HOW I WILL MAKE YOUR ORGANIZATION SUCCESSFUL:

I will serve key leaders by devoting my versatility and broad management skills to achieve the organization’s goals. I will thrive in an environment with a clear mission, strong ethical values, respect for people, and a consistent pursuit of excellence.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

My job history—especially 12 years as Sr. Pastor of a growing church—has given me a wide variety of management experience:

Ø Values-based management Led pastoral team in applying core beliefs and values to all areas of function and growth. Determined and delivered weekly preaching content. Managed pastoral and support staff. Identified, trained, and cared for lay leaders. Selected curriculum for small groups and classes. Chose and managed multiple ministry projects. Oversaw administration and finances.

Ø Property Purchase and Development Led search, purchase, and initial development of 76 acre church property. Negotiated complex sales contract and difficult settlement. Wrote detailed scope of work for major renovation of two dwellings and site improvements. Coordinated engineering, municipal permissions and utilities. Managed contractors and volunteers. Moved offices to new facility.

Ø Fund-Raising Designed and led a three year capital fund-raising campaign that received $1,000,000, enabling church to purchase land debt-free.

Ø Long-Term Facility Design Spearheaded multi-phase design process of 2000+ seat meeting facility. Projected future needs and wrote detailed program document. Led creation of phased master plan. Selected building delivery system. Helped select architect, builder and landscape architect. Reviewed designs.

Ø Mission-Guided Finances Updated church bookkeeping system from manual to software. Introduced budgeting. Created a financial audit committee. Developed a mission-guided annual planning and budget process. During this time, annual budget grew from $150,000 to over $500,000.

Ø Human Resource Management Managed hiring and training of staff. Created job descriptions and compensation windows. Interviewed and selected employees. Developed staff evaluations. Conducted reviews. Helped write policy manual.

Ø Information Technology Led transition of church administrative systems from manual to technology-based. Specified hardware and software. Set up and periodically improved network. Set up and maintained basic office server.

Ø Medical/Safety Engineering Oversaw development of two major respiratory therapy products: a hospital suction regulator, and a precision “Calibration Analyzer.” Researched oxygen safety procedures. Created innovative laboratory for precision gas flow measurements.

EMPLOYMENT

1988 - 2005 Pastor, Senior Pastor

CrossWay Church of Lancaster, Millersville, PA

Duties include pursuing fulfillment of our mission in a manner consistent with our core beliefs and values; hiring & managing pastoral & support staff; overseeing and improving the administrative/business operations of the church; identifying and caring for dozens of lay leaders; providing pastoral care and counseling; determining and delivering the preaching/teaching content.

1986 - 1988 Administrator

CrossWay Church of Lancaster, Millersville, PA

Duties included overseeing and improving administrative and financial systems of the church; developing systems for event planning and meeting administration involving many lay leaders and volunteers; serving the leadership by carrying out administrative and pastoral projects.

1979 - 1986 Project Engineer

Timeter Instrument Corporation, Lancaster, PA
(Manufacturer of Respiratory Therapy equipment)

Initially hired as Calibration Technician in production area. Used precision test equipment to adjust accuracy of measurement product.

Promoted to Engineering technician. Assisted engineers by building and testing prototypes. Conducted experiments. Tested and refined production techniques. Provided routine support for production lines.

Promoted to Project Engineer. Designed and developed new products. Designed and tested production equipment and operations. Created drawings, procedures, and manuals to support products. Improved existing products based on field use and customer feedback. Developed new technologies to support company’s leadership position in highly accurate gas flow measurement. Was design team leader for the “Calibration Analyzer,” a precision instrument that enabled users to check the accuracy of ventilators, flowmeters, pressure gauges, etc. Was a project engineer for the development of the disposable sensor of the first hand-held pulmonary function tester. Researched Oxygen safety techniques and other quality systems for products and manufacturing.

1978 - 1979 Laborer

Lancaster Malleable Castings, Lancaster, PA

EDUCATION

1978 Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

• References available upon request •