Profile

US citizen.
Japan resident since 1970's, fluent business-level Japanese.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter results: Supervisor Guardian - ESTJ

Education

El Camino College, Torrance, Calif. 1969-73.  Music Theory and Japanese.
Private student of Dr. George F. Lehner, Prof. Emeritus, UCLA.
Jazz guitar with Barney Kessel, theory with Tommy Gumina (Polytone).

Government and Related Service

Vietnam 1972 Dept. of Defense

• Morale boosting tours throughout Vietnam and Japan for the USO.

• A clip from the film "For the Boys" similar to the experiences I had in Vietnam.

Cambodia 1996-97

• Journalist covering coup d'état with US Army Major Mark A. Smith and Cambodia's liaison to INTERPOL, Deputy Minister of Interior, General S. Sambath.

Commendations / Awards

General Fred Weyand, US Army Chief of Staff.

• Certificate of Appreciation for service in Vietnam, 1972.

US Special Forces Major Mark A. Smith

• Recommendation for activities in Cambodia during civil war in 1997.

Professional Experience
    
       1/1990 - present    Recruitment & Business Consultant, Tokyo

• Executive recruiter licensed by the Japanese Labor Ministry.

• Recruitment of personnel for major firms in Tokyo.

• Former director of recruitment and trainer of new hires at major staffing firms in Tokyo.
    
      3/1985 - 1/1990    Sales & Marketing,  Asia Pacific

             Paramount Pictures & Universal Studios Home Video, Tokyo

• Sales of films to Japan, HK, Singapore, Philippines, Korea, Thailand and Taiwan.

• Created release schedules for each Asian licensee, 140 films monthly.

• Sales of $130 million annually for Japan, $10 million per Asian country.

• Daily work in Japanese with joint-venture partner JVC and all Japanese staff.

• Anti-piracy enforcement with MPAA and police throughout Asia.

• Facilitated production of films on video for Asian licensees.
    
      3/1980 - 1/1985    Japan Country Manager

             Northern & Shell Publishing, Ltd., Tokyo
             UK publisher of international leisure magazines

• Sales of advertising space to corporate clients in Japan.

• Established and ran Tokyo KK sales office.

• Produced Japanese edition of musical equipment magazine.

Earlier Years

• Pro musician / featured soloist with Ambrosia, member of hit vocal group The Association and the Art Pepper jazz band. Live performances / recordings with John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, Andre Crouch, David Benoit, Chuck Girard.

   ( A clip from Ambrosia )     ( Cliff on Harmonica with Chuck Girard )

• Years of tour support and product sales to recording artists including Stevie Wonder, Rolling Stones, etc.

• Consulting work for Peavey, Fender, Gibson, Mesa Boogie, Schecter.

• Instructor of In-Flight Personnel for JAL and JAA Airlines.

• Private Tutor to the CEO of Nippon Express.

• Managed two venues in Tokyo, La Mex Restaurant and Seventh Heaven Gentlemen's Club.

• Pop / jazz bandleader in Los Angeles; auditioned and hired all musicians, arranged all musical   charts; promoted and booked all engagements.

• Members in bands I led include smooth jazz pianist David Benoit, bassist Tony Garnier (Bob Dylan), Kenny Lee   Lewis (Steve Miller), Keith Hollar (Johnny Nash, Steven Bishop), Art Wood (Gary Wright, Star Search) the   Ambrosia rhythm section, many other top LA players.

• Live performances and recordings with Japanese artists including Matsuo Kazuko, Hirota Mieko, Cherish, Ken Tamura, Ai George.

Volunteer

Volunteer teacher and village helper in Cambodia and Thailand since 1990.
Performer in 100+ concerts throughout NE Thailand with superstar singer Jintara Punlab.

References

Available from senior executives at JAL, JVC, Paramount, Universal, major multitional firms, military leaders, Grammy winning musical groups and Dr. George Lehner, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, UCLA.