Available for consulting to Government and Industry and the Arts
on areas of expertise "across the Board" michaelc@michaelchessman.com


Educational accomplishments

Attended Private British Boarding school run by an Australian Headmaster (Primary Schooling 1973)
Prize in Mathematics and winner in Drama performance ("Star" recipient for "Drama elocution" additionally)

Majored in Electronics in High School with top mark at graduation (97% three year average 1979) 

Top marks in Commercial Law and Accounting courses from Athabasca University in Edmonton,
Alberta Canada  (pre 1987)
Attained standing on Dean Honours List at University of Alberta in Liberal Arts Studies
(majored in Philosophy of Western cultures 1987) 

Passed all tests to become Certified Networking Engineer based on Novell Program offerings
(CNE designation 1992) 

Successfully attended Seminar on Systems Analysis offered by Control data Institute in Toronto
(circa 1988) 

Passed test for Licensing as Real Estate gent in Calgary Alberta (1981) 
Passed test for Licensing as Mutual Funds salesperson  (Investors Institute Edmonton 1987) 
Completed the Xerox sales training program (Barb Henry, Calgary, 1985)
Completed the Dale Carnegie sales training program (Lester Grant, Edmonton, 1983)
Completed the Business Administration Program through ICS schooling with honours (Calgary, 1981)

Career accomplishments

Manager of a top store in the Radio Shack chain at the young age of 18
Store Manager and key advisor to company President at Cosmo TV & Stereo chain (Calgary, 1981) 
President of CRS Canada Retail Solutions Inc (partnered with law firm officials who had funding sources, 1985)  
Division manager (IBM vertical market product sales section) CCD Computers Edmonton 
Company President - Kobe Computer Cottage Ltd (partnered with a couple of schoolteachers) 
President SMS computer Solutions Inc (sold Interpac Accounting package to Professional Accounting/Law firms) 
Manager - Computer Innovations main location (reporting to Sid Kaplan, Edmonton, Alberta) 
Sales Manager - Computerland location at Manulife Place Edmonton (reporting to Brendan Hughes) 
Marketing Vice President - Comsense Data Systems (linked to Entre Computer Centre Thornhill, Ontario)
President and Founder of consulting/software development firm Mentor Information Systems Inc. 
Founder and Leader - Euro British Coalition Inc. and related entities 
Owner of several websites on the Internet that promote a better way forward for the world in important areas of existing 
Former coaching and Lead Graduate assistant Dale Carnegie Program on Human Relations and Public speaking (ending 1988)

www.michaelrizzo.info

Demon te nunquam otiosum inveniat
"Let the devil never find thee unemployed"