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A unique combination of advanced interactive project planning and development experience: analytical aptitude with a highly technical science and engineering background; experience in creative position; and leadership managing both systems development projects and teams. A strong resource and communicator in a dynamic environment at the convergence of design and technology.

CTO, Revolution West, Inc.
(1999-Present)
Assemble project teams. Ground up architecture and programming of leading-edge, database-driven e-commerce, non-profit, corporate, and entertainment sites. Custom content management tools. Configuring and administering dedicated servers. Technologies: PHP, Apache on LINUX, MySQL, Javascript, FLASH, XML (also Microsoft, misc , and emerging) Recent projects: www.theafricachannel.com (2006 PROMAX). www.fancl.com (US subsidiary of Japan's largest cosmetics company). www.dmf.org, the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation (with the EMMY award-winning creative team, Magika).

Technical Producer, Interactive Television
Sony Pictures
(2000-2001)

Key technical lead for the Interactive Television division at Sony Pictures. Developed, coded and wrote interactive applications for Columbia TriStar programs: "The Ricki Lake Show" and the drama "VIP", ”Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy”. Assessed technological trends to support advanced interactive initiatives. Forged key relationships with leaders in the interactive television space. The Interactive Television division at Sony Pictures is a world leader in this fast moving and important field with a subscriber base of 300,000 for the interactive versions of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!".
Two patents issued for technical work on interactive television technology while at Sony Pictures.

Technical Direction (“webmaster”)
Edmunds.com
(2000)

Reorganized interdepartmental relationships to evolve the organization into more distributed responsibilities beyond the need for a "webmaster". Then moved into Sr. Project Manager for the web development team to help streamline production efficiency and bolster expertise. Edmunds.com is the #1 rated automobile related web site according to a study published in the Wall Street Journal (Dec. 13, 1999).

Senior Designer
Proxicom
(1999)

Senior Designer at the Proxicom San Francisco office (www.proxicom.com). Proxicom was a leading internet solutions provider to fortune 500 companies. Accounts worked on include The Gap, Diamond Multimedia, California Power Exchange, Pacific Gas & Electric, Price Waterhouse Coopers Endowment, Saudi Arabia, Marriott. Responsibilities include art direction, design, production, and coding.

Art Director
Daniel, Mann, Johnson, and Mendenhall
(1994-1999)

Corporate Art Director/Identity Manager; Direct a team of six+ to produce proposals, annual reports, marketing materials, client presentations, informational documents and graphics. Direct design and supervise production, pre-press and print coordination (including press checks), on 400+ projects per year, many large, complex, high-quality offset lithography pieces with as many as seven press colors, using special inks, unusual press effects, with printing and production costs exceeding $70k.
DMJM is the country's largest multi-national architecture firm. (www.dmjm.com)

Principal
Image Designs
(1991-1994)

Founded Image Designs, a design firm specializing in company identity, advertising and consumer graphics. Clients included: City of West Hollywood, Kaiser Hospital, Loyola Marymount University, Austin Home Health Care Services.

Captain, USAF
Strategic Defense Initiative, USAF
(1990-1991)

In the rank of Captain, USAF, in the Brilliant Eyes program office ("Star Wars"), worked closely with defense contractors to produce feasibility reports from technical studies and analyses on systems engineering and software challenges for a large constellation of early warning satellites. Responsible for analyzing novel database models that contractors were required to submit to automate the predictive costing of engineering trade analysis for changes in program baseline requirements.

Ballistic Missile Office, USAF
(1986-1990)

In the rank of Lieutenant, responsible for a mammoth, unprecedented $20 million survey to accumulate physical data on 100,000 miles of the U.S. commercial railroad network in support of deployment and planning for the Rail Garrison Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system. Directed and analyzed data collection and digitization; managed subcontractors producing novel system deployment modelling; generated technical analysis and reports. Responsible for securing the participation of U.S. railroad companies in the Rail garrison network. Marketed the project to CEO, chairmen, and presidents of rail companies. Liaison to Federal Rail Administration, and Association of American Railroads.

Education
California Institue of Technology. B.S., Engineering and Applied Science
UCLA. Visual Communication and Design




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