Position:
CEO | Social Media Business Strategist using LinkedIn | LinkedIn for Sales-Recruiting-Brand Dev. at Apogee Social Media Group, Business Consultant & Strategist using LinkedIn® | Training using LinkedIn® | Adjunct Instructor at Wake Technical Community College, CEO | Community Service Volunteer using LinkedIn | Business Consultant & Strategist using LinkedIn at Community Service
Location:
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
Industry:
Professional Training & Coaching
Work:
Apogee Social Media Group
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area since Jan 2010
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CEO | Social Media Business Strategist using LinkedIn | LinkedIn for Sales-Recruiting-Brand Dev.
Wake Technical Community College
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area since Dec 2009
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Business Consultant & Strategist using LinkedIn® | Training using LinkedIn® | Adjunct Instructor
Community Service
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area since Jun 2004
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CEO | Community Service Volunteer using LinkedIn | Business Consultant & Strategist using LinkedIn
Blackmon ConsulTechnologies
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Jan 2009 - Nov 2011
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Project Manager | Founder & Principal Consultant | Business Consultant using LinkedIn® | PMP
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Jan 2007 - Dec 2008
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Customization Project Manager | PMP | Sr. Project Manager | Program Manager | LinkedIn Consultant
DNA Group Inc
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Apr 2005 - Jan 2007
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Regional Project Manager | PMP | Sr. Project Manager | Program Manager | LinkedIn Consultant
Sanmina-SCI
- San Jose, CA Jan 2003 - Jun 2004
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Senior Program Manager | Project Manager | PMP Candidate
Endwave Corporation
- Sunnyvale, CA Jun 2001 - Apr 2002
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Engineering Project Manager | Program Manager
M/A-COM Technology Solutions
Jun 2000 - Jun 2001
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Engineering Program Manager | Project Manager | PMP Candidate
Advent Products
Apr 1999 - Oct 1999
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Associate Engineer
Ameritec Corp.
Sep 1994 - Jan 1998
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Customer Service Representative | Project Manager & PMP Candidate
United States Marine Corps
Feb 1989 - Feb 1995
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Avionics Technician / Collateral Duty Inspector
Education:
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona 1995 - 2000
BSEE, Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Radio Frequency and Bioinstrumentation
Project Management Institute 2005 - 2005
PMP, Project Management Professional | PMP
Wake Technical Community College 2010 - 2010
Human Relations Department, Professional Networking using LinkedIn® | LinkedIn Instructor | LinkedIn Profile Builder
SCRUM Alliance 2009 - 2009
CSM, Certified SCRUM Master / Agile Project Management
University of California, Santa Cruz 2002 - 2002
Certified Project Manager - Certificate | PMP Candidate, Project / Program Management
Irvine Community College, Irvine, CA. Jun 1990 - Dec 1991
Associate Degrees, General Studies and Mathematics
Lancaster High School
General Education, General Education & Electronics
Skills:
LinkedIn, LinkedIn Branding, LinkedIn Strategist, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, LinkedIn Marketing, Public Speaking, LinkedIn Maven, LinkedIn Lead Generation Coach, Twitter, Strategic Thinking, SEO, Search Engine Positioning, Facebook, Management Consulting, Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Consulting, Communication, Certified Project Manager, Executive Coaching, Training & Development, Training Delivery, Personal Training, Business Strategy, Analytics, New Business Development, Small Business, Business Process Improvement, Business Networking, Social Listening, Conversation, Social Media Monitoring, Social Technologies, Social Business Design, Social Media ROI, High-Definition Learning, Thought Leadership, Strategy Development, Project & Program Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Board Leadership, Online Training, Professional Networking, Social Networking Sites, Organizational Excellence
Interests:
• LinkedIn® for professional networking,
• MacBookPro, iPhone, Apple products,
• Little League Baseball,
• Duke Basketball, NC State BasketBall,
• Clemson Football,
• Gymnastics,
• Family time,
• C3Church.com,
• Helping others in need,
• Home Automation (X10 & Insteon),
• Home Improvement Projects,
• Cycling, Tour de France,
• LinkedIn Lead Generation, LinkedIn Consulting, LinkedIn Training, LinkedIn Sales, LinkedIn Recruiting, LinkedIn Campaign, LinkedIn Consultant, LinkedIn Trainer, LinkedIn Speaker, LinkedIn SEO, Social Media for Sales, Social Media for Recruiting, Social Media for Marketing, Social Media for Branding, Social Media for Referrals, Social Media for Professionals, LinkedIn for CEO, Social Media for CEO, LinkedIn for CTO, Social Media for CTO, LinkedIn for CFO, Social Media for CFO, LinkedIn for COO
Honor & Awards:
★ Recipient of SonyEricsson President’s Award for 2007 Best Product of The Year as a member of the global project management team.
★ First Place, IEEE Southern California Region 6 Student Annual Paper contest, received monetary award March 2000.
★ First Place, Senior Project Competition for ISA student chapter on Cal Poly State University, Pomona, CA, June 2000.
★ Certificate of Commendation, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, awarded October 1994.
★ Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation & Navy Unit Commendation, awarded June 1991.
★ Meritorious Mast, awarded December 1988.
★ United State Marine Corp Boot Camp Honor Graduate, awarded April 1989.
Languages:
English, Japanese, Chinese
Awards:
1st Place Senior Project Achievement Award
ISA Student Chapter of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
First place in presentation for electrical engineering undergraduate senior project – Wireless Cardiotrace Monitoring System - to help prevent SIDs (sudden infant death syndrome).
1st Place Student Paper Competition Award
IEEE Region 6
White Paper Title "Electrocardiograph in Lead I Position with Unorthodox Reference Point"
Certifications:
Project Management Professional, Project Management Institution
Project and Program Management, University of California, Santa Cruz
Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance