Media Director - Los Angeles, California

Media Director

Los Angeles, California

Financial Services

Personal Interests Digital photography & video, sailing, hiking, gourmet Asian cooking, yoga, Indian music, reading Vedic literature

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Career Objective: Project Manager / Admin

Over 20 years web consultant + seasoned photographer. Contract or
permanent.

Strengths Summary

* 12 years in Web development:
* 15 years progressive experience managing publishing departments.
* 25 years photo experience - 8 years, digital format
* System planning, training and support on PC and Macintosh platforms
* Specification and installation of hardware and software for employers &
clients.
* Supervision of departmental staff, including hiring, training and
evaluation.
* Commercial photographer: conventional film and digital + editing /
formatting.
* Technical writer and editor - including design, graphics and formatting.
* Additional background in technical sales and marketing - both online and
offline.

Websites Developed or currently maintained:

Photo & Project Portfolio http://nearlosangelesca.com/$-JED-
portfolio-2011.htm
East Bay Transport http://east-bay-transport.com
Avatar Airlines International http://avatar-airlines.com
Doctor Toy.com - Parenting and Play http://www.drtoy.com/ - 1998-2000
Mobile phone sales page http://android.nearlosangelesca.com
Android tablet sales page http://specials.neralosangelesca.com
Resume, project summary in Word http://nearlosangelesca.com/talent/2011-
Resume-JED.doc


Career & Project Summary


EAST BAY TRANSPORT Offices in Los Angeles & Berkeley, 2006 - 2011 - Owner

Inventor of a novel 85 knot 6-passenger Surface-Effect Vehicle, set for
production in the next 18 months in California. This hybrid-electric craft
offers a new level of comfortable safe transport along any seacoast, river
or lake - with air-conditioned comfort and a seat / mile cost equal or
better than most cars and vans built today. Excellent for same-day delivery
of key cargo and personnel. Initial routing under consideration: Santa
Barbara, Oxnard, Malibu, Marina del Ray, Newport Beach, Dana Point, and San
Diego. East-bay-transport.com

Solar Electric Cycle - an electric motorcycle assembled in Los Angeles and
powered by the sun. An upgraded freeway-capable vehicle (electric or CNG)
is in development, based upon Dunan\'s early work combined with a DOT
approved frame and chassis. The new cycle will include lithium batteries,
increased storage, GPS, plus Android or Apple smart phone.



AVATAR AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL, - Dana Point, 2010 VP and COO

Vice President and COO (North America) responsible for developing a
regional airfield in Mayapur, a sacred village north of Kolkota in West
Bengal. The purpose of the airfield is to provide speed, convenience and
comfort for all visiting this sacred land, as well as providing
humanitarian aid to the surrounding towns and villages that periodically
fall victim to this flood-prone region. Details at http://www.avatar-
airlines.com/


DOCTOR TOY, Berkeley, CA 2006, 1998 -2000, 2006-2007 - Webmaster

Responsible for development and maintenance for 1,200 page complex website.
Drtoy.com
has won over a dozen site awards for appearance and content. Developed, in
partnership
with Amazon.com, an extensive selection of reading resources for parents
and educators.
Researched and built an e-commerce links for the top online retailers of
toys and children\'s
products. Also responsible for managing correspondence, posting inquiries
and responses of
viewers, linking product pages, plus handling liaison with toy
manufacturers worldwide.
Software used on this site: HTML with CSS, Macromedia Fireworks, MS
FrontPage, other
html editors, Photoshop, MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Smart FTP,
Adobe


NET WORTH MARKETING Alachua, FL 2002-2004, Web Developer & Site
Administrator

Responsible for development of ads and copy for company clients. Creation
of landing pages, rental of server space, upload files and track web-stats.
Designed forms for gathering customer data - in HTML, Perl - and in MS
Excel for offline analysis. Evaluate and select software for online
marketing. Trained staff in data management and online marketing
strategies. Prepareed tutorial for all staff members in our online division
(see link above).

Software used: FrontPage 2000, MS Word, MS Excel, Windows XP, Cute FTP,
TextPad, List Manager, eFax Messenger, Glocksoft EasyMail, Form Mail, Real
One Audio, Acrobat Reader


WORLD SAVINGS San Leandro, CA, 2000, Web Developer

Responsible for development of HTML portions of complex online bank website
scheduled for launch in 4th Quarter, year 2000, Duties include hand-coding
new edits into style-sheets (CSS), confirming links, testing server-side
includes, and adjusting graphics as required. This was a contract
assignment from Hicks Consulting, through October, 2000.

Note: World Savings merged with Wachovia in 2007

Software used: HTML with CSS, Allaire Homesite, Windows Explorer, and MS
Photo Editor.


Education

1970-71 Mt. Senario College Lithography and graphic design

1966-68 U.S.A.F. Technical school training in radio intercept and photo
analysis.

1965-66 Indiana University Communications and foreign language

Additional Field Training in HTML editing, Layout & Design, Typesetting,
Still photography, Stat cameras, Paste-up, Color film processing, Typing,
Color Scanners, Copiers, Fax Machines, Cell Phones, Android OS, and typical
office equipment.


Software Tools Experience

Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Microsoft Office [MS Word, MS Excel, etc],
HTML,
Microsoft FrontPage, Fireworks by Macromedia, Aldus PageMaker, FileMaker
Pro, Photoshop, Digital Darkroom, Super Paint, WordPerfect, Quicken,
Netscape Navigator & Communicator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, NCSA
Telnet, Eudora Pro, MS Outlook Express, Microsoft Photo Editor, various FTP
clients, WinZip, Norton Utilities, Glocksoft EasyMail, List Manager,
TextPad, and more.


Military Service

USAF, 1965-1969, Security Clearance: Top Secret, Rank: Sergeant, Duty
Stations: Berlin & London, Discharge Honorable, Division Electronic
Security, Prime AFSC: Voice Intercept Processing, Secondary AFSC: Photo
Interpretation Specialist. In layman\'s terms: an intelligence analyst.
Classified: \"Vietnam-era\" by Veterans Administration for lending and
employment purposes.


Additional Associations

Staff Photographer with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
ISKCON since 1974 to date.



Complete work history and references available upon request