Helping Artists to succeed!
For the last 8 plus years I have been a director and business consultant working in the field of small business recoveries and improvement. I have now branched out on my own selling my artwork and working with other visual artists and crafts people to become viable business entities. I am a rebel (always have been), a wife (over 30 years) a mom, (over 30 years) and a friend (to many) and a lover of people and new places. I'm a military brat- dad was in the army. I was born in Thailand, raised in Asia, Hawaii & California. I grew up traveling in foreign lands and have loved to travel all my life. I especially adore Scotland, Hawaii, Polynesia and tropical Asia. I am extrememly interested in people and like to help. I do not abide people who make others less able or less of themselves and in general try to make the society worse off- to those people I am very alert and willing to expose. I work very hard, play with enthusiam, enjoy a beautiful beach, my family, swimming, snorkeling, hiking, cooking and hearing what someone else has to say (most of the time). I always enjoy a good coversation and new things learned.
I first and formost a fine artist and do watercolors and oils of the tropical locations I love. I paint mostly Hawaiian Art, Tropical Art and scenes from California.
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Jun 2001 - Oct 2009
glendale, CA (US)
Director of Client Services
Sterling
As Director of Client Services I ran the technical and administrative support department for our team of consultants and trainers, both at our headquarters and off site at client locations. I also oversee the planning and production of 9 off site training workshops each year throughout the USA.
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May 1998 - May 2001
glendale, CA (US)
Finance Director-Children's Program Billing Manager
Mission:Renaissance Art Schools
As a Sr. Account Manager, I oversaw the billing and collection process of over 800 clients througout 7 southern California private art school locations. This entailed both billing and collection work as well as a great deal of customer service work. I worked with MS Suite, extensively in Excel, and Peachtree accounting software.
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Oct 1997 - Apr 1998
la canada, CA (US)
Executive Assistant to CEO
David Sanders-Business Consultant
I helped start up and establish a one man consulting firm adding to what the owner was already doing. I did a bit of everything from finding new clients (which I contributed several) to surveys, admin and treasury & bookeeping functions. I also did financial de-bug consulting for clients. When I started, the company was just the owner and myself, expanded to six staff.
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May 1991 - Oct 1997
montrose, CA (US)
Operations Manager
General Networks
I was responsible for overseeing and ensuring the timely delivery of projects by working in co-ordination with the technical manager and the project managers, and when needed, sub-contractors. Also responsible for all cost of goods purchases made and inventory control. My aim here was to ensure that my programmers and engineers had everything they needed to effect a smooth, professional and timely delivery of installations and projects.
I oversaw the invoice process to ensure customers were getting invoiced and that they were correct. I was responsible for establishing new systems and workflows within the company and greatly contributed to others’ projects of the same. I did personnel reviews for the people in my areas as well as interviews for new applicants. contracted consultants.
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Jul 1989 - May 1991
glendale, CA (US)
CEO's Assistant-Design Facilitator
Kras-Williams Construction and Design
Responsible for locating and hiring skilled tradesmen, professionals, designers, subcontractors and office personnel. Also responsible for firing personnel, & assisting personnel with matters that distracted them from production. I also established and handled communications systems and lines, as well as inspecting and reporting to executives on various activities. I also collected and monitored the progress statistics of the projects we did. I recruited and hired nearly 400 people.
Responsible for locating finish and furnishing items for the designers to use on projects, and when approved, to negotiate their purchase and delivery for the best time and price.
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Jul 1985 - May 1989
sacramento, CA (US)
Director of Client Services
Int’L Executive Technologies
was responsible for orienting clients to their services and getting them scheduled for all. I planned, organized and ran client seminars in various cities, and was in charge of in-house training and consulting at various times. I was also responsible for the production of the staff of assistants, consultants, supervisors, and administrative personnel in my departments and division.
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2002 - 2004
Other
- Business Management
Hubbard College International
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1998 - 2001
Other
- Fine Art
Mission:Renaissance Fine Art School
Mission Renaissance is the largest Fine Art School in the World with over 4,000 enrolled students. While working there as a Finance Director, I studied their program of Drawing, Oil Painting, Watercolor Painting and Instruction
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1976 - 1980
Bachelor's
- Graphic Arts
Sacramento City College
WISE, CCHR, IAS,
Hobbies: Hawaiian Art, Tropical art, Watercolor Painting, Oil Painting, Photography, Cooking, Travel, Snorkeling, reading, studying, and enjoying the company of good friends and family. Interests: Hawaiian Art, Tropical Art, Visual Arts, Music, all types but especially Hawaiian, & the Blues. The ocean, the beach, snorkeling in warm water, Hawaii, Polynesian cultures, Hula Dancing, Scottish culture, business ideas, good news, jewelry and gemstones, geography & history, East Indian Food, cooking, surfing, and gosh all sorts of stuff!