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San Jose, California, United States

Started a home based business that provides baked goods and other food items to our neighborhood. As the world sheltered in place and closed down, we opened up and remodeled our kitchen to start a new venture. We provide a new and needed business for our neighbors by baking bread, croissants, flatbread and other pastries. Our goal is to reconnect our neighborhood by opening up our community with a place down the street they can come for good food and socialization.

San Jose, Ca

Sumawah is a company I founded that specializes in all phases of the product lifecycle from concept to completion. In the past 8 years I have helped companies develop and market products and bring them successfully to the market. I have also developed several product lines of my own.Clients include: HP: Created interactive demos that showcased HPs Enterprise Solutions for the Executive Briefing Center and were also used as sales support through HPs online portals. Yahoo: Produced several promotions including a “Web Chat Reality Show”, Radio spots and banner ads. Cisco: Produced marketing videos and interactive pieces that promoted Cisco’s Service Contract Center Kersh Risk Management: Managed a new health related electronic product for Kersh. Duties included manufacturing coordination, product design, packaging, shipping and logistics. Meda Systems: Produced and managed a new product line for a Home Media Server. Duties included branding, Industrial design, manufacturing coordination, creation of product demos, website and other sales/marketing materials. Products lines developed: 'g-maher product line: Consumer product line for beauty and skin care products. I helped to create this product line from scratch including branding, manufacturing coordination, on-line marketing, social media, packaging, sales support and technical support. Spectare product line: Consumer product line for photo related electronics. I lead the creation of this product line including product design, branding, manufacturing coordination, on-line marketing, social media, packaging, sales support and technical support. WhereWolf products: Product line for tech related furniture and gadgets. Involved in product design, manufacturing, branding, marketing, sales support and technical support

Developed the website and branding for CNGF at the Middlebrook Center. Organized a series of events including "Sustainable Saturdays", Middlebrook Kids Summer Camp and other fundraising events that focused on sustainable living, healthy eating and the protection of our environment.

Taught Multimedia and production classes that served as a requirement for the certificate program. Classes included: Creative Multimedia Development, Macromedia director, Multimedia Design and Production Management, Web Design and Multimedia project.

Taught for the Multimedia Studies program as a part of the certificate program in Multimedia. Classes taught included Creative Multimedia development, Macromedia Director and Project Management courses.

San Mateo / San Francisco Ca

Maus Haus was a new media, marketing and communications agency with many fortune 500 clients. I spent 2 years as the lead producer for interactive projects including Web, CD ROM, DVD and Kiosk applications.Clients include:Sprint: Produced CD ROM, Online and In store demonstrations that promoted Sprint Broadband services directly to the end customers for both retail and business. Helped Sprint to develop an online tool for customers to sign up for Broadband services that was linked directly to a point of sale kiosk in retail stores.LAM Research: Produced interactive demonstrations that were used in several key Trade Shows and also used by Sales people throughout the year.

Cupertino, Ca

Lead producer for motion graphic, CD ROM and web projects for major clients such as Apple Computer, Intel, Timberland and others. Maintained direct client relations, team supervision as well as direction of video / photography shoots.Clients include:Apple: Was the lead producer and a key point of contact for Apple for 5 years. Over this time I produced many marketing demos including consumer retail store demos, CD ROM tutorials, Trade show presentations and other interactive marketing pieces.Timberland: Lead producer for a retail in store kiosk that was linked to website for online sales and customer demonstrations.

Cupertino, Ca

Lead producer for motion graphic, CD ROM and web projects for major clients such as Apple Computer, Intel, Timberland and others. Maintained direct client relations, team supervision as well as direction of video / photography shoots.Clients include:Apple: Was the lead producer and a key point of contact for Apple for 5 years. Over this time I produced many marketing demos including consumer retail store demos, CD ROM tutorials, Trade show presentations and other interactive marketing pieces.Timberland: Lead producer for a retail in store kiosk that was linked to website for online sales and customer demonstrations.

Project management, client relations, supervision and production responsibilities of interactive multimedia projects.

Was the producer for the original Apple Retail in store demos - Starting with the Apple Performa and ending with the iMac. A strong tradition that Apple maintains even today. Also had the opportunity to work with many up and coming companies and technologies like US Robotics (Palm) and RadioLan (precursor to the WiFi Networks of today)

Mfa, Computers In Art

Activities and Societies: Master of Fine Arts/ (CADRE Institute) Computers in Fine Art GPA 3.9 Multimedia Computer applications including.

Bfa, Photography

Majored in Fine Art Photograhy. During my time in Alaska I had several art exhibitions in galleries throughout Alaska including.