Craig Tucker Email & Phone Number

East Lansing, Michigan, US

Creator of VERN AI a patented emotion detection software system that detects user's emotional state using the words they communicate with. For use wherever humans and computers meet--there's a use case for VERN Detect emotions in real time with a level of confidence between 0-100. Integrate into your CSR software, chatbots, signals intelligence, OCR/ICR.

CEO of THiNC.technology, a software and web development firm. Duties include Business Administration, Strategic Planning, Sales and Marketing, Acquisitions, Product Development, Project Management, Agile Development, and Quality Control. Our clients include National Science Foundation, Michigan State University, Wolverine Water Treatment Systems, Wealth.

Lansing, MI, US

East Lansing, MI, US

Teaching Classes, Curriculum development, Grading and Support

Business and Development Consultant for UZoom Media

My duties include marketing/advertising/public relations consulting, promotion, website design, as well as other director duties involved with the business operations.

• As part of my duties in a small-market TV station, I was responsible for and acted as:
• Public Relations Director. Michigan Association of Broadcasters Award 2008, 2009
• Marketing Director. Michigan Association of Broadcasters Award 2006, 2007, 2009
• Web Director. Increased traffic from 100,000/mo. in 2004 to 1.5 million/mo. in 2009. I specialized in Internet development including mobile, desktop, and social media marketing.
• Strategic marketing planning, implementation. Took station to first two Stations of the Year for 2007 and 2009, and from #2 to #1 in the market.
• Budgeting; supervised all creative staff (including promotions, graphic design, Internet Webmaster and producers, and commercial production); copywriting of all promotional copy; vendor relations.

Lansing, MI, US

• Creating the station’s Internet and New Media presence from scratch:
• Creation of Internet and mobile revenue platforms: WILX to Go; Instant Alert (desktop module), Sub-Sections (Wedding Guide, Auto Tour on Demand, etc.); Contests (Sing for Bling, Ted Nugent’s Buck Pole)
• Webmaster: Graphic Design, site layout and redesigned the site 3 times as IS and 2 times as the Creative Services Director

• As the promotions specialist and webmaster, I was responsible for:
• Live Event Producing: (“Survivor” casting call, interviews for CBS. “America’s Next Top Model”)
• Webmaster (www.cbsdetroit.com)
• Promotions writer, editor (Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clcLgyoEbBs )

• I created this production company to handle emerging media opportunities
• CEO/Director of multi-media production company and ad agency
• Live events: Winton Marsalis (Novi), Fat Joe (Detroit), Jammin’ in Jackson (Jackson, MI), Urban Arts Festival (Jackson, MI).
• Commercials: Michigan Theatre of Jackson, Zap Zone, Urban Arts Festival
• CD Rom creation
• Email and Digital Marketing

I was the assistant director of the documentary on the life of Max Shaye, a world famous painter and businessman. Duties included research, location and studio video production, writing, and editing.

Coordinator/D12 record release Coordinated shoot of Eminem's band D12 at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit. I arranged a camera crew and equipment (2 betas, 2 DVs) for the shoot for Interscope and Speedway Films, with less than 24 hrs. notice.

Southfield, MI, US

• I taught classes at this landmark technology college:
• College courses in and relating to: Video Production, Commercial Production, Digital Video Production, AVID Editing, Screen and Copy Writing, News Production and Proposal Writing.

for a landmark interactive educational series. Avid editing, lesson plan development.

Commercial Production, Audio Operation, Studio and ENG Camera, Assistant Assignment Editor, and Floor Direction. I also was in charge of training new employees.

Master Of Arts, Telecommunications, Information Studies And Media

Telecommunications, Information Sciences And Media, Telecommunications