Richard Kastelein

Current

Advisory Board Member at Zephyr Financial Intelligence
Chief Networking Officer at Sparkling Media
Managing Director at Free Press Group

Managing Director at - V.O.F. Expathos

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Past

Marketing Director at Island Water World
Editor at Today Newspaper
Marketing Director at Budget Marine

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Education

WAP
NWSS

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Industry

Media Production

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Richard Kastelein’s Summary

Specialist in Social Media Architecture, Analysis and Strategy - Community/SNS building using Open Source technology.

Adept team player - a publisher, writer, photographer, marketing director, web developer and graphic designer with more than 20 years experience in the development and operation of newspapers, magazines, web media and marketing of multinational, multimillion dollar companies in international settings.

A well travelled individual and yachtsman (24,000 nm offshore) with trips overland and by sea (two TransAtlantics/one TransPac) to over 50 countries around the world, with outstanding problem solving skills and a diverse array of skills. Published first article to crewing on boats as a lifestyle called 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Sea' in 1991. Lived aboard several sailboats in Caribbean for more than a decade and built 1.5 million dollar catamaran in Brazil in 2004.

• Social Media Analyst and Publisher, Advisory Board Member of Tel Aviv-based Zephyr Financial Technologies.

• Chief Networking Officer, board member and shareholder of Sparkling Media UK heading the Social Networking, Community, and web components of Twinners - a Cross Media Social Platform (CMSP).

• Built own company in Holland – Expathos – focusing on Information Architecture - the construct and analysis of the user experience in relation to delivery of information on the net.

• Managed the marketing departments of two Caribbean-based multinational marine companies.

• As an editor of several publications, management duties included 'the buck stops here' roles – directing freelance writers and photographers.

• Skippering crewed sailboats over oceans over 15 years entailed many critical management skills including emergency and lifesaving training, ensuring of adequate food stores and water, storm preparation and coordination of crew for transoceanic voyages.

Richard Kastelein’s Specialties:

* Social Media strategist, analyst and consultant, SNS (virtual 3d, television, mobile and web) expert, Progressive/Alternative Publishing 2.0, Open Source Evangelist, co-founder of the Cross Media Social Platform (CMSP), Viralization test cases - see http://www.expathos.com/press.html, Eco boat building, alternative propulsion, catamaran construction (see www.avanteyachts.com).

Open Source Evangelist.

Richard Kastelein’s Experience

Advisory Board Member

Zephyr Financial Intelligence

(Financial Services industry)

June 2008 — Present (5 months)

Advisory Board Member of Zephyr Financial Intelligence in Tel Aviv. Director of Community and Publishing business strategy.
Chief Networking Officer

Sparkling Media

(Media Production industry)

November 2007 — Present (1 year)

CNO for Sparkling Media - based in London, UK and creators of Cross Media Social Platform (CMSP).
Managing Director

Free Press Group

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

September 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)

Managing Director and Proprietor of Free Press Group - under V.O.F. Expathos - Netherlands. Free Press Group includes Atlantic and Pacific Free Press, Empire Burlesque, AFP Kudos, Gorilla Radio and Safehost Netherlands
Managing Director

- V.O.F. Expathos

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

January 2003 — Present (5 years 10 months)

V.O.F. Expathos is the platform development arm of the Free Press Group.