Brian Dennis:  

CLASS OF 1980
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Central High SchoolClass of 1980
Bridgeport, CT

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Brian's schools include Central High School. I Love God Love His people and I want to owe no man noting but love. "I am a manager of cash to help propagate the Gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord" My personal Statement: As a child I often accompanied my Grandfather to his Job as care taker of an 8 acre estate in the suburbs of CT and spent hours watching him work. At the age of 12, I began helping him with his duties, I would rake leaves, assist with the maintenance of a great stream stone wall that that ran thru the property about a quarter mile and would fill up into a swimming pool made out of stone all in which he built. The water from the pool over flowed like a water fall to continue on its way to its destination. (later in life I went back to research exactly where that destination was to I never did find out it didn’t matter I knew it lead-out into the world. In addition I helped with painting, pruning the fruit trees, changing the windows screens, cleaning gutters, maintenance of a clay tennis court, and as I got older cutting the grass on the estate with the tractor mower. This experience instilled in me the desire to take up a trade to learn to make a living for myself someday, yet I understood that the business world at the time was more complex. This complexity required more education and job experience, and with that in mind, I went to college (Cheyney University) to earn a degree (BS Earth and Space Science and when I finished college. I began my quest to make that living for myself. In addition to my helping out in my Grandfather’s job capacity, I was very active in the church, singing in choirs participating in benefits in the community, Junior achievement, the boy scouts, the boys club and YMCA. In High school I lettered in varsity football and I was all state and city champion in track and field. I played one year of football in college and I ran track and field all 4 years. I worked with my grandfather from the age of 12 till I was 22 assisting him in all kinds of jobs he was a mason by trade. I have built stone walls, wooden fences for some of the finest estates in the southern CT area! I learned how to put up sheetrock, tape and set trim, tile floors, shingle roofs, mix cement, lay mortar and even paint whole houses by myself. My Grandfather was a task master and a very hard man He would instill the fear of god in me to get the job done right and correctly thought he never did lay a hand on me I always felt that it was a moment away. He got the best out of me and taught me a work ethic that stands on integrity and excellence! That experience was one like going away to boot camp. For I lived 30 minutes away in the city and had to travel to work on the estate. My grandparents lived on the estate so whenever I had summer vacation or days off from school I would get shipped from Bridgeport to Weston CT to work. I wouldn’t come home until the weekends. This helped me to learn to be independent, work on my own follow and take instructions carefully and well. And it helped me experience commuting to the job. lol... My grandmother taught me how to save my money and she helped me open my first saving account. My grandfather always told me war stories (he was a world war 2 Vet), segregation stories, things about life, and God. His most profound statement which lives with me today; was Brian Iâ...Expand for more
€™m telling you to take and get yourself a trade so that you can be in control of what your worth and that you can call your own shots. Although at the time I considered him to be a harsh rough and mean man (he was a cursing God fearing man!!)I thank him for his tough love, knowledge and wisdom for it has shaped my destiny! Over the years, my earlier career moves had a lot to do with soul-searching and unmitigated circumstances. Consequently my job history appears to be a bit choppy. Subsequently for me these career moves have afforded me tremendous learning opportunities that have helped me focus my career goals and to zero-in on the professional skills that I now have to offer. Fortunately because of my earlier career moves I have built a successful career in Administrative assistance, Operations support and Project support all on my ability to quickly and accurately assess situations, identify problems and focus on strategies which obtain results. There is one common thread throughout my career - I am an Administrator and Facilitator. These talents have been applied successfully in account management, operations support, sales and marketing, communications, telephone skills, information technology, research and development and organizing and structuring of various projects. These assignments have required close coordination with senior management. This diversity of accomplishments enables me to relate to other areas of business. I have completed 145 credits toward a BS in Earth and Space science from Cheyney University in Cheyney, PA. In addition I have completed a certified computerized accounting program from the Connecticut Business Institute in Stratford CT. I am proficient in accounting, finance, MS Access database management, reconciliation, auditing, Excel Spreadsheets, business writing and communications These multiple perspectives on my education have worked together to better form my skills as an administrator and facilitator. These talents have been applied successfully in account management, operations support, sales and marketing, communications, telephone skills, information technology, research and development, organizing and structuring of various projects and decision-making. As I once heard my Grandmother say shortly after my grandfather passed as she saw me all dressed up in my suit for work. She looked with gleaming eyes God rest her soul and she said smiling Man your grandfather would be so proud of you if he could see you standing there looking all sharp! I was so proud to hear her say that. It was then I realized what those ten years of working with him and his influence was all about and what he was trying to do for me. I have over 29 years’ experience working for various companies whose primary functions entailed Research and Development,Supply chain management, metals trading, operations, and logistics including Richardson Vicks Research, American Cyanamid (CYTEC),Maid Stone Financial, Dean Whitter, Tetley Tea, UBS, Glencore Ltd, Georgia Pacific, DKR Capital, Diageo N.A., Gerald Metals, Sikorsky Aero Space Services, and Unilever. I also Play the bass guitar have recorded on a CD and I am a Ordained Minister I attend New Vision International Ministries - Bishop Derek L Calhoun I serve as assistant treasure on 501c non profit New Vision International Development Corporation
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