Seasoned Ops Leader with Federal Experience and AI-Driven Growth

John C. Luna

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Farmington, NY *4425

Mobile 724-***-****

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Summary

Professional in Mass Communications, Executive Business Management, Project Management, Technology Management, Media Production, Operations, Education, and Organizational Development. Employment History

Independent Media Consultant – June 2011- Current

Huntington Beach, CA

Executive Business Leader and Consultant in Entertainment

Entertainment specific Journalism, Media Relations and Mass Communications

Providing leadership and guidance to new and existing businesses within the media industry

Business, law, infrastructure, operations advisement to organizations and independent producers

Technical advisement for studio and remote operations covering all disciplines Torpedo Factory Artists’ Association, November 2009 – April 2011 Alexandria, VA,

Executive Administrator (CEO)

Pitched and won 720 hours of free local, national, and international branded news coverage

C - level director of a world leading arts organization with 560,000 visitors

Oversight of $1MM operational budget; non-profit business model

Organization elevated from 11th to 2nd ranked national art center during my tenure

Increased municipal tourism valuation from $2MM to $10MM in one year Keybridge Technologies Inc., June 2007 – July 2009 Alexandria, VA

Operations/Project Manager

Nine government and military agencies served; TS/SCI clearance

Twelve projects averaging $6MM; awarded both Sole Source and IDIQ contracts

Developed international counter terrorism product; adopted by 140 nations

Technology, Mass Communications, Education, & Project Management for government and military agencies

North American Communications, January 2004 – January 2007 Duncansville, PA

Senior Manager of Corporate Training (CLO)

Six manufacturing facilities across the US and Mexico

Continuous improvement methods and Scorecard metrics, saving $1.2MM in operating cost

Reversed turnover inside 18 months, reducing on-boarding expenditures by $18,000 annually

Established Latin American operations with two facilities operating at 100% efficiency in 2 years Drexel University, College of Medicine, March 2001 – August 2003 Philadelphia, PA

Executive Educational Events, Media Producer, and Web Developer

Planning and executing CME seminars and educational programs for healthcare providers

Sourcing and supervision of outside contractors and university staff from every agency tier

Mentored two departments into digital retooling, saving 300%, increasing production by 100%

Led the Drexel Medical Board Review; better ratings than programs by Harvard and Penn State

Pioneering online streaming of HD content six years before Netflix Bose Corporation, September 1995 – February 2001

Philadelphia, PA

Sale Engineer, RDG and Tier 3 Showcase Design Center

Set corporate sales record for custom audiovisual integration valued at $176,000

Wrote two winning back to back corporate employee of the year recommendations

Befriended Nirvana and several other influential musicians Delaware North Corporation, June 1994 – November 1995 Farmington, NY

Broadcast Director, Producer, and Technical Leader for ESPN4 and NYRA (current day HRTV)

Both live and simulcast television programming of live sports

Program Producer, Segment Producer, Story Development, and Writer

Broadcast journalism, technical crew leader, editor, photographer, and VO artist Education

BS Communications Sciences, Incomplete PhD in Rhetorical Studies State University of New York at Brockport, January 1999 AS Audiovisual Engineering and Media Production

Finger Lakes Community College, May 1994

AA Business Management

Finger Lakes Community College, May 1994

FCC Licensed

I’ve run radio systems for emergency communications, satellite uplink trucks in television and assisted in operations of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mobile Communications vehicle under NASA. This included communications with Astronauts. (ISS)

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