Education
Ball High
Galveston Texas
Graduated Class of 1986 w/diploma
Galveston Junior College 1-1/2 years
Major in Radiography, unfinished degree.
Qualifications
Recruit, interview, hire, train and coach a team.
Control expenses, shrinkage and inventory levels in the store
Provide a clean, fun and safe environment for their employees and customers.
Order product, stock shelves, set plan-o-grams and create promotional displays.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as diagrams, safety rules, operating
and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals.
Ability to perform mathematical calculations such as addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division, and percentages.
Knowledge of cash handling procedures including cashier accountability and
deposit control.
Ability to perform IBM cash register functions to generate reports.
Knowledge of inventory management and merchandising practices.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of recruiting, interviewing, hiring, counseling and termination
practices including legal compliance and internal processes.
Knowledge of cash, facility and safety control policies and practices (deposits,
store keys, SAFE program, etc.)
Good organization skills with attention to detail.
Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of situations where limited
standardization exists.
Experience with computers both in repair and maintenance as well as business
software such as Word, Open-Office, Access, Xcel, etc.
Self taught advanced web design, CGI implementation, cross platform content management.
Webdesign utilizing CMS systems such as Postnuke, PHP Nuke, etc. as well as maintaining MySQL databases.
Philosophy
I am technically minded, with an aptitude for working with high tech
equipment and machinery.
I have a strong work ethic and take a great deal of pride in finishing a job
with efficiency.
Team productivity as well as solo determination gets the job done.
Experience
18 years in the transportation industry working as owner/operator
of a small fleet of Taxi cabs in both Galveston and Houston.
Taxi dispatch and radio operation.
3 years automotive repair in a garage setting.
Proficient in all areas of automotive maintenance and repair excluding AC (Lack certification)
Automotive parts, indexing, look up and sales.
Minor auto body and paint experience.
5 years retail management.
All aspects of store operation and employee supervision.
Travel center, Dollar store, Service station are all areas of my past experience.
16 years web and graphic design as a home business.
Texas Paranormal was born out of the paranormal groups in the Houston Galveston area in 2005. Originateing with Meetup.com, we found the meetup arena too restrictive for our flavor of investigations and rural explorations.
Organizing sometimes as many as 3 meets a month, we covered the entire Gulf Coast of Texas from Galveston to Saratoga, and beyond. Searching out the ghostly haunts and legends that so many small towns in Texas are famous for.
Breaking ground on never before explored or investigated sights such as the Battle Ship Texas B35 docked in LaPorte Texas, the Ghost Road of Saratoga, The Deathrow cemetery of the Texas Department of Corrections in Huntsville , the list goes on and on.
Meeting friends, networking, and exploring rural Texas was what Texasparanormal was all about.
Unfortunately due to the recession, the economy, travel expenses, and the overall health of many members, traveling became more and more prohibitive. In 2007 we made our last explorations and put the sight on hold until further developments.
