Enterprise Architect & Director of Social Media
Greater Seattle Area
Enterprise Architect & Director of Social Media
Greater Seattle Area
I'm the founder/CEO and Editor-In-Chief of the non-profit organization towerofbabel.com, the multilingual, multicultural online journal and community of arts and ideas, recognized by the United Nations as one of the most important Social and Human Sciences Online Periodicals:
http://www.unesco.org/shs/shsdc/journals/humanities-culture-society.html
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit looking for funding as well as people from all walks of life interested in helping build the project. If you're interested in helping build the tower join our towerofbabel.com LinkedIn Group, where we currently have over 1600 members, by going to this link:
https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/780/3B93DB1A97D6/
See the first three in a future series of five Babel PowerPoint videos inspired by the work of David Byrne and Michel Gondry (don't forget to turn your speakers up):
towerofbabel.com/because.pps
towerofbabel.com/come_and_get_it.pps
towerofbabel.com/i_me_mine.pps
The best way to get a hold of me is at malcolm@towerofbabel.com.
I was born in Bournemouth, England on Valentines Day 1964 (which may explain my humanitarian and philanthropic nature) but raised in the Seattle area and have dual citizenship in both the European Union and the United States.
I've lived in Seattle, Bellingham, Berkeley, Dublin, Bournemouth, London, Glasgow and Amsterdam; visited Rome, Denmark, Germany, Oslo, Hawaii, Washington DC, Grand Canyon, Vegas, Vancouver, Victoria, Vacaville, Vatican City...trying to think of other places that begin with V that I've been to...
Web development and design, content editing, translation coordination, branding and identity, marketing and publicity, artistic development and image processing, Internet consulting, multi-skilled information systems with broad range of technical skills and research interests
(Media Production industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
Mediakite is a leading provider of production services and content for broadcasters, production companies, advertising agencies, music labels and corporations.
Mediakite has been involved in more than 2000 productions worldwide, including broadcast news services, award winning documentaries, primetime shows, music videos and commercials.
Mediakite has been a successful production services company for 10 years with offices in New York City. Recently, the company has expanded to include the production of original content focused on unscripted material ranging from short and long form documentaries and documentary series to sophisticated reality programming.
Mediakite's documentary titles include: Outside In, an inside look at the largest women's prison in the world; Sex Slaves of Kathmandu, telling the stories of young girls forced into the sex trade ad their struggle to escape; The Elegance of the Turn, a biography of an Austrian skier who was the fastest man in the world on skis as well as a style-setter and celebrity magnet in 1940s Italy; Japan and the Mystery of the Geisha, an unusual and in-depth tour inside the modern world of the traditional geisha; and The Good Terrorist, an expose of a Cuban exile who has committed several acts of terror, including the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner, and yet remains free in the US .... and many more.
In addition to producing documentary series, Mediakite's series team creates intelligent reality series that entertain while exposing the viewer to new domains of art and culture.
(Philanthropy industry)
November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
I was born on Valentines Day 1964 and have always wanted to gather other valentines together and build a worldwide philanthropic non-profit organization and foundation.
The initial idea for this group is for each member to do something for someone else on February 14th every year. You don't have to know the person and the person doesn't even have to know who did something for them, but it should make a difference in their life.
A few years ago an old friend had very serious bladder surgery and the first day he was well enough to have visitors was Valentines Day, so I made a visit to see him, which was the first time in years. That's a very simple and obvious example of what I want this group to be about.
Perhaps you'd like to donate a few hours or a whole day of your time using the skills you have in your profession to make a difference in someone else's life. For example if you're an electrical engineer you could offer to inspect and rewire someone's house free of charge.
(Internet industry)
January 1996 — Present (13 years 11 months)
Built and maintained website; designed brand and site architecture; built graphic elements; solicited, developed, maintained and marketed artistry; implemented information structure; implemented HTML files and JavaScripts; maintained and analyze usage statistics; conducted marketing and publicity strategy; developed server file structure; planned web artistry offering; wrote and edited internal and external electronic publicity; researched, wrote, and distributed press releases via electronic mail; developed and implemented on-line publicity and marketing campaigns. Solicited 300+ professional translators and organized them all on the mailing lists. Built and maintained a database for each of the translators resumes, with each translator translating into only their native language to maintain the highest quality, and bearing either certification from translation schools and/or bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees in linguistics, as well as previous work and references.
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
November 2003 — July 2008 (4 years 9 months)
MyStyle is a company that uses "mass customization" technology to make apparel for women of all shapes and sizes. We manufacture clothing that is custom fit to each woman's measurements. Our initial launch collection (planned for fall 2005) will consist of suits and separates, with additional lines of evening wear, special occasion dresses, and resort wear in future.
MyStyle is currently seeking angel investor funding.
Visit the company website at MyStyleDesigns.com
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
November 2006 — October 2007 (1 year )
Strategic Consultant for Bushmamas, an organization of women dedicated to group support and encouraging others in all recovery processes.
The environment in which Bushmamas is conducting its’ work is rural / remote Alaska. Bushmamas products are produced in the apartments, cabins, homes, and houses of women who are maintaining their families, their recovery, and their cultures by remaining in their natural supportive environments. Our cottage industries shall intersect with subsistence living, and other part-time wage-based earning opportunities.
Bushmamas is not intended to be ethnically- or regionally-centered, meaning perhaps the woman might be a Hispanic person whose home is Anchorage; rather, the intent is to provide a tool that is self-supporting and run by the women it serves, no matter where they are in their recovery process or their place of living.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Mental Health Care industry)
November 2006 — June 2007 (8 months)
Webmaster of a rural community behavioral health center in Nenana, Alaska that provides outreach, prevention, education, treatment, and community development in the areas of substance abuse, mental health, tobacco, suicide, domestic violence, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and at-risk youths.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
April 2006 — April 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Marketing Director for Fusion, a weekly modern global music radio program hosted by Dean Carlson, featuring cutting edge international music from artists and bands who fuse their traditional cultural influences with modern sounds, textures and techniques. A sample of artists featured on the show include Afro Celts (UK), Thievery Corporation (USA), Gustavo Cerati (Argentina), Kinky (Mexico), Pape and Cheikh (Senegal), Xavier Rudd (Australia) and MIDIval PunditZ (India). Each weeks play list, including music samples, can be found on the Fusion Radio website at myspace.com/fusionglobalradio.
Fusion is featured worldwide on Voice of America and broadcasts in North America on:
Aspen, Colorado - The Sound (KSNO);
Knoxville, Tennesee - West 105 (WKVL);
Outer Banks, North Carolina - The Sound (WVOD);
Seattle, Washington - The Mountain (KMTT);
St. Louis, Missouri - B-104 (KDBB);
Vail, Colorado - The Zephyr (KZYR)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
January 1999 — December 1999 (1 year )
Developed, organized, orchestrated and marketed publicity for the Internet for the independent short film "Woman Found Dead In Elevator," written and directed by Adam Goldstein; produced by Anthony J. Vorhies; Executive Producers: William Kennedy, Dana Kennedy, Joe Gagen, Vera Gagen; Director of Photography: Howard Krupa; Edited by John David Allen; Casting by Risé Cale; Based on a short story by Ruth Tarson; Special Material Written by George Plimpton and Hunter S. Thompson.
Starring Kathleen Chalfant (Last Days of Disco, Five Corners, Wit), William Duell (Ironweed, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Palookaville), Ronald Guttman (Little Nikita, Green Card), Anna Manahan (The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Hear My Song, Clash of the Titans), George Plimpton (When We Were Kings, A Fool and his Money, Reds), John Rothman (Copycat, Sophie's Choice), John Ventimiglia (I Shot Andy Warhol, The Sopranos)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
January 1999 — July 1999 (7 months)
Developed, organized, orchestrated and marketed publicity for the Internet for the independent short film "The Quest For The Noble Desert Poodle," written and directed by Dan Monaghan; produced by Dan Monaghan, Rex Barker & Joel Veatch; Assistant Producer Anne Marie Canon; Director of Photography: Rex "Mr. Stubby" Barker; Edited by Joel Veatch, Flying Spot, Seattle.
Starring Krisha Fairchild, Kathy Levin, Paul Black, Dr. Roger Williams, Robert J. Zenk, Michael McAuliffe, Jim Wilson, Jean Sherrard, Dan Molvar, Natalie Hoyt, Alex Werner, Taylor Werner, Eli Hoyt
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
1996 — 1996 (less than a year)
Developed, organized, orchestrated and marketed publicity for the Seattle area for the independent documentary "Synthetic Pleasures," directed by Iara Lee and produced by George Gund. Organized and was part of the hospitality crew which facilitated their stay in Seattle. Established relationship which ensured booking for the documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival as well as established relationship which ensured booking for the documentary via Landmark Theatres. Delegated hospitality crew to organize a joint rave for the premiere of the film at the The Showbox in downtown Seattle.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
August 1995 — January 1996 (6 months)
Established the Circle of Critics. Awards included being mentioned as one of the top four film review websites in the local area by The Seattle Times and 2ask for a Best of the Web award as well as a site designation Top 5% of All Web Sites (48 points out of a possible 50 and sixth overall best film review website out of 255) by Point.Com, and a Magellan Four Star Site award.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1995 — December 1995 (1 year )
Mineralissimo is a recreational and educational CD-ROM program suite created by mineral lovers for mineral lovers. The program suite consists of a Mineral Database, a Screen Saver, and a Media Control Center. The mineral database is a reference guide to the entire set, while the screen saver showcases each specimen in impressive detail. The media control center is CD-based utility for managing your own graphic, video, and audio files.
Journalism, English, Fairhaven 1981 — 1986
language, culture, multilingual, multicultural, online, journal, community, arts, ideas, fiction, film, music, green, dance, theater, travel, gallery, poetry, discussion, web, developer, translation,
LinkedIn, MySpace, Xing
Sigma Delta Chi (The Society of Professional Journalists) Mark of Excellence for investigative reporting for work on the Western Front campus newspaper, Western Washington University; 1983
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts; Presidential Scholar in the Arts, 1981
Grand Prize award by the Washington Poets Association for the Best High School Poem in the State, 1981
Won my first award for poetry when I was six years old and I was featured in the Renton Record Chronicle.