RICHARD D. SMITH

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Wilmington, NC 28409

704-***-****

email: jdrckz@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE :

Public school teacher seeking reentry into private industry. Excellent and safe defensive driver with lifetime of knowledge of eastern North Carolina. .

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Teacher

Mary S. Mosley Performance Learning Center, Wilmington, NC

Teacher of Business and Computer Technology at highly successful school for dropout prevention.

08/2008-present

CABARRUS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Concord, NC

Teacher of Business and Computer Technology. Track coach and FBLA advisor. On startup team for a new Performance Learning Center, a program specializing in dropout prevention.

08/2004-2008

LENOIR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Kinston, NC

Teacher of Computer Technology in a challenging alternative school setting.

Marketing Manager 12/01-08/04

NIKITA’S FITNESS, Concord, NC

Directs marketing efforts for 9,000 square foot gym. Assists in training efforts for new employees. Responsible for writing newsletter. Personal trainer with diverse client base from young athletes to special needs clients. Excellent rapport with club members.

Sales 10/00-11/01

ASTONE FABRICATORS INCORPORATED, Charlotte, NC

Sales of extensive architectural cladding and window stool products throughout Carolinas, Tennessee and Georgia. Clients included architects and glass houses. Designed database system for tracking quotes, client base and sales.

Financial Analyst 5/99-9/00

BANK OF AMERICA, Charlotte, NC

Developed and ran financial models for Commercial Credit Card. Used SQL database language and Microsoft Access to generate data to verify cost and revenue inputs to models. Model improvements resulting in significant time savings for end users.

• Identification of unprofitable marketing strategies.

• Extensive interaction with field sales force in developing competitive rates on products to meet sales goals and bank profitability goals.

Senior Financial Analyst 7/93 - 4/99

FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, Charlotte, NC

Provided yield and volume reporting for Sales Finance using Access, Excel, and Lotus software programs. Previously, handled the PC budget model for the Corporation, interacting with middle management in all areas of the bank and developing the Corporate Budget in a Lotus PC model.

Self Employed, Winston-Salem, NC 4/90 - 7/93

Provided computer and business database consulting.

Executive Vice President 4/88 - 5/90

CALIFORNIA CLOSET COMPANY, Greensboro, NC

Franchise territory included most of Piedmont NC. In charge of sales, maintained highest close rate and trained sale force.

Researcher 8/83 - 4/88

REPUBLIC MORTGAGE INSURANCE COMPANY, Winston-Salem, NC

Analyzed risk associated with loan types. Wrote articles on mortgage insurance and adjustable rate mortgages.

First Lieutenant 6/77 - 8/80

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

Infantry Officer with further training in Forward Air Control, Mechanized and Arctic Warfare. Operations in Norway and the Caribbean.

EDUCATION & INTERESTS:

BABCOCK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, May 1983

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

Masters Degree in Business Administration

Awarded Babcock Fellowship. Member Speakers Committee. Field Study Project consisted of setting up cost system for Glass Unlimited. Emphasis on Accounting, Finance, and Organizational Behavior.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hill, NC, May 1977

Bachelor of Arts, US History. Dean's list

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