Stephen B. Church
***** ********* ****, ****** *****, Florida 33936
Tel: 239-***-****
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www.philmoreusainc.com
Personal
Born September 13, 1949, Frederick, Maryland
Physical 170 lbs., 5’ 11.5”
Marital Status Married
Education
1980 German Language courses
Goethe Institute, Brussels, Belgium
1977-1978 Post Graduate Study with concentrations in Journalism and Anthropology
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1973-1978 Master of Arts in Anthropology with a minor in Psychology
University of Minnesota Graduate School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1968 – 1973 Bachelor of Arts cum laude in Humanities, with a minor in Studio Arts
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
-Graduated with Honors – Magna cum Lauda
-Awarded the Ida B. Davis Ethnic Heritage Award by the History Department
-President of Minnesota Student Association
Work Experience
Philmore USA, Inc. January 1994 to Present - Naples, Florida-Owner/President
Responsible for the Design of the Tropical Silver line, Management of production in Bali, Indonesia and Cebu, Philippines. Organization of marketing for product distribution in US market.
Mariner Ltd. May 2005 to May 2008 – Leichester LE7 7NU United Kingdom - Lecturer
Guest lecturer in Europe on a variety of topics from the history of the Venetian influence in the Mediterranean, to aqua-culture in Asia.
Tai Woo April – May 1994 Haiphong, China
Joint Venture – Product Production Manager
PT Philmoremas January 1995 to January 1999 Bali, Indonesia - Owner / Manager
Organized the production of the Tropical Silver line. Supervised and maintained factory and living facility for forty staff and silver smiths. Produced components for the John Hardy company. Sold nucleus material to South Sea Pearl farms in Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia.
Philmore LT January 1994 to January 1995 – Klaeipida, Lithuania – Owner/Manager
Responsible for the purchase of Amber rough from Lithuania, Poland, and Russia, for production in China. Reorganization of factory for small industry, in Klaeipida, for the Lithuanian government.
Philmore DK January 1988 to January 1995 – Gilleje, Denmark – Owner / Manager
Provided merchandise on consignment to the Danish office for Scandinavian distribution. Coordinated sales in northern Europe.
Philmore LTD. January 1984 to January 1994 – London, United Kingdom – Owner
Central purchasing office for world wide sales and manufacturing. Purchasing from Jaipur, India, Kobe, Japan, Bangkok, Thailand, Ramatgan, Israel, Taipea, Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Bogota, Colombia. Opened joint venture with Tai Woo Ltd. to manufacture amber in mainland China.
Amnesty Int. January 1984 to February 1984 – London/Bogota – Media Sprecialist/Reportage
Investigation and report on political prisoners in Colombia for the annual review.
Associated Press January 1983 to February 1983 – Bangkok, Thailand – Photographer
Provided reports and images of humanitarian missions of the Red Cross to the Associated Press for International wire distribution.
Red Cross-CH January 1983 to February 1983 – Bangkok, Thailand – Media Specialist
Report and visual documentation of refugee camps and surgical wards maintained by the Red Cross in Thailand. Materials were given to the wire services, and used at the home office in Geneve for fund raising.
WHO January 1982 to February 1982 – Bogota, Colombia – Media Specialist
Visual reportage of two programs by the World Health Organization. 1) Re-hydration of children with dysentery 2) Street children
Tepidgate Ltd. January 1979 to January 1984 – London, United Kingdom – Marketing/Purchases
Bi-annual sales tour of northern Europe and Scandinavia. Purchases of inventory in Bangkok, Colombo, and Bogota
Tucker,Hicks,Brannen,
Blanchard, Stillwell January 1978 to January 1979 – Ocala, Florida – Research Analyst
Lobbying on both the state and federal levels for centralized purchasing in Florida, and the expansion of the Sanford airport near Orlando.
Marion Community
College January 1977 to January1978- Ocala, Florida – Instructor
Taught English, and American Literature
Scorpio Scuba July 1976 to December 1976 – Crystal River, Florida - Instructor
Teaching Diving and managing store
University of
Minnesota September 1973 to June 1976 – Instructor / Advisor
Taught the evening course in Cultural Anthropology, and, worked as an advisor for undergraduate students in Anthropology
References Gerrard Spray / Mariner Ltd. / 44-116-*******
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-Gerrard organized a series of lectures that I gave in Europe
Dr. Francis Robicsek, MD, PH.D / 704-***-****
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Collaborated on the research and presentation of antiquities
Languages German – Verbal, Written, and Reading
Danish – Verbal, and Reading
French – Conversational
Indonesian – Conversational
Spanish – current study
Other Winner – 2004 Best New Design Award in New York City
Winner – Ida B. Davis Ethnic Heritage Award by the History Department at the University of Minnesota
Project Awareness – Educational program director on White Earth Indian Reservation – White Earth, Minnesota
Lecturer and appraiser of Iconography
Ten Documentary Films
Silver Smithing
President of Minnesota Student Association 1972
Patents Philmore USA, Inc. (Tropical Silver)
United States Patent – VA 1-341-567, Issued 2002
Inventor – Stephen Church
References upon Request