Our Team's Background and Experience
The three primary team members have many years of experiance in each of their respective fields of technology/software development, business/finance, and interpretation/environmental education. Please click on a team member's name to view their bio and summary of experience:
Duane - Chief Technology Officer
A technologist with over eleven years of comprehensive experience in systems consulting, product development, product management, product marketing and sales of software / hardware systems, services and technologies. Duane has experience in digital audio/video for computer software applications, digital audio hardware, embedded audio chips and consumer electronics devices. He also has experience in software design and development on the new Apple® iPhone® and iPod® touch mobile platform. He consults on the design of home theaters and control systems. He has helped non-profits, startups and small-business with web design, logo design and marketing collateral. He has served as a director on three non-profit boards and volunteered many hours to parks and environmental education. He currently serves as a Board Member of the Friends of the Desert Outdoor Center. He traveled with the international performing group Up With People and is an Eagle Scout.
Summary of Experience:
Database Design / Systems Consultant, Independent Contractor for Abacus Prime
Systems Consultant / Custom Sales Engineer, ARTISAN Cinema and Sound
Systems Design / Custom Sales, Sounds Like Music
Web Design Contractor / Systems Consultant, MetaVirtual Services
Product Marketing Manager / Product Manager / Technology Evangelist, Analog Devices ART Center
Product Designer / Technology Evangelist / Applications Engineer, E-mu Systems / Ensoniq / Creative Technology
Performer / PR rep / Recruiter / Sound Engineer, Up With People
B.S. Computer Science with Audio Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Asheville
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Jerry - Chief Operating Officer
As a senior business executive with 36 years of experience as a CPA auditor, senior financial officer / CFO, executive administrative officer, Chief Operating Officer and business consultant. Jerry has experience in executive leadership, financial management, and operational management of large and small companies. He has consulted in strategic and financial management and small business startups. He has served as a Director on two private boards and one public Fortune 500 board. He has been active in the community, serving on several non-profit boards. His experience has been in several industries including, consumer products manufacturing and distribution, accounting and legal professional services, aircraft sales, travel, paper product manufacturing, and computer networks. He was a Captain in the U.S. Army and is an Eagle Scout.
Summary of Experience:
Independent Business Consultant, several companies
Travel Consultant, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Consultant and Senior Development Officer, Jetways LLC
COO, Comdisco Network Services
COO, Lindquist and Vennum Attorneys
Financial and Administrative Officer, Pillsbury Company
Financial Officer, General Mills, Inc.
Controller, Georgia Kraft Company
Pubic Accounting/CPA, KPMG
Captain, U.S. Army
B.S. Accounting, Indiana University
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Amy - Director of Interpretive Services
As supervisor of Cave Creek Regional Park, part of the largest regional park system in the nation, Amy oversees the complete operations of the park and new nature center. She has been an interpreter and interpretive trainer for over a decade. She considers herself fortunate to have honed her interpretive skills in some of the country’s most beautiful State and National Parks, including the Blue Ridge Parkway, Point Reyes National Seashore, Pfeiffer Big Sur, and the Santa Cruz District of California State Parks. She has developed various interpretive and training programs, including an intensive 16-week docent training course for the Desert Botanical Garden. She is a Board Member and Region 8 Director of the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) and is also on the Board of Directors of the Arizona Association for Environmental Education (AAEE). When she is not working to connect people with the natural world around them, she enjoys bird watching and hiking in the mountains around her home in the Sonoran Desert.
Summary of Experience:
Park Supervisor / Interpretive Ranger, Cave Creek Regional Park, Maricopa County Parks and Recreation
Interpretive Programs Coordinator / Children's Program Coordinator, Desert Botanical Garden
Interpretive Specialist, Santa Cruz District, California State Parks
Interpretive Planner, Central Service Center, California State Parks
Interpretive Ranger, Santa Cruz Mission State Historical Park, California State Parks
Interpretive Ranger, Point Reyes National Seashore, National Park Service
Interpretive Ranger, Blue Ridge Parkway, National Park Service
B.S. Environmental Studies with Human Ecology, University of North Carolina at Asheville
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