Employment – Bob has experience across all sectors of the economy including startups, the Fortune 1000, the federal government, teaching college, nonprofits, etc. He was a fast track, corporate executive and held seven, increasingly responsible positions in nine years with three Fortune 1000 corporations. He left at the Director level even though his next position would have been Vice President. Stints in corporate headquarters in Boston and New York helped him to develop the expertise and experience to begin consulting and to become an entrepreneur. Prior to his corporate career, he gained exposure to the public sector while working as a Management Auditor (GS 9) for the US General Accounting Office (GAO).

Instructor – Bob taught at the Community College of Denver in the 1990’s. He offered courses in Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Management primarily in a Hispanic Entrepreneurship Program on the Auraria Campus. From 2008 to 2013, he was a certified instructor for the American Heart Association CPR training. He taught BLS for medical professionals and HSFA for laymen.

Education – Bob is a firm believer in the concept of life-long learning. He has a Master of Science in Business Administration (MSBA) and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). Wichita State University (his alma mater) was a leading business school that was 1 of only 55 AACSB graduate schools of business in the US. He has continued his learning with courses from the University of Denver, University of Colorado, Community College of Denver, Regis University, Rivier College, and Daniel Webster College. He has taken business training courses from AT&T, the American Management Associations, Colorado Free University, Community Resource Center, Dun & Bradstreet Business Education Services, Tom Hopkins International, Orten & Hindman, Padgett-Thompson, Inc., Practical Management Associates, Inc., Rocky Mountain Resource & Training Institute, and Robert A. Sayles Associates, Inc.

Leadership – Bob honed his skills as a graduate of prestigious leadership development programs and applied those skills over the years in various arenas.  The 1994 - 95 Leadership Denver Program – founded in 1973 – class sponsors were US West, TCI, and TakeCare, The 1994 Class of the Colorado Institute for Leadership Training – founded in 1991 – sponsored by the Colorado Democratic Party, The 1993 Visiones VIII Class – founded in 1987 – sponsored by the Colorado Institute for Hispanic Education and Economic Development, The 1996 La Raza Male Youth Leadership Conference – Auraria Campus – workshop presentor – “Leadership for the 1990’s and Beyond”, The 1994 Student Leadership Conference – Auraria Campus – “The ADA: Whose rights are they?”  “Where do we go from here?”  – Founder & moderator 

Nonprofits – Bob has served on the board of directors of various organizations.  Founder – Employment Solutions for the Disadvantaged – empower individuals seeking career employment – 2005 Member – PHAMALy – Physically Handicapped Amateur Musical Actors League – mainstream actors with disabilities – 1999,  Member – Temple Events Center Uptown – historic preservation – 1995  Member – Families of the Blind – visually impaired seniors – 1994  President – New Foundations Nonviolence Center – conflict resolution – 1994  Member – Colorado Cross Disability Coalition – individuals with disabilities – 1993  Founder – Eugene Lang’s “I Have a Dream” Boulder Chapter – at risk youth – 1990  President – San Juan Family Learning Center – at risk children – 1989 
President – Homeowners association (KRHOA) – townhouse community – 1987 

Commissions & Boards – Bob was appointed to the following organizations.  Denver Mayor – Commission for People with Disabilities – 1995  Denver Mayor – Latino Advisory Council – 1995  Denver Election Commission – Elections’ 2000 Technology Task Force – 1996  Denver Mayor – Census 2000 Complete Count Committee – 1999  Denver Election Commission – Mobile Voting Vehicle Task Force – 2001 

Community Activity – Bob was a volunteer for various nonprofit organizations.  He served the Big Brothers, Special Olympics, YMCA youth athletic programs, Girl Scouts, a crisis intervention hotline, Saint Vincent de Paul Society, Youth Ministry, …  At the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) – 1998 Tony Award winner  Member – Denver Center Speakers – community outreach – 1994  Chairman – Kindred Spirits Council – multicultural inclusion – 1993 
Architect – inaugural Kindred Spirits Night – celebration of diversity – 1998  Activist – Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) – 1994 – 6 county referendum 

Politics – Bob was a political activist in the following capacities.  Candidate – State Representative for House District 5 – Primary Election – 1994  Democratic Party positions held – Precinct Committeeman, Delegate to the County Assembly, and Delegate to the State Convention – 1994  Founder & planner – 1995 Mayoral Election – Candidate Forums – Capitol Hill & the community of individuals with disabilities (CCDC) – empower disenfranchised voters 
Founder – Capitol Hill United Democrats (CHUD) – 1994 – empower voters Attendee – Campaign Training ‘94 – Democratic Party seminar series – 1994   Participant – Colorado Democratic Party Issues Conference – Breckenridge – 1993  Member – Colorado Democratic Party Latino Initiative – 1993 Volunteer – 1992, 2008, & 2012 Presidential Campaigns – Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Planner – GOTV on the Auraria Campus – 1992 Presidential Campaign – featuring the Reverend Jesse Jackson, former Denver Mayor Federico Pena, Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, and Russell Means of the American Indian Movement (AIM) 

Civil Rights – Bob was a leader in the following grassroots movements. In 1996, he brought disabled community leaders together in order to pressure the Regional Transportation District (RTD) into providing access to all disabled citizens. He spearheaded an effort in 1996 within the Denver Police Department to ensure pedestrian safety for the disabled community, senior citizens, and children.  He participated in the Regional White House Conference on Aging in 1994 which was sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services.  He coordinated the media for a landmark federal lawsuit filed by eight individuals with disabilities, who sued the state of Colorado to gain access to the State Capitol in 1993.  In 1993, he served on a national task force created by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to redesign the disability claims process (SSDI).  He was the coordinator of the Legislative Action Group for Citizens with Disabilities (volunteer lobbyists) during the 1994 Colorado legislative session.  He was a founder of the Minority Issues Coalition, Inc. in Boulder in 1989.