K E V I N  K A N A R E K
kevin@chiefpeople.com

R E S U M E
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E X P E R I E N C E

October 2006 – Present
Director of Research at Chief People Officer Inc.

  • evaluating, implementing, documenting & managing research resources for recruiting
  • managing research budget, negotiating contracts with services such as HotJobs, Monster, Dice & LinkedIn
  • finding candidates, especially passive candidates — those not actively seeking a new position
  • analyzing company-wide results to determine effectiveness of resources & practices
  • creating and maintaining company Intranet to document resources & best practices
  • researching clients and potential clients, identifying industry niche, corporate culture & competitive space
  • full-cycle recruiting on both contingency & retained accounts -- sourcing, screening, submitting, negotiating & closing

March 2005 - November 2006
Software Sales for Fairfield Language Technologies

  • represented The Rosetta Stone (a language-learning program available in 29 languages) for sales & demonstrations
  • developed core skills of negotiation, closing deals & ensuring customer satisfaction

1999 - 2005
Education Technology Consultant for:

  • Continuing Medical Education Division, UCSF - Contract Position
    (October 2004 -- January 2005)
    maintained web site & databases for this division within the Department of Medicine during the their reorganization & transfer to School of Medicine
  • Applied Research & Consulting, an international market research firm (2000 - 2003)
    designed & produced the corporate web site at www.arcllc.com; served as member of research team on projects for clients; conducted interviews, designed presentations & wrote reports
  • The New School University (January 2000 - June 2001)
    created curriculum, syllabus & online resources for a pilot program designed for in-service teachers; taught an online graduate class examining project-based learning & technology integration
  • Cathedral School, a K-8 independent school (1999 - 2003)
    designed & produced the school web site at www.cathedralnyc.org; worked with teachers & administrators to create content; provided ongoing training & consulting; taught graphics & internet publishing to students & teachers
  • Playing to Win, a Harlem community Technology center (1999 - 2003)
    taught after-school workshops in web page design, graphics, media & publishing; developed new curricula & resources, including electronic portfolios of student work
  • Maximum Capacity, a web site design firm (2001)
    served as technical producer on educational projects, including sections of the Ology web site for the American Natural History Museum at www.ology.amnh.org

1997 - 1999
Education Technology Consultant for the Media Workshop, a project of Bertelsmann AG.

  • served as principal onsite advisor to the Media Academy at Taft High School, Bronx NY
  • worked with teachers & their classes to integrate media & technology projects
  • designed & taught workshops on new media skills & issues for teachers at other New York City public high schools

1993 - 1997
Freelance Multimedia Producer & Editor for:

  • Scholastic Inc.: edited print articles & created additional content for the internet edition of Electronic Learning Magazine
  • Time Warner: designed templates of community web pages for the Excalibur project, a broadband cable modem test site in Elmira, NY
  • Center for Children & Technology: researched uses of multimedia & telecommunications in foreign language learning
  • Addison-Wesley: served as content producer for the companion CD-ROM to Director Demystified, 1st. edition
  • NewMedia Magazine, Electronic Learning: published articles on multimedia, telecommunications & education

1990 - 1994
Teacher, Cathedral School, a K-8 Independent School, New York City

  • taught Latin & French, grades 5 through 8 (1992-94)
  • taught 3rd grade core subjects, Reading, Writing, Math & Science (1990-92)

1986 - 1989
Staff Writer & Software Trainer, Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), Paris

  • wrote, edited & translated technical documentation
  • taught software classes in English & French

E D U C A T I O N

1997
Master's Degree in Interactive Telecommunications, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

  • learned new media tools, techniques & information design, including video, CD ROM & web site production
  • edited & wrote for the ITP Review, an online magazine about new media

1985
BA Summa cum Laude in English & French, State University of New York at Albany

  • studied linguistics, history & comparative literature, including French, German, Hebrew & Latin