Education Consultant and Owner, VincePrep
Japan
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- Owner at VincePrep (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Associate Director, Admissions Counseling Dept. at The Princeton Review of Japan
- Senior Counselor & Instructional Designer at The Princeton Review of Japan
- Education Technology Consultant at Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) Japan
- Salesforce Automation Trainer at Dendrite International; client: Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
- Educational Technologist at Columbia Center for New Media Teaching & Learning (CCNMTL), Columbia University
- Social Networking Community Developer & QA Tester at WellEngaged (now Prospero Technologies)
- Education Director, Actor at American Shakespeare Center (formerly Shenandoah Shakespeare)
- Director at New Orleans Summerbridge at Isidore Newman School
- History Teacher at Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, LA
- Education
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- New York University
- Stanford University
- Universidad de Salamanca
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Vince Ricci’s Summary
One of Japan's most experienced and successful graduate and MBA admissions counselors: I combine proven experience in management, media design, fundraising, educational consulting, professional training and coaching, market research, instructional design & social networking.
Publications: Mobile Learning in Japan: Why the Future has Already Arrived in Asia; first-ever English language article highlighting 10 cases of mobile learning (m-Learning) in Japan; published in Learning Solutions Magazine by The e-Learning Guild in Silicon Valley, CA (co-authored with Mike Kato). Abstract: http://tinyurl.com/2trau6
Vince Ricci’s Specialties:
-admissions coaching & consulting
-learning management system design
-social software development & testing
-interactive script writing, video production & post-production
-non-profit development, fundraising & management
-public speaker
-stage, voice & television actor
Vince Ricci’s Experience
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Owner
VincePrep (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
February 2008 — Present (6 months)
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Associate Director, Admissions Counseling Dept.
The Princeton Review of Japan
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
February 2004 — June 2007 (3 years 5 months)
-Most successful & in-demand counselor (based on client bookings, interview invitations and final admits)
-Jointly managed US$1M individual and group counseling business
-Directly responsible for over $250K in classes; designed & developed learning management systems as well as print, web & video-based curriculum contents for resume production, essay writing & interview skills at Japan's leading provider of standardized test-preparation & application counseling
-Taught Presentations Class at University of Tokyo -
Senior Counselor & Instructional Designer
The Princeton Review of Japan
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2002 — January 2004 (1 year 6 months)
-Successfully coached over 300 leaders of Japanese business, government & academia with researching & securing admission to top graduate programs in U.S. & Europe, including MBA, LL.M, MA, & PhD
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Education Technology Consultant
Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) Japan
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Media Production industry)
March 2002 — June 2002 (4 months)
-Recruited from U.S. for Japan’s first-ever broadband-based computer literacy curriculum
-Wrote scripts & planned entire 80-lesson curriculum, collaborating w/ Japanese educators & 10-member team of 3D animators & Flash designers at one of Tokyo’s most advanced virtual studios, now owned by Disney -
Salesforce Automation Trainer
Dendrite International; client: Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2001 — January 2002 (5 months)
-Leveraged industry-leading PDA & laptop-based sales-force automation suite, including CRM software tools
-Trained over 500 top sales representatives at major nationwide roll-out in Los Angeles, Chicago & Atlanta -
Educational Technologist
Columbia Center for New Media Teaching & Learning (CCNMTL), Columbia University
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; E-Learning industry)
February 1999 — September 1999 (8 months)
-Founding member of $10M state-of-the-art technology facility: http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/web/index.html
-Created & delivered original curriculum empowering Columbia Professors & staff to maximize impact of internet & multimedia tools in the classroom -
Social Networking Community Developer & QA Tester
WellEngaged (now Prospero Technologies)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
September 1998 — January 1999 (5 months)
-Joined founding members of world's most influential online community, The Well, to leverage wealth of expertise for corporate clients including e*Trade, CBS Sportsline, BMG, & The Wall Street Journal Online
-Promoted from temp staff to full-time receptionist to elite QA tester within only two months -
Education Director, Actor
American Shakespeare Center (formerly Shenandoah Shakespeare)
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Performing Arts industry)
July 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 2 months)
-Developed, coordinated and led Shakespeare & Stage Combat workshops for middle & high schools across Mid-Atlantic & Southeastern states
-Multiple roles in A Midsummer Night's Dream & Macbeth
-Performed in The Taming of the Shrew at Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC -
Director
New Orleans Summerbridge at Isidore Newman School
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 1994 — June 1997 (2 years 10 months)
-Helped over 500 under-served public school students find placement & success at selective public & private middle school, high school & college programs
-Recruited, hired & trained next generation of American educators from highly competitive pool of aspiring high school & college-aged students
-Raised & controlled $100K budget; trained & managed 5 full-time staff: http://www.newmanschool.org/summerbridge -
History Teacher
Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, LA
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
September 1992 — June 1997 (4 years 10 months)
-Winner, Louisiana Distinguished Teacher Award at most prestigious private K-12 school in Southeastern U.S.
-Developed & taught U.S., Asia, Latin America, Middle East & Europe
-Co-created world’s first Virtual Civil War Museum: http://www.siggraph.org/s97/conference/educators/830b.html
Vince Ricci’s Education
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New York University
MA, Instructional Design, Cognitive Science, 1999 — 2001
-GPA 3.9; courses in Cognitive Science, Instructional Design, Distance Learning & Computer Programming
-Thesis: MOVE!TV, prototype for interactive children’s TV show & learning technology platform; managed all production duties for pilot episode; wrote major development grant; created business plan for interactive educational toys related to show: http://www.movingoncenter.org/moveTV.htm- Activities and Societies:
- -Marketing Internship: Video Editor, Webmaster, Edwin Schlossberg, Inc., leading interactive museum exhibit design firm: ESIdesign.com
-Media Design Internship: Whitney Museum of American Art (client), Razorfish (producers), Intel (sponsor); built online database for major exhibit: The American Century
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Stanford University
BA, History, Education, Theatre, 1988 — 1992
-GPA 3.8; additional coursework in Economics of Education, Asian-American Studies, Theatre & Spanish
- Activities and Societies:
- -Founding Director, Financial Aid Advocates Association
-Recipient of James W. Lyons Award for Service
-Awarded Stanford Public Service Summer Fellowship from Haas Center for Public Service to write & edit first-ever National Guide to Fundraising & Development, distributed to more than 30 program directors of Summerbridge educational non-profit programs (named one of America’s Top 10 Internships)
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Universidad de Salamanca
Stanford in Spain, Spanish literature, language, history & culture, 1990 — 1991
Selected for 6-month intensive Spanish-language immersion program at Spain’s oldest University
Additional Information
Vince Ricci’s Websites:
Vince Ricci’s Interests:
Publications - (Mobile Learning in Japan): http://tinyurl.com/2trau6
Vince Ricci’s Groups:
Stanford Alumni Association, Stanford Japan Alumni, MoMo, Entrepreneurs Association and MoMo, SBAN (Summerbridge Alumni Network)
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Stanford Undergraduate Alumni in Japan member
Vince Ricci’s Honors:
-New Orleans Non-Profit Program of the Year Award (1995)
-Louisiana Distinguished Teacher Award, State of Louisiana, USA
-James W. Lyons Award for Service to Stanford University
-Public Service Summer Fellow, from Haas Center for Public Service
