Carole Butkus

Professional History

• President -Butkus Consulting, Inc.

• President - Belltown Records, Inc. 

• Business Development Specialist - Small Business Development Center at Bellevue Community College  (Interim Position)

• Director - Women's Business Center at Community Capital Development

• Director of Business Development - Cylant Technology, Inc.

• Business Development Manager - Yakima County Development Association

• General Manager - Pacific Simulation, Inc.

• Executive Director - Moscow-Latah County Economic Development Council and Manager, North Central Idaho Business Technology Incubator

• Director of Marketing, Idaho Research Foundation

• Mayor & City Council member, City of Pullman

• Co-Owner and Office Manager - University Cities Women's Clinic, P.S.

• Research Chemist, Institute for Research

Education

• Masters of Business Administration, Washington State University

• Bachelor of Science, General Physical Science, Washington State University, with High Honors

Additional Training

• Washington State SBDC training to assist companies develop Phase I SBIR application

• Washington State SBDC training to assist inventors in marketing their inventions

• TAPPI short course on Pulp and Paper Making

• SkillPath Seminars:  Fundamentals of Personnel Law for Managers & Supervisors, How to Think Outside the Box, How to Design Attention-Grabbing Brochures, Catalogs, Ads, Newsletters & Reports

• Idaho Real Estate Essentials Course and Idaho Real Estate Practices Course (obtained license)

• NIST Manufacturing Excellence Program Workshops on Lean Manufacturing:  Lean 101, Value Stream Mapping, Cellular Manufacturing-One Piece Flow for Work Teams, Total Productive Maintenance, Quick Changeover/Setup Reduction

Instructor/Lecturer

• SBA Womens' Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET Plus) - Competitive Matrix, Goal Setting

• Small Business Success Series, Bellevue Community College:  Juggling It All, Creative Financing

• Small Business Institute, Seattle Central Community College:  Business Plans, Competitive Matrix, Financials, Financial Pro Formas

• Certified Instructor, NxLevel

• Business Planning Short Course, Women's Business Center at CCD

• Marketing, Washington State University (TA while earning MBA)

Awards and Recognitions