MICHAEL J. LEATHERS

2111 Bainwood Trail

Arlington, Texas 76015

(817) 991-5323

www.mikeleathers.com

mike@mikeleathers.com

Seeking volunteer opportunities for retired senior in small business development, management consulting(O.D. & Facilitation) and training where I can use my business development, marketing, financial analysis & strategic and business planning expertise, decision support & PC applications skills (MS Office); and apply recent study, including Multimedia, Enterprise Excellence(SBDC) (Vision, Culture, Process Improvement), CFO, ERP, E-COMMERCE and CAM-I; as well as continued learning.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

· Small Business Consultant, PROCESS CONSULTING, Arlington, Tx.(part-time) (‘93 to Present).

· Instructor, UTA, TCC, TCCCD, DeVry, CLC, Norwood and ITT Technical, D/FW Metroplex, Tx. (‘92 to Present)

· Planning Analyst & Sr. Financial Analyst, General Dynamics, Fort Worth, Tx. (‘82 to ‘91).

· Sr. Financial & Corporate Planner, LTV Vought Corporation, Dallas, Tx. (‘77 to ‘81)

· Management Consultant, Peat, Marwick & Partners, Toronto, Canada, (‘73 to ‘77)

· Business Planning & Marketing Research, ITT Data Services, Paramus, NJ (‘69 to ‘73).

AREAS OF EFFECTIVENESS

INSTRUCTOR / SMALL BUSINESS CONSULTANT

· Small business hot-line consultant; and management consultant, including business planning & financial analysis.

· Developed syllabus and effectively taught developmental algebra, statistics, pre-calculus, accounting, finance, Microsoft Office, Internet, E-commerce, “C”, and How to Start a Small Business.

· Developed and led a task force to resolve organizational conflicts in educational and manufacturing organizations and implemented a planning process.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS / COMPUTER SYSTEMS

· Provided financial analysis as part of business & strategic planning consulting. Developed financial projections.

· Taught Finance/Quantitative Analysis classes at DeVry, Mountain View and Northwood with extensive use of Excel, and including a review of accounting, financial statement’s preparation & analysis, financial planning, ROI analysis, capital budgeting and cash flow.

· Prepared financial projections for product line and functional management for strategic plans.

· Developed and responsibility for capital budgets analysis and summary for senior management.

STRATEGIC PLANNING / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / MARKETING

· Facilitated and implemented the strategic planning process, facilitated implementation and coordinated with functional and line management to achieve a commitment for small, medium and large businesses.

· Coordinated and presented business summaries for senior management decisions regarding new business opportunities and current product enhancements, including cash flow and ROI projections.

· Coordinated major marketing research projects in the areas of air transportation, air cargo, financial services, manufacturing, and computer services.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MBA in finance, marketing and quantitative analysis, Seton Hall University, S. Orange, NJ.

BA “cum laude” in mathematics, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM.

Additional graduate work at Tarleton State University (Multimedia) and UTA (JAVA) (1999-2000)

Other Courses: Enterprise Excellence ’95-‘00 (UTA/ARRI/SBDC), O.D., CAM-I, and planning process.