PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

FOR

RICHARD NIELSEN III

1132 WESTMOOR PLACE

ST. LOUIS,  MO  63131

314/997-7963

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

- BACHELOR OF ARTS, MANAGEMENT WITH AN EMPHASIS IN MARKETING

WEBSTER UNIVERSITY, 1986: BUSINESS SCHOOL-W/  ACADEMIC   HONORS

- GRADUATE OF UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE/ 

    INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF APPRAISERS CORE COURSES

          - COURSE 101: ETHICS, BUSINESS, PRACTICES, COMMUNICATIONS

          - COURSE 102: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, RESEARCH

                                    TERMINOLOGY, REPORT WRITING

          - COURSE 103: LEGAL ASPECTS OF APPRAISING, CASE STUDIES

                                    EXPERT WITNESS, I.R.S. REPORT WRITING

- COMPLETED SEVERAL CONTINUING EDUCATION COMPUTER CLASSES

    AT ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

- GENERAL MANAGER OF SEVERAL LARGE BUSINESSES, INCLUDING  

   FOOD  AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE (OVER 15 YEARS)

- TOTAL P.& L. RESPONSIBILITY; WITH MERCHANDISING, OPERATIONS,

    HUMAN RESOURCE, EXPENSE CONTROL, AND SALES IMPROVEMENTS

- DEALER IN AMERICAN ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES, 1988 -2004

- FOUNDED "FLEUR-DE-LIS APPRAISALS" OCTOBER, 1998

- ACCREDITED MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF APPRAISERS.

- EXPERIENCED "CYBER-SPACE" TRADER

- ACCEIVED POWER SELLER STATUS ON EBAY W/ OVER 1500 POSITIVE                         

  FEED BACK RATINGS. 

MEMBERSHIPS

- BOARD MEMBER OF W.I.C.A.(WHITE IRONSTONE COLLECTORS ASSOC.)

    IN CHARGE OF THE AUCTION AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION

- PAST PRESIDENT OF WICA BOARD.

- CO - FOUNDER AND TREASURER/SECRETARY OF H.C.I. (HARMONICA       

   COLLECTORS INT’L.)

- ACCREDITED MEMBER OF I.S.A. (INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF

  APPRAISERS)

- MEMBER OF THE "TEA LEAF CLUB INTERNATIONAL"

- MEMBER OF “ASSOCIATION OF ONLINE APPRAISERS”.

- FOUNDING MEMBER “AASL”. (APPRAISERS ASSOCIATION OF ST LOUIS)