Cumberland University
1997 to Present: Professor of Marketing. Taught undergraduate and MBA courses in Business and in Economics. Director of the MBA Program from 1997 through 2002. Course subjects taught included Advertising, Economics, Entrepreneurship, General Business, Personal Selling, Business Marketing, Marketing Management, Services Marketing (graduate and undergraduate), Organizational Theory, Business Policy. Coordinator of Marketing major.
 
Middle Tennessee State University
1988 - 1997: Associate Professor of Marketing. Taught undergraduate and MBA courses in Marketing, Management and Business Administration. Course subjects included Marketing, Advertising, Marketing Management, Organization Development, Personal Selling, Small Business Management, Business Marketing, Services Marketing, Business Policy.
1989 - 1994: Director, MTSU Small Business Development Center.
1989 - 1993: Director, MTSU Small Business Institute.
 
Entrepreneur
1993 to Present: Sole Proprietorship, ForresTop. Developer of entertainment properties for motion pictures (Jim, Stone of Destiny, Silent Swimmer) and animation television (Niko's Christmas, Spook U!, Jim, Ivy Cottage)-all in development stages.
  
Keeper Bait Company, Inc.
1985 - 1988: Executive Vice President. Managed daily operations of the firm. Introduced the firm's fishing tackle products internationally (Canada, Japan, Western Europe). Led in the development of the firm's own television series, "Outdoor Sportsman's Magazine."
 
Belmont University
1980 - 1985: Associate Professor, Marketing. Coordinator of the Marketing curriculum and the Hospitality Business curriculum. Undergraduate course subjects taught included marketing, economics and management.
 
Middle Tennessee State University
1973 - 1980: Assistant Professor, Marketing. Taught undergraduate and MBA courses-Marketing Principles, Advertising, Advertising Management, Personal Selling, Business Marketing, (graduate) Marketing Strategy.
 
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
1965 - 1973: Administrative Assistant to the Dean, Walton College of Business Administration. Instructor, Economics and Marketing courses.
1964 - 1965: Research Assistant, Industrial Research and Extension Center, Walton College of Business Administration (Little Rock AR).
 
Procter & Gamble
1961 - 1964: Field Advertising Representative (nationwide); Sales Representative (Indiana)

MEMBERSHIPS
American Marketing Association (Nashville Chapter President, 1992 - 1993)
Beta Gamma Sigma (Scholastic, Business)
Delta Mu Delta (Scholastic, Business)
Sigma Beta Delta (Scholastic, Business)
Omicron Delta Epsilon (Scholastic, Economics) 
Kappa Kappa Psi (Scholastic, Music)