Education
University of California, Los Angeles 1982-1986
Bachelor of Arts, with departmental honors in economic/architectural history.
- Carey McWilliams Prize for Outstanding History Thesis of the Year 1986
- Outstanding Senior nominee, UCLA 1986 (roughly 10 nominees of a class of 7,000)
- Chancellor’s Banner Marshall for outstanding service to UCLA, 1986 (30 of a class of 7,000)
University of California, Irvine, Graduate School of Management 1989-1990
Completed core course work (1.5 years) for M.B.A. before leaving to purchase South Coast Stationers.
Autodidact
Continuous study of literature, history, philosophy, and pedagogy for my own edification. It’s simply who I am and what I do.
Business Experience:
- Bought, built and sold four businesses – from consumer goods distribution ($5 million in revenue) to software and web marketing
- Doubled revenues and doubled profit productivity of staff while facing historic levels of competition from well-financed giants
- Chaired and served on the boards of national industry organizations with several hundred member businesses
- Developed and led local and remotes teams of up to 35 people
- I’ve arranged my life so that I spend the majority of every day at home with my wife and 3 young children
Teaching Experience
- I currently teach World History & Religions at West Sound Academy, an independent college prep and arts school in Poulsbo, WA.
- I tutor private clients in reading, writing, literature, and history.
- I have lectured a number of times to undergraduates at UCLA on the subject of business ethics.
- I have created and delivered curriculum in sales and leadership for small businesses across the US.
- 12 years in sales training and management
Languages
- English – native fluency
- French – some conversational
- Hungarian – my mother is a native speaker, I speak survival level
International Experience
- Extensive annual travel in Western and Central Europe from the late 1980′s through the 1990′s.
- Family in Wien, Budapest, Debrecen, and Praha.
- Traveled solo around the world with a backpack for six months in 1987 visiting Europe, India, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, and Australia.
- Internship in a Zürich architectural office, summer of 1987.
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