Chief Technology Officer @ From June 2015 to Present (5 months) Managing Partner @ I started this business in 2010 in an effort to help take care of elderly people in their homes. I set up the business, secured funding, hired personnel, acquired office space and furniture, etc. I set up the technology to manage caregiver scheduling, accounting and billing. We currently have a staff of around thirty caregivers, a nurse and two office administrators who handle the day-to-day operations of the business. From April 2010 to Present (5 years 7 months) Rowlett, TexasVice President, Product Development @ In charge of all internet product development. From September 2013 to June 2015 (1 year 10 months) plano, texasOwner @ Started this automotive finance company in 2008 in order to separate my automotive dealership operations from the automotive finance operations. This company purchased all of the retail installment contracts from my dealership and then managed the note portfolio.
Other aspects of this business included
• Making underwriting decisions concerning customer finance applications
• Implementation of a web-based payment solution for customers
• Corresponding with customers in response to payment and insurance issues
• Corresponding with insurance companies From 2008 to January 2013 (5 years) Garland, TXPartner @ Entered the business in 2001 after several months of researching the business model. Expertise in the corporate world and ability to implement accounting, procedural, compliance and technology solutions were critical in moving the business from a small “mom and pop” operation to a more structured business organization.
Managed all aspects of the business, which included:
• Vehicle sales and marketing
• Employee management (HR)
• Inventory acquisition
• Compliance issues and reporting
• Service center management
• Bookkeeping, including payroll, banking, accounts payable and accounts receivable
• IT
Accomplishments include
• Implementation of an internet-based dealership software solution
• Implementation of a GPS-based inventory tracking solution
• Acquiring a new, thirty-thousand square foot facility with an on-site repair service center
• Implementation of an internet-based underwriting solution for more accurate management of underwriting decisions. From January 2002 to January 2013 (11 years 1 month) Garland, TexasVP Software Development @ Served as Vice President of Software Development from 1996-2000. Responsible for product management, software development, quality assurance and documentation of core products, using industry standard SDLC methodologies.
• Awarded two U.S. Patents for his involvement in the design and development of a software-based system used to deliver dynamic content via the web.
• Managed the relationship between the company and IBM, as IBM private labeled the software.
• Managed all aspects of software development using SDLC processes. Technologies included HTML, JavaScript, C, C++ and SQL. From 1996 to 2000 (4 years) Richardson, TexasManager, Advanced Technology Group @ Responsible for management of development team and QA team and the development of a multi-platform software tool to run Windows applications on OS/2. From 1992 to 1996 (4 years) Software Developer @ Developed Microsoft Windows software applications. From 1988 to 1992 (4 years) Systems Engineer @ Initially worked as a mainframe software engineer, using COBOL, CICS, VSAM and JCL. Moved to the PC group and started developing software in BASIC and C. From 1984 to 1988 (4 years)
Ronnie Howell is skilled in: Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Strategic Planning, Social Media Marketing, Small Business, Budgets, Public Speaking, Fundraising, Social Networking, Home Care, Public Relations, QuickBooks, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Angel Investing, SaaS, PPC, Product Development, Leadership Development, CRM, Coaching, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, New Business Development, Nonprofits, Product Management, Quality Assurance, Sales, Start-ups, Software Development, Software Documentation, Team Building