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P HILIP B.

R OWE
Versailles, KY 40383 PCS: (859)-433-9978 email:pbrowe@earthlink.net

SENIOR EXECUTIVE PROFILE Entrepreneurial Ventures / Turnaround / High-Growth Companies Building Businesses / Driving Revenues / Enhancing Profits
Visionary Leadership / Strategic Planning / Financial Management Sales and Marketing Management / Business Development / Contract Negotiations Banking, Vendor & Client Relations / Team Building / Employee Management & Retention Distinguished career is highlighted by an impressive record of achievement in starting, building, growing and improving the profitability, performance, and value of companies. Strong business analytical abilities and repeated success in executing timely decision making in challenging and diverse circumstances. Exceptional team building skills, with a talent for engaging everyone in a strategy and achieving consensus to move initiatives forward.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Spearheaded turnaround that restored profitability within three months and achieved balance sheet retained earnings in less than two years for a nearly bankrupt company that had negative earnings of over ($400,000) and ongoing monthly losses of $20,000-$30,000. Grew a start-up IT solutions provider from zero in revenues and six employees into a successful 150-employee business serving a national market and generating $7+ million in revenues. Launched and grew an IT staffing and consulting firm from start-up into a successful business generating over $5.5 million in sales in less than five years.

CURRENT- SEEKING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO A CORPORATE OR ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATION IN SALES MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLE. AUTHOR (2008-2013)
Novelist, The Jane Doe Murders Fulfilled a lifetime ambition by conceiving the concept and characters for and writing, the full-length thriller, The Jane Doe Murders, published in March, 2012. Currently completing a second novel, The Last Idea, a political thriller. P&L ENTERPRISES, LTD. President / Chief Executive Officer (2003-2007) Walnut Creek, CA

Founded and built a successful local medical practice management firm specializing in esthetic medical and laser treatments in a retail environment for facilities, administrative, financial, and personnel management. Personally funded all investment and operational expenses, and acquired re. Held complete accountability and authority for all aspects of start-up operations from the ground-up and assumed responsibility al estate and all construction, facilities, and equipment for four medical practitioners and peripheral esthetic personnel to practice. Managed 10 employees. Successfully sold this business in 2007. Revenue Growth Spearheaded a high-impact multimedia campaign that was instrumental in rapidly scaling revenues from zero to $1 million annually. Profitability Achieved profitability in the third year on an initial investment of approximately $800k. Vendor Negotiations Negotiated favorable equipment leases with vendors that enabled free rent to build revenues while costs were low. San Ramon, CA

INITIATEK, INC. President / Chief Executive Officer (1999-2003)

Co-founded a national provider of IT solutions to midsize and large companies; solutions included Call Center/Help Desk, Technology Load/Refresh, Technology Rollout, and IT Consulting/Software Development. Set the direction, policies, culture, and vision of the company; and assumed a lead role in the areas of sales management, finance, administration, and corporate banking, vendor, and client relation functions.

P HILIP B. R OWE
email: pbrowe@earthlink.net INITIATEK, INC. continued Business Growth Grew the firm from start-up and six employees into a business generating $ 7M and with 150 employees serving multibillion-dollar customers. Built a sales operation for a national market from offices in California, Texas, Maryland, Nevada, Florida, and Missouri. Successfully sold interest internally in 2003. Key Client Win Captured the companys first win with the multi-billion-dollar corporation, Burlington-Railroad. Delivered a persuasive presentation and landed a $3.2 million contract during the time period when the company had zero sales and no clients. Company Awards InitiaTEK was recognized by The San Francisco Business Times as one of the Fastest Growing 100 th Companies in the Bay Area; company was also named by East Bay Business Times as the 12 Fast Growing Company in the East Bay among a total of fifty technology companies. Towson, MD / Walnut Creek, CA PCS: (859)-433-9978

MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. /DPSC / INTELLIMARK, INC.

Executive Vice President, Intellimark (1998-1999) President & CEO DPSC Technology Consultants (1991-1998) / Founder Mission Systems (1991) Launched the technical consulting firm Missions Systems, Inc., and merged it with DPSC Technology Consultants, a 12-year company in need of strong turnaround leadership; scope of responsibility encompassed all aspects of management, including operations, financial, sales, and contract functions. Led successful turnaround that culminated in the sale of DPSC to Intellimark, Inc. Assumed responsibility for the Southwest Region of Intellimark with nine offices in six states and over 850 employees. Managed a $42 million budget. Turnaround & Profitability Immediately faced with a critical situation at DPSC relative to negative earnings of $400,000+ and ongoing monthly losses of $20,000-$30,000+; returned the company to profitability within three months and achieved positive balance sheet in less than two years. Company Awards DPSC received two Deloitte & Touche Fast Fifty Awards for being among the fastest growing technology companies in the Baltimore/Washington area despite being in business for over 14 years (mature firms rarely attain year-over-year growth at the rate typically required to compete for this award).

GATEWAY TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. President & Chief Executive Officer (1986-1991)

Towson, MD

Founded, built, and managed this IT staffing and consulting firm and subsequently, developed and executed business plan, set up business processes and financial systems, established the organizational infrastructure, and recruited/hired personnel. Sold interest in the company in 1991. Early Career (1981-1985): Account Manager Compuware Corporation; Birmingham, MI. Held responsibility for the ongoing development, management, and maintenance of the Ford Motor Company account the second largest account of this company that was the worlds largest privately held computer service s office. Account Executive Comp-U-Staff, Inc.; Towson, MD. Targeted, penetrated, and grew business with large and medium sized companies for the sale of technical staff augmentation and consulting services; company was purchased by Ajillon and is now Adecco. Sales Representative Martin Marietta Data Systems (now Lockheed Martin Information Systems); Washington, DC. Sold turnkey computer systems, remote computing services, and professional consulting services for this advanced technology company.

EDUCATION / AFFILIATION
Towson University Towson, MD / University of Maryland Catonsville, MD
Graduate, Sandler Sales Institute

Past Treasurer, Baltimore Chapter Association of Information Technology Professionals

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