The Electric Slide

My Retired Accounting Resume -

Ric Silver
39 Village Lane #4 Min. Salary Requirement: $ 43, 000.00
Groton, CT 06340 -4541

Objectives: To acquire an accounting position on an automated system for an established firm with potential for growth, benefits, and advancement.

Work Experience:
1/74 to 1/2023 KBT Enterprises 39 Village Lane #4 Groton, CT 06340
Owner Choreographer Use of Copyright Material

5/01 to 9/03 Mystic Community Center PO Box 526 Mystic, CT 06355
860-536-3575 Director’s Assistant/Full Charge Bookkeeper
$32,000/Year left on Disability Leave for Knee Replacement

01/01 to 5/01 Accountemps Hartford, Ct Melissa
860-278-7170 Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation – A/P Clerk 1/19/01 to 4/27/01

11/01 to 01/03 Joe Comforti Auto Showcase 116 Ashaway Rd Ashaway, RI
401-596-8565 Hired to catch up books from 4/00 Worked P/T until they closed

11/00 to 01/01 Professional Employment & Temps Pawcatuck, Ct Mary or Betsy
860-599-8430 Data entry, Mailings - Fabrigraphics

11/99 to 8/00 Accountemps 3633 Inland Empire Blvd. Ontario, CA
909-945-2292 Temp. Assignments:
Various Auditing and Payroll Reconciliation, Bank Accounts.
The City of Adelanto – Asst. to Director of Finance – offered permanent position – unfortunately transportation died

11/98 to 10/99 M. Hamann Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 744 Blue Jay, CA 92317
909-336-4491 Hired as Consultant to CEO to audit books. Transferred 5 companies to Peachtree from QuickBooks Pro. Have been working P/T for Mr. Hamann as Office Manager since 4/99.

1/98 to 10/98 Accountemps Las Olas Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Temp Assignments:
Florida Medical Center South Auditing G/L accounts.
Cigna Dental Reconciling G/L Accounts.
Diversey Lever Overseas Collections

12/97 to 1/98 International Designs, Inc. 2988 Griffin Rd. Hollywood, FL
954-963-2988 Raymond Boorstein, ASID
Bookkeeper - Full Charge Interior Design Firm
Clean up 1997 and start new year fresh with new programs and full G/L in one computer. Terminated - previous bookkeeper had left for personal reasons and wanted her job back. $26,000.00 salary

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9/97 to 12/97 Accountemps Las Olas Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL
954-761-3811 Temp assignments:
Phone Card Co. - setting up Peachtree for 7 company satellites and Input all data to bring up to date.

7/97 to 9/97 Friedman, Duque & Co. CPAs 101 NE 3rd Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, FL
See Below

5/97 to 7/97 Consolidation Services, Inc.1591 E. Atlantic Blvd. Pompano Beach, FL
Office Management Consultant; A/P; Payroll; Oversee A/R; G/L; P&L
954-788-0300 Cost Accounting Get Office running on computerized Peachtree system and
Robert E. Allen setup procedures. Staff of 5 Salary: $31,200.00

6/96 to 10/96 Friedman, Duque & Co. CPAs 101 NE 3rd Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33313 Office Mgr. to Mr. Friedman - F/S & G/L for 2 companies
945-763-8100 Client Work as designated. One Write Plus 4.5 / Timeslips / Lotus 123 Milt Friedman Windows98 Also Personal Accounts Salary: $26,000.00

8/90 - 3/96 Safe-Way Electric Motor Co., Inc. 42 Westfield St. Providence, RI
401-331-7730 Controller - Payroll for 10 employees; G/L to trail balance; P/L statements,
David Korn All State & Federal Taxes Inc. Personal EST on Officers
Report to Accountants: Priest, Kortick & Gesmondi, Ltd. - Larry Kortick; Commissions to Salesmen; General upkeep of systems; Phones.
ALSO
2nd Company - David Korn & Sons Same as above.
Left to relocate to Florida. Salary: $31,750.00

Assets: I am considered a perfectionist who is a stickler for detail, extremely considerate of others and fun to work with.

Computer Skills: Peachtree Accounting Novell Creative Solutions 2000
Lotus 123 Word Perfect 5.1 Windows95, 98, ME, XP
SBT dBase III Writeup Solutions
Dynacalc Impact Timeslips
One Write Plus V.6 Microsoft Money Paradox
Accpac AS400 MAS90
Excel QuickBooks Pro 02 MS Publisher

Education: Westminster Choir College Princeton, NJ Education
Connecticut College New London, CT Liberal Arts
CCRI Warwick, RI dBase III (Programming)

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My Current Resume -

Ric Silver
39 Village Lane #4
Groton, CT 06340

Height: 5'8" Weight: 190 # Eyes: Blue Hair: Blonde

Director/Choreographer/Actor/Singer/Dancer

On Stage
Director:
T. S. Eliot's "The Cocktail Party" Barker Theatre Providence, RI 1994
“The Boys in the Band” National Theatre Institute - Waterford, CT 1972
California Federal Bank - Commercial with Bob Hope Asst. to Director 1983
“Runaways “Asst. Director - New London High School New London, CT

Choreography:
"Tanglin' Hearts” A Country Western Musical based on “As You Like It” Hollywood, CA
Created: "The Texas 'Silver' Star"-Square Dance - premiered on The Country Music Awards in 1989
Ballet for "Hollywood Dancin’” - Come in from the Rain - Pas de Trois - Wilshire Ebell Hollywood, CA
Working at Vamps Disco N.Y.C. Created- "The Electric Slide"(1976) Copyright
"Runaways" New London High School New London, CT

Acting:
“RAGS” – Spirit of Broadway - various - Norwich CT 2/06 Original Musical – Went to Broadway
"FALLS" - Spirit of Broadway World Premier - Rampa - Norwich CT 2/05 Original Musical
"Inherit the Wind" - Starring Ron Palillo - Jury - Ivoryton Playhouse 11/04
"Oliver" Bill Sykes - Waterford Week Players Waterford, CT 8/04
Neil Simon's "FOOLS" - Magistrate- Majestic Rose Dinner Theatre Norwich, CT 6/04
"Crazy for You" Everett - Pfizer Players New London, CT 6/01
"Godspell" N. Stonington Cong. Church Stonington, CT 3/01 Played Herb - Sang Lamar's "All Good Gifts"
"The Sound of Music" Sounds of Broadway Co. Touring Co. FT. Laud., Fl '98
"Curtain Up '97" & “‘98" Broward Pref. Arts Center Ft. Lauderdale, FL
"Flower Drum Song"- Professor Chen - Barker Theatre Providence, RI ‘95
"Pajama Game"- Charlie/Chorus - Barker Theatre Providence, RI '94
The Gatlin Brothers Christmas Show Backup Singer - Garde Theatre CT '92
"Razzle Dazzle" Musical R***e - City Nights Dinner Theatre Pawtucket, RI
"Zorba" - Constable - Theatre by the Sea Matunuck, RI '87
"The Body Beautiful” LEAD -Rialto Theatre NYC - Musical R***e ‘84
"Charlenne" - Host/Agent - Wilshire Ebell Theatre Hollywood, CA - Fuller Gordy, Producer. 1984
"Showboat" - Frank - Granada Hills Community Theatre- Granada Hills, CA
"Cosmic Sands" Understudy/all male roles - Pan Andreas Hollywood, CA
"All the Kings Men"- Dancer - Vinnette Carroll's Urban Arts Corp. NYC Off-B’way 1973
"The Prince and the Pauper" -Pauper's Father - 18TH Street Playhouse New York City 1969
"West Side Story" Action - New London High School New London, CT

Movies & TV:
“East Side Zombies” Independent Film 2021
“Silent Times” Independent film 2018
“The Saga of Micah Roode” Independent film 2007
“The Game Plan” with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson 2006
"The Ted Bundy Case" Nippon TV Japan 2006
"Man without a Country" with Cliff Robertson 1973
"Trackdown" with George Segal and Shelly Hack 1983
"Crocodile Dundee" with Paul Hogan 1986

Commercials:
Jeep Super Bowl Commercial Super Bowl 2023 Choreography
Nike - Dice-K commercial 2007 Japan TV Boston Casting
Foxwoods Sept 05 Connecticut Boston Casting Assignment
Good Old Tom's 2003 East Hartford, CT
Kawasaki 1999 California

Clubs:
Good Times NYC Jason's Port of Call NYC Jason's Park Royal NYC
The Call Back Lounge NYC Paulson's NYC the Bushes NYC the Andrea Hotel Misquamicut, RI

Opera:
The Manhattan Opera Theatre NYC
The New York City Opera
The Rhode Island Civic Chorale
Handel's "Messiah" Bass Soloist St. Mary's Church Stonington, CT
Soloist -Road Church Stonington, CT

Dance & More:
Teacher: Music, Dance, Percussion, Voice, Piano
Creator of The Electric Slide (©1976); The Texas ‘Silver’ Star square dance (1984); The Robot (1973); Lockin’ & Poppin’ 1983; Breakdancing 1976, Tecktonik 1965, & Slam dancing 1976
Instructor at New York School of Music; Staten Island Music Academy; Arrowbear Dance School; Private Lessons in Piano, Voice & Dance
Vocal Coach to "WARRANT"
Studied Dance with: Larry Richardson, Walter Nicks, Rael Lamb, Paul Taylor, Arthur Mitchell, Martha Graham Co., Rudy Perez, Alvin Ailey, Lar Lubavitch, Merce Cunningham, Jose Limon, Danny Daniels, Martha Meyers
Artist & Model
Artists Model - Connecticut College; Art Students League

Articles and Affiliations:

Black20.com 2/16/07 & 6/27/07 Internet News Program
NPR Radio 2/20/07 National Public Radio – Interview regarding The Electric Slide
WTNH Channel 8 New Haven CT - TV Interview regarding The Electric Slide
Wikipedia – Electric Slide
CNET – 2 Articles regarding The Electric Slide
Madison’s Who’s Who – 2007/2008
IMDb.com as Richard L. Silver

CID – Counsel International De La Danse – Member since 2005

Choreography “The Electric Slide” used in numerous TV shows and Movies including:

The Neighborhood
The Good Witch
Marble
Ray Donovan
The Replacements
The Super

POD CAST –

Queens Flip - NYC

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