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A visionary leader, consultant, student,
and friend with a passion for sailing, travel, his spiritual partner, and
helping people achieve their god-given potential.
Personal Background
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Active member of Singles on
Sailboats, Miles River Yacht Club, and the Severn House Yacht Club |
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Member of Unity by the Bay Church in
Severna Park, MD |
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Past Commodore, Singles on Sailboats |
| Past Commander, Niagara Power
Squadron (NY) |
| Participant, 2000 Advanced
Manifestation Program |
| Student of A Course in Miracles |
| Member, Higher Ground Community of
the Secretan Center |
| Resident of Annapolis, MD (1988 -
present), Native of Western New York State, resident of Florida
(1965-1974). |
Professional & Leadership Background
John has a
professional background in workforce development, business planning,
organization development, financial analysis, and general management.
Specific accomplishments include:
| Co-developed
more than 14 management-training workshops and seminars for use by
BASF Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc. to train
automotive collision center managers. |
| Developed
a new apprentice-training program for the automotive collision repair
industry. |
| Was
instrumental in organizational and human resource development and
financial planning for divisions of major corporations and well as
consulting on these issues for small businesses. |
| Provided
leadership, financial, and organizational skills to grow a regional
distributor of automotive paint, tripling sales within five years and
enabling the hands-on owner to successfully turn the helm over to a
hired manager. |
| Helped
to organize and found the United States Advanced Ceramics Association,
a trade consortium of over 20 major corporations such as Alcoa,
Standard Oil of Ohio, Corning, Ford Motor Company, Coors Porcelain
Company. |
| Participated
in the founding and development of a joint venture company between
Standard Oil of Ohio and Hitachi Chemical Corporation to manufacture
advanced ceramics in Japan. |
| Represented
the Carborundum Company in implementing the divestiture of its
Graphite Electrode business to an offshore purchaser. |
| Served
as Controller of a $50 million division of the Carborundum Company and
re-organized the division’s financial structure to enable real-time
product line profitability reporting. |
| Serves
as a mentor for the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the
University of Maryland. |
| Managed
research contracts as part of the U.S. Department of Energy programs
on Advanced Heat Engines. |
| Prepared
Congressional testimony on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy
Budget in support of advanced technology programs. |
| Prepared
both internal documentation and op-ed pieces on the impact of
Commodity Export Controls on the U.S. Advanced Ceramics industry. |
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Member, Maryland Chapter, American Society of
Training & Development (ASTD) |
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Member, Annapolis Society of Human Resource
Managers
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Educational Background
| Master
of Business Administration. State University of New York at Buffalo. |
| Bachelor
of Arts. University of South Florida. |
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