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WORK HISTORY

Director
Interactive Media Management
La Mesa, California
January 1995 - Present

IMM consults on corporate and community development. Services include needs assessment, strategic planning, project management and evaluation.

Client list:

 

General Manager
Clockwork Studios
San Diego, California
August 1994 - January 1995

Responsible for business management and operations for fast-growth video and multimedia production company. Supervised staff in five departments. Established the business plan, operating budget, organizational chart, and lines of authority; designed and implemented internal systems for project budgeting, cost controls, and accounting; and designed and implemented quality control systems. Monitored client contacts and feedback; created strategic relationships; evaluated and approved contracts and new business ventures.

 

Director of Creative Services/Executive Producer
KPBS Television
San Diego, California
October 1992 - August 1994

Managed and marketed a revenue-generating department providing continuing education and business television services to internal and external customers. Expanded the client base and scope of projects, established new projects and joint ventures, developed strategic plans, and significantly increased the visibility of the department and the station in the community. Increased revenue more than 60%. Raised both the quantity and quality of production, achieving national and local recognition. Produced and directed a major stationwide fundraising campaign underwritten by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to serve as a demonstration project for the PBS network. Acquired an $80,000 grant from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to train California peace officers how to interact with people with disabilities. Initiated and supervised a research program identifying business communication needs in San Diego, and was a key participant in developing the station's management strategy for information technology.

 

Telecommunications Producer/Writer
KPBS Television
San Diego, California
September 1990 - October 1992

Wrote and produced television programs, videoconferences, and training series on health care, social issues, fiber optics, computer graphics and public affairs. Established project budgets, wrote scripts and proposals, oversaw art direction and graphics, and managed all aspects of multi-camera live studio and field production.

 

Marketing Communications Consultant
San Diego, California
August 1988 - September 1990

Provided market analysis, business plan development, promotion, graphic design and production services for communications and production-related businesses. Supplied editorial services to educational publishers. Designed and produced packaging for a direct-response video project.

 

Operations Manager/Marketing Director
A&G Productions/Sunset Communications
San Diego, California
February 1987 - August 1988

Handled marketing, sales, and distribution for the retail product, "San Diego - A Video Postcard." Developed and implemented the marketing strategy, established accounts, and supervised product fulfillment..

 

dialer Senior Staff Producer
Beach Associates
Arlington, Virginia
January 1984 - March 1986

Produced large-scale business television and distance learning programs. Responsibilities included program design, budgeting, scripting, field production, graphic design, crew supervision, and assistant director. Produced live events from studio facilities (WETA, WGBH, BizNet/The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Atlantic Video) and remote trucks. Provided consulting and production services for Eastman-Kodak, helping to build an award-winning and very successful distance learning network.

Produced "The One Minute Manager" and "Situational Leadership" for Blanchard Training and Development, a multi-media project for the Washington Healthcare Corporation, and a series of training programs for the Marriott Corporation.

 

Electronic Graphics Designer
Washington, DC
November 1982 - January 1984

Clients included ESPN, ABC News/Nightline, Home Team Sports, The Larry King Show, and BizNet/The U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

 

Casting Director/Production Assistant
John J. Prescott & Associates
Washington, DC
September 1980 - January 1983

Production Assistant for Emmy-Award winning PBS Specials and for the feature film, "Silkwood." Casting Director for over seventy public service announcements produced for the American Forces Radio and Television Service.

 

EDUCATION

B.A. in Communications, University of Maryland at College Park, December 1983.

Currently pursuing M.A. in Educational Technology, San Diego State University. Thesis topic: Technology Integration in Nonprofit Organizations.

Additional post-graduate studies in Marketing Theory and Graphic Design, University of California at San Diego, Fall/Winter 1988.

 

ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

Advisor to The Children's Partnership on their Audit of Online Content for Low-Income Communities.

Appointed to the City of San Diego Science and Technology Commission.

Board member, San Diego Regional Technology Alliance, 1997-2000.

Committee Chair: full-day seminar on issues in education and learning, LEAD San Diego.

Committee Member: Association for Community Networking, San Diego Smart Growth Employment and Economic Development Committee, United Way Information Highway Project.

Community Technology Advisor to KPBS TV - FM on a digital divide webcast and mayoral candidate forum.

Edited and contributed to the Smart Communities Guidebook.

Editorial published, "Bridging the digital divide in San Diego," San Diego Union-Tribune, 1999.

Founder, San Diego Community Technology Coalition.

Graduate, LEAD San Diego, 1995.

Grant reviewer for the U.S. Department of Commerce Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program.

Grant reviewer for the U.S. Department of Education Community Technology Centers Program.

Grant reviewer for the California Technology Investment Partnership.

Instructor: Graphic Design and Production Management, U.S. Department of Agriculture Film and Video Division.

Member, San Diego Foundation Science and Technology Working Group, 2001-2003.

Presenter, "Learning and the Digital Divide," President Clinton's Information Technology Advisory Committee.

Presenter, "Nonprofits and Technology," Chapman College and Nonprofit Management Solutions Executive Series.

Quoted by Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, in a speech to the National Urban League and the National Leadership Council on Civil Rights, "Refocusing Our Youth: From High Tops to High-Tech."

Conference speaker:

  • National Telecommunications and Information Administration
  • National Association of Community Action Agencies
  • Cal-Neva Community Action Association
  • California Community Economic Development Association
  • Texas Online Community Conference
  • International Interactive Communications Society
  • Southwestern Community College
  • South Bay Leadership Symposium
  • Philanthropy News Network
  • United Way

 

Awards:

  • "Technology Hero" Award from the Technology Training Foundation of America
  • International "Telly" Award for Film and Video Production
  • "Human Relations Media" Award for Electronic Series: Team, National Conference for Community and Justice
  • "Best of the West" Award for Distance Learning, Pacific Mountain Network
  • "Telecon" Award for Best Direct Broadcast Satellite Application, Teleconference Magazine
  • Andersen Consulting Outstanding Student Scholarship
  • San Diego State University "Buster" Scholarship

 

 

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