Stephen G Parks

Experience

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  Lumina Graphics

  Jul 1990 - Aug 1996

  Newsprint Production Manager

  Managed the production and design of three weekly newspapers for a small newspaper chain. Hired, trained and managed a staff of four designers. Maintained deadlines and production quality. Researched the emerging internet marketplace as well as developed new techniques for incorporating new technology into print production cycle.

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  Spotlight Magazine

  Jul 1992 - Feb 1993

  Editor-in-Chief

  Edited a bi-weekly entertainment newspaper. Redesigned look and feel for readability and reader engagement while increasing circulation and advertising revenue. Assigned, approved and edited articles while maintaining professional relationships with approximately 15 freelance journalists.

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  Creative Datasphere Consultants

  Aug 1996 - Dec 1997

  New Media Consultant/Owner

  Consultancy and design services on e-commerce, web presence, web-on-disc creation and delivery

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  WebFeat

  Dec 1997 - Nov 2003

  User Experience Design: Design information structure for client websites -- information architectures, functional flows, and content requirement documents that would be used throughout the design and implementation process. Explore and discuss any usability issues and solutions related to client's desired results. Create paper mock-ups of key transactions and test mock-ups with appropriate audience. Developing, testing and debugging HTML, Javascript and nascent CSS to then-standard best practices and validated code. Some work with ColdFusion and SQL

  • Information Designer

    Aug 2001 - Nov 2003

  • Web Developer

    Dec 1997 - Nov 2001
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  CISS ST Michael's College

  Jun 2004 - Aug 2004

  ESL Instructor

  Setting and teaching an ESL curriculum to students from eastern Europe and South America, continuously assessing student achievement

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  Yes Youngdo

  Aug 2004 - Nov 2007

  English Teacher

  Teaching ESL at a number of locations within the same chain of after-school academies (hagwon) -- Bundang, Pusan, Jukjeon, and Baekma (Ilsan) -- as well as helping develop curriculum at the head office.

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  WorldTeach Namibia

  Dec 2007 - Oct 2009

  Volunteer Teacher

  Taught English as a WorldTeach volunteer at Ponhofi Secondary School, Ohangwena (Halae Nafedi), Namibia

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  African Leadership Academy

  Oct 2009 - May 2012

  Communications Manager

  Manage the public face of a non-profit pan-African academy, including liaising with international and local media, updating website content, filming and editing video for fundraising and promotional use, creating photographic elements as needed, and training students and school management on how to interact with media.

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  Self-Employed

  May 2012 - now

  Writer

  Author of:THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF NOVYY MIR& OTHER SHORT STORIESPublisher: Skrap Books (UK)Published: 2022 (Print & ebook)https://books2read.com/NovyyMirPHILIP FRANCIS NOWLANForward by Stephen G ParksPublisher: Skrap Books (UK)Published: 2022 (Print)Short Stories published in:LAST BREATH DAYAlien Invasion Short StoriesFlame Tree Press (2018)LAST BREATH DAYLockdown Sci-Fi vol. 9 Black Hare Press (pending)LAST BREATH DAYTall Tales TV, episode 64 (2018)THE DEVOURINGFlash in a Flash (Dec. 20, 2020)FORGET ME NOTSSpecklit.com (2015)MY FIRST COSPLAYSpecklit.com (2015)NO PRESENT FOR SECOND PLACESpecklit.com (2015)HELLO, GOD?Specklit.com (2016)LONG-TERM STORAGESpecklit.com (2016)HOW IT REALLY HAPPENEDSpecklit.com (2016) Show less

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  British Council

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2020

  English Teacher
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  Skrap Publishing

  Jan 2022 - now

  Owner / Publisher
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  FluencyBoosters

  Mar 2022 - now

  Director of Studies

  Developing immersive online courses and curricula in the field of English Language Acquisition.