Kathleen Thalken Email & Phone Number

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Gb

• Brand development, web site and LinkedIn traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue• Manage the design and development of all company marketing needs such as presentations, signage, trade show materials, brochures, case studies, html email signatures, and business cards.• Directly assist company executive with development and delivery of presentations to top executive level representatives of prospective clients and partners.• Assist in development and submission of company paper abstracts for major industry conferences• Manage ongoing website updates and content review with sales team• Manage company profile on LinkeIn• Collaborate with corporate partner on video development and editing for GMC Vimeo portfolio• Utilise CRM platforms, Zoho, MailChimp, and Constant Contact, to enhance customer relationships and distribute targeted company campaignsTechnology Usage:• Adobe CS5: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator• Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel• WordPress• BaseCamp• Camtasia• Skype• Dropbox• Zoho• MailChimp• Constant ContactExtensive international travel and business cultural exchange over the last six years including: UK, Europe, Romania, Middle East, Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Turkey, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, & South America. Previous experience includes living and working as a K12 educator (1997-98) & Peace Corps Volunteer (1988-89) in Francophone West Africa.

Houston, Tx, Us

Assist HCC mLearning fellows with the following:·Creating personal web pages using the new Southeast College Learning Web content management system (Joomla).·Providing course content that will be accessible from the new SEC mLearning Portal.·Providing feedback and evaluation regarding the Southeast College Learning Web content management system (Joomla) and the SEC mLearning Portal that will help improve the design and development.

Austin, Texas, Us

TxDLA is a non-profit association formed to promote the development and application of all forms of distance learning and to implement effective distance learning strategies for Texans and other distance learning practitioners of the global community.

GHEC is a community-based organization who focuses on an effort to get out of our "silos," to discuss collaboration opportunities amongst Houston's higher education and K12 institutes; or to simply share unique technology projects happening on various campuses.HOW DO WE GET OUT OF THE "SILO"?We organize events that allow our members to remove themselves from the competitive environment by hosting collaborative forums to bring people and ideas together. Our collaboration is sustain through five functional areas:Socials - Quarterly events to meet with peers in educationLectures - Best Practice in education/instructional technologyFinancial - "In Kind" support for grantsProjects - Encourage and initiate collaboration among peers and institutionsSeminars - Promote technology on campus and rewards champions

Dallas, Tx, Us

Instrumental in coordination/implementation of Southwest Education Program. Develop/Design/Present teacher-training & Video/Web-conferencing. Web Content Administrator; manage content for Knowledge Network Explorer Web Resource;Seminar Coordinator; CA journalist writer, K12 Customers; 2000-02; CA Coordinator of New Tech High Project; 2002-03. Trained over 2,500 customers.Provide training/consultative services for videoconferencing, e-learning, & other instructional technology applications within K20 education (also in government & medical); Assist customers in effectively marketing/establishing usage for maximum utilization/integration of technology within their organization. Conduct needs assessments/support organizations in development/implementation of technology plans, policies/procedures; Provide liaisons btw customers, collaborative partners, & content providers; Deliver presentations to customers of all levels, from technology end-users to executive decision-makers.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Chatsworth, California, Us

Started as a graduate student intern & promoted to full-time Education Advocate, in 2000, for the Pacific Bell Education First Initiative. Design/Develop/Present teacher-training & Video/Webconferencing. Web Content Administrator; manage content for Knowledge Network Explorer Web Resource; Seminar Coordinator; CA journalist writer, K12 Customers, 2000-2002; CA Coordinator of New Tech High Project, 2002-2003. Trained over 2,500 customers.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Instructor for Educational Technology 470, Technology for Teachers; a required course for cleared CA teaching credential. Topics included Internet basics, word processing, presentations, & multi-media projects.

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Developed job aids for the Ministry of Health of Ghana's National Reproductive Health Service Policy and Standards. Final materials were distributed nation-wide to over 5,000 health care providers at all service levels.

New York, New York, Us

Assistant Coordinator for UNICEF’s Internet Project, ‘Voices of Youth.’ Responsibilities included directing community-wide participation of local schools and university and creating a prototype for teachers to help integrate the project into their classroom instruction.

Certified K-12 classroom science teacher in Sacramento & San Diego.

Master Of Arts, Instructional Design

Ca Teaching Credential, Ca Teacher Preparation

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Biological Sciences

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Wildlife Biology