FOUNDER OWNER AND PRESIDENT, HANNON GEMOLOGIST AND MASTER JEWELERS, IN CHARGE OF RUNNING THE BUSINESS IN BATON ROUGE. SINCE 1980

THIRD GENERATION JEWELER. LOPEZ JEWELRY. MANAGUA, NICARAGUA FAMILY OWNED FULL SERVICE STORE . 1940 - 1979

PROFESSIONAL GEMOLOGIST AND APPRAISER: GEMS AND JEWELRY APPRAISER FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECURING INSURANCE COVERAGE, LITIGATION, IRS DONATIONS, DIVORCE, FINANCIAL PURPOSES, ESTATE, AND OTHER PURPOSES.

CUSTOM JEWELRY DESIGNER AND MANUFACTURER

EDUCATION

THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA

ESCUELA DE ADMINISTRACIÓN DE NEGOCIOS PARA GRADUADOS, ESAN, LIMA, PERÚ

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE NICARAGUA, UNAN, NICARAGUA

DEGREES

LICENCIATURE DEGREE IN ECONOMICS, 1975

MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MBA. 1977

GRADUATE GEMOLOGIST, G.G. 1993,

CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST, CG, AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY, 2005

CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST APPRAISER, CGA, AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY, 2006

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE NICARAGUA, UNAN, NICARAGUA PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS EVALUATION. EVALUATION OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. 1978-1979

NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER (CENCA) MANAGUA, NICARAGUA. PROFESSOR OF NVESTMENT ANALYSIS AND FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF PROJECTS. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. 1978-1979

ACCOMPLISHMENTS - ARTICLES - PUBLICATIONS

AUTHOR OF "JEWELRY AND GEMS NEWS". A MONTHLY FEATURE FOR THE HEART OF BATON ROUGE MAGAZINE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. 1993-2003

RADIO HOST OF "THE JEWELRY AND GEMS REPORT" AT THE BB 107.3 FM RADIO. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. 1995-1996

CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR FOR SOUTH BATON ROUGE JOURNAL. 1992

CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR FOR LOUISIANA WOMAN MAGAZINE, 1991

GUEST SPEAKER AT VARIOUS BATON ROUGE CLUBS, SCHOOLS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS FOR GENERAL TOPICS OF APPRAISALS, DESIGNING JEWELRY, DIAMONDS AND COLOR GEMSTONES.

COURT EXPERT WITNESS. TESTIMONY FOR LITIGATION IN BATON ROUGE 19TH DISTRIC COURT.

APPRAISAL FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY, BANKING INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSURANCE COMPANIES.