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Robert Dickerson Jr

Birmingham,Alabama

Summary

Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

CEO

Birmingham Business Resource Center
11.1996 - Current
  • Founder of Birmingham Business Resource Center “One Stop-Small Business Finance and Technical Assistance Center”
  • Established foundational processes for business operations.
  • Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships by negotiating contract terms and handling conflicts.
  • Built productive relationships with industry partners and competitors to support strategic business objectives.


CEO

DICKERSON MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
11.1993 - Current
  • Established foundational processes for business operations.
  • Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships by negotiating contract terms and handling conflicts.
  • Built productive relationships with industry partners and competitors to support strategic business objectives.
  • Made large-scale financial decisions and supervised company spending to reduce material losses and maximize profits.
  • Identified new revenue generation opportunities to maximize bottom-line profitability.
  • Negotiated terms of business acquisitions to increase business base and solidify market presence.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
05.1973

Skills

  • Relationship Management
  • Policy Development and Optimization
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Business Development
  • Negotiation
  • Strategic Planning
  • Effective Communicator and Public Speaker

Accomplishments

  • Serves as CEO of Foundation Capital a certified development company
  • Led the effort to establish Building Alabama Reinvestment, a community reinvestment coalition operating in the state of Alabama.
  • Certified Business Advisor from Kent State University
  • Organized the A.G. Gaston Conference, an economic empowerment conference held annually in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Founded Birmingham Business Resource Center in 1996, a “One Stop-Small Business Finance and Technical Assistance Center”
  • Assisted in the creation of Mayor Richard Arrington’s “Birmingham Plan” in 1988.
  • Led the Birmingham Community Investment Partnership in 1993; an initiative which seeks to encourage local banks to do more projects in low to moderate-income census tracts.
  • Led the effort to create a state micro-enterprise association that would promote economic development by advocating for micro-enterprise throughout Alabama
  • Assisted in the founding of the Birmingham Chapter of the National Association of Urban Bankers in 1987
  • Led the effort to establish Building Alabama Reinvestment a community reinvestment coalition operating in the state of Alabama in 2010.

Affiliations

  • Member of the Fair Housing Center of Northern Alabama
  • Member of the Board of Trustees, Community Capital Trust
  • Member of the Board of Trustees, Talladega College
  • Member of the Board, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
  • Member of the Board, A. G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club
  • Immediate Past Chair, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
  • Member of the Board, Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama
  • Member of the Board, Commercial Development Authority
  • Member of the Community Advisory Board of Truist Bank
  • Member of, PNC Community Advisory Board
  • Member of, First Horizon, Community Advisory Board

Timeline

CEO

Birmingham Business Resource Center
11.1996 - Current

CEO

DICKERSON MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
11.1993 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Tuskegee University

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