Christopher R. German

** ******** **. ? Ashford, CT 06278 ? 860-***-****

Education:

. Boston University, Boston, MA, M.S. in Broadcast Journalism (12/04)

. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, B.A. in Journalism (05/99)

. United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT (07/94-02/95)

Certifications: USCG-Licensed 50 Ton Masters w/ Sail Aux, U.S. Sailing

Level 1 Instructor, US Sailing Keel Boat Instructor, Red Cross First Aid

and CPR, US Power Boating Instructor, CT State DEP Safe Boating Instructor

Related Experience:

Next Step Living, Inc, New Haven, CT: Marketing Consultant/Sales

11/13-Present

. Home Energy Assessments and Insulation Sales to Home-Based

Clients

. Special Projects to develop sales leads in Greater

Connecticut

. Market/Outreach and Public Relations

Connecticut Community Boating Inc., Bridgeport, CT: Executive

Director (03/07-Present)

. Designed, Constructed and Permitted First Public Access

Facility in more than 100 years in Bridgeport, CT

. Extensive Government, media and public relations

. Manage daily operations including public facility, staff,

fleet of 50 vessels and 750 students

. Developed and Managed and Integrated Public and Media

Relations

. Administered to a 3000 member donor database

. Social Media and Internet Presence as well as website

management and development

Big Orange Productions Promotional Assistant- New England (01/07-

Present)

. Demonstrate Products and Service for Retail Clients

. Interact with the public and communicate product features

. Set up and Break down products displays at in-store and remote

locations

Pequot Yacht Club, Southport, CT: Sailing Director (03/05- 03/06)

. Instructed adult sailors in beginner through advanced

sailing aboard Ideal 18s

. Assisted in the day to day running of a 125-year old club

. Maintained a 150- member database, club web site and weekly

email newsletter

Battleship Cove Community Boating, Fall River, MA: Waterfront

Director (02/04-10/04)

. Managed a staff of 9 Instructors and a fleet of 48 vessels

in a public access marina

. Developed and Managed $90K annual budget for Non-Profit

Community Sailing Program

Powder House Productions: Intern (9/03- 1/04)

. Recorded, Logged and Transcribed Raw and Edited Digital

Video

. Assisted in production of video shoots in studio and on

location

Cox Media Norwalk, CT: Production/ Reporter./Engineer/Promotions(12/02-

08/02)

. Wrote, Reported and Voiced Weather, Traffic and Sports News

for AM Drive show

. Engineered in-studio and on-location radio shows for live

airing

. Promoted FM stations using various marketing strategies

WELI/WKCI Hamden, CT: Reporter/Engineer (8/01 - 12/02)

. Engineered Live and recorded News and Sports Show

broadcasts

. Engineered Network Feeds for Live and Recorded Shows

. Prepared News Copy for Am News Programming

Watercolors by Richard German, New Haven, CT: Fine Art Sales (05/90-

07/94)

. Sell Original Works of Fine Art to residential and

commercial clients

. Set up, Break Down and Staff Art show displays

Computer: Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe Suite, Cool Edit, Knowledge

of PC and

Macintosh formats: Word, Excel. Extensive Internet Research

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