Douglas Welch

Current

Independent New Media Consultant at Voicebank.net, inc.
Founder at New Media Interchange (Self-employed)
Instructor at UCLA Extension

Producer/Co-Host at Mortgages Made Simple with Rick Gundzik (Self-employed)
Host/Writer at TechnologyIQ (Self-employed)
Writer/Producer/Host at Career Opportunities: Helping to Build the Career You Deserve
Owner at The WelchWrite Company, Inc.

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Past

Speaker at PodCampAZ
Actor at Spider Baby The Musical
Speaker at Cosmo Coalition

Speaker at The eLearning Guild
Speaker at PodCampAZ
Instructor at Stephens College Summer Film Institute
Film Extra - Pieces Parts at Stephens College Summer Film Institute
Member at Friends in Tech
Consultant at Eagle Flight Production
Director of MIS at Hollywood Online
Senior Microcomputer Analyst at Walt Disney Imagineering

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Education

Bowling Green State University

Recommended

7 people have recommended Douglas

Connections

345 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

Douglas Welch’s Summary

Podcaster and Podcast/New Media Production
Owner, The WelchWrite Company, Inc. and Information Technology and Services Consultant
Computer consultant
Writer, Career Opportunities, Computoredge Magazine

Douglas Welch’s Specialties:

podcasting, windows, macintosh, networking, career, production, recording, writing

Douglas Welch’s Experience

Independent New Media Consultant

Voicebank.net, inc.

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)

Consulting on New Media, Podcasting and Social Media projects
Founder
New Media Interchange (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Entertainment industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

New Media Interchange is a group dedicated to bringing new media and traditional media creatives together.
Instructor

UCLA Extension

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; E-Learning industry)

October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

Co-instructor for Podcast and New Media for Writers, a 10-week course educating writers and other how podcasting, YouTube, Facebook and others can be used to further work and career.
Producer/Co-Host
Mortgages Made Simple with Rick Gundzik (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Entertainment industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

Responsible for all recording, editing and online production of Mortgages Made Simple, a podcast on how to get the best home loan possible. I also act as co-host for each show.
Host/Writer
TechnologyIQ (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; E-Learning industry)

December 2006 — Present (3 years )

TechnologyIQ blog and podcast exists to help you "Control your technology. Don't let it control you!" Regular segments include tech news and education, audio and video of twice-monthly Internet Seminars and more.
Writer/Producer/Host

Career Opportunities: Helping to Build the Career You Deserve

(Management Consulting industry)

September 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)

The Career Opportunities podcast was one of the first 20 podcasts available in September 2004. It is the companion, and growing part, of my 10 year old print column of the same name. Both the column and the podcast discuss the challenges of building a career in the 21st Century. Available twice weekly, with regular LIVE shows with audience participation.
Owner

The WelchWrite Company, Inc.

(Information Technology and Services industry)

June 1996 — Present (13 years 6 months)
Speaker

PodCampAZ

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

November 2009 — November 2009 (1 month)

Speaker for this annual New Media and Podcasting Conference in Phoenix Arizona. 2009 talks included 'My Podcasting Process" and "Stay in Control of your RSS Feed"
Actor

Spider Baby The Musical

(Entertainment industry)

July 2009 — August 2009 (2 months)

Played the role of Mr. Schlocker in this horror-musical adaption of the 1962 film, Spider Baby for 8 performances in Santa Monica, Bakersfield and Tehachapi, California
Speaker

Cosmo Coalition

(Music industry)

February 2009 — February 2009 (1 month)

Panelist on State of the Music Industry panel discussion speaking on the changes New Media has brought to the music industry. Audio of this panel is available at http://welchwrite.com/cip/
Speaker

The eLearning Guild

(Privately Held; E-Learning industry)

November 2008 — November 2008 (1 month)

Speaker and Instructor at DevLearn 2008. All-Day Podcasting and New Media Workshop and conference session on Many-to-Many Media
Speaker

PodCampAZ

(Online Media industry)

November 2008 — November 2008 (1 month)

Presented three conference sessions on New Media including More than podcasting: It’s a Many-to-Many Media World and Real World Example: How to record and edit a remote tape sync show. This was my second year presenting at PodCampAZ.
Instructor

Stephens College Summer Film Institute

(Entertainment industry)

July 2007 — July 2007 (1 month)

Instructed on the use of podcasting and online video for 25 students in this 2 week intensive film making workshop. Students produced a complete 30 minute film in coordination with Hollywood professionals.
Film Extra - Pieces Parts

Stephens College Summer Film Institute

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Entertainment industry)

July 2007 — July 2007 (1 month)

Film extra in "Pieces Parts", a short film shot during the Stephens College Summer Film Workshop 2007
Member

Friends in Tech

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2005 — 2007 (2 years )
Consultant

Eagle Flight Production

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2004 — 2006 (2 years )
Director of MIS

Hollywood Online

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1995 — 1996 (1 year )
Senior Microcomputer Analyst

Walt Disney Imagineering

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

1989 — 1994 (5 years )