Resume category: CONSULTANT

         CONSULTANT       Summary     Resourceful Marketing Manager accomplished in all aspects of program and project management, content/collateral development, web/online marketing, including web development and design, social media, and SEM. Self-starter skilled at analyzing market trends and customer/stakeholder needs to develop and manage highly-effective programs and campaigns.  Team player with strong ability to communicate effectively with technology, and business audiences.        Highlights          Web Marketing  Product Marketing  Event Marketing  Marketing & Corporate Communications       Web & Content Design   Creative/Collateral Design, Development & Management    Japanese Localization            Accomplishments      Organized and co-produced Japan's first large-scale multi-media event Digital Be-In Tokyo 95 collaborating with Verbum Inc. and IDG Japan, and delivered a short keynote at the event in Japan  Translated “Legal Care For Your Software” by Daniel Remer and “JAWS MAUI” by Charles Lyon which were successfully published in Japan  Wrote and published articles in publications both in the US and Japan  Increased company revenue by $3 million each through OEM marketing programs and account management at GO and 3Com        Experience      Consultant   06/2001   to   Current     Company Name   City  ,   State       Consulted for firms including Customers Matter, Panasonic USA, VS Technologies, and Uniforce Sales & Engineering.  My services included; Program/Project Management, market research, event manage website design &development, Content/Collateral Development and Management Event Management Public Relations, Japanese Localization and Management. Successfully launched new company website and raised the company's visibility in the market for Uniforce Sales & Engineering by developing architecture, UI, content, and managing the back-end development with an agency.           Business Development Director   03/2012   to   04/2013     Company Name   City  ,   State      Successfully opened company's first operation in the US. Identified, developed and evaluated business development and marketing strategies based on company objectives and market trends.  Successfully raised company visibility, increased sales by 70% with marketing programs and developing new English website, including architecture, content, UI, and PHP pages.         US Business Development Manager   10/2006   to   07/2008     Company Name   City  ,   State      Developed and implemented business development and marketing strategies for Machine Vision products.  Successfully established visibility in the market through events, ads, and updating company website.         Director, North Asia Marketing   10/1999   to   06/2001     Company Name   City  ,   State      Developed, budgeted, and implemented marketing plans for China, Japan, and Korea.  Managed Japanese localization of company website.  Successfully supported all country managers and channel partners in exceeding revenue goals  through these marketing programs.         Consultant   01/1993   to   10/1999     Company Name   City  ,   State      Consulted for firms including Sybase (SAP), Claris (Apple), Fractal Design (Corel), National Semiconductor J, Dun & Bradstreet J, PacBell (AT & T), and Intelligard (EMC). My services included program/project development & management, account management, event management, public relations and corporate communications, collateral design, development and production, and Japanese localization.     Successfully assisted PacBell in rolling out new DSL marketing campaign by setting up telemarketing infrastructure  Successfully launched corporate identityat press events for National Semiconductor Japan  Successfully managed a product launch event for Dun & Bradstreet Japan  Identified and successfully recruited channel partners for Fractal Design  Successfully launched new products in Japan through a variety of events and programs including localization for Sybase           Japan OEM Program Manager   01/1991   to   01/1992     Company Name   City  ,   State      Developed and managed marketing strategies and programs for each OEM prospect. Successfully sold OEM licenses to 3 prospects and increased company revenue by $3 million . Assisted with Japanese localization of presentation and manual.         Japan Marketing Manager, Product Manager   05/1988   to   08/1991     Company Name   City  ,   State      Successfully launched   3+ Open for Macintosh by developing and implementing MRD and integrated marketing plans as Product Manager. Collaborating with Japan Country Manager on Japan Business Development, developed and managed marketing programs for channel partners and OEMs. Successfully assisted Country Manager in selling $3 million OEM license.  Successfully assisted CEO in identifying and recruiting the first CEO for 3COM Japan.            Education      Bachelor  :   Business and English Literature    Aoyama Gakuin University   City  ,     Japan     Business and English Literature        Marketing Principles, Technical Marketing, Market Research, HTML at UC Berkeley Extension, CA
Public Relations, Event Management at San Jose SU Extension, CA
Web Design, Adobe CS, CSS, JavaScript, Business Law, Accounting, at Foothill /De Anza JC, CA 
www.mikikos.com                  Skills      Content/Collateral/Web Design with Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP Client, MS Office  Japanese linguistics and localization with SDL Tool