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.
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.