Global Web Strategist
Portland, Oregon Area
Global Web Strategist
Portland, Oregon Area
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Steve has spent more than a decade building global brands and helping clients succeed online in the U.S. and abroad. A seasoned online business strategist and marketer, Steve has significant experience in the technology, entertainment, health care, publishing and travel & tourism industries, among others.
In addition to writing magazine articles and white papers about international online marketing and multilingual website development, Steve addresses audiences around the country, from the Japan Society of New York to the Software Association of Oregon.
Steve is a citizen of the world, with a focus on Asia, and currently resides in Portland, Oregon where he works for ISITE Design, an agency doing award-winning work for global clients from offices in Portland, Boston, Dallas.
** Please get in touch in either English or Japanese. **
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Ask me about the LISA Berkeley Globalization Conf., Aug 3-5 where I spoke about "The Global Language Mashup." http://bit.ly/WAGWW
Ask me about SEMpdx SearchFest 2009 in Portland where I moderated a panel of brilliant folks discussing search engine optimization. http://tr.im/dbfp
Ask me about Balancing Global Initiatives with Regional Creativity in Technology Marketing, a presentation I did Jan. 20, 2009 as part of the Thunderbird Global Business Leadership Series. http://tr.im/8qdh
Ask me about the panel I moderated called, "Winning International Customers Online" (Nov. 11, 2008) for the Software Association of Oregon.
Look for my latest article on Japanese website localization in the June 2008 issue of MultiLingual Computing magazine.
+ International project management
+ International search engine optimization (SEO)
+ Website localization / globalization
+ International online marketing
+ Website usability analysis
+ Website cultural transparency analysis
+ Public speaking and training
+ Multilingual research
+ International online business development
+ Writing / Editing
+ Fluent Japanese
globalization, internationalization, localization, usability, technology, diversity, teaching, public speaking, strategic planning, photography, theater, philanthropy, fitness, travel, gourmet cooking, playing guitar, human languages, reading
Internet Professionals Northwest, Software Association of Oregon, Share Our Strength, Taste of the Nation, Japan America Society, Fast Company, Company of Friends, Oregon Entrepreneur Forum, SEMpdx