Vincent Panero

Vincent Panero

APEX Education Initiatives & Video Jedi (UED) at Yahoo!

Eugene, Oregon Area

Current
  • APEX Education Initiatives & Video Jedi at Yahoo!
Past
  • Outcall Lead at Lunar Logic
  • Fashion Modeling/Actingat Donna Baldwin, Ford Agency, etc. (Self-employed)
  • Show Host and Producer at KWAB 1490
  • Director at Summer Camp USA Exchange Program (Japan) (Sole Proprietorship)
Education
  • Harvard: Graduate School of Education
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
Connections
126 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Vincent Panero’s Summary

Job experiences in a number of industries in the US and abroad--start-ups, tech giants, universities and broadcast media--gives me a unique perspective on how a company can most effectively interact with its customers in 2008. Things I bring to the team: effective ways of educating a client, cutting-edge methods for creating 'community' around a product and its users, a prudent marketing methodology, and--most importantly--an impact on your bottom-line.

Vincent Panero’s Specialties:

"New media" web approaches, online social media, corporate blogging, marketing, storyboarding/video production/editing/webcasting, audio engineering, on-site client relations, branding and identity, conference presentations, "Communitization" of a user base, pedagogy and experiential education perspectives, longterm marketing strategies and buzz generation, Final Cut Studio, Camtasia, Captivate


Vincent Panero’s Experience

  • APEX Education Initiatives & Video Jedi

    Yahoo!

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)

    April 2008Present (9 months)

    Design, write, storyboard, produce and product manage a suite of video initiatives relating to Yahoo!'s new next generation ad management solution, "APT From Yahoo".
    http://Apt.yahoo.com

  • Community Education Manager

    Right Media LLC (A Yahoo! Subsidiary)

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)

    June 2006April 2008 (1 year 11 months)

    Oversee educational and 'community-focused' initiatives for Direct Media Exchange product of Right Media (acquired by Yahoo July, 2007). Responsibilities range from corporate blogging, creating user outreach "opportunities", production of user testimonial videos & "how to" videos, and other 'new media'. Created "Road Show" events to publicize our product and spotlight our users (who later became evangelists for our product). Contributed to research/marketing/messaging of Beta version of DMX website. My marketing efforts have significantly increased the visibility of and driven the adoption rate for our niche product DMX.

  • Business Development Manager

    Lunar Logic

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; E-Learning industry)

    November 2004March 2006 (1 year 5 months)

    Contributed to educational content of NCLB benchmarking software. Forged strategic partnerships with federal, national and state educational institutions. Oversaw sales staff members and coordinated their operations. Interviewed, filmed, co-edited user testimonial footage. 3X sales in less than 11 months. Represented company at national sales events and other presentations.

  • Member

    Lost Valley Educational Center

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

    May 2004February 2006 (1 year 10 months)

    Served on planning and steering committees involving budgeting, review, and long term planning for the educational center. Volunteered over 400 hours for counseling individuals during 4 day residential communication workshops. Webmaster for the center's website. Contributed to marketing and promotional initiatives.

  • Outcall Lead

    Lunar Logic

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; E-Learning industry)

    September 2003November 2004 (1 year 3 months)

    As "Outcall Lead", created own proactive outreach program within iLrn Technical Support section. Made over 1300 outcalls to strategic users of our elearning product, and maintained a 24% success rate. Contributed to successfulness of sales force, increased rapport between users and support base, ultimately protected major accounts.

  • Fashion Modeling/Acting

    Donna Baldwin, Ford Agency, etc. (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Entertainment industry)

    June 2001August 2003 (2 years 3 months)

    Modeled for national print media campaigns. Auditioned for voiceover and acting roles in national and regional TV commercials.

  • Show Host and Producer

    KWAB 1490

    (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    October 1999June 2001 (1 year 9 months)

    Conceived, developed, produced, marketed and oversaw public relations for multiple news and advocacy shows. Produced and acted as on-air talent for own weekly show. Researcher/technical producer for special election broadcasts. Selected to conduct one-on-one live interview with presidential candidate on election night. Created over 180+ on-air commercials and elements. Created and/or contributed to 5 spots nominated for 2001 CBA awards. Oriented and trained new employees.

  • Director

    Summer Camp USA Exchange Program (Japan) (Sole Proprietorship)

    (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; International Affairs industry)

    November 1994October 1995 (1 year)

    Conceived, marketed, recruited and conducted a Japanese educational tour of the USA. Negotiated with numerous agencies--travel, insurance, government bureaus--in conversational Japanese. Required a thorough sensitivity to complex cultural differences. Managed/trained staff, developed manuals and created curriculum.


Vincent Panero’s Education

  • Harvard: Graduate School of Education

    M. Ed, Curriculum, Technology, Experiential Education, 19931994

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

    BA, English, 19871990

    Activities and Societies:
    Sailing Team

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Vincent Panero’s Interests:

Spending time with family, hiking and surfing.


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