Lamar J. Morgan
**** ** **** ******, ******* Creek, FL 33063
Telephone: 954-***-**** Email: *****@*****.***
Marketer Extraordinaire
. Goal-driven, team-playing executive linchpin who thinks "outside-the-
box"
. More than 20 years experience with corporate, government & media
people
. Able to attract high-profile customers into exclusive business
relationships
. Have created international buzz and generated national news media
attention
Professional Strengths
* Active Listening * Critical Thinking * PR
Optimization
* Wi-Fi Hot Spot Creation * Wi-Fi Digital Frame Promotion
* Scripted Video Production
* Journalism * Social Media Marketing
* Public Speaking
Key Achievements
. Covered Grand Opening of Walt Disney Work as a student photojournalist
for Florida Technological University(now University of Central
Florida).
. Wrote the Amiga Atlanta, Inc. proclamation, signed by Gov. Zell
Millerand staged the organization's 10th Anniversary Banquet -
including co-hosting by PBS and CNN. This event attracted the
attention of Amiga computer enthusiasts from around the world.
. Created an international buzz bringing Fox News to Middletown, CA for
the town's annual western festival ("Middletown Days") for the first
time in its history with help from 30 high school students. See
www.squidoo.com/MDF.
. Promoted two shopping center festivals - one of which was honored with
a letter of commendation from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. See
www.budurl.com/familyfun.
. Participated as a teaching assistant for Golden State University Grad
School course in Contemporary Public Relations for Adjunct Professor
Susanne LaFaver. My expertise involved social media.
. Introduced splash page advertising using Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi digital photo
frames to California's Quiet Wine Country (Lake County, CA).
. Set up the first FREE Wi-Fi hot spots complete with video conferencing
capability in Hidden Valley Lake and Kelseyville, CA.
. Co-founded the Lake County Social Media Group as a Meetup Group to
help provide education in Social Media to the surrounding community
and online. See www.meetup.com/LCSMGroup.
.
Awards
. Suburban Press Journalism Award- Orchard Park High School, Orchard
Park, NY 1968. Top honors for journalistic excellence.
. Georgia Special Olympics Certificate of Appreciation - Emory
University, Atlanta, GA. Four years of Amiga Atlanta, Inc. being the
closing act of "Olympic Town" for the Special Olympics-Georgia Summer
Games.
. Middletown Area Business Association Plaque of Appreciation -
Middletown, CA. Seven years of services as the business mixer
coordinator.
Education
1973 - University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Graduated with BA
degree in Communications.
1999 - NIA Academy of Public Records Research, Jupiter, FL. Certified as
information research specialist.
2000 - Chattahoochee Technical College, Smyrna, GA. Completed 84-hour
private investigation course.
2010 - Coconut Creek Citizens Academy, Coconut Creek, FL. Completed 9-week
course.
Employment
4/2010 - 6/2010 Software Your Way, Coral Springs, FL 33076. Sales and
Marketing.
9/2006 - 8/2009 Hidden Valley Lake Association, Hidden Valley Lake, CA
95467. Marketing.
7/2002 - 12/2005 Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., Rohnert Park, CA
94928. Security protection.
1/2001 - 6/2001 Lucent Technologies, Atlanta, GA 30367. Engineering
administrative support.
1/1999 - 1/2001 Fidelis Enterprises, Inc., Atlanta, GA 30326. Sales and
marketing.
2/1983 - 1/1999 Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. Atlanta, GA 30326. Investment
banking.
Technological Marketing Innovations
. Created a process for connecting a printed display ad promoting three
businesses to an online web page and simultaneously creating PR buzz
in the local media.
. Created a means for a restaurant to pre-sell seafood before it was
ordered using crowd mechanics via Twitter.com.
. Integrated the 30 Boxes Online Calendar into restaurant birthday
promotions to make the planning and scheduling of birthday
celebrations at restaurants efficient and profitable.
. Became a Foursquare Super Mayor throughout Northern California and
Southern Florida, focusing primarily upon Chamber of Commerce
locations...by design.
Showcase of Important Resources
. Lamar Morgan's Work - http://budurl.com/LamarMorgan
. Lamar Morgan's Examiner Column - http://budurl.com/SanFranExaminer
. Power Networking Talk Show - www.talkshoe.com/tc/1833
. Synergistic Business Marketing Blog - http://cdmm.blogspot.com
. Clustering Online Daily - http://paper.li/clustering