CAREER SUMMARY
Mark has over 15 years experience in the field of communications managing
people, projects, and budgets. His significant technical expertise
includes Internet technology, phone systems, computing,
live video productions, teleconferencing, video editing,
desktop publishing and web design.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mellon-Werch Enterprises, Inc. Austin, Texas
Vice President
2005 - Present
Manages Mellon-Werch Enterprises business interests. Consults with
small and large business on both technical, managerial and financial
projects.
The University of Texas,
Austin, Texas
Director of Information Services
College of Natural
Sciences, Office of the Dean 2001 – 2005
Part of the Dean’s management team responsible for creating policies
and short and long range goals and implementing them. Manage computer
technical support group and creative services group which include
graphic artists, webmasters, editors, photographers, system analysts,
LAN administrators, and support staff.
Created Information Services Department to service all computing and
telephone needs for the Dean’s
office. Upgraded and expanded phone systems, to include
teleconferencing
and new computer help desk. Created the Media Design
center for multi-media and publishing needs for faculty, staff, and
students. Responsible for personnel, budget, customer service, resource
management, operations and planning of IS resources. Coordinate key
technology projects and strategic initiatives. Created and implemented
disaster recovery plan.
Buckalew Media,
Inc., Austin, Texas
Chief Technology Officer 2000 – 2001
Generated new technology business and partnerships. Formalized existing
business structure and policies. Created and managed streaming projects
and creation of clients’ web services. Developed and maintained
web site and media servers. Oversaw all aspects of tradeshows, advertising,
public relations and marketing. Produced statewide weekly radio show
and print materials as well as responsible for print, radio and online
media buying. Created partnership with Reliant Energy Broadband services
for South By South West™ (SXSW) interactive festival; including
print media, video/radio production, web and trade show presence and
supplemental promotional events.
ClipShow Inc., Austin, Texas
Founder, Vice President of Digitization 1999 – 2000
Instrumental in fundraising over $1,000,000 in capital. Opened ClipShow’s
digitization lab in Austin, Texas. Managed all functions of the Austin
digitization lab, including marketing, advertising and public relations.
Created and managed budget. Procured and configured digitizing equipment.
Hired and managed consultants. Developed and implemented revenue stream
strategies. Negotiated various with consultants, vendors
and suppliers.
Rice University,
Houston, Texas
Team Leader
New Media and Student Computing, Information
Technology Department (NMSC) 1996 – 1999
Responsible for the NEC/James
Baker Institute multimedia theatre and video production facility
and personnel. Executive producer for high profile, live events broadcast
over national and international satellite, local cable and the Internet.
Responsible for budget and purchasing.
Developed classroom technologies, including multimedia teleconferencing
podiums, Audio/Visual Services, and Classroom Technology Services.
Managed daily operation of the following: Rice cable TV system and
Campus Video Network; video conferencing services, satellite television
services and Internet audio and video services; full time staff and
students for various events and productions. Advisor for student
run television studio.
ST. EDWARD’S
UNIVERSITY, Austin, Texas
Media Services Manager
Instructional Technology Department 1993 – 1996
Managed IT Media Services Department. Responsibilities included training
and supervising personnel, scheduling and distribution of multimedia,
audio, video, computer, and teleconferencing needs for entire campus.
Produced multimedia shows, teleconferences, and special events for
university and outside groups. Managed tape library and the acquisition
of all new media for the department using CARS SQL database. Handled
copyright issues and licensing agreements. Responsible for the planning,
budgeting, and implementation of the construction of multimedia theater/classrooms,
edit bay, computer labs, and IT offices and managed all communications
between architects, consultants, contractors and audio/video installers
on these projects. Created multimedia shows, reports, proposals, and
budgets used for long range university planning, grant proposals,
and IT department projects. Responsible for updating of multimedia
theater/classrooms, edit bay, computer labs, and IT offices. Worked
on committees for design and coordination of various web sites, projects
and support. Chairperson of St. Edward’s Christmas and Awards
Party Planning Committee.
AFFILIATIONS
Rotary International Member,
Club 63, District 587
Star of Texas Fair
and Rodeo – Entertainment Committee
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Technology Advisors
Group, (TAG) Austin, Texas
Member, International Television
Association (ITVA)
Member, International
Communications Industries Association (ICIA)
Member, Toyota Land Cruiser Association (TLCA.org)
Leadership Committe Blue Knot Austin
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Communications/Political Science, 1992
ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY,
AUSTIN, TEXAS
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Managing @ UT: Human Resources Training
Media 100 video system and Final Cut Pro trained editor
Apple Developer’s Connection, Member
Franklin/Covey Training
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Fluent in Windows machines (95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, or XP) ,
Macintosh platforms, and Linux/Unix. Meeting Maker Server, Macintosh
OS X Server, Windows Server 2003
Realmedia Server, Windows Media Services, Flash
Media Server
Video Conferencing System - Trained in various systems including, Tanburg,
Polycom, WebEx
Crestron and AMX systems intergration and usage
Microsoft office suite, Outlook Express, Windows Media Player
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Flash
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Acrobat
Apple Final Cut Pro, iDVD, iMovie, Quicktime, iTunes
BRIO, Cleaner, Eudora Pro, SSH Client 3.1.0, Aladdin Expander, WS_FTP,
Oracle, Netscape Communicator, Opera, Firefox, Thunderbird, Monzilla
Suite, Real Player, Virex, Stuffit Expander, Nifty Telnet,
BBEdit Lite, Redhat, Fedora, OpenOffice.
Mellon-Werch Enterprises- copyright 2007, all rights
reserved
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