BACKGROUND
SUMMARY:
Combined education and experiences have developed strengths in HTML/Web Site development
& design, print and online journalism, communicative research, television production,
Internet marketing and publishing, content management and Japanese language conversation.
EDUCATION:
University of Hawai`i, Manoa - August 1997
[3.1 Cumulative GPA, 3.67 in Major]
- Completed New Media Technology degree from
the School of Communication.
- Dean's List - 1996, 1997
- Completed school's first Online Senior
Thesis, "Effective Marketing Strategies
for the Internet"
- Coursework included: Information Systems
for a Global Environment (BUS 311), Telecommunication Concepts & Technologies (COM
330), Fundamentals of Visual Media (COM 331), Multimedia Design & Development (COM
437), Types of Creative Writing (ENG 313), The Press & Society (JOUR 150), Magazine
Writing (JOUR 325) and Cyber-Psychology (PSY 409b).
WORK HISTORY:
AOL Time Warner Cable - (11/00 to present)
Online Editor
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Core duties
include: Development of affiliate-specific, broadband content
for national Road Runner service [link]
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Webmaster and primary liaison to marketing
department for development and management of Oceanic Cable's corporate web presence [link].
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Edit and manage monthly content, for interactive community,
including columns from over 30 writers.
- Form strategic content
partnerships/alliances for interactive, online activities.
Time Warner/Oceanic Cable - (10/97 to 11/00)
Assistant Online Editor
- Assist Online
Editor with day-to-day content management activities
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Plan and develop new content related initiatives
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Design Logos and artwork for content related projects
Hawai`i's Web & Internet News
- (10/97 to 1999)
Editor
- Editor of the State's leading
Telecommunication print publication/magazine. [link]
CNJ, Inc. - (8/96 to 9/97)
Global Webmaster
- Designed and developed multilingual web
sites and Internet turnkey solutions for Japanese clientele. [link]
- Spent time at
Japan headquarters for training.
Ka Leo O Hawai`i - (1995-97) [link]
Internet Columnist
- Authored monthly column called "World
Wide Ed" for the university's campus newspaper. [link]
Staff Writer
- Wrote timely articles on current events,
music and movie reviews and even wrote entertaining "Top Ten" lists.
KHET, Public Television - (8/94 to
7/96)
Video Production Technician
- Responsible for producing and editing
content for the "Asia Now" television program's web site. [link]
- Performed numerous television production
duties, including camera and audio operations for live, broadcast television.
- Shot, developed and printed professional
quality, black and white photographs for the station's monthly program guide -
Publivision.
Wesley Foundation (Fall 1992 to
1996)
Editor
- Edited and wrote timely stories for the
Wesley Foundation's newsletter - "The Fish Rapper."
Assistant Editor
- Wrote stories and assisted editor in
content and layout of the Wesley Foundation's "The Fish Rapper."
HONORS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Interactively involved with the
development of Road Runner's National online content--Present.
- Attended Macromedia's International
Conference - UCON '99--May 25-27, 1999
- Received Certificate of Merit for AMA's
(American Management Association's) "How To Write User Manuals: A
Technical-Writing Workshop" seminar--December 11, 1998
- Coded and personalized backend scripts
used for customer's interface to
Web Mail--mid-1998.
- Designed and developed
Oceanic Cable's corporate web site--January 1, 1998.
- Wrote and developed
interactive, customer support web site
--December, 1998.
- My "In Loving Memory - Israel Kamakawiwo`ole" is
featured in the August/September issue of Hawai`i's Web & Internet News
publication--August/September 1997 (Volume 2, No. 6)
- My "In Loving Memory - Israel Kamakawiwo`ole" is recognized on KITV4's "Computer Talk" segment of the Good
Morning Hawai`i Show.--July 31,1997
- Award of Excellence Winner for
"World Wide Ed" web site at the
Connected: Digital Hawai`i '97 (Self-Promotion Category)--1997
- Award of Merit Winner for "An Interactive Outer Space Adventure" web
site at the Connected: Digital Hawai`i '97 (Information Design Category)--1997
- Dean's List (Straight A's)--Spring 1997
- #1 Hit Web Site at the University of
Hawai`i--2 years in a row! ('94-'96)
- Dean's List--Spring 1996, Fall 1996
- Selected as one of only a handful of
original "guides" for the earliest versions of the Mining Company (now
About.Com)--1996
- Published in Europe's "TeleVizier"
magazine--October 1995
- Awarded the coveted Magellan's 3-star Site
Award for the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Source--1995
- One of just a few sites selected to host
Sunny D icon for promotional treasure hunt-type contest--1995
- Honor Roll--1990, 1991 and 1992
- Who's Who Among American High School
Students--Recognized from 1989 to 1992
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Working knowledge and proficiency with
"hand-coded" HTML, JavaScript, PERL, ASP, Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, Microsoft
FrontPage, database connectivity using Access and Cold Fusion, and encoding
broadband-quality, multimedia content for streaming use with Microsoft's
Windows Media platform. Familiar with most OS platforms, including Windows 3.1, '95/'98, NT,
2000, ME, XP, MacOS
7.x-8.x, UNIX (SunOS) and LINUX (BSDI).
Professional journalism experience in
print, broadcast and online mediums and conversationally fluent in the Japanese language.
PERSONAL:
Currently active in many sports, especially basketball, weight training and golf. Former member of championship
basketball, baseball and track teams as well as the Honolulu Boy Choir. In excellent
health.
REFERENCES:
Furnished upon request
August 2003
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