CAREER SUMMARY

Detail oriented, team player, with 20 yrs. technical experience in analytical
tests methods and laboratory procedures. Proficiency: Microsoft Word, Excel and
Power Point; Chemical Nomenclature and Medical Terminology. Creative problem
solver dedicated to promoting excellence through improved efficiency, continuous
learning and ethical decision making. 

EDUCATION
Graduate Certificate in Accounting, DeVry University, 2009
GPA: 3.13

MBA, University of Phoenix, Beachwood Campus, 2007
GPA:  3.92

B.S. Biology, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

DeVry University (total: 21 semester hours): 
Accounting and Finance			Managerial Accounting
Intermediate Accounting I			Federal Taxes and Management Decisions
Intermediate Accounting II			External Auditing, Intermediate Accounting III

University of Phoenix (total: 39 semester hours): 
Introduction to Finance and Accounting	Foundations of Problem-Based Learning,
Transformational Leadership			Human Capital Development
Strategic Implementation and Alignment	Forces Influencing Business in the 21st
Century
Managing the Business Enterprise		Managerial Decision Making
Maximizing Shareholder Wealth		Resource Optimization
Enterprise Risk				Sustainable Customer Relationships
Strategies for Competitive Advantage.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CENSUS ENUMERATOR									2010
NRFU Enumerator for 2010 Census
•	Conduct interviews door-to-door to follow-up on non-responding census
questionnaires
•	Internet research to locate phone numbers/occupants/owners at assigned
addresses

H&R BLOCK, Richmond Mall (tax season)						2009 &2010
Tax Professional: 
•	Prepared Individual Federal, State and Local Income Tax Returns using H&R
Block’s tax software
•	Explained Client Service Agreement
•	Offered other Products and Services
•	Processed Bank Financing
•	Electronically filed Returns
•	Customer Support via telephone
•	Schedule Appointments
•	Tax research

EUCLID CHEMICAL CO, (Div. Of RPM) Cleveland, OH   				2000-2007
Senior Laboratory Technician
•	Maintain Laboratory Supplies, Raw Materials, and Equipment
•	Laboratory and Analytical testing using ASTM and ISO 9000 compliant laboratory
procedures
•	Training and Tours: Laboratory Personnel, Salesmen, Customers, and
Distributors
•	Product Development to lower Raw Material costs
•	Technical Support: Customers, Production, Sales and Marketing
•	Measure Finished Products conformance to DOT regulations
•	Streamline Test Methods
•	Communicate orally and in writing with customers and or individuals from
various departments
•	Monthly reports using Microsoft: Word; Excel spreadsheets; and Power Point
presentations

GLIDDEN / ICI PAINTS, Strongsville, OH 						    1980-2000
Coatings Chemist
•	Polymer synthesis of Acrylic, Epoxy, Epoxy-Acrylics, and Polyester Urethane
Resins
•	New Product Development
•	Prepare monthly reports and informal presentations, using Word Perfect and
Lotus 1-2-3
•	Organize and analyze pertinent data gathered via analytical and laboratory
test methods
•	Communicate orally and in writing with individuals or groups from various
departments
•	Drafted update of internal computer data storage system to meet Y2K
compliance

LIFE EXPERIENCE

•	Reading and Math tutor (while in High School)
•	Youth Monitor – United Methodists Church (Akron) summer program, escorted and
supervised underprivileged children on educational and recreational field trips
•	Sunday School Teacher, kindergarten and pre-teens
•	Biology Lab Assistant – Worked at college during the summer for Biology
teacher. Studied dietary effects of Cholesterol on different organs of hamsters
•	College Microbiology Lab Assistant Work-Study-Program, prepared solutions and
set-up experiments
•	OHIO MACHINARY, (Caterpillar) Lab Technician
	Maintenance on oil samples from Roadway Trucks
	IR analysis of engine and transmission wear
	Flash point
	Prepare customer sample kits
	Type customer reports
•	Counted Inventory for Euclid Chemical (5 yrs)
•	Licensed to sell Accident and Medical Insurance for Aflac through Dec. 2009
•	Prepared Individuals’ Federal, State and Local Tax Returns 2008 and 2009 tax
seasons
•	Door to door marketing for H&R Block 2009
•	Presiding Judge 2008 election(s)
•	Census Worker 2010

ASSOCIATIONS

Member of: National Black MBA Association; American Institute of Professional
Bookkeepers