
Content Strategy, Design, Creation and Management
San Antonio, Texas Area

Content Strategy, Design, Creation and Management
San Antonio, Texas Area
Expertise in all forms of media design and production; video, disc based multimedia and online media; as a writer, producer, director, interaction designer, information architect and content manager.
Team leader and subject matter expert on online ecommerce design teams, search engines and content management systems.
Teacher and seminar presenter. Developed courses and seminars about media communications and small business.
content management, search implementation, video production, interaction design, interactive media production, process engineering
(Partnership; Executive Office industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
C4 Workspace is a sustainable professional community for San Antonio. It is a coworking space providing desks, conference rooms and all the amenities to solos, startups, consultants and creatives.
(Media Production industry)
March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Media strategy, design, creation and education for business, non-profits and government organizations.
(Higher Education industry)
September 2002 — December 2007 (5 years 4 months)
* Television Production I (COMM 1336)
* Practicum in Electronic Media (COMM 2324)
* Introduction to Mass Communications (COMM 1307)
* Principles of Advertising (COMM 2327)
(Media Production industry)
May 2007 — November 2007 (7 months)
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)
June 2006 — March 2007 (10 months)
Primary SME on content management technology projects.
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)
August 1998 — June 2006 (7 years 11 months)
Team leader on online ecommerce and content design projects. From 2004 to 2006, primary SME on search and content management technology projects.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2000 — December 2001 (1 year 7 months)
President - Media Communications Association-International (MCA-I) , 2000 – 2001
Managed the professional staff and volunteers of an international professional association during a period of financial recovery. Developed strategies, programs and initiatives to maintain association’s brand and visibility. Fiscal and budget management resulted in debt reduction from $250,000 to $65,000 an during extended 18 month term.
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years )
* Interactive Multimedia Production
* Writing for Broadcast and Film
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Media Production industry)
June 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 3 months)
Business owner for a media production firm located in Southern California.
Produced projects in all forms of electronic media including video, interactive multimedia and online.
Clients included non-profits and automotive, computer and manufacturing firms from Fortune 100 to Fortune 10,000.
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
1990 — 1997 (7 years )
* Getting Started as an Independent Contractor in Radio and Television (Course author)
* The Business of Corporate Video (Course author)
* Electronic Field Production and Editing
* Basic TV Studio Operation
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Media Production industry)
November 1988 — May 1996 (7 years 7 months)
Freelance media producer, writer and director in the Southern California market.
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
September 1994 — June 1995 (10 months)
Writer/Designer and Producer/Project Manager for various CD-ROM titles:
- Writer/Designer - "AFKA Prince Interactive" - (Music Vault)
- Producer/Project Manager - Hachette-Filipacchi "Explor'us" software CD-ROM ecommerce disk
- Producer/Project Manager - Coldwell Banker Real Estate Associates "Franchise Presentation" CD-ROM
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
1993 — 1994 (1 year )
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
1993 — 1993 (less than a year)
* Introduction to Visual Storytelling
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
1992 — 1992 (less than a year)
* Television Management and Production Coordination
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
1989 — 1989 (less than a year)
* Corporate Video (Course author)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)
June 1984 — October 1988 (4 years 5 months)
Producer and Director for video productions supporting sales, marketing, corporate communications and human resources. Projects included studio and field interview and dramatization, as well as live, multi-camera meeting support and entertainment (Four Tops, Spinners.)
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)
February 1982 — February 1983 (1 year 1 month)
Supervised student interns in day to day operations at educational television production complex in New York City. Lighting for various production projects. Designed and constructed sets for television production projects.
MS , Television , 1981 — 1983
- Selected as one of 12 Television Interns for 18 month internationally recognized graduate program.
- Chosen as Production Manager for a 9 month position supervising other interns in lighting design and set construction.
- 1982 - Selected as one of 2 student attendees at the Television Conference Foundation Inc. annual media executive retreat at Keystone, Colorado. This event brings together media CEOs and executives from the motion picture, broadcasting and cable industries with international thought leaders. The year's theme was science and the speakers included Isaac Asimov.
BA , Communications , 1977 — 1980
Completed undergraduate television curriculum in junior year and was asked to serve as teaching assistant for graduate level televsion production classes for non-majors in my senior year as an independent study.
Did an additional independent study assisting a local high school (Ridgewood, NJ) establish a televison production curriculum.
1974 — 1978
Communications 1976 — 1977
1972 — 1974
coworking, media convergence, community media access, woodworking, green technology, acoustic music, bicycling, Arts and Crafts Movement, international travel, Habitat for Humanity, building restoration, American history
Information Architecture Institute, Content Management Professionals (CM Pros), Media Communications Association-International (MCA-I), International Television Association (ITVA), First UU Church San Antonio
Chuck Webb Award - MCA-I - 2005 - lifetime service award