Leadership Support Professional
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Publisher at Alert Media LLC
- Past
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- Manager - Communications & Product/Supplier at Sprint
- Publisher at Resource Central, Inc
- Freelance programming and writing at Home By Myself
- Columnist at Softalk magazine, Softalk Publishing Inc.
- Managing Editor at Commodity News Service
- Education
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- University of Kansas
- University of Iowa
- Teachers College of Columbia University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Program Development
- Websites
Tom Weishaar’s Summary
As a serial entrepreneur, I've successfully managed small companies through all phases of the life cycle from start up to shut down.
As a corporate professional, I've worked with executives to provide leadership support in the areas of internal communications, strategy development, and both management and new-hire training. I have internalized the continuous improvment process and know how to evaluate and improve initatives and processes. I've managed startup workgroups and I have successfully managed workgroups remotely.
Tom Weishaar’s Specialties:
All forms of printed, spoken, and online communications; continuous improvement initiatives; development and implementation of strategic plans; process improvement; development of frontline managers; management of fast-growing startup groups.
Tom Weishaar’s Experience
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Publisher
Alert Media LLC
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Publishing industry)
January 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)
Alert Media is a one-person publishing company. I write, edit, print, and market books and web sites.
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Manager - Communications & Product/Supplier
Sprint
(Public Company; S; Telecommunications industry)
February 1998 — December 2003 (5 years 11 months)
As a member of the Leadership Support Team at Sprint's University of Excellence I managed all aspects of internal and external communications, including creation of presentations for the unit's VP. Later I managed the UE's Product and Supplier team, which managed the UE's course portfolio.
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Publisher
Resource Central, Inc
(Publishing industry)
January 1985 — December 1995 (11 years)
Start-up centered on the Apple II computer. Published the award-winning A2-Central newsletter and other publications, sold hardware, software, and books by direct mail, and developed a summer conference for Apple II users.
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Freelance programming and writing
Home By Myself
(Writing and Editing industry)
May 1981 — December 1984 (3 years 8 months)
I wrote software for the Apple II computer that was published by Beagle Bros (Frame-Up and ProntoDOS) and worked as a freelance consultant and writer.
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Columnist
Softalk magazine, Softalk Publishing Inc.
(Program Development industry)
1983 — August 1984 (1 year)
I wrote SoftTalk's DOStalk column, which covered the Apple II's operating systems, DOS 3.3 and ProDOS, in fine detail. Columns were anthologized in two books, The DOStalk Scrapbook (written with Bert Kersey) and ProDOS Inside and Out (written with Dennis Doms).
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Managing Editor
Commodity News Service
(Online Media industry)
November 1976 — April 1981 (4 years 6 months)
CNS published commodity prices and news using modems and a nationwide phone network before there was such a thing as the internet. I began as a Special Projects Editor developing new ways to distribute the information we produced. Later I became Cotton/Softs Editor and later still one of two Managing Editors.
Tom Weishaar’s Education
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University of Kansas
MSc , Journalism , 1974 — 1975
Graduated with Honors. Masters thesis "Agricultural News Sources: A History and a Catalog"
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University of Iowa
BA , English & Radio/TV/Film , 1967 — 1970
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Teachers College of Columbia University
Additional Information
Tom Weishaar’s Websites:
Tom Weishaar’s Interests:
Food, cooking, and nutrition - especially omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratios; Management and planning - especially issues with remote management and team development; Open source software: PHP, mySQL, WordPress, Drupal
Tom Weishaar’s Groups:
New York Society for Ethical Culture
Tom Weishaar’s Honors:
Best Apple II Publication, 1990 and 1991
Apple II Individual Recognition Award, 1991
Tom Weishaar’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
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