James Behrends

James Behrends

Responsible for business development across a varied group of products.  Building revenue and profitability growing the company 50% over 3 years.

In charge of small teams that developed and implemented  successful business concepts that included: partnerships with EU companies, sales and marketing initiatives and internal productivity programs.

Developed multiple lines of business that included development of online learning platforms using current open source technologies

Experience

Davanti

VP Business Development

Responsible for:

  • Marketing
    • Website design and development
    • Multimedia creative  development 
  • Product development
    • Research and develop new product lines
    • Manage partner relationships
  • Operations
    • Develop small team implementation programs
    • Implement technology to support teamwork

Pound The Grape 

Owner/Manager

Responsible for:

  • Marketing
    • Website design and development
    • Multimedia creative  development 
    • Social media programs
  • Operations
    • Implemented POS 
    • Managed small teams to successfully move towards strategic goals
    • Inventory management procedures
  • Store build out
    • Design and construction of retail space

DeVry University

Professor Dept Chair Computer Information Sciences

Responsible for

  • Delivery of in person and on-line classes in computer science, digital marketing
  • Development of local curriculum 
  • Development and implementation of multi-disciplinary senior project program that was used nationally

Leather Neck Aviation Flight School

Responsible for:

  • Marketing
    • Website design and development
    • Multimedia creative  development 
  • Program development
    • Flight safety programs
    • Training programs
    • Maintenance programs

Sun Micro Systems

Responsible for:

  • Corporate training
  • Course development and delivery for programming languages and concepts

US Naval Officer Aviator

Responsible for:

  • Aircraft commander, maintenance check pilot
  • Maintenance office, management of personnel, equipment program maintenance schedules
  • Quality Assurance officer  managing quality control programs, managing inspections, QA personnel
  • Operations Officer, flight operations schedules for 40 plus aircraft and crews, merging daily flight operations schedules and maintenance schedules to maintain high availability
  • Safety and Crew Coordination Officer manage implement safety programs and crew coordination programs

EDUCATION

American Intercontinental University, Washington DC — MIS

MONTH 2000 – MONTH 2001

Ohio State University, Ohio — BS

MONTH 1980- MONTH 1984