
Trainer, Marcom, Site content, Ghostwriting
Houston, Texas Area

Trainer, Marcom, Site content, Ghostwriting
Houston, Texas Area
* Award-winning journalist and poet; seasoned marketer and trainer (a short presentation sample is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Grqu7_c4Jk)
* Developed news-based, procedural or marketing materials for businesses, newspapers, a magazine, a major public utility, the US Navy, and community non-profit organizations.
* Developed custom training programs for the State of Oregon, MentorGraphics, Itogumi Construction (in Japanese), Embassy of Japan, and several community organizations among others.
* My article "Identity Crisis" (Seattle Magazine, December 2000) received an award from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2001
* Edited five novels and a community newspaper
* The Embassy of Japan's telecommunications manager: chose and supervised installation of a new telephone system and led the employee training program
* Wrote and designed newsletters for the Exchange Club, Wedgwood Community Council, M. Okada Foundation, and other groups
* Developed a 200-page fundraising book for King County Police Union
* Wrote and edited training and procedural materials for University of Washington Graduate School of Business, Embassy of Japan, Itogumi Construction Company, Catholic Youth Organization, U.S. Naval Military Personnel Command, Yomiuri Television, Mentor Graphics and IBMI
* Bilingual in Japanese, competent in Spanish
EDUCATION:
B.A. (International Studies), Friends World Program of Long Island University (NY)
Completed AMA courses in Project Management and Systems Analysis
Highly interactive training, journalism and media pieces, online publishing and website content, copywriting, high-octane marcom, editing fiction and non-fiction, international business culture and languages, innovative fund-raising and community development projects, parenting.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
Newsletter and Directory editor, Consulting copywriter, Marketer, Ambassador
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
February 2002 — Present (7 years 6 months)
(Writing and Editing industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years)
(Writing and Editing industry)
1996 — 2001 (5 years)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
October 1998 — March 1999 (6 months)
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; International Affairs industry)
February 1984 — June 1987 (3 years 5 months)
Coordinated the purchase, installation and employee training of a new PBX switch. Also interpreted for visiting government officials and translated documents
B.A. , International culture, arts and languages , 1967 — 1971
Business training and international business culture, technology and science, editing works of fiction and non-fiction, languages (bilingual in Japanese and competent in Spanish), marketing and sales, classical music, etc. "Been there done that" to a remarkable and stimulating degree
Ambassador co-chair and newsletter editor, Asian Chamber of Commerce-Houston
Received Award from The Society of Professional Journalists, 2001
Also awards for poetry and essay writing