DONALD W. DAVIS
3305 Halifax Drive • Champaign, IL 61822 • (217) 353-5238 • fax:(206) 350-0747 •
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana-Champaign, IL
Master of Business Administration, August 2000 - May 2002
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY Boone, NC
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, August 1984
Concentration in Finance and Information Systems
WORK EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (2007-Present) Urbana, IL
Adjunct Lecturer
· Professor in Department of Finance of College of Business
Teaching Insurance and Risk Management, Corporate Finance
SOLUTIONS 4 U (2005-Present) Champaign, IL
Founder / Owner
• Independent consulting service focusing on small business owners and individual startups,
· Develop business plans including financial, management, & expansion/growth solutions.
IGUANA ROBOTICS, INCORPORATED (2002-2005) Champaign, IL
Business Manager
· Built a business foundation for a small engineering firm specializing in robotics including developing accounting methods, personnel management, marketing, product testing, and acquiring capital for growth.
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (1988-2001) Northbrook, IL
Senior Technology Consultant (1996 – 2001)
• Responsible for training of PC users in Indiana & Michigan and 115 agents in Indiana,
• Developed and delivered technical training for IBM AS/400 networked systems and IBM PCs,
• Provided training on IBM & Microsoft operating systems and Allstate proprietary software,
• Performed corporate office liaison and field consultant roles for beta testing of nationwide sales information system project and rollout of new inter-departmental software.
Agency Manager (1993 – 1996)
• Managed 28 insurance agencies throughout Southwestern Indiana,
• Increased sales revenue for market from $20 million to $25 million.
Territorial Systems Coordinator (1990 – 1993)
• Coordinated rollout of agent sales computer systems for 200 agents in Illinois,
• Developed training for Allstate's sales force for product development.
Sales Agent (1988 – 1990)
• As a new sales agent in Champaign, IL, earned highest sales level in market and achieved Allstate’s regional & national awards.
THE MOUNTAIN TIMES (1977-1987) Boone, NC
Founder / Partner
• Co-owned and managed a weekly newspaper with an advertising revenue of $800,000 and a circulation of 15,000,
• Performed all functions during the start-up phase -- sales, layout, writing, editing, editorials, photojournalism, circulation, business management.