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Summary

OBJECTIVE:  To leverage my considerable executive, entrepreneurial, educational, publishing, legal, and management experience partnering  with organizations to develop and manage new and existing markets

Work History

President & CEO

2016Present
Road Safety Technologies

Reinvented former company providing partnering of experienced and new ignition interlock providers, investors, and manufacturers.   Providing professional, turn-key, multiple ignition interlock market management.  

Writer

2019Present
Self-Employed

Created Poetry podcast and working on my first feature book. 

President & CEO

20162019
Stop OD, Inc.
  • Leadership of a not-for-profit organization aimed at addressing the opioid overdose death epidemic.
  • Development and implementation of strategies to combat opioid overdose deaths using an innovative approach to the distribution of Narcan.
  • Collaboration with healthcare professionals, policymakers, and community stakeholders to raise awareness and drive actionable solutions.
  • Certified Narcan distributor with New Mexico Department of Health
  • Grant writing to various governmental agencies to fund the distribution project.
  • Establishment of partnerships with local and national organizations to enhance program reach and effectiveness.

Rights & Permissions Manager - Volunteer

20122015
The Joseph Campbell Foundation

 Management, negotiation, and completion of all foreign licensing agreements of Joseph Campbell books in print, electronic, and other media formats. Negotiating and granting all permissions to use Joseph Campbell's quotes, ideas, concepts to individuals and organizations Archiving original documents to the Joseph Campbell Opus Archives

President and CEO

20022013
Road Safety Technologies, Inc.

Created dynamic and effective company providing technology solutions for increasing road safety.

• Reduced death and injury from DWI offenses by over 30%.
• Created distributor network of ignition interlock providers.
• Managed and expanded $4.4 million dollar company.
• Attained largest independent distributor in a competitive market in the United States.
• Attained largest state distributor garnering 52% of market with 6 competitors.
• Technology developer with Chinese company.
• Public speaker at international symposiums.
• Appointee to Governor's Task Force for DWI Technology.

Skills:
Strategic Planning, Political Lobbying, Program Management, Distribution Sales, Regulatory Agency Dialogue, Strategic Marketing, Media Relations, Financial Modeling, Market Analysis and Growth, Personnel Management

Senior Field Claims Representative/Investigator

19942001
New York Life; Lincoln Life, Paul Revere Insurance Cos.

Field representative and investigator serving claims and legal department staff.

• Attained top 10% of investigators in the disability industry
• Managed full field investigations including surveillance, interviewing,       background information development, discussions with medical practitioners, financial and medical data analysis, and developing leads and supporting evidence.
• Closed high indemnity claims including Russian fraud, Broker fraud, and HIV fraud. 
• Investigated suspicious death claims.
• Prepared detailed and complete field reports providing for informed decision making.
• Negotiated settlements excess of $1 million including discussions with customer's counsel.
• Testified in depositions and court hearings.
• Participated in discussions with legal departments to determine exposure.
• Detailed understanding of medical terminology and impairment.

Skills:

Settlement negotiations, contract interpretation, customer service, investigations, report writing, legal discussions, travel, self-management

Chief Probation Officer

19871994
Hendricks & Hamilton Counties, Indiana

Managed large court agency with 3 divisions and 31 employees

  • Designed integrated probation software with private vendor.
  • Created and managed substance abuse program.
  • Implemented strategic planning, maximizing human resources, and program development
  • Devised and presented 3 annual budgets to county elected officials
  • Experienced in writing detailed pre-sentence reports
  • Participated in discussions and problem solving with 5 elected judges
  • Investigated and incarcerated professional ʺhit manʺ
  • Implemented criminal justice technologies to monitor clients
  • Arrested and incarcerated offenders violating probation terms

Skills

Development and Management of Distributor Networks

Development and management of distributor networks providing support, training, management, marketing, and regulatory coordination.

Public and Private Sector Management

Created and Managed $4M company Managed public agency,  $5M annual budget Loss Prevention Manager - retail while in graduate school Self Managed - ability to work without supervision

Entrepreneur

Envisioned, designed, and built company $4.8 Million annual revenue Award-Winning Company Reduced death and injury from DWI by over 30%

Investigator
Top 1% of disability fraud investigators Special court investigations as Chief Probation Officer Credit Card fraud ring investigations Russian organized crime fraud ring investigation Physician self inflicted injury fraud investigations Organized shoplifting investigations Internal pilferer investigations
Personnel Management

Managed distributor network in private sector Managed 26 probation officers and 5 support staff  in the  public sector

Teaching/Training

Collegiate level adjunct professor at two universities Ignition interlock distributor training Probation officer training Substance abuse training Store detective training  

Volunteer/Community Service

Warehouse 21 Youth Center Former Board Member and Patron Santa Fe Animal Shelter - Patron Joseph Campbell Foundation - Ambassador & Patron Best Friend's Network - Volunteer & Patron The Mankind Project - Weekend Staff Volunteer Assisted Cycling Tours - Former Board Member & Patron Sierra Club - Member  

Certifications

Narcan Distributor

207-2019
New Mexico Department of Health

Certification to distribute Narcan to combact opiod overdose deaths.

References

Edna Amador

Rua de Foz de Odeleite

Foz De Odeleite, Portugal 8945-320

1-703-507-7056

stonridge1southriding2@gmail.com

Education

Awards & Recognition

  Road Safety Technologies, Inc.

Professional Presentations

Community Service

Organizational and Community Participation -Volunteer

In The News

National Story: Ignition Interlocks in New Mexico

NBC News

National Story: Interlocks in New Mexico

Travel

Travel experiences in the following countries:

  • Portugal
  • Panama
  • Ireland
  • China (twice)
  • South Africa (twice)
  • France
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Denmark
  • Costa Rica
  • Caribbean
  • 40 0f the 50 U.S. states

Interests:

  • Mythology and Story
  • The Great Outdoors
  • Hot Springs
  • Poetry
  • Reading
  • Worldwide Travel
  • Film and Image
  • Writing

My Mythic Creations:

Videos I Created: