James Schellman

Current

• Commercialization Manager at Thought Equity Motion
• Founder - Principal at Prescott Consulting

Past

• Lead Metrics Data Analyst/Provisioning Engineer at AT&T
• Head Instructor of Wakeboarding at S4 Ski School
• TV and Radio Personality at CTV, KCSU, KLOZ

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Education

• Colorado State University
• Western State College

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Industry

Media Production

James Schellman’s Summary

Experienced business professional with a passion for communication and leadership.

Some of my key qualities are:

• Team leadership, management and taking initiative to resolve problems,
• Developing creative solutions to varied business situations requiring change,
• Organizing multiple priorities, managing time effectively and meeting deadlines,
• Clearly communicating and presenting information to groups and individuals,
• Recipient of Customer Activism, customer service and leadership awards,
• Marketing and promoting business objectives,
• Sales and contract negotiation,
• Supervising, motivating and training others,
• Working with technology and media to develop business identity and new customers.

James Schellman’s Specialties:

- Interpersonal Communication
- Intrapersonal Management
- Business Management
- Branding/Marketing
- Corporate Training
- Leadership
- Negotiations
- Multi-media, broadcasting, Web design - Development, SEO
- Commercialization / Aggregation / Business Development
- Telecommunications - Network Operations
- Background in TV and Radio Broadcasting

James Schellman’s Experience

• Commercialization Manager

  Thought Equity Motion

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

• Founder - Principal

  Prescott Consulting

  (Online Media industry)

  January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)

  Consult/ contract in the realm of Marketing and Brand Management for small businesses mainly in the realm of online marketing, branding, and design. As a web designer I have consulted for small businesses in the realm of online startup and design, online branding, marketing, and consumer confidence. Additionally, I have created and structured marketing campaigns designed around multi-media projects.

• Lead Metrics Data Analyst/Provisioning Engineer

  AT&T

  (Public Company; T; Telecommunications industry)

  November 1999 — July 2008 (8 years 9 months)

  Provisioning Metrics Data Analyst 8/2007 – 8/2008
  Provide leadership and performance direction for the Denver Provisioning Control Center. Coordinate daily information with internal/external contacts to assure on-time performance, weekly national provisioning OPS review, best practices and team empowerment. Support executive management teams in meeting operational, financial and customer service targets. Research all outstanding issues to ensure that Leadership has clear direction/ownership of results. Successfully manage multiple projects, including large Target projects in numerous cities. Orchestrate forecasting, research and reporting of company resource issues.
  
  Managed and supported the DMS Switch (Digital Multiplex System) and the implementation of complex communication systems for AT&T Local Network Services. Responsible for management of all translations (DSO and DS1’s), switch city installations, vendor support and troubleshooting of translations.

• Head Instructor of Wakeboarding

  S4 Ski School

  (Sports industry)

  May 1996 — September 2003 (7 years 5 months)

  I was one of the founders of S4 Ski School in Osage Beach, Missouri. I was in charge of marketing, as well as, the Head Instructor of Wakeboarding. Through this opportunity, and the constant watertime, I became a Professional Wakeboarder. I represented companies such as Neptune Wakeboards, Straightline Watersports, S4 Ski School, Mantra Sunglasses, Universal Bindings, FullTilt Wakeboards, Sub Rosa Bindings and Liberation Wakeboards.

• TV and Radio Personality

  CTV, KCSU, KLOZ

  (Entertainment industry)

  September 1997 — September 1999 (2 years 1 month)

  As part of my involvement in Radio and Television I held mulitiple positions:
  
  * CTV - Chief Photographer, Sports Reporter, Sports Anchor, Equipment Manager, Producer, Editor, and On-Air Training. * KCSU - Mid-Day Disc Jockey, On-Air Training. * KLOZ - Evening/weekend Disc Jockey.

James Schellman’s Education

• Colorado State University

  Speech Communication , Business Management, TV and Radio Broadcasting, Interpersonal Communication, Rhetoric , 1996 — 1999

  I was part of the Advisory Committee for Campus Media, and helped to rebuild the studios and media center after the flood of 1997 destroyed our facilities.

  Activities and Societies:

  Management, Training, and Talent at Campus Media.

• Western State College

  1995 — 1996

Additional Information

James Schellman’s Interests:

Public Speaking, Writing, Snowboarding, Former Professional Wakeboarder

James Schellman’s Groups:

State of Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers, Community Volunteer

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