Curtis H. Taylor

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Hurst, Texas 76054

817-***-****

acgrjd@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

A dynamic, results oriented, problem solver with the ability to talk and conduct business in two or more languages. I have the ability

to grasp new ideas and incorporate them into desired results. A seasoned professional who is able to handle challenges with a

proven history of increased productivity. An experienced and successful manager of diverse groups of people, with superior

presentation and negotiation skills. Accomplished in providing project management and consulting services in the areas of

Information Technolog y,new business opportunities, construction projects and many other areas . Organized, goal oriented, self-

motivated, and a hard-working individual. A self-starter who applies individual initiative to get the job done.

Experience

New Business Start-Up / Executive Management

Professional Consulting (2009 – Present)

Panama City, Panama

For the past several years I have been actively involved in the creation of several small businesses. I have also been actively

involved in assisting other businesses negotiate and secure international distribution agreements. I have regularly participated in

advising local companies how to expand their businesses locally as well as internationally. I regularly participate in international

phone conversations regarding product development, local legal issues, and importation strategies.

Pro yecto Casa Verde,S.A. (2005 – 2009)

Panama City, Panamá

Owner / Founder

Proyecto Casa Verde was the first Green Construction Supply company created in the Republic of Panama. As the founder and

owner of this company, the responsibility of acquiring distribution and reseller rights from various companies was a result of my

concept and initiative. Market research, organizational structure, negotiations with other parties, as well as sales and marketing, as

well as the day to day operations and direction of the company were under my leadership and guidance. A result of m y direction and

leadership, the company was awarded and recognized as one of the top new innovative companies in the Republic of Panama.

Latin Net, S.A. (2002 - 2005)

Panama City, Panamá

Chief Operations Officer / Partner

Latin Net, S.A. was in competition to become one of the first independent debit card providers in the Republic of Panama. The

primary responsibilities were to supervise and organize operations, processes, and procedures. Quality assurance as to compliance

of all requirements set forth by Visa International & Mastercard. Actively manage and direct a staff of 10 employees. Creation of

policy, procedure and specifications for all information services were all under my guise.

Cielo Solutions, S.A. (2000 - 2002)

Panama City, Panamá

General Manager

Cielo Solutions S.A. was initiated with the sponsorship of Enterasys Networks to support resellers in Latin America. Active

responsibilities included the functions of an Account manager and engineer to represent the products of Enterasys, NXP, Cirilium,

VocalTec, Riverstone Networks, company Systems, Ericsson Systems, AT & T, and others. Trained engineers to install, integrate,

and use technologies such as VOIP, wireless networks, management, networking, etc. Provided professional services in Project

Management, equipment specifications, and specifications of projects, public relations, accounting, and interaction with managers

of other companies.

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Project Management / Consulting

Sercom Management Corp (2005 - 2008)

Panama City, Panamá

Consultant

Sercom Management dealt with a plethora of different industries. One of these industries was being a partner with the first

commercial debit card providers in the Republic of Panama. Another was in the sales and administration of Telecommunications

services and minutes. W hile I was working with Sercom, I maintain the responsibility for all IT functions, consulting and

management of the debit card services, accounting and management of telecom minutes sold, and general IT consultation and

management. I supervised and managed up to 7 employees and also filled the role as International Project Manager for a

communications contract with Exxon Gas. Implementation, support and training of the first PBX switch system running Voice over IP

and integrating services for the local PSTN companies.

Sercom Mangement was a partner in the company GTP. GTP was the first non-banked Visa debit card that was sold in Panama. I

was intimately involved in the sales and administration of cards, card systems, and program offerings. I was responsible for

establishing the management of documents and verification of clients in reference to card programs that were sold through Sercom

for GTP. I was frequently involved in meetings with Executive management of GTP regarding security, market possibilities, issues

with Visa, banking issues, and development of the company and product offerings.

River Cit y Group (2003 - 2005)

Panama City, Panama

Project Manager

International Project Manager for Copa Airlines, for a communications infrastructure migration to MPLS for 18 countries. Personally

managed a team of 20 engineers and worked as liaison between country managers, vendors, suppliers, engineers and other

departments. My leadership successfully migrated all but 4 countries in South America, Central America and North America.

PMC International Managment Corp. (2002 - 2003)

Panama City, Panamá

Project Manager

PMC was a company that offered businesses professional services, specifically in the area of incorporation of offshore companies

and development of those companies. My responsibilities specifically encompassed the areas of E-Commerce for those businesses.

Negotiations with companies offering services on the Internet for offshore gaming and adult services and to assist in any Mail Order

or Telephone Order business were the areas of principle concentration. Some of these services were the selection of banks who

would offer credit card processing accounts for these businesses. Skills that were utilized in this position were risk management,

marketing, sales, purchasing and tax management.

Ta ylor Consulting Group (1991 - 1997)

Dallas, Texas United States

Consultant

Responsible for designing and implementing Intranetwork networks with Internet connections. Implemented strategies for conducting

business on the Internet. Recommendations for customers to maximize their business earnings improving utilization of Intra/inter

networks. Recommended software, hardware and criteria of designs for consultants and companies. Provided training in topics

about management of networks, computers, software specifications, differences in systems (Unix, Novell and Microsoft), safety, and

disaster recovery.

Business Development / Sales / Sales Support

Alta Technolog y, S.A. (2000 - 2002)

Panama City, Panamá

Sr. Account Executive

Alta Technology was an offshore data facility offering remote data storage and management to companies primarily located in the

United States and Canada. Established and maintained good relationships with customers, development of business (new and

old), contracts, and incentive programs for resellers. W orked directly with upper management to develop new product and service

offerings to increase sales.

Cabletron Systems, Inc. (1999 - 2000)

Caracas, Venezuela

Business Development Manager - Latin America

Developed strategic relationships with new and existing partners. Assisting business partners in the sales process, implementation of

new technologies and sales support for Cabletron reseller partners. Performed initial investigations for new alliances and potential

acquisitions for a better strategic position of Cabletron in Latin America. Promoted and developed relationships to strengthen the

presence and market share for Cabletron in Central America. Advised customers in reference to methodologies and solutions to grow

their new or existing systems, technical and network designs, and analyzed risks.

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Information Technology / S ystems Engineering / Sales / Consulting

Nortel Netw orks, Inc., MSO Division (1999 - 2000)

Dallas, Texas, United States

Senior Managing Systems Engineer

Consulted with MSO Organizations (Multi-service offering) addressing infrastructure designs, recognizing new business opportunities

and maximizing return on investment of high profile projects. Supported customer service staff and engineering innovation,

management, methodologies. Developed systems support and planning of new installations. Highly involved in the development of

products, systems requirements, and older accounts cost models. Provided guidance to our clients (carriers - C & W, ALTEL, TELUS,

CableOnda, etc.) to develop new market segments as well as how to manage resources. Directly responsible for providing

architecture to provide complete solutions to customers and end users. Develop presentations and was directly responsible for the

Caribbean and Latin America. Due to contractual alliances made, this division of Nortel was closed.

Cabletron Systems, Inc., Telco (1997 - 1999)

Dallas, Texas United States

Senior Pre-Sales Telco Engineer

Designed and implemented networks internal and external to companies in telecommunications (MCI, GTE, Sprint, AT & T, and

Cable & Wireless). Advised customers of new developments of technologies, which improve the solutions based on new products

and concepts that maximized productivity, reliability, and responsiveness of their businesses while minimizing the costs of personnel,

training, equipment and capital investment and existing networks.

Developed relationships with customers to promote relations based on partnership, where customers had orders and questions

about new technologies or attributes and characteristics of existing technology. Project Manager for large-scale Network

deployments to coordinate and manage all the companies involved. Designed and implemented internal computer network

computers for Cable & Wireless Panama which spanned the entire country.

Reported directly to the CEO of Cable & W ireless Panama.

3Com Corporation (1996 - 1997) Dallas,

Texas United States Channel Network

Consultant

Provided support, develop and implement training for resellers of 3Com, specifically channels. Prepared projects of Wide area

Networks, ATM network and its integration with new and existing resellers. Resellers under m y responsibility exceeded cumulative

sales of $ 45 million per year.

Ascend Communications (1995 - 1996)

Dallas, United States

Senior Systems Engineer

Fully dedicated to GTE Communications for all areas of sales worldwide. Directly responsible for sales of $ 12 million.

Responsible for recommending operating systems, tools, and utilities for resellers and customers.

CommVision Corporation (1994 - 1995)

Dallas, United States

Senior Systems Engineer

Identification of networking requirements for customers. Install and manage multiple applications as W ork Flow, analysis of traffic,

and consolidation of services. Integration of multiple systems operation and liaison systems on machines with multiple processors.

Consulting of large networks that use a mixture of various protocols such as Microsoft NT, Novell, HDLC, Frame Relay, X.25, ATM

and Asynchronus Dialup. Responsible for the integration and operation of one of the first multi-processor server systems running 5

different operating systems and intercommunicating within the same system. Developed one of the first multiprocessor computer

systems to integrate into the Stock Market System in the United States.

Cisco Systems, Inc (1992 - 1995)

Dallas, Texas United States

Systems Engineer

Provided pre-sales support and project management. Identification of requirements of customers, consulting design of W ide Area

Networks and knowledge of applications which apply to customers. Prepared and conducted presentations to customers,

executives, and the public in general about network designs, speed, security, and reliability. Direct support to companies such as

American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Bank of America, Nortel, and Novell. Official representative of Cisco System for Novel

Networks conferences.

TRW, Inc. (1990 - 1992)

Dallas, Texas United States

Senior Network Engineer / Product Manager

Innovator and designer of networks, support and service for American Airlines at their corporate complex at the Dallas/Ft. Worth

Airport. Responsible for network management and monitoring and responsible for the eventual conversion from an IBM token

ring environment to Ethernet. Direct support, communications, documentation and field support for various products. Responsible

as the interface between manufacturers and field engineers.

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KJT Corporation (1987 - 1990)

Dallas, United States

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsible for systems repair, installation, specifications, network design, recommendations for systems for all clients.

Provided direct support to CBS Radio in Dallas, Texas for all of their server operations.

Education

University of Southern Oregon (1985) Bachelor of Science, Business Management

Certifications

Novell CNE / Cisco W ide Area Networking / Cisco SNA Networking / Project Management Certification – Cisco, 3Com, Nortel /

Wireless Communications – 3Com, Nortel / Systems Engineering Training – Ascend Communications, CommVision, Nortel, Cisco,

3Com / ATM Certification – Cabletron, 3Com, Cisco / Network Management Certification / Unix S ystem V & VII certification / VOIP

certification.

Languages

English (Fluent)

Spanish (Fluent)

Selected Achievements

International Communications Chairman for the CNEPA

Experienced in the development and creation of companies from concept to a working entities.

Acquired distribution rights for several companies in the Republic of Panama.

Primary engineering contact for all Latin America and responsible for support, training, education, and communications with all

parties.

Principle contributor in the creation of corporations from start ups to fully functional corporations. Actively developed

business plans, objectives, strategies, policies and procedures, procurement processes, personnel processes, marketing, and

inventories.

Negotiated and renegotiated contracts between communications providers and Copa Airlines.

Designed the largest ATM network in Latin America for the largest Communications Provider, Cable & W ireless, Panama.

Staff Sergeant – US Army National Guard – Fire Support Section Chief / Fire Control Party Chief

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Industry Experience

International Business Development ISP Services

International Data Storage Construction Telephony

Industry Networking Technologies

E-Commerce Industry Disaster Telephone Carrier Service

Recovery Governmental Agencies Residential Construction IS / IT

International Banking EFTS Retail Sales Management Hotel/Motel

Electrical Industry Airline Industry POS Services Satellite

Systems Communications B2B Services

Call Centers Energy Industry

Communications Green Housing and Energy

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