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ERIK L. OLSEN
http://www.erikolsen.com/
780 Greenwich St. 4K
New York, NY
10014
erikolsen@attglobal.net
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EXPERIENCE
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ABC NEWS - PrimeTime Thursday
/ ABC News.com
New York, NY
March 1999 to
Present
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER (TV - since 11/2001) /
MANAGING PRODUCER, SPECIAL PROJECTS (WEB SITE)
Assist producer(s) in
development of segments for air on ABC News PrimeTime
Thursday. Duties include reporting, story development, and
various production duties. Occasionally shoot DV for broadcast.
For web site, managed development of special multimedia projects,
including those associated
with the following ABCNEWS programs: Nightline, 20/20, Good
Morning America, World News Tonight. Specialize in conceiving
and developing multimedia elements for large-scale
story-telling packages on the Internet.
- Lead Producer: Chris
Wallace's Internet Exposé. Managed all aspects of show's
production and led conception for initial concept, wrote
scripts, directed video shoots, shot video, edited video.
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Rubin Postaer
Interactive
Santa Monica, CA
August 1997
to March 1999
SENIOR
PRODUCER.
Led production of numerous interactive projects
for major corporate clients. My responsibilities involved
budgeting for projects, developing production schedules,
technical requirements and specifications, and guiding the
overall process of Web site development. I drove the
successful implementation of new media technologies such as
on-line audio, video, and Flash.
Managing a group of 8
programmers I was able to bring projects in on time and on
budget. I interacted regularly with clients, account
executives, creatives and outside vendors. Worked with
technical experts to develop large-scale Web sites that
databased customer information, dynamically served content,
and broadcast e-mails.
Led production the following client
Web sites:
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News Review/World Business
Update
Santiago, Chile
1996
BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT.
Wrote
general interest and business articles for this
English-language newspaper. Interviews were conducted in
Spanish and English with top Chilean businessmen, government
officials, and heads of major trade organizations. Helped
company develop a Web presence. Also, during this time I was a
Rotary International
Fellowship Recipient
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Apple Computer, Newton
Systems
Cupertino, California
Summer
1995
PRODUCT MANAGER SUMMER
INTERN.
Worked with Newton software development
team and Apple customers to develop viable feature-set for a
Web-browsing software program for the Newton PDA. I also
assisted 3rd party developers develop marketing strategies for
the Newton PDA platform by analyzing viable markets,
conducting on-line surveys, and investigating possibility of
on-line commerce.
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Sierra On-line, Inc.
Bellevue, Washington
1993 to 1995
ASSISTANT PRODUCER. Co-managed
development of educational content for a network-based
children's game on the ImagiNation Network. Helped develop new
game concepts and oversaw content development. Also involved
in acquisition and licensing.
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Thailand Environmental
Institute
Bangkok,
Thailand
1992
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE AND ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT.
Analyzed emerging environmental business trends in
Thailand and Southeast Asia and wrote reports for presentation
at international conferences.
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United States Department of the
Interior
Washington, D.C.
1989 to
1992
SPECIAL ASSISTANT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. Served as spokesman for the Secretary
of the Interior in regional magazines and newspapers. Prepared
press releases and arranged interviews for Secretary and other
interior senior staff. Traveled nation-wide with Secretary and
advised him on media issues.
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EDUCATION
University
of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Graduated
1995
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION. Emphasis in International Marketing.
Also
attended International Marketing Program at Instituto de
Empresa, Madrid, Spain |
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University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO
Graduated
1989
BACHELOR OF ARTS. Majored
in History and Political Science with emphasis in German
Studies.
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SKILLS
LANGUAGE: Spanish, some
German
TECHNICAL SKILLS: Shooting DV (Sony PD-150),
editing using Avid DV Express, some Final Cut Pro. Experienced
with HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, SMIL, streaming video and audio
encoding, Unix, Office, Microsoft Project. Web site
development tools: Photoshop, Adobe Premier, Macromedia Flash,
Fireworks, HomeSite, BBEdit, Real Networks' products for
encoding audio/video. Proficient in Windows/Mac operation
systems, Visio.
WRITING: Sample of
recent articles and stories published:
OTHER PUBLISHED
ARTICLES IN: Seattle Weekly, Los Angeles Times, News Review,
World Business Update, Newsweek, Eastsideweek, Seattle Magazine,
Computer Wave Magazine, Los Angeles Daily News, and various
multimedia Web publications.
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ACTIVITIES AND
AWARDS
PUBLIC SPEAKING
TV APPEARANCES AND ARTICLES
RECIPIENT.
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