Education & Internships

Seton Hall University

September 1996 – December 1997 (abt) South Orange, New Jersey https://www.shu.edu/academics/ma-communication.html

Emphasis – Business Communications and Marketing.
Professional Communications program focusing on career development for advanced practitioners,

Township of Warren

November 1996–August 1997 Warren Township, 46 Mountain Boulevard, Warren, New Jersey, 07059

Special Projects: Analyze in-house engineering and construction departments (Shadowed construction officials, Engineers, Surveyors, and City Services, to compare outsourced costing and volume)
Assisted on $40m budget process

Michigan State University (James Madison College)

September 1992 – May 1996 26 Auditorium Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48824

Emphasis – Labor Relations and Market Theory. Senior seminar in labor negotiations with in-depth contract modeling; taught by the Provost of the University and senior labor negotiator to over 10,000 employee contracts/11 Unions.

Cambridge, United Kingdom (12 Credits)

https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/

Research Study: The British Post WWII Policy of Appeasement and the Impact on Current Research and Development and on Economic Growth.

Scofes & Associates Consulting previous d/b/a Governmental Policy Consultants, Inc.

January – June 1996 535 North Capitol Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 48933 https://www.scofesconsulting.com/

A lot of my time was spent in committee scribing notes on behalf of client companies and crafting legislative updates to come from GPC. The Principals were very active in allowing me to engage with legislators, aides, and clients. The clients were A-list corporate interests from pharma, retail, construction, as well as local entities seeking representation on the state level.
Primary account responsibilities for Shiawassee ISD (lobbying for educational resources)
Met my first billionaire

Allen Park High School

September 1989 – May 1992 18401 Champaign Rd, Allen Park, Michigan 48101 https://aphs.allenparkschools.com/