PURSUE YOUR HAPPINESS, INC.

Resume Skills and Experience

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

Motivate and inspire students (kindergarten through collegiate).
Engage in public speaking at metropolitan Fortune 500 and other corporate facilities to raise funds for nonprofit organizations.
Interview for feature and network news television and radio.
Appear in public relations productions to raise public social awareness regarding the needs of persons with disabilities.
Generate Braille, large print and audio tape handouts for trainees.

TECHNICAL

Instituted and managed computer technology center consisting of "Business Vision" synthesizers, "Zoomtext" large print software, "Arkenstone" open book software, "Bookmaker" Braille printer and "Navigator" Braille output device.
Designed and managed sophisticated database and accounting systems on IBM PC, using "JAWS" speech software and read correspondence using "Kurzeweil" scanner.
Established accounting manuals.
Analyzed and assessed computer system operations and provided solutions.

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Speaker, Combined Health Appeal, April 1991 - Present
President, Pursue Your Happiness, Inc., November 1990 - Present
MIS Coordinator, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, September 1988 - December 1994

AFFILIATIONS AND AWARDS

Chevy Truck "Most Inspirational" Skier Award (March 1998)
Council Member for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, New York
Advisor Board Member for Maryland Technology Assistance Program (MD TAP)
Letter of Appreciation from President George Bush for motivational speeches (February 1992)

EDUCATION

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1982-1985. BS in Business and Management with concentration in Accounting; 100% self financed.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE