consulting engagements for private business
and government
clients. Subjects included real estate project
feasibility and financing, new product
development, marketing, long range
planning, and financial forecasting.
1964 –1968: Lieutenant,
United States Naval Reserve
Electronics Officer and
Navigator, Destroyer Duty
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan
University, Delaware, Ohio; June 1964
Continuing education courses and seminars
in web site design, HTML,
and various computer and
telecommunication oriented subjects.
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