Ken Smith

Current

Proprietor at IdeaSmith

Past

Outreach Specialist at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Webmaster at Prostatitis.org
Marketing Communications at Expct

Account Executive at The Hiebing Group
Outreach Specialist at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Entrepreneurial Newsletter publisher at Ken Smith, Inc.
State Editor at Agri-View
Associate Editor at Miller Publishing -- Feedstuffs

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Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Punahou School

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Recommended

8 people have recommended Ken

Connections

81 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

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Ken Smith’s Summary

Ken Smith uses the Internet, imaging technology, clear writing, journalistic savvy, public relations experience and webmaster and online database skills to build communities of interest among diverse populations of stakeholders. He chooses which media to use based on the needs of the sender, the key or priority message, and the preferences and technology capabilities of the receiver. The result is effective communication, even with highly technical material.

Ken Smith’s Specialties:

Multimedia communication and community building.

Ken Smith’s Experience

Proprietor

IdeaSmith

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 1987 — Present (22 years 11 months)

Since 1987, Ken has been sole proprietor of IdeaSmith ( http://www.ideasmith.com ), a multi-media communications consultancy. During this period, Ken has occasionally taken on full-time work, including:
Outreach Specialist

University of Wisconsin-Madison

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

2001 — 2005 (4 years )

2002-2005 Outreach Specialist, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW- Madison.
Webmaster

Prostatitis.org

(Writing and Editing industry)

1995 — 2001 (6 years )

Was founding webmaster for this site which helps men solve health problems they don't want to talk face-to-face about with spouses, friends, or doctors. Site continues to use structure I created. We accomplished a great deal including the first federal funding for the disease.
Marketing Communications

Expct

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 1999 — August 1999 (8 months)

Jan-August 1999 Marketing Communications for Expct, computer training firm.
Account Executive

The Hiebing Group

(Writing and Editing industry)

March 1997 — June 1997 (4 months)

I was a limited-term Account Executive, working in part on the opening of the Frank-Lloyd-Wright-designed Monona Terrace Community Center.
Outreach Specialist

University of Wisconsin-Madison

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 1989 — May 1993 (3 years 10 months)

Established and conducted marketing programs, including an innovative monthly newsletter, supporting the center's technology transfer function.
Entrepreneurial Newsletter publisher

Ken Smith, Inc.

(Writing and Editing industry)

1987 — 1989 (2 years )

Established a biotechnology industry newsletter, an entrepreneurism newsletter, and provided media consulting and publication planning services to clients
State Editor

Agri-View

(Writing and Editing industry)

1979 — 1987 (8 years )

State Editor, Agri-View(state-wide weekly newspaper) 1979-1987. As a news reporter, covered many aspects of agriculture, including biotechnology, dairy, meatpacking, property tax issues, farm management and legislative affairs. Won a national writing award.
Associate Editor

Miller Publishing -- Feedstuffs

(Publishing industry)

May 1977 — January 1979 (1 year 9 months)

Miller, now part of ABC Publishing, hired me right out of college. Feedstuffs is a national feed industry publication. Wrote, edited, laid out pages, took photographs.

Ken Smith’s Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

MS , Life Sciences Communication , 2008 — 2009
University of Wisconsin-Madison

BS , Agricultural Journalism , 1974 — 1977

Wrote for student newspaper, University Extension, and published more than a dozen freelance articles in commercial publications. Focus was on broadcasting, because I already was a writer, and I thought (I see now I was right) that you can't know too many media.
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Liberal Arts 1967 — 1968

Activities and Societies:

I was really studying the politics of social and political movements. Wrote for student newspaper and underground publications.
Punahou School

H.S. , 1962 — 1967

Punahou is a very exceptional private day prep school in Honolulu which was created to serve the economic elites of the islands and recruits the best young minds in the state regardless of economic backgrounds to fill its ranks. Its most distinguished alum is Barak Obama, who attended 12 years afer me.

Activities and Societies:

Student newspaper, literary journal, soccer team.