Corporate Business Clients AOL Coin Laundry Association Com 21 EXPO, Fuji Xerox (Australia) FMC Intel Kaiser Permanente Lehrer Management Co. Lockheed Martin Space Operations METALAST International National Semiconductor Nintendo Northern California PGA Plaza Bank of Commerce Public Company Management Corporation Saratoga National Bank Siemens Information and Communication Networks Siemens Rolm Sun Microsystems The Virtual Handshake among others |
ResumeJUDITH HARKHAM SEMAS 1202 Willow Street San Jose, CA 95125-4337 USA PH/ E-MAIL: jsemas@ RESUME SUMMARY: 17 years of full-time, professional writing/ AUTHOR, Co-author: SAN JOSE and SILICON VALLEY: Primed for the 21st Century (Community Communications); Contributing Author, SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Women Speak Out (The Crossing Press) EDITOR, COLUMNIST: Contributing Editor, District Administration; EEO and Ethics Columnist, High-Technology Careers and HTC Software Careers; Senior Editor, The Personnel News; Community Issues Columnist, San Jose City Times and Willow Glen Resident; Technology Columnist, California Business magazine and TechWeek magazine SPEECH WRITER for executives and officials FREELANCE WRITER, JOURNALIST: San Francisco Sentinel (Staff Business Writer), Wealth Manager, San Francisco Business Times, Credit Union BUSINESS, Christian Science Monitor, Investor's Business Daily, Association Management, San Jose Mercury News, Electronic Journal, and Mini-Storage Messenger, plus a handful of other trade magazines and business journals, domestic and international BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE: 20+ years of executive experience in the functions of local government, not-for-profit and human resources administration...banking and finance... healthcare and related...fund-raising...sales and marketing... management and supervision WRITING, EDITING EXPERIENCE: Full-time Freelance Writer-Editor since June '92 with more than 650 feature articles published in more than 200 publications: business, trade, consumer and university magazines and newspapers -- electronic and print, international and U.S. (national, regional, local) Ghostwriter, Co-author for a variety of projects and professionals. Experience includes researching and writing book proposals...marketing the proposal to publishers... and collaborating on/ Researcher, Writer, Editor and Marketer of articles and columns on diverse, business, technology, social, political and lifestyle topics for print and electronic media Writer of executive communications: speeches, reports, op-ed articles and essays, white papers, book proposals, books, etc. Writer of political campaign materials: speeches, brochures, and appeals Writer, Editor of newsletters, public relations copy and grants: "marcom" materials, business plans and proposals, operating and training manuals, presentations, brochures...and more, including grant applications and proposals -- corporate, foundation and government OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 1990 - 1992 - Vice President, Business Development, Corporate Accounts Plaza Bank of Commerce, San Jose, CA (now Comerica Bank-California) 1980 - 1990 - President & CEO HOPE Rehabilitation Services, Santa Clara, CA, a $15 million, not-for-profit regional organization training/ 1966 - 1990 - HR Director, HR Executive: HOPE Rehabilitation Services, Santa Clara, CA (1980-1990: fulfilled function while also serving as President/ City of Santa Clara, California (1974-1979) Union Bank, San Francisco and Palo Alto, California (1968-74) EDUCATION & HONORS: San Jose State University, English Major, Business Minor (100+ units completed, including 45 business units) Santa Clara University, English (F/ Academic honors all through school 2000 - Honored by the City of Sunnyvale in its Celebrate 2000 program recognizing individuals whose contributions to the quality of life in the community have been particularly noteworthy 1998 - Recognized by The National League of American Pen Women as one who has Achieved Professionalism in Letters, Music, and the Visual Arts 1989 & 90 - Awarded Resolutions of Commendation by: U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, California Senate and Assembly, Cities of San Jose and Santa Clara for work at HOPE Rehabilitation Services 1987 - Honored as Outstanding Business Woman of Northern California, American Business Women's Association PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS: American Society of Journalists and Authors Associated Business Writers of America Media Alliance National Writers Association National Writers Union The Authors Guild TYPES OF ARTICLES WRITTEN: Analyses "As-Told-To's" Book Reviews Case Studies Customer Profiles and Success Stories Character Sketches Contributed Articles for Trade Publications Dramatic Personal Narratives Feature Articles Humorous Works Informational Stories..."How-To's" Inspirational Pieces Light Verse Nostalgia Works Op-eds...Editorials...Essays...Columns Personal Experience Pieces Profiles - Companies and Individuals Q and A Interviews...Round-ups Service Pieces Straight News Reporting Trend Stories SUBJECTS COVERED IN PUBLISHED WORK: AIDS in the Workplace...HIV Arts...Museums...Architecture...Opera... Chicano Performing Groups...Ballet Companies Australian Business...Australian-American Business Ventures Automobile industry...Auto Financing...Auto Insurance...Purchasing Autos...Warranties... Electric Car Industry Banking...Finance...Insurance...Taxes... Venture Capital...IPOs...Credit Cards... FASB... Electronic Banking...Bank Marketing...Issuing Commercial Paper Bioremediation...biological degreasing Celebrities: Kristi Yamaguchi, international diva Rose Baum Senerchia, et. al. Classic Success Stories...Risk-Taking and Risk-Takers Communication...Corporate Meetings... Business Newsletters Community Service...Not-For-Profit Organizations and Leaders Construction...Building Industry...Building Materials Courtesy...Neighborliness...Kindness Defense Industry..."Swords to Plowshares"...The Bradley Fighting Vehicle Diversity...Discrimination...Harassment (Sexual, Racial, Ethnic, Age...) ...EEO/ Education...Educators...Training...Distance Learning...Public Schools...Opera Outreach to Students...Columbine High School...Education Technology Pioneers...High Stakes Testing... Outsourced Curriculum...Higher Education Planned Giving Programs Ethics in Business and Technology Entertainment...Cable Television...Comedy... Comedians...Radio Stations Ethnic-related...Cinco de Mayo...Fiestas Patrias...Chicano Performing Groups and Arts, such as Fey and MDO Environmental Issues ...Non-Polluting Vehicles...Energy Conservation...Water Conservation Fiber Industry (Global) Good Works...Citizen Heroes...Community Service Organizations, Issues and Leaders Government Issues...Problems... Leadership... Politics Healthcare...State/ Housing...Alternative Housing... Low-Income Housing...Unique Homes HR Issues (See Personnel Issues below) International Trade...European Economic Community...U.S./ Law...Legal/ Love...Romance...Weddings...Second Marriages... Remarriage...Step-Families Management...Decision-Making... Corporate Records/ Metal-Finishing Industry (Global)... Aluminum Anodizing Technology...Metal Industry Service Centers Parenting...Teaching Responsibility... Corporate Daycare Trends, Paid Parent Leave People with Disabilities...Americans with Disabilities Act Personnel Issues...Human Resource Topics...Labor Relations...Employment... Unions... Benefits...Sabbaticals...Office Design and Productivity...Outsourcing...Training...Workplace Safety...etc. Quality Issues..TQM...ISO 9000 Real Estate...Construction...Facilities Management...Hotels...Commercial/ Recreation/ Relationship Issues - Personal, Family, Social, Business Sales/ Seniors...Retirement Issues...Social Security...The Fragile Elderly Small Business...Small Business Management/ Sports...Soccer World Cup Games...Golf Courses...Diving...Santa Clara Aquamaids Substance Abuse...Smoking...Drugs in the Workplace Technology...The Internet...Voice Recognition ...Computers...Multi-Media ...Audio Teleconferencing...Technology Companies... Trends ...Leading-Edge Products... Telecommunications...Distributed Computing vs. Recentralization...Portable Computing...Privacy on the Web...The Business of Technology...Distance Learning...Corporate Intranets and Extranets... Embedded Systems... Y2K Issues... Technical Terms...Pentium III Chip...Enterprise Software... Semiconductor Industry...E-Biz Process Solutions...Technology in Education Telecommuting...Home Offices... Teleworking Violence...Workplace Violence...Domestic Violence...Violence in the Schools "Women's Issues" - Career Development... Financing for Women Business Owners ... Personal and Professional Relationships... Family Issues...et. al. And Others... |
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