| Editorial
and Publishing Experience |
 |
- Publishing
Director and Editor-in-Chief of USA Swimming’s media properties.
- Publisher
and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. based international trade magazine
(12 years).
- Layout/design
editor for Magyar Nemzet, a reputable
Hungarian national daily (2 years).
- Designer
of international financial supplement for a daily newspaper (2
years).
- Art Director
of a million circulation European weekly magazine (3 years).
- Worked with
the German daily Frankfurter Rundschau
(2 years).
- Publisher,
webmaster, and editor of online publications (8 years).
- Authored
and/or edited reference, entertainment, and professional books
(3 years).
- Oversaw
international magazine that reported from 104 countries and 5
territories.
|
| |
|
|
| Organizational skills |
| |
- Organized 70+ staff for a brand new international
trade magazine
- Organized
conventions in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the
Middle East.
- Chaired
and co-organized international festival with the participation
of 72 countries.
- Conducted pioneering worldwide survey for the
cartoon industry.
- Organized a trip to Europe for about 50 professionals.
- Won the cooperation of 14 Pulitzer Prize winning
cartoonists for a special project.
- Created
the idea, organized, and led American professional delegation
to Moscow..
- Organized
and/or helped organize international festivals, competitions,
and exhibitions.
- Compiled first International Who’s Who
in Cartooning.
|
| |
|
|
| Writings |
| |
- Conducted interviews and studies. Written editorials,
news, profiles, feature stories, and issue oriented articles,
as well as books and online publications on both English and Hungarian
languages. Some research and other works have been re-published
in magazines, periodicals, and daily newspapers, including The
New York Times.
|
| |
|
|
| Consulting |
| |
- Among others, consulted for the World
Comics Summit and the government of Henan Province in
Zhengzhou (China); United Feature Syndicate,
Berlitz International, Mad Magazine
(New York); Pen Tip International (Texas); the
Mayor of St. Just-le-Martel (France); and the
International Cultural Affairs Department of Omiya City
(Japan).
|
| |
|
|
| Business, Marketing,
Sales |
| |
- Negotiated
about and sold international book rights on four continents.
- Developed
magazine subscription base from none to 103 countries in less
than five years
- Organized
wide international participation for various contests.
- Sold magazine
advertising in 14 countries
- Received
endorsement from the Bush White House for a big international
festival.
- Developed
marketing idea to launch new magazine that catapulted the publication
into television and radio shows, and created international recognition
in the print media
|
| |
|
|
| Innovation, Creativity |
| |
- Invented and/or designed several games, one of
which was successfully marketed in Europe
- Developed
many new magazine features.
- Finished first in two national magazine design
contests in Budapest, Hungary.
- Won International Press Prize for photography
in Knokke-Heist, Belgium.
- Creative works published in 26 countries
|
| |
|
|
| Honors, Achievements |
| |
- Graduated summa cum laude at the Hungarian Academy
of Journalism.
- Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America from
the 4th Edition (1992)
- Who is Who
in the World from the 11th Edition (1993), plus six other Who’s
Whos.
- Bibliography: Over one hundred American and international
articles.
- Recipient of twelve international awards; among
them a Lifetime Achievement Award from Mexico and an International
Press Prize from Belgium..
|
|
