ERRICK R. CHAVEZ

E-mail: [email protected]
Homepage: http://victorian.fortunecity.com/portfolio/569/
Voicemail: (408) 949-4720

SUMMARY:
Are you looking for a strong team player that can take charge of a project and achieve exacting results on deadline? I am a technology professional with seven years of experience providing top to bottom support for marketing organizations in research and development groups in the semiconductor industry. In addition, I've recently worked in the entertainment business sector, and have vast experience with information systems, internet technology, photography, copywriting, graphic arts, digital imaging, web design and composition for print media.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Writing, editing, presentation development, copywriting, and intellectual property management
Photography and Graphic Arts expertise
Asset management and accountability
Computer and information systems expert

EDUCATION:
DE ANZA COLLEGE, Cupertino, CA; Associate of Arts, Photojournalism, 1994
GILROY HIGH SCHOOL, Gilroy, CA; General Diploma, 1987

EXPERIENCE:

1/98 to 1/99 Partner, Chief Operations Officer: MCG Entertainment, Santa Clara, CA

Conduct the general operations of the business as prescribed by the CEO. Maintain all aspects of external communication, including telecommunications and information systems management. Perform market research, competitive analysis and alignment, and collateral marketing for clients of the company, as well as all marketing concerns of the company, and the development of business plans for collateral business activities. Develop a web presence for the company, as well as for our client base. Provide, secure and track all financials and financial instruments for the company. Trained four contractors on bookings and industry relations protocols.

12/94 to 11/98 Executive Administrative Assistant: Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA

Provide and acquire all support needs of a marketing department for a research and development division. Write, edit and maintain marketing presentations. This includes conducting competitive analyses, market analyses, graphic artistry, photography, data gathering and content authoring. Manage all capital and information system assets for the division, and ensure their functionality and maintenance by working with onsite contractors, as well as providing emergency network and desktop administration. Coordinate events including developing agenda, content flow, securing and scheduling locations and personnel, securing travel and vendors, and helping direct the activities of the events from behind the scenes. Trained numerous personnel on presentation development.

Write and edit press releases, press kits, user guides, manuals, and presentations. Database development, project tracking, general administrative support. Aided in the development of a corporate resource library, new corporate WorldMark, and two stages of FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) development for both LAN and WAN environments.

10/91 to 9/94 Gunners Mate Guns Second Class, United States Naval Reserve, NWSC 220, Concord, CA
10/88 to 10/91 Gunners Mate Guns Second Class, United States Navy, USS Sacramento (AOE-1), Seattle, WA

Ammunition transshipment and safety specialist, and ordnance publication custodian. Supervised and managed the safe handling, stowage, accounting and inspection of ordnance in transit according to DOT, MILSPEC, and other government and international regulations. Supervised and managed 24 personnel. Applied knowledge of longshoreman, stevedore and portmaster. Aided in implementing the first computerized accounting system for ordnance and special weapons for the US military. Responsible for the maintenance and operation of 75 small arms. Conducted training on various topics including accountability, administration, correspondence, small arms, security measures, etc. Qualified class D firefighter, PVP initiated sprinkler systems technician, basic electronics and electrical engineering qualified, small arms instructor, and team leader as special weapons destruction technician.

COMPUTER SKILLS:
DOS, Windows (3.11, 95, 98, NT) and Apple operating systems; hardware and software integration; Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Paintshop Pro, Corel WordPerfect, Adobe Photoshop, Pagemaker, Director, Filemaker Pro; Online applications including Mosaic, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, as well as beta work on numerous HTML editing programs (HotDog, FrontPage, WWWicket, Dreamweaver), and manual HTML scripting.

AWARDS and AFILLIATIONS:
Bronze Star for Valor, Navy Achievement Medal, corporate citations and several employee of the quarter recognitions. Member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Society for Technical Communications (STC), and National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).