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Business Experience Most recently as a sales and marketing consultant, Norris works with the ten person
Sales and Marketing team at Morey's Piers, Beachfront Waterparks and Resorts. Under his direction, overall Group Sales has increased by 92% over a four year period of sustained growth. As the Director
of Marketing, Norris initiated a wide array of successful projects in research, public relations, online marketing, social
media, events, direct marketing and marketing partnerships. Over the same period, Norris worked
with the founders of NewsFutures, a small "prediction market" services provider, as the sales lead to gain consulting engagements with such giants
as Dow Chemical, Frito-Lay, Pfizer, and the United State Air Force, and introduced the new technology on national television. Norris' other clients include the Congress Hall Hotel and Sea Tow Cape May. Prior to starting Bayshore Communications, Norris was hired by Ross Perot as a Business Development
executive for Perot Systems, an international provider of technology enabled business solutions (recently sold to Dell). He
specialized in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and served clients such as Saks Fifth Avenue and AT&T.
Then, as a Vice President of Magnet Communications, he contributed to successful sales presentations to IBM, and led the e-Learning Group, serving clients such as Walden University and The
Thomson Corporation. As a student, Norris paid his way through college by selling books,
door-to-door, with the Southwestern Company, winning top sales and recruiting awards. Education With a Masters from the University of Pennsylvania, Norris has been active
in education. He has been a Teaching Assistant at the University of Pennsylvania, an adjunct instructor in American Government
and the Humanities at Atlantic Cape Community College, and a sponsor of numerous continuing education programs and workshops
in Cape May. Civic Organizations Norris has worked with many civic organizations, including as a board member for the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, Literacy Volunteers, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape May and Atlantic Counties. He is a founder of the Cape May Music
Festival, and the Chairman of the Friends of the Fishing Creek School. Political Activist In 1992, Norris volunteered for the Presidential campaign of Ross Perot, and was subsequently elected to the National
Board of Directors for United We Stand America, with more than two million members. He was hired by Ross Perot to be a State
Director and a national spokesperson. During this period, he became a strong advocate for a balanced Federal budget and other political reforms. He testified before the House Budget Committee regarding ways to achieve a balanced budget, organized numerous public forums, and participated in many televised debates. Most recently, Norris was the Republican State Assembly candidate for the First District, and endorsed by the Press of Atlantic City, the Ocean City Sentinel and the Cape May Star and Wave. References
are available upon request.
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