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Montgomery County Public SchoolsPiano and Guitar Teacher
Mar. 2025Germantown, Maryland, United StatesI teach levels one through four in guitar and piano. Develop all lesson plans and exercises.
MONTGOMERY DIVE CLUB INCHead Lessons Coach
Sep. 2024
MetroPonds, LLCOwner and Principal
Jan. 2014 - Jan. 2025Potomac, MarylandMetroPonds is a privately owned business specializing in Water Features, Ponds, and Fountains. We specialize in Pond construction, Water Feature Construction, Pond Cleaning, Pond Repair, Fountain Cleaning and Repair, and just about anything water feature related. WE LOVE WHAT WE DO! Google MetroPonds (one word) for more information.
Marriott InternationalProject Manager
Jan. 2007 - Sep. 2011Gaithersburg, MDManaged IT projects in the engineering and operations spaces from software development to implementation using industry standard project management best practices. Responsible for requirements gathering, vendor selection, contract negotiation, integration with existing systems, risk management, team development, vendor relations and compliance to Marriott Standards and procedures. Developed the online Quick Connect Enhancement Request form for GuestWare customers, leading to effective prioritization and implementation of enhancement requests. Created GuestWare requirements tracking database to track software enhancements and ensure vendor development fully captured and complied with Marriott requirements. Managed multiple projects to bring vendors into PCI / CISP / PABP compliance. Gathered requirements for each application, and supervised vendor software development to ensure applications passed Marriott internal PCI audits. Received 2009 Marriott VIP (Values In Practice) Award for GuestWare related work
Marriott InternationalDirector Of Information Technology: Rollouts and Deployment Planning
Aug. 2002 - Feb. 2020Gaithersburg, MDManage 3 full time associates and 5 contractors. Manage all aspects of multi-year, multi discipline technology deployments to Marriott managed and franchised hotels. Managed 6 projects over 7 years with a 100% success rate for installations completed on time and on budget. Develop SharePoint-based project databases for all projects allowing vendors, customers, and team members to view and modify project data which led to increased accuracy of reporting data and provided a single, unified view of project progress for all stakeholders. Created end user documentation and checklists, allowing non-technical customers to effectively prepare for technology deployments and to understand the overall deployment process from start to finish. Developed escalation procedures to ensure at risk hotels are identified early in the project and corrected before issues occur.
Manage team of two associates and three contractors. 2018 Received an out of cycle $5000 award in December 2017 for project planning and leadership on the Da Vinci project (Bringing Starwood hotels and associates onto Marriott network, systems, and active directory).
Marriott InternationalLead Technical Analyst / Team Lead
Aug. 2002 - Dec. 2006Gaithersburg, MDTeam Lead for all Network Capacity Planning and Performance Management at Marriott. Perform all levels of tool purchase, configuration, analysis and recommendations for capacity and performance related improvements. Implemented Infovista and NetQos network management systems, providing Marriott with the ability to monitor and troubleshoot the world-wide ATM/Frame/VPN network consisting of over 2600 sites. Managed 1 direct report, and multiple contractors / vendors.
USA DivingHead Coach, US National Team
Jan. 1999 - Dec. 1999Head US Team Coach for International Competitions in Germany, Russia, and Hong Kong.
Mike Westwood, MusicianMusician / Entertainer
Jul. 1987 - Sep. 1987MD / VA / DC1987 was the year it all began, and I am still performing on a regular basis. A Highly recommended Solo Performer. Piano, Guitar, and Vocals.
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