profile

food security, nutrition, and poverty reduction specialist eager to apply unique blend of public relations, campaign management, and it skills toward supporting a progressive global organization as a driven and productive team member ~ extensive hands-on background working in the field and reporting to public and private institutions ~ sharp business acumen and demonstrated ability to generate revenues through effective marketing; implement promotional strategies that incorporate diverse tactics ~ dynamic communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills ~ dedication to maximizing relief through provision of the healthiest food possible, commitment to sustainable agriculture, and community outreach and education initiatives

 

~ technical proficiencies ~

software: adobe design suite ~ dreamweaver ~ drupal ~ flash ~ illustrator ~ indesign ~ joomla ~ netobjects ~ pagemaker ~ photoshop ~ phpnuke ~ wordpress

 

languages: asp ~ css ~ dhtml ~ html ~ javascript ~ mysql ~ php

 

databases: oracle ~ sql server ~ sybase

professional experience

food for life global
global director, media relations officer 1993 2004

• traveled to more than 50 countries throughout europe, asia, pacific, and the americas to support this successful international ngo in its mission to provide healthful and environmentally responsible food to the disadvantaged, malnourished, and victims of disaster
• actively launched new food relief programs, authored training materials and food relief program management guides, delivered more than 150 training seminars worldwide, served in a public relations capacity, and monitored program performance
• led team of more than 50 volunteers in establishing relief kitchens throughout sri lanka following the tsunami and directed the creation of cottage www.cottageyouth.com, a gift card program benefitting orphans ; oversaw food relief efforts for other major natural disasters worldwide, including hurricane katrina in new orleans, the gujarat earthquake, and most recently, the earthquake in haiti
• personally responsible for raising more than $1m for global ffl projects through a variety of channels wrote, performed, and produced prasada sevaya music cd; co-produced 10-minute fundraising video; developed, designed, and continue to maintain www.ffl.org

         authored numerous texts, including 200-page official food for life training manual on food relief program management and training supplements, two books: how to start a vegan food relief and the yoga of eating, and international ffl newsletters

 

houddini design studios (portfolio: www.houddini.com)

president /marketing manager / lead designer 1997 present

• successfully manage all aspects of web design and hosting company serving a diverse client base including usaid, world bank, ifc, mci, heineken, amstel, captain morgan, marriot hotels, columbia house, long & foster, and food for life global
• work closely with clients to identify and address unique needs and goals; diligently map out comprehensive internet strategies including company branding, online marketing, user interaction, database integration and search engine rankings
• personally designed and developed more than100 cutting edge client websites; conduct strategic marketing campaigns to assist clients in achieving top ten positioning in search engines and directories

the world bank

graphic designer and web developer 2006 2008

• designed and developed flash-based learning modules for operations policy and country services (opcs) and the learning board
• developed epublish sites for the environment, watsan, and transport departments; additionally designed and developed content management website for public expenditure and financial accountability (pefa)
• assisted with design and development of www.myadvisoryspace.org for the small and medium-size enterprise (sme) department
• designed numerous posters, flyers, books, banners, and other collateral for the farmer based organizations (fbo) project and more than 25 other world bank departments

senior knowledge manager etc gg level 2005 2006

• facilitated communications between spell this out on 1st mention (ctr) and central web team (cwt); worked directly with content originators and publishers, editors, technical staff, and country offices on site development
• performed in-depth research, conducted user interviews, and analyzed activity to prepare business case
• managed creation of new spell this out on 1st mention (actkd) intranet website, oversaw migration of country office accounting website, and developed ctr statistical dashboard using omniture

graphic designer and web developer 2003 2005

• played an integral role on team responsible for developing world bank kms/lms and produced e-learning modules in macromedia flash for prsp & esrp
• created planning and strategy documents for isp migration of world bank web sites; redesigned and migrated numerous websites
• managed branding initiative for staff learning department; created logos and marketing collateral for eca, opcs, mna, kle, devcomm, corp sec., hr, lsg, and many other departments

web server administrator 2000 2001

• entrusted with responsibility for 200+ hosted sites on the world bank servers; designed user interfaces for world bank website analysis portals
• managed intranet/internet nt and unix servers and utilized web trends enterprise server edition to monitor and maintain server log files

 

the billiards training company llc

president and product designer 2004 2007

• created innovative billiards instructional product the billiard aim trainer www.billiardaimtrainer.com; oversaw product manufacturing in taiwan, coordinated highly effective marketing campaign, managed sales team and distribution contracts, and demonstrated product at industry conferences

 

international vegetarian union

elected council member / editor of international vegetarian magazine 1999 2003

• authored, edited, and published articles for the magazine; worked with the union to promote its mission and increase organizational awareness

 

u.s. department of health & human services
it specialist 2002 2003

• led project team in redesigning and developing internet and intranet sites; additionally designed and produced official government publications, including booklets and reports

 

international finance corporation
graphic designer and web developer 2001 2002

• as lead web developer and administrator, designed, developed, and maintained more than 10 websites for the sme department; built notes databases for sme websites; created layouts for numerous publications and reports; and designed award-winning ifc corporate awards brochure for 2001

 

icg communications
public relations and media liaison 1990 1993

• executed diverse pr functions for non-profit clients, including conducting on-site management of emergency food relief efforts, writing press releases, planning and managing fundraising events, and designing fundraising publications

professional development

epublish administration, world bank 2003

rationale / vignette content management suite, rationale 2003

netegrity siteminder deployment and administration, microteck 2003

certified macromedia flash developer, techead 2002

certified macromedia dreamweaver developer, brainbench 2000