James Wilson
Postal Drawer 96784
Las Vegas, NV 89193
(702) 515-0810 TEL
(702) 898-8614 FAX
www.japaneselv.com
jwilson@japaneselv.com
Objective:
Continued professional application of 25 years' experience in large-scale enterprise business development, technical advertising, direct-response marketing, media production and management, and project management - Complemented by 15 years' e-commerce experience and spoken/written Japanese fluency developed over 30 years.
Experience:
November 2001
to Present

Wilson Productions

Vegas Buzz News Video

Japanese Language Services LV
Consultant/Legal Interpreter/AV Producer

Las Vegas, NV
  • Specialties include business and professional coaching, wireless networking, multimedia, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
  • Consulting: Japanese-English DVD translations and conversions, site development and strategies.
  • Consulting: Conference A/V Support, Multilingual Simultaneous Interpreter Facilities for Trade Show Workshops
  • Official Court Interpreting, Clark County District Courts, Clark County, Nevada.
October 1999
to October 2001		 InterMedia USA
General Manager

Las Vegas, NV
  • Pre-IPO Internet Service Provider (ISP) partially funded by Japanese Venture Capital Group. Managed staff of 12.
  • Developed marketing strategies and alliances for Private Label Internet Service and proprietary Marketing Operating System (MOS).
  • Developed 1.5 million + subscribers in Japan for streaming desktop product, Index-TV, and three strategic alliances for content and distribution mostly in Asia.
  • Successfully negotiated Japan license for Canadian Playerless streaming media product which replaced Index-TV's original QuickTime-based product.
March 1998
to October 1999		 Preference Technologies
Vice President, Business Development

Las Vegas, NV
  • Managed Staff of 27; Direct reports included directors of Marketing, Sales, Public Relations, Creative, Internet Broadcasting and related programming staff.
  • Developed strategic business and marketing plans to develop and retain subscribers and enhance stock valuation.
  • Identified and developed 140 business alliances and partnering strategies for print and electronic media.
  • Responsible for design and rollout of proprietary electronic information and marketing tool Quotestream for media outlets and consumer information.
  • Staff was responsible for collateral materials for private placements which raised pre-IPO funding of $50 million.
  • Scouted by Japanese multimedia firm to head up Index-TV US operations through InterMedia USA.
March 1993
to March 1998		 Florentine International
Marketing and Business Development Manager

San Diego, CA

& Las Vegas, NV
Internet and business development services for corporations marketing to Japan and Japanese tourists in Las Vegas. Japanese Website Development.
January 1990
to February 1993		 Fujitsu Systems of America, Inc
Director Communications and
Special Advisor to CEO

San Diego, CA
Managed special projects - Communications, industry analyses, VAR relations, and Business Television pilot program (The Fujitsu Satellite Television Network - Wrote widely-referenced internal foundation document "Business Television" in English and Japanese). Assisted non-English speaking Japanese CEO in performance of duties. (Turn-around: -$20 Million losses ~ $1.2 profit in approx. 2 years. Position lost in Fujitsu-ICL merger).
July 1987
to December 1989		 Wilson Productions
Owner/Producer

San Diego, CA

Direct-response cable television advertising/program production and test marketing.
November 1979
to July 1987		 The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Associate Manager, Diversified Operations

Newark , NJ
Developed business and marketing strategies for joint venture between SONY and Prudential in Japan (The SONY Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd.) which became multi-billion dollar company in ten years, creating foundation for Prudential Asia. Recruited/Developed Japanese Agency Management and developed Agency Management Information Programs (AMIP) emulated in the U.S. (December, 1986 - July, 1987: Agent/Huntington Beach, CA.)
September 1968
to October 1979		 Japan
Various

Yokosuka and Tokyo, Japan

11/74 ~10/79: Hakuhodo Advertising, Inc., Tokyo, Japan Copywriter/Account Executive (ISUZU, NEC, TV-ASAHI)

8/72 ~11/74: Creative Media Japan, Inc., Tokyo, Japan Co-founder/Creative Director/Technical Writer (Computer, communications, automotive, electronics)

6/70 ~ 7/72: Japan Cable Television (JCTV), Tokyo, Japan Producer/Account Executive

9/68 ~ 5/70: Naval Communications Station, Yokosuka, Japan, Telecommunications Specialist (Civil Service)
BUSINESS SKILLS
Excellent verbal/written communications. Proven leadership, platform and interpersonal skills.

SPECIAL TECHNICAL SKILLS: Simultaneous Japanese-English interpreting (legal/technical), Japanese patent translation, Japanese-English business negotiations, Internet Site management, T.V. and multi-media program production, media management. Internet broadcasting (streaming audio-video), talent/content/Digital Rights management. Computer-based and assisted training course development.

SPECIAL SKILLS: SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING PLANS (INCLUDING SALES TRAINING PROGRAMS), BUSINESS AND PROMOTIONAL WRITING, EDITING, PROOFREADING, DOCUMENTATION, STATISTICAL ANALYSES, INTERNET AND ALL MAJOR WORD PROCESSING, DESKTOP PUBLISHING AND SPREADSHEET PROGRAMS. INTERNET BROADCAST AND MULTI-MEDIA PRODUCTION, INCLUDING SCRIPTING AND VOICE-OVER.

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: HTML, XML, Javascript, C++, C++.net, .asp, .php
DATABASES: SQL, ACCESS

NETWORK ADMINISTRATION: WINDOWS NT 2000 Server, Cobalt and Apache Servers.

JAPANESE-ENGLISH SIMULTANEOUS CONFERENCE INTERPRETING

LANGUAGES: JAPANESE (SPOKEN/WRITTEN)
Education:
Sophia University
B.A.

Yotsuya, Tokyo, Japan
1969-71 Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan B.A., Japanese Lit./Hist. (Minors: English, Journalism, Psychology) 1964-68 U.S. Navy - Technical Schools (B.S.-equiv. Radio/Telecommunications/Cryptology/Computer) Various professional, technical and management courses

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