OBJECTIVE
Seeking a full-time opportunity in experience design or project management, where I can use my leadership, organizational and communication skills, developing and delivering compelling educational entertainment experiences.
QUALIFICATIONS
A strong, creative, team leader for assignments with both artistic and practical objectives. Equally proficient at enhancing existing visitor experiences or creating new ones. Able to bring out the best from all team members while insuring that everyone is working on the same concept. Particularly strong in the use of media to communicate new or complex concepts. Previous projects have earned over thirty-five design and production awards.
EXPERIENCE
Consultant-Producer-Director-Designer - North Carolina, New York, Los Angeles
  8/92-Present - Consulting on experience design, using entertainment technologies  to achieve engagement, educational and marketing objectives. Two consulting projects (WonderCamp and Sony Development) evolved into longer-term staff positions.

Senior Show Producer, Sony Development, New York
  2/96-5/98 - Led a million-dollar upgrade of SonyWonder Technology Lab, a hands-on interactive museum in New York City. Produced attractions, including David Macaulay's "The Way Things Work," for Metreon, a Sony Entertainment center in San Francisco.

Senior Vice President, Creative Programming, WonderCamp, New Jersey
  2/94-2/95 - Developed shows, activities, and interactive educational programs. Directed development of environmental design and show systems. Provided casting, marketing and training support for a group of up-scale childrenís entertainment centers in the New York area.

Senior Show Producer, Walt Disney Imagineering, EPCOT Group, Glendale, CA
  7/90-8/92 - Developed attractions for EPCOT pavilion renewals including: Universe of Energy, Living Seas, Innoventions, Spaceship Earth and a proposed Russia Pavilion.

President & Creative Director, Telesound/SjöCom Inc., San Francisco, CA
  5/76-7/90 - Provided marketing strategies, organizational development, design services and production of award winning commercials, presentations, animation, music and graphics for corporate clients and 140 commercial television and radio stations.

Producer-Director, KPIX, San Francisco, WJZ-TV, Baltimore, WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
 6/69-5/76 - Created, produced and directed live and recorded commercial television programs, including entertainment specials, talk shows, newscasts, documentaries, sales presentations, music, graphics, commercials and promotional spots.

EDUCATION
University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music
  BFA, Radio/Television, Speech Theater & Communication Arts
  Additional Studies in Business Administration

Online Portfolio: http://users.nac.net/karl/port

Please email me for a complete resume, including additional background and sample portfolio in PDF format. Resumes are also available via overnight or snail-mail.
Salary requirements and references will be provided upon request.
E-MAIL: karl@nac.net - Voice Mail/Pager: (800) 429-8161

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