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Ronald L. Collins 1928 Whitney Way Clearwater, FL
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Seeking
an opportunity within a dynamic, expanding services company
EXPERIENCE:
Network and Internet Consultant – Distance Matters, Inc., Clearwater, FL, February
1997 to present. Internet website
design, implementation and developmental marketing. Network consulting services as a Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer. Instructor
in the Department of Network Engineering Technology – Tampa Technical
Institute, Largo, FL.
Vice President, Equipment Leasing Fund Wholesaler – Sales and Marketing of three High Tech Equipment Leasing Funds, a
Public Offering and two Regulation D Private Placements. Made
product presentations for Registered Representatives using webinars, in-person office
visits, seminars, and as a speaker for regional and national conferences.
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Commonwealth Capital Corporation,
Clearwater, FL, September 2005 – present.
Acted as Internal Wholesaler, then became External Wholesaler for the
Southeast Region. Awarded Top Wholesaler
for 2007.
Asset Manager, Stock and Bond Broker - Sales and Marketing stocks, bonds,
mutual funds and retirement plans.
Hosted Financial Management and Investment seminars statewide. Finra Registered
Representative – Series 22 and Series 63 licenses are current. Held Series 7 from 1985 – 2002.
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Multi-Financial Securities Corporation, Clearwater,
FL, August 1999 – June 2001. Fee-based
money management using an empirical performance analysis database.
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Lawson Financial, St. Petersburg, FL, May 1991 –
August 1999. Bought and sold stocks, bonds, mutual funds and retirement. Hosted numerous seminars on financial
products, economics, and regulatory procedures.
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Halliburton and Associates, Clearwater, FL, May
1988 - May 1991. Stock and Bond Broker - Developed client base through
data-based computer support system and a weekly newsletter.
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Sherwood Capital, Virginia Beach, VA, May 1985
- May 1988. Developed invaluable
communication skills and expert knowledge of financial markets and investments.
Competitive Swimmer, Event Director and Aquatics
Supervisor – 1973 –
Present. Varsity Swimmer at Virginia
Tech 1980 – 1983. Masters Swimmer 1985 –
present. Long Distance All-American
1993, 2004. Event Director after
originating and completing the 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in 1998. Won the 28 Mile New York City Marathon Swim
in 2002, and completed the English Channel in 2004. Member and competitor - United States
Lifesaving Association (USLA).
EDUCATION:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and
State University, Blacksburg, VA - Bachelor of Science degree in
Management Science and Information Technology.
Minor in English, Technical Writing.
Tech Street Training Solutions, St. Petersburg, FL -
Microsoft NT
4.0 Server Administration, Workstation and Enterprise Technologies. Supporting Microsoft 2000 Server, Active
Directory Services, Migration, Security, and Internet Information Server. System Administration for SQL Server 7.0.
Eckerd College Electronic Commerce Resource Center,
St. Petersburg, FL - Principles
of Effective Web Page Design. Beginning,
Intermediate, and Advanced HTML.
Internet Marketing, and The Internet as a Business Platform.
WEBSITE PORTFOLIO:
DistanceMatters.com
- Founder and Event Director of The 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. Promotion through public speaking
engagements, email, newsletters, and website.
AmericaFlagCompany.com
– Clearwater, FL – On-line shopping and drop-shipping of more than 1000
varieties of flags, patches, pins, glasses, windsocks and related flag
products. Grossed over $100,000 in
Internet sales in 2003.
VinoyClub.com -
Official website for the tennis, yacht club, golf club, and entertainment
facilities at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort in St.
Petersburg, FL. Features a
password-protected realm for members-only.
TampaTaiko.com –
Official website for a Japanese-style drumming ensemble.
RobinsonBrandBuilders.com
– St. Petersburg, FL - Site overhaul and maintenance for advertising agency web
site using Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver and Coffeecup
HTML Editor.
TheVictor.com -
Hialeah, FL – E-commerce shopping cart solution for a swimming apparel
manufacturer.
MutinyFans.com - Tampa, FL - President and owner of
the Tampa Bay Mutiny fan club and website.
Tyler and Hamilton,
PA, Jacksonville, FL – Development and maintenance for
FloridaInsuranceLawyers.com.
CrystalStix.com – E-commerce solution and drop-ship
module for juggling supplies and accessories.