Charles Montgomery
Daejeon Korea
ccmontgom@ratpunk.com

Nationality:

United States Citizen

Born:

Palo Alto, CA. 11/29/1959.

Qualifications:

Ten years experience in various levels of English Language instruction at the college level

Sixteen years experience with a diverse population of students, staff, faculty and public

Six years experience researching, organizing, writing and editing publications for instruction  
and/or public consumption for print, radio, television, and web venues

Six years experience in all levels of marketing from research to conception, creation and
publishing/dissemination

Strong leadership and team-building skills

„ Excellent communication skills

Education:

Master of Arts in English. National University. Thesis Title: Kim Yong-Ik: Relocating Community. Degree awarded Summer 2007.

B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Emphasis on Writing). New York Institute of Technology. Degree awarded Fall 2005.

119 Units Completed in Peace and Conflict Studies.  University of California at Berkeley.

Skills:

Instructional Skills

„ Classroom instruction; online instruction; group tutoring; one-on-one tutoring; coordination and implementation of tutor-based learning assistance and skill enhancement program.

„ Creating courses and pedagogy; wrote and team-taught Chabot CollegeÕs first online course, Mass Communications 6.

„ Creation of a variety of technology and pedagogy workshops for college level instructors, staff and students.

„ Hiring, training  and managing up to twenty tutors; development of instructional materials for tutors and students; record keeping associated with a three-room, several hundred student Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum program.

Marketing Skills

„ Research, Strategy & Planning: identifying business needs; researching and profiling potential audiences from internal and external demographics; developing marketing plans, proposals and project requirements.

 „ Management: leading marketing efforts; coordinating ad campaigns, online projects and outreach event activities.

 „Design & Production: developing print collateral, radio campaigns, advertising, customer newsletters, email campaigns and websites.

Design & Content Development Skills

   Planning: analyzing and profiling customers and their needs; establishing project requirements; writing specifications; staying aware of emerging trends.

   Design: providing creative direction/art direction and project management on print, radio, television and web projects; developing design concepts; managing production.

„ Writing: writing/editing articles, interviews, press releases, marketing collateral and website content; ensuring appropriate subject matter, complexity and tone for audience.

 

Employment:

2001 – Present

MARKETING SPECIALIST/WEB DEVELOPER – SJECCD/ San JosŽ City College, San Jose, CA.
Developed and implemented an integrated marketing and communications plan for a two-college district. Designed and produced publications, advertisements and a variety of marketing and publicity materials; worked with staff, students and vendors to design, layout and produce publications; wrote and produced television and radio advertisements; participated in local, regional and state activities to promote the district; prepared, wrote and disseminated professional news releases and public service announcements; created, maintained and modified web pages and sites.

1997 - 2001:
 

WEBMASTER/SOFTWARE SPECIALIST - Media Services, Chabot College, Hayward CA.
Design, implementation and content management of college website; installation and configuration of instructional servers; installation, maintenance and training of web-page software; faculty and student training on hardware and software; liaison between college and MIS. Installed and administered 6 servers (listserv, RealAudio, HTTP, FTP, ETUDES, Filemaker Help Desk) on mixed platforms.

1994 - 1999:
 

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT - Language Arts, Chabot College, Hayward CA.
Provided learning related assistance to students; wrote and revised learning materials; design and implementation of lab procedures; wrote and revised laboratory manuals; supported 72 node network; installed, configured and maintained computer software; virus protection; minor hardware repair; creation and maintenance of divisional Internet server and pages contained on it; instructed faculty in creating and maintaining web pages.

9/93-1/94:

ENGLISH AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT - Independent Learning Laboratory, Ohlone College, Fremont CA.
Technical support of 10 networked computers; assistance and instruction of ESL students. Production of monthly and semester reports for students, instructors, and Deans; technical support of 20 listen/speak stations; equipment maintenance and repair.

Conferences and
Presentations:

Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies; Representing Modernization: Infinity and Inversion in Selected Work of Kim Yong-Ik and Cho Sehui, Hilton Head, South Carolina January 18-20, 2008 (Accepted)

Review of Choi Jongyoll's Sky Nest in Acta Koreana (Published in January of 2008)

Review (With Ed Park) of Cho Se-Hui's The Dwarf in Acta Koreana (Published in January of 2008)

Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs; The Homeward Arc: Diaspora and Return in the Works of Kim Yong-Ik October, October 19-21, Washington University, St. Louis MO

California Community College Public Relations Organization; "Digital Cameras, From Pre-Purchase to Digital Photo Management" April 26-29 2005, Long Beach CA

California Community College Association for Occupational Education; "Marketing Occupational Programs" March 3-5  2004, San Francisco CA

@One Technology By the Sea; Flashing Monterey June-5-9, Monterey CA

Evolution, Revolution, and Implementation: Computers and Writing for Global Change March 15 -- June 6, 2000 "The College Divide: Access for the Community College" March 29 through April 11, 2000, Online

National & East Central Writing Centers Associations Conference, Bloomington IA; Writing Center 2000: Meeting the Challenges of the New Century: "Taking the Technology out of Teacher Technology Training" April 15-17 1999

Technology in Education Conference and Exposition, Santa Clara CA; "Web-Teaching: Creating an On-line Course from Scratch - Technical and Pedagogical Techniques." May 3-6 1998

Northern California Community College Computer Consortium, Hayward CA; Creative Uses of Technology in Education: "Web Pages, Networks and ESL." April 26 and 27 1996

Northern California Community College Computer Consortium, Hayward CA; Creative Uses of Technology in Education: "Macromedia Director for Beginners" April 26 and 27 1996

The Northern California Community College Computer Consortium & Northern California College Reading Association Rocklin CA; Educational Tools for the New Millennium: "Multimedia and Instruction: Getting Started." April 28-9

 

Awards:

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Chancellor's Award in Recognition of Creativity and Excellence 1997-98.

CCPRO (Community College Public Relations Organization) Gold Medal for best Community College Web Page in California 2002.

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Chancellor's Award in Recognition of Creativity and Excellence 1999-2000.

San JosŽ City College Hall of Excellence Award in Recognition of Outstanding Student Support 2007.

Miscellaneous:

President of the Community College Public Relations Organization 2003-4.

Member, Asian Pacific Islanders Association, San JosŽ City College