1972-1980 Director of Sales, Portland Hilton Hotel; managed the solicitation of national convention business for the city and the Portland Hilton Hotel
1980-1990 Created and managed Classic Exposition; a trade show decorating contractor in Portland, Oregon. in 1988 opened an office in Seattle, Wa. to coincide with the opening of the new Washington State Convention Center. Business was sold to GES in 1990.
1985-2006 Began manufacturing trade show displays in Portland under the name of Classic Exhibits and eventually grew to over 150 distributors nationwide. During this time created several display systems with a full compliment of accessories for each, and refined many existing products.
2006 to Present Left the exhibit manufacturing business and took over management, creative, and promotion of two online web sites that sell trade show displays online to customers nationwide. http://www.shopforexhibits.com & http://www.shopfordisplays.com
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