Author, Developer, Educator, Manager — who wrote the world's first bilingual (English/Japanese, NEC 1981) word processor, the world's first multilingual (English/Japanese/Russian/Greek, NEC 1984) word processors, the world's first interactive application to display digital video (Hello QuickTime! Apple Computer, 1991), and the world's first multimedia program driven by voice recognition (Apple Computer, 1993); authored best-selling mass-market applications and highly acclaimed proprietary products, including the market leading Tracking At-A-Glance™ (Designing Success, 2003) web application currently installed on city and county government servers nationwide; wrote numerous articles and stories for the mass media; pioneered secondary and tertiary PC training programs; participated as a keynoter, invited speaker, panelist or featured presenter in numerous trade and instructional technology shows, seminars and conferences worldwide.

Designing Success Inc., Hollywood, Florida, USA, since 2001 as a web applications developer and database administrator. Sole creator of source code, client database and user interface for Tracking At-A-Glance™, a best selling case management tracking system for housing authorities and social work agencies nationwide. Currently deploy application in over seventy secured sites in thirty-one states (mouse over map for complete listing):

UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Completed post-graduate courses.

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
MS, Library and Audio-Visual Sciences (awarded full Title V fellowship)

University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
BA, English and History (Dean’s List, Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities)

lmagine21 Corporation, Japan, New Zealand, USA
Founder and General Manager — originally operated as an authorized Apple training center from 1992-1994; designed interactive multimedia product demos, kiosks, courseware, Web sites and CD-ROM titles; consulted for large tertiary school systems in Pacific Rim countries in areas of facility design and multimedia training. In USA, built the following sites: Jim Gwin Archtects, Houston, Texas, an architectural firm. APS Training Centers, Miami, Florida, a vocational school chain. The Pacific Institute, Seattle, Washington, a motivational speakers bureau. Designing Success Inc., Hollywood, Florida, a database software publisher whose products include Tracking At-A-Glance™.

ZA>Communications, Tokyo, Japan
Co-founder and Managing Director — designed and programmed PC applications such as word processors, keyboarding tutorials, business letter writing programs and board games; set up the first PC classrooms in Japanese vocational schools; supervised and trained trainers.

Circus Vargus, Lakewood, California, USA
Marketing Director — produced several venues of “America’s Big Top Giant’s” 1980 tour of Western USA, Canada and Mexico. Responsible for site management, permits, ticketing systems, suppliers, publicity, community relations and marketing for second-largest U.S. circus and world’s largest tented show.

Concert Associates of Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA
Founder and General Manager — produced entertainment events such as live concerts, beauty pageants, community festivals, dance competitions, sport fishing tournaments and music segments for Honolulu television; served as a design consultant (lighting and special effects) for several island and mainland discotheques.

College of the Canyons, Valencia, California, USA
Instructor and Reference Librarian — taught classes on how to integrate media (slides, film, audio and music) into instructional programs and large-group presentations; worked part-time as evening Reference Librarian; catalogued the college library film and music collection.

Companies for whom I have worked as a part-time employee, independent contractor, franchisee, consultant or special contributor:

Tokyo Journal, The Japan Times, The Daily Yomiuri, Asahi Evening News, The Dallas Morning News, West Hawaii Today, Apple Computer (USA, Japan, Australia, New Zealand), Macromedia, RasterOps-TrueVision (USA, France), SuperMac, Adobe Systems, Pan Abode, All Nippon Airlines, Aloha Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Aeroflot Airlines, U.S. State Department, Yamato Foundation (Japan), Bunsai Foundation (Japan), Sano Foundation (Japan), AIT Foundation (New Zealand), NEC (Japan), Toshiba (Australia), IBM (Japan), Microsoft (USA, Japan, Australia), Epson (USA), NHK Television (Japan), Florida National College (USA).