GARY A. STRAUSS
155 West 68th St. - Apt. 1710
New York, NY 10023
(212) 712-1591
email: gstrauss@pop.net

WEB PRODUCER, Time Warner Bookmark (www.twbookmark.com)

• Produce and maintain website for Time Warner's two major book publishers. Site is updated constantly with the latest on new books, authors, contests and other pertinent information.
• Played an integral part in the development and production of our recently launched website using Oracle forms and customized HTML templates.
• Meet and speak regularly with many of the authors as well as with people from the Marketing and Editorial departments to work out future and current projects.
• Act as liaison between designer, programmer, and production staff to ensure timely and accurate completion of all projects.
• Conceptualized and built feature sites for many of our brand name authors including: James Patterson (jamespatterson.com), Lorraine Johnson-Coleman (plainfolks.com), and John Chaffee (thinkersway.com)

SALES ASSOCIATE, CD-ROM Division

• Served as project manager to develop a website for all of our CD-ROMs
• Prepared and maintained up-to-date budgets and category spending for all Time Warner Electronic Publishing CD-ROMs.
• Served as an assistant to the Sales Director. Responsibilities included fielding customer inquiries, sending out sample products to potential buyers, and handling day to day operations.

PROJECT MANAGER, Office of International Business, World Trade Center

Involved in the implementation of special projects including:

• Preparation and distribution of correspondence to international companies to market the concept of establishing offices in the New York metropolitan area.
• Conducted extensive research on packaging resources in the metropolitan New York area to initiate U.S. packaging operations. Participated in Fancy Food Show, serving as liaison with Italian pasta company and New York area packagers.
• Research project involving the opening of a Port Authority office in Latin America. Created a 100- page information packet on Argentina, Brazil, and Chile for submission to senior management and Latin American Task Forces to aid in the decision-making process.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Proficient in HTML, BBEdit, most Word Processing and Spreadsheet programs. Experienced with FTP software, Telnet, Photoshop, MS Powerpoint, File Maker Pro, Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX operating systems. Working knowledge of Javascript.

EDUCATION:

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bachelor of Arts - International Business Relations, May 1996

INTERESTS:

Collecting live music recordings, the latest in the web, New York Yankee baseball, playing golf, Phish