PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Co-ordinator, Multimedia Department, City College, San Francisco,
CA
January 2003-present
Manage the multimedia department at City College of San Francisco.
Work with instructors to critique current and create new curriculum.
Oversee multimedia labs. Counsel students on course and certificate
choices.
Multimedia Instructor, City College, San Francisco, CA
January 2001-present
Teach multimedia classes, including Multimedia Process and
Production, Multimedia Skills and Careers, and Team Production at
City College. Also teach HTML I and II at Center for Electronic
Art. Design course materials for lecture and labs. Develop tests
and assignments to measure the effectiveness of my teaching methods.
Teach grant-sponsored class to Mission High seniors as a part of
Mission Accomplished School-to-Career initiative.
Internet consultant, San Francisco, CA
November 1999-March 2001
Consult with Web sites on business plans, mission statements, content
plans, short- and long-term strategy and art, technology and production
direction. Implement redesigns for Web sites and print publications.
Create staffing plans, including hiring and managing content producers
and art/production teams. Set editorial direction and voice. Negotiate
contracts and determine production process with content partners.
San Francisco Sidewalk, Microsoft, San Francisco, CA
Executive Producer, November 1996-November 1999
Launched local arts and entertainment guide in October 1997. Hired
and supervised editorial and art/production staffs. Set editorial
direction and voice. Determined content and production process while
working with a national team of producers and product developers.
Communicated and negotiated with Sidewalk Redmond team members on
editorial, design and licensing. Drove Sidewalk editorial mission
at the city level. Represented interests in dealing with local content
and business partners. Analyzed competition and usage data to shape
product.
Consumer Media Group, Ziff-Davis Publishing, San Francisco, CA
Executive Editor, Electronic Publishing, November 1995-November
1996
Managed electronic publishing for "Computer Life" and "Computer
Gaming World" magazines. Managed editorial content on Internet,
America Online and CompuServe sites. Managed monthly interactive
CD-ROMs for "Computer Gaming World." Developed and edited monthly
supplemental print publications for "Computer Life." Managed producers,
editors, designers and freelance writers. Produced editorial and
art content -- including feature and news articles, online contests,
polls, chats and marketing promotions -- on all platforms.
Computer Life magazine, Ziff-Davis Publishing, San Francisco,
CA
Managing Editor, March 1994-November 1995
Key player in core start-up team for consumer technology magazine.
Developed and determined content, including monthly magazine editorial
line-ups. Created monthly editorial and production procedures, managing
annual budget for production and copy departments, and making crucial
decisions in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Wrote and
edited news, reviews and features. Directed production of bimonthly
CD-ROM version of the magazine. Coordinated material for online
site.
Electronic Entertainment magazine, International Data Group,
San Mateo, CA
Managing Editor, July 1993-February 1994
Managed the launch of a national multimedia magazine. Maintained
editorial and production deadlines while enforcing clear and accurate
editorial standards. Determined content and created procedures for
editorial and production departments. Supervised art, production
and copy departments. Wrote and edited articles about all aspects
of multimedia.
PC/Computing magazine, Ziff-Davis Publishing, Foster City, CA
Managing Editor, January 1993-June 1993
Responsible for clear and accurate editorial while managing this
national magazine for computing professionals. Supervised production
and copy departments.
Assistant Managing Editor, December 1991-January 1993
Researched, wrote and edited articles for spelling, grammar, style
and technical clarity. Determined and enforced editorial and production
deadlines. Managed equipment budget and created procedures and documentation
for production system. Designed and coordinated computer training.
Electronic Publishing Manager, June 1990-December 1991
Coordinated tight editorial and production deadlines. Managed art
and production departments. Supervised PC-and-Mac-integrated electronic
production environment.
Composition Manager, May 1989-June 1990
Installed electronic publishing system for start-up magazine. Established
procedures and standards for monthly workflow.
Inc. magazine, Boston, MA
Editorial Production Manager, May 1988-May 1989
Coordinated and managed monthly editorial production.
High Technology Business magazine, Boston, MA
Editorial Production Manager, February 1987-May 1988
Coordinated and managed monthly editorial production at national
monthly business magazine.
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Awards and Screenings:
Ray Bandar: A Life with Skulls
Screenings
•San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, January 2007
•Bay Model Museum, February 2007
•SeaFlow, March 2007
•The Randall Museum, March 2007
Award
Best of Festival Award - Documentary, Berkeley Film and Video Festival
Rules of Attraction
Screenings
•San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, January 2005
•California State Fair wildlife exhibit, August- September
2005
Award
Best of Festival Award - Documentary, Berkeley Film and Video Festival
Publishing Awards
•1998 Best of the Bay (Sidewalk.com) The Bay Guardian
•1998 Distinctive Merit Award (Sidewalk.com) The Art Directors
Club 77th Annual Awards
Speaking Engagements and Exhibits:
•Multimedia evangelist, school-to-career panel, San Francisco
public high schools, Spring 2001
•"Web Publishers' Secret Weapons," Seybold San Francisco,
September 1998
•"Building Collaborative Internet Teams," Seybold San Francisco,
September 1998
•"Hauntings," Place Pigalle, art exhibit of my web site about
haunted sites in San Francisco, October 1998
•"Envisioning the Digital Future," Film Arts Foundation, June
1996
•"The Best and Worst of the Web," Software Publisher's Association,
January 1996
•"Case Studies: Magazines," Seybold San Francisco, September
1992
•Broadcast speaker: Spoke about the Internet, local entertainment
guides and other electronic entertainment on several radio and television
shows.
Other Interests:
•Freelance writer, editor, photographer and filmmaker: 1987-present
•Urban Arts Projects, Boston, MA, 1987-1991: Founded and directed
organization dedicated to the production and screening of alternative
films and videos.
•Studied Spanish, French, Arabic and Chinese
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