Internet+Marketing Professional. Wine, Food and Spirits Enthusiast.
Houston, Texas Area
- Current
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- Web Applications at McGlinchey Stafford
- Editor/Publisher at EllisParkerButler.Info
- President at the ANDMORE Companies (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Director, Internet+Marketing at EBIZ Enterprises / JBSi
- President at Bold Creative Services
- President at Houston Computer Services, Incorporated
- Systems Analyst at Texas Instruments
- Education
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- Indiana University Bloomington
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Hanover College
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John Martin’s Summary
I am always interested in hearing from kindred souls,
so please feel free to email me at jmartin@off-focus.com
or andmore@alief.com.
Follow me at Twitter http://twitter.com/jm9900.
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About John Martin
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A longtime resident of Houston Texas, John Martin is an active participant in the Houston networking community. He spends what little free time he has following his passion as a wine, food and spirits enthusiast.
Here's what he's doing when he's not at work:
(1) Foodie.
John is the chief organizer for "Dining Out Club / Houston," an informal club that meets once or more each month at Houston area restaurants. This active group currently counts more than 200 Houston area foodies as members.
Go here to join up: http://diningout.meetup.com/568/
(2) Wine Geek.
When it comes to wine John is a scholar, a teacher and a student. John recently passed the Certified Specailist of Wine (CSW) exam. John's group "Houston Wine Geeks" meets on Wednesdays at a wine bar somewhere in the Houston area.
Go here to join up with the Houston Wine Geeks: http://wine.meetup.com/564/
(3) Cocktailian.
While Houston is no hotbed for the revival of the American cocktail culture, John is doing his part. He's an active spirits educator and is the organizer of Houston's first and only cocktail/spirits enthusiast group, the "Drinking Out Club."
Go here for more information: www.drinkingoutclub.com.
(4) Wine, Spirits and Food Blogger.
John is blogging at off-focus.com, so catch up with him there.
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John Martin’s Specialties:
Supplying a unique mix of technology smarts and marketing savvy, John provides business development, marketing and information technology services.
.Strong management skills and business acumen.
.Hands-on accounting and business planning experience.
.Writer, editor, creative director, team and project leader.
.Active Server Pages, PHP, JavaScript & SQL.
.Adobe CS, PageMaker and other graphics tools.
John Martin’s Experience
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Web Applications
McGlinchey Stafford
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)
January 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Website design, application development and marketing support for this multi-state, multi-office law firm.
Support and maintain the firm's website at www.mcglinchey.com.
Maintain and develop the firm's internal web properties including a SharePoint site.
Marketing and administrative support for the firm's Class Action Fairness Act legal blog (blawg) at www.cafalawblog.com. -
Editor/Publisher
EllisParkerButler.Info
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
October 2001 — Present (7 years 1 month)
Project lead and chief archivist for this online project to re-publish and promote the works of Ellis Parker Butler (1869-1937). Actively documenting and digitizing the stories, poems and articles of the most published author of the pulp fiction era.
Ellis Parker Butler is the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays. He is most famous for his short story "Pigs is Pigs" in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on levying the livestock rate for a shipment of two pet guinea pigs that soon start proliferating geometrically.
The website at www.EllisParkerButler.info has text and images of more than 500 of the works of Ellis Parker Butler and is one of the largest and most comprehensive sites dedicated to the pulp fiction era. -
President
the ANDMORE Companies (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 1989 — Present (19 years 5 months)
the ANDMORE Companies provides business development, marketing and information technology services.
Successfully completing projects for Texas Instruments, Integrasys Technologies, Computer Software Alliance, Terian Solutions, Med Images, HP/Compaq, Conoco-Phillips, Intermedics, Ralston Purina, Enron and Shell Chemicals (and many others – large companies and small). -
Director, Internet+Marketing
EBIZ Enterprises / JBSi
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 1999 — March 2003 (3 years 4 months)
Member of the Senior Management Team. Manage and implement all Internet and marketing initiatives for this systems integrator with $40 Million annual revenue and 100+ employees. Responsible for all advertising and marketing communications programs. Rebrand the company from a mid-tier distributor to a system builder and services provider.
Design and implement eBusiness web site, successfully moving the company from a call center model to a web-enabled eBusiness model for sales and sales support, consolidating web properties into a comprehensive strategic platform. Integrate www.linuxmall.com eCommerce site into EBIZ back-office, warehouse and fulfillment systems.
Worked as VP Communications for Jones Business Systems (JBSi) and then as Director when JBSi merged with EBIZ Enterprises in January 2001.
Supervise staff of three, plus customer service representatives. Worked with vendors and partners to promote and sell more than 3,000 SKUs online and through the direct sales team. -
President
Bold Creative Services
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 1995 — March 1998 (2 years 8 months)
Company president and lead consultant providing marketing services. Design and implement marketing programs including brochures, direct mail, broadcast fax, catalogs and web sites for dozens of clients.
Managed publishing division, providing services including ghost writing, printing, cover design, page layout, proof reading, publicity and marketing for more than 100 book projects. Worked with and for authors, designers and publicists.
Took company from start-up to sales of $1.6 Million in two years. Hired and supervised staff of 24. Acquired three companies to achieve fast-track growth.
Clients included Jones Business Systems (JBSi), Digi, Clark Data Systems, Cal Dive, Mobile Car Care, Perfect Match, Keller Williams Realty and others. -
President
Houston Computer Services, Incorporated
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
June 1979 — June 1989 (10 years 1 month)
President and part-owner. Designed, produced and marketed computer hardware and software products to customers worldwide. Took company from start-up to annual sales of $2.5 Million. Hired and supervised staff of 12. Successfully operated the company for 10 years before selling it in 1989.
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Systems Analyst
Texas Instruments
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TXN; Semiconductors industry)
May 1976 — June 1979 (3 years 2 months)
First line customer and sales support. Managed technical projects for the Southern sales region including Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Georgia. Conducted new product sales training in the US and Europe.
John Martin’s Education
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Indiana University Bloomington
M. S., Computer Science, 1975 — 1976
Concentration on programming languages and information theory.
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Indiana University Bloomington
B. A., History, 1974 — 1975
Special emphasis on History of the American West.
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Hanover College
1970 — 1971
Additional Information
John Martin’s Websites:
John Martin’s Interests:
food, wine, spirits, cocktails, houston, new orleans
John Martin’s Groups:
Author and Publishers Association,
CAFALawBlog,
Dining Out Club / Houston,
Houston Professional Speakers,
Houston Wine Geeks,
International Sommeliers Guild,
Museum of the American Cocktail,
Society of Wine Educators,
OpenWine Consortium,
Twitter
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Wine Connections
John Martin’s Honors:
Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS)
Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)
Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
John Martin’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
