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Mary B

Director of Communications, Business Developmt, Traing, PR, Mktg.

Occupation:

Technical Director/Manager

Location:

Rancho Cordova, CA

Education Level:

Doctorate

Will Relocate:

YES

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Revel in serving in an invaluable position with significant responsibility for the development and retention of customers and business development partners; particular ability to manage multiple, diverse teams working simultaneously in various locations, on different projects as they proceed from concept inception to completion, delivery, and sometimes, maintenance. Present comfortably and with humor -- received standing ovation from large, filled auditorium (management, trainers, admin. and researchers) from business and non-profit environments) -- when the subject of the changing roll of Project Managers and Instructional Designers/ Trainers was explained -- all stood and exhaulted the statements.

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COMPANY POSITION HELD DATES WORKED

Allyn & Bacon (Confidential) 11/2004 - 2/2005
Prentice Hall (Confidential) 9/2002 - 3/2003
California State University (Confidential) 8/2002 - 5/2007
Eastern Oregon University (Confidential) 8/1999 - 6/2002
Western Illinois University (Confidential) 8/1996 - 8/1998
Lane CC, Mechanical Technologies Dept. (Confidential) 9/1995 - 6/1996
Chambers Communications Org. (Confidential) 6/1995 - 8/1995
(Confidential) (Confidential) 10/1994 - Present
US Dept. of Ed., OR Dept. of Ed., OR State University (Confidential) 7/1992 - 6/1995
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SCHOOL MAJOR YEAR DEGREE

Oregon State Univ. Mgmt. of Info. Systems and Projects 1999 Doctorate Degree
UCLA TV Production, Screenwtg., Film (16mm) 1985 Master Degree
Willamette Univ. English - Spanish 1980 Bachelor Degree
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Blog O'Reilly XML.com media url Articles about the future of an administrator's position, the leadership inherent in the future of the CIO position, anything published by O'Reilly is usually well documented and thoroughly researched.
Magazine et Diver - future of digital media, resources media url For sharing, gathering information, learning of upcoming events in online sharing of digital media resources and new techniques being used, even portfolios (I'd like to put mine up there some day).
Website Microsoft technical articles, resources, research. media url Training and knowledge based articles on business developments in technology - e.g. XML and its rivals' ability to allow multimedia to easily be displayed on the web from one company to another - are great examples of how communications online are opening

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Highlights:

Ed.D. - Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Oregon State University (only 50% in my cohort rec'd their doctorate and published their dissertations - my research studied chaning role of Proj. Mgrs. and Intructional Designers in five comanies); MFA from UCLA Graduate School of Cinema and Television (won Int'l Film Festival, rec'd Teaching Assistantship (scholarship); and BA from Willamette University in English with a minor in Spanish (voted acting editor of The Jason literary magazine for 3 years in a row). Taking classesover summer (while looking for new career placement) in specific mgmt. skills (supervising difficult employees), technology software and hardware of now and future (IT mgmt., security, wireless, database management).

Companies I like:

Genentech (top 40 emplyr.) Nike Hewlett-Packard Intel Microsoft Sun (JAVA) Systems Adobe Any hospital/medical center needing interactive Software Development for training and/or marketing purposes. Any University or Community College needing VP of Instruction/Curriculum or Academic Affairs; or a Director of Comm, PR, or Marketing. Any start-up company or mid-size, looking for higher level outgoing leader to develop new business, recruit others, train others, and/or travel and represent the business' operations/products. (Cos. that do good things)--Humane Society, Corporate, National, or International. (Healthy companies where I can keep fit while working hard_ -- 24-Hour Fitness - Regional, National or International.

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1) Ability to be hired on basis of my reputation or work in virtual environment in several cases - to complete interactive program on Civil Law for Boston-based attorney and ex-Harvard trainer; for two publishers - one on creating interactive CD-Rom to accompany text on PowerPoint 2002 and the other on editing text on Mgmt. Conflict Resolution. 2) Ability to manage multiple people 15-30 in teams or working individually - setting schedules, wkg. with vendors, upgrading computer lab with sw and hw and keeping up on licenses, updates, remodeling; budgetting and saving company thousands by working diligently to find best deal for necessary items; finding money for employer by creating partnerships b/w businesses and educators to create training, PR, and mktg. materials in return for hw, sw, or money. Ability to lead, mentor, train, and present knowledgeably, humorously, confidently, and be heard, understood, and affect the sentiments and/or actions of others.
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