SCORE Chapter 184 has over 30 counselors bringing
centuries of practical business experience to helping our clients. Brief
business bios of the counselors in the Upper Valley are presented below.
30-year career with an international industrial parts distributor. Retired as
Vice President of Corporate Services with an emphasis in Real Estate, Property
and Casualty Insurance, and Employee Benefits. Small business experience
includes two-years as the owner of a bed and breakfast inn in Vermont.
Manager, World Bank, Washington, DC. Thirty years in international
development work. Twelve years prior experience as a journalist.
Tuck MBA. 31 years in Upper Valley community banking. Commercial lender and
later Chairman, President and CEO.
Started with IBM in data processing, then went to Honeywell and then Litton
Computer Systems. Organized a group to buy the Litton Division and since then
have been a principal in a number of small firms - I/O Devices, Greenwich
Investment Co., Direct Media New England, K-ROSS, a building materials supplier
in Lebanon, NH which I sold to Barker Steel, remaining as President and then
Consultant.
Thirty-five years experience with Price Waterhouse (Partner member of Policy
Committee and other leadership positions.) More recently Chairman and CEO of
Elmer Little & Sons (glove manufacturer and wholesaler); VP and Treasurer of
Dartmouth College; and VP Development of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
Counseling specialties: Accounting, Finance, General Management and Taxes.
1995 "Wall of Fame" Honoree, American Management Association. Investor,
International General Manager, Engineer, (managed companies in Canada, Portugal,
Mexico and partners in Switzerland, Germany, England). Policy maker and
executive in billion dollar corporation, Sheller Globe Corp. (NYSE) Corporate
Vice President, President General Products Group. President and CEO Kearney
National, (NASDAQ) manufacturers of electrical equipment for power utilities.
Vice President, Eastern Operations Gulf &Western, responsible for 17 companies
in diversified manufacturing and distribution business. Vice President and
General Manager ITT Transmission Division. Manager Engineering, North American
Staff, ITT. Management Consultant Quality Control and Reliability. Engineer,
General Electric Company. Education: Engineering education, University of New
Hampshire; Special courses, Dartmouth College. Honors and Publications: The
American Management Association’s Distinguished Service Award for “Extraordinary
and Continued Service to the Ideas and Ideals of Professional Management” 1965.
Contributed a significant chapter to the AMA book, The Manufacturing Manager and
His Job, as well as a chapter on robotics in The Management Handbook.
Turner Construction Co., 42 yrs.: 1970, VP/Territory General Manager of
Turner's PA office. 1975, Sr. VP and elected Director of the Company. 1985,
assumed responsibilities of sales, marketing and planning for the Construction
Co. 1987, took on HQ overview of Turner's far West & Southwest office. 1988,
elected executive VP of Western Div. In addition to sales, marketing, and
planning.
Over 25 years as a management consultant in the areas of strategic planning,
market research, product analysis - for a wide range of clients.
CPA, MBA Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Senior financial
positions in banking and higher education, with special emphasis in working with
financially distressed organizations.
Six years at medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corporation, as
VP, CIO, and Director of Telecommunications. Thirteen years in information
systems management consulting with Arthur D. Little. VP of Metropolitan Life.
Founder of DTSS Incorporated. Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Dartmouth
College. PhD Brown University. AB Dartmouth College.
Commission Agent - Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. (Use of life ins, in
business and professional organizations.) 1964 - Founded Business Life Lines,
Inc., (design, implementation and admin., exec. benefit plans.) 1974 -
Franchisee ?NW Mutual Life (assist individuals develop own ins, business -
recruiting, training, supervising, and financing.) Counseling specialties:
Insurance, Executive Benefits, Recruiting and Training, Finance and Real Estate.
An attorney with 44 years experience, primarily in corporate and trust
litigation. Has also counseled some small businesses and school districts.
Thirty-two years with ExxonMobil in marketing, administrative and general
management positions, mainly overseas. Eight years consulting, largely with
people starting up their own businesses.
Thirty-three years experience, including design engineer, securities research
and general corporate management. Experience in mergers/acquisitions and
financial structure of growing companies.
Owner and operator of service stations, convenience stores and rental and
leasing fleet (Avis) for 25 years. Owner and rental management of properties in
Hanover and Lebanon. Corporate pilot and instructor for local FBO.
Venture capitalist for over 20 years. Early-stage investor in several
companies that became public or were acquired by larger companies. Founder and
CFO of Dartware, LLC, a developer of network management software. CEO/COO of two
small manufacturing turnarounds. Experience in strategic planning, marketing,
and sales. Seven years experience as an engineer in defense-related companies.
Graduated from Dartmouth and the Tuck School with an MBA. Joined IBM as a
sales representative. After 7 years left IBM to help expand the family furniture
and carpet retail business. As President and CEO was responsible for marketing,
advertising, finance, sales, and purchasing. Currently Chairman. Past President
of a national carpet trade association, as well as head of my local Better
Business Bureau and past chair of a local BBB educational foundation.
Fifteen years management experience in trust and investment service
operations. Eighteen years in financial and information management technology
management positions with The First Church of Christ, Scientist. Seven years in
engineering, positions in chemical/petroleum plant operations.
Employed ten years as employee benefits coordinator in banking, as well as
owner of small catering business. Coordinator of resources and volunteer
services for school system for forty years. Board member of various non-profits.
Ran Richardson's Marine Publishing before attending Tuck. After Tuck was a
management consultant with an emphasis on start-ups. Currently President of Dana
Robes Wood Craftsmen. Experience in Start-Up Management, General Management,
Marketing and Operations.
Vice President International Insurance with Citibank in NY. Principal at
McKinsey & Co. Inc. - Mgt. Consultants (Chicago, IL, Melbourne, Aus.,
Washington, DC). Finance, mktg., sales, promo., adv., financial analysis, gen.
cost accounting, budget and record keeping.
VP Finance and CFO, Consolidated Bathurst, Canada; Controller, Ingersol Rand,
Canada; Civil Engineer, Stone and Webster; McGill University and Harvard MBA.
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