The Résumé of Donald A. Thomas, Jr. 408 Osprey Lakes Circle • Chuluota, FL 32766-6655 phone (407) 304-6421 • fax (815) 366-2336 datj@icwhen.com • http://www.ICWhen.com - Objectives - Actively seeking a challenging executive career opportunity in the Orlando area. - Skills and Experience - º Marketing experience with Suburban Trib, Dallas Times Herald, Videoland, Federated, Atari Corp, Sony, VM Labs, Eleven Engineering º Sales experience with Suburban Trib, Dallas Times Herald, VM Labs º Customer Service experience with Dallas Times Herald, Atari Corp, Sony, VM Labs º Technical Support experience with Atari Corp º Management experience with Videoland, Federated, Atari Corp, Sony, Eleven Engineering º Licensing experience with Atari Corp, Sony, VM Labs, Eleven Engineering º Advanced skills with Microsoft Office, FrontPage, Acrobat, PowerPoint, Windows 98, Windows XP, computer hardware - Positions Held - OVERNIGHT FLOW - ELECTRONICS SPECIALIST • Target Inc. Oviedo, FL • August 2004 through June 2005 º Overlook and actively assist in the unloading of one or two trucks at the Oviedo location º Inventory and stock all electronics from each night's truck in addition to additional product pulled to replace each day's sales º Unlock and lock secure areas as required for proper stocking º Report discrepancies and other unusual stocking activities directly to head of security º Fill in as needed during the process to stock the store location V.P. CLIENT RELATIONS • Eleven Engineering, Inc. Edmonton, Alberta • August 2001 through July 2002 º Established and maintained high profile client relationships (Thomson (RCA), Unical (Sylvania) and Gemini (Zenith)) º Managed marketing endeavors such as PR Firm and Trade Shows, Press Releases º Nurtured first-party relationships (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) and third-party (InterAct, Mad Catz, Nyko & Nuby). º Created target client lists on factory, manufacturing, retail, distribution and end-user levels. º Developed and delivered PowerPoint presentations PERIPHERALS LICENSING DIRECTOR • VM Labs, Inc. (NUON) Mtn. View, CA • December 1998 through August 2001 º Formed alliance consortium of peripheral partners for licensed controller standard º Signed multiple peripheral license agreements in early stages of NUON development º Managed the development of working prototypes for trade shows º Worked with partners on sales, marketing, support, licensing, distribution of products º Developed direct email newsletter lists and other lines of communications under NDA PERIPHERALS LICENSING MANAGER • SCEA (PlayStation) Foster City, CA • August 1996 through December 1998 º Facilitated all peripheral licensing submissions for SCEA in North American regions º Consulted with major third-party companies with design, marketing and distribution º Maintained respected relationships with the world's prominent peripheral companies º Guided relationships on all levels including legal, business, marketing and engineering º Hosted third-party peripheral booths at organized Developers’ Conferences º Established & maintained direct fulfillment structure for hobbyist development system DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER SERVICE / MARKETING • ATARI CORP Sunnyvale, CA • September 1991 through August 1996 º Responsible for Customer Service, Technical Service and Order Entry departments º Developed and installed network-based order entry system º Implemented direct-to-consumer fulfillment programs º Administered and supervised warranty and out-of-warranty service policies º Established Atari’s award-winning Web domain & exploited its exposure to direct sales º Cultivated hundreds of thousands of dollars of on-line revenues (prepaid transactions) º Maintained a 900-tips consumer line with a positive cash flow º Worked with public relations firms to write, edit and distribute press releases º Corporate liaison with consumer groups and bureaus (consumer action) º Supervised external fulfillment firms to absorb overflow during peak periods - Prior Career Positions - º Portfolio (Palmtop PC) Marketing Mgr for Atari Corporation (1989-1991) º Advertising-Marketing Mgr for the Federated Group of Electronic Stores (1984-1989) º Advertising Director of Videoland Electronics Stores (1983-1984) º Senior Advertising Executive for Dallas Times Herald (1979-1983) º Senior Advertising Executive for Suburban Trib (Chicago Tribune) (1976-1979) º Outside Advertising Sales for News-Record (Oak Forest, IL) (1975-1976) º Retail Salesperson and Dept Mgr for Montgomery Ward (Matteson, IL) (1974-1975) - Education - º BS sought at Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL º Business Administration course work at Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL º Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, IL º Management training seminars - Other Information - º Founder and Webmaster of the award winning web site www.ICWhen.com º Member National Business Honor Society for academic excellence º One of the "100 Industry Leaders" in the January 1992 issue of MicroTimes magazine º Founded Artisan Software with commercially distributed computer software products