JaredSRay.com Welcomes You

JARED S. RAY, ESQ.
7940 Gildersleeve Drive, Kirtland, OH 44094
(440) 256-3781 – office
(440) 413-5311 - cell
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredsray

Jared is an artist, entrepreneur, lawyer, the President of XzamCorp, a market research firm specializing in mystery shopping and customer satisfaction research, and the President of DemandIncrease, which provides local demand generation tools.

Excellent problem-solving, writing and research skills.

I look for altruism, diligence and competency.

Age 38; middle of 3 boys; midwest, Christian, middle-class upbringing

18 yrs married, Amy Jo (highly respected, Internal Med. & Infectious Disease MD, MPH)

2 children - Aria “Fuzzy” age 6 and Alex “Axe” age 5

ORU B.A. '95, CWRU J.D. '98

13 years active general / business law practice

6 years ownership of Xzamcorp

4 years ownership of Demand Increase LLC

EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, School of Law, J.D., 1998
Honors:   Ronald Perry Smith Memorial Fund academic scholarship, Dean’s Honor List

Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK, School of Arts & Sciences, B.A., magna cum laude, 1995
Honors:   Outstanding Overall Student History/Humanities Dept., Outstanding Govt. Student, Outstanding Senior Paper, Deans Scholarship, Helen Murphy Memorial Scholarship, ORU Scholars Program, Honors Society, President’s List, National Dean’s List

EXPERIENCE

Xzamcorp, Owner & President   (2/06 – present)
www.xzamcorp.com; www.xzamcorpresults.com

Xzamcorp provides market research, mystery shop, survey and data analysis services to outstanding hospitality and lodging, software, utility, rent-to-own, and catalog sales companies.

Demand Increase, Owner & President (7/08 – present)
www.demandincrease.com; (coming soon: www.localdiversions.com & www.localliaisons.com)

Demand Increase provides local event / venue databases and demand forecast scoring to help businesses increase awareness and sales, and improve revenue management. We are currently developing several unique web tools to provide cost effective, hyper-targeted marketing and content acquisition.

Chester L. Sumpter & Associates, LLC
Lakewood, Ohio (10/01 – 2/06)
Associate attorney: General Practice, Corporate, Real Estate, Health Law & Insurance, School Law, Taxation and Civil Litigation

Schneider, Smeltz, Ranney & Lafond PLL
Cleveland, Ohio (10/98 - 10/01)
Associate attorney: General Practice, Probate, Guardianship, Estate Planning, Corporate, Real Estate, Taxation and Civil Litigation

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION / ASSOCIATIONS

Ohio State Supreme Court & U.S. District Court – Northern District of Ohio
Ohio Department of Insurance – Licensed Agent (title insurance)
Design Drafting Certificate – Washington State Community College
Past: American, Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations, Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys, Northern Ohio Credit Assoc., Ohio Land Title Assoc., International Assoc. of Reservation Executives

Quotes & Creeds

"THE OPTIMIST CREED - Promise Yourself - To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that this is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best and expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble."