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Emaginate offers "e-mailed enrichment electives"—cyber courses that your child takes at home, augmented with Web, IM, audio, video, presentations, PDFs, etc. We offer real academic and real-life subjects that you probably don't get in school! The introductory, yet in-depth courses combine hands-on activities with solid "book learning." Our "virtual classroom" takes advantage of cutting edge technology & media.Our courses provide background history, but focus on today’s discoveries, not just yesterday’s theories...they range from Big Picture, Future Visions to practical impacts on your Daily Life.

Strategic Planning for convergence of Computers, Communications, Consumer Electronics & Content (media) products, services & companies.

Consumer Electronics Sales/Consulting Service. Recommend, sell and install audio, video, home theater, home automation and computer equipment. Perform acoustic measurements; design, layout & integration consulting.

Conceived and developed strategic planning processes & filters and began implementation company-wide.Quickly created and managed a 4-person group with immediate, direct impact on divisional and corporate strategies, growth directions and three acquisitions. Researched, analyzed and gave executive recommendations in areas such as wireless and online financial portals and services; online brokerage; mid-market accounting; E-commerce and E-services; ASPs; vertical market applications; SCM, CRM, ERP; Microsoft strategies; small business accounting, technology assessment & usage.

Architected, designed and planned next-generation online service focused on voice, video and service transactions. Totally secure system based on biometric and temporal encryption. Optimized for highest speed, performance, security, quality and availability at any connection rate; based on unique technology involving integrated server, network and client-level caching. Designed user interface prototypes. Developed and verified business, advertising and revenue models.

• Responsible for technology assessment and business planning as well as industry, competitor and market analysis• Analyzed and recommended action on corporate alliances, acquisitions and JVs• Architected and designed an advanced online service JV between Apple & ATT• Performed technical due diligence for Apple Strategic Loan Fund• Provided analytical support for Apple's Executive Management Team• Developed Technology Forecast, Digital Convergence Model, Interactive Information Industry Map, Personal Interactive Electronics Div. and eWorld business plans

• Strategic assessments of competitors’ directions and products, recommended Apple strategies and competitive responses • Key consultant to Apple Product Marketing, Pricing, Engineering, Legal, Product Intro teams and Field Sales• Instrumental in moving Apple toward high-volume products, lower costs, market share strategy and shorter time-to-market• Analyzed and reported on all levels of CPUs and peripherals from consumer to workstation products; including key analyses on desktop publishing, mobile computing, hypertext, multimedia, CD-ROM, computer architecture and design• Responsible for New Technologies assessment including optical disks, advanced input devices, DSP, video and image processing, OCR, HCR, PIMs, PDAs and user interface issues; beta testing major 3rd party apps

Organized all major personal computer manufacturers to join together to create the industry’s first and only reliable, quarterly, self-submitted industry shipment statistics. Founded WMS (Worldwide Microcomputer Statistics) by recruiting similar international groups (JEIDA, EuroBIT, TCA & KEA) to share data.

• Co-founded PC information/consulting service, grew from zero to $2 million in 3.5 years and from zero to 168 clients• Consulted with clients on marketing, distribution, channels, business plans, product design and corporate strategy• Analyzed and reported on markets, companies, products, usage and competition• Consulted for venture capital and financial community on investments and funding for PC and PC peripheral companies• Designed and performed market research and surveys of manufacturers, resellers, buyers and users• Generated all market analysis, statistics, definitions and forecasts for all PC market segments• Created PC Industry/Market Evolution Model• Co-developed case studies for Harvard, U. of Michigan and Wharton• Presented at many industry conferences and trade shows; interfaced with industry, business, and general press (over 1500 press quotes, three national and seven local television appearances)

Scientist, SETI Group (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence): Performed computer simulations and analyzed radio spectrum emissions for Project CYCLOPS. Worked in summer workshops with Carl Sagan, Frank DrakeAvionics Technician: Assembled, installed and tested advanced electronic measurement and monitoring equipment on experimental and research aircraft

Ms, Cybernetic Systems

General Systems Theory, Systems Dynamics, Simulations, Information Theory, Computer Science, Communications & Control Systems, Robotics.

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