Bio - A Little About Me...

                               Kosta Sebok, Broker                               

206.280.8324

kosta@platinumrei.com 

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Interactive Technology Program Management professional providing world class multimedia, content and broker services

• Specialize in content management and multimedia design, providing cost-effective delivery of professional services and complex technology projects, on time and under budget; Business and Event Logistics management

• Identification and cross-fertilization of best practices, analytical techniques, broker and property management, coaching skills, technology implementations, strategy development and operational improvement

• Proven results in building strong team environments and fostering open communications in technical and non-technical workgroups responsible for the development and delivery of multimedia, content and broker service

BROKER MANAGEMENT                                                                         Feb 2001 - Present

Broker                                                               Home Realty / Platinum Real Estate Investments

• Serve as a resource and key contact for information gathering and distribution to and from brokers, consultants and various other external and internal partners; track key milestone project dates and communicate required information; assist in the resolution of issues raised by all internal and external partners; Managing current portfolio worth $4,558,400

• Coordinate real estate processes throughout the lifecycle of projects including preparing new files, assisting development managers with letters of intent and packages; input, update and distribute site information and project schedules

Broker Assistant                                                      Prudential MacPherson’s / Ballinger Realty

• Support Broker development and operations goals by participating and contributing in planning and strategy meetings; assist with planning and managing processes and practices to ensure that programs are aligned with company goals

Owner

• Plan and negotiate with brokers, agents, clients, partners, owners, vendors and contractors on a variety of technical and on-technical cross-function development projects and initiatives: Website Design, Content and Multimedia Management

• Marketing and content management for Prudential MacPherson’s, Ballinger Realty, Acacia Realty and Platinum REI

• Responsible for strategic, multi-release planning of a wide range of implementations through the creation and execution of business plan development, requirements gathering, project management and program coordination

• Administer contracts, monitor budgets, affiliates, advertisers, and correlate diverse purchase orders and invoices

• Gather and analyze requirements and create documentation, such as project charters, project plans, gap analysis, timeline dependencies analysis and functional requirements, in order to design and develop effective business solutions

• Coordinate multiple concurrent projects among many groups and provide clear plan of dependencies and milestones

Program Manager / Project Manager / Lead Producer               

• Responsible for the program management of online Continuing Professional

• Coordinated with Executive Level and Program Management from the Technology and Legal departments to:

            • Develop and communicate strategies for existing or

            • Plan, create and implement strategies to incorporate

• Scheduled and track billable hours for external partner projects involving internal staff and outsourced production studio

• Liaison between Executive management, sales, marketing, finance and IT personnel to assess business requirements

• Supervised and delegated to a team of up to 16+ producers, developers, designers and testers

• Managed cross-departmental program and project teams involved in enterprise-level company initiatives such as systems design and implementation of business system solutions, and technology infrastructure for multiple programs with a high level of complexity, interfacing with Executive (C) level and IT Management

• Produced and published accredited online Continuing Professional Education courses; 5+ product releases monthly

• Created and managed work breakdown structures; defining roles, responsibilities and coaching technical project teams

MEDIA AND EVENT MANAGEMENT

Program Manager

Ambient Soundwerk Production LLC

September 1993 – August 1994

September 1997 – October 1997

November 1998 - January 2000

• Over 19 years experience in the tradeshow, convention, exposition production and logistics service industries

• Broad experience in design, coordination, management and logistics of complex multimedia and technology projects

• Provided design, project, event management and logistics services for Fortune 100 companies and clients at various tradeshows, expositions, conferences, conventions, symposiums and corporate events throughout the United States

• Event Management for: PGA, OCCC, Turnberry Isle, the Breakers, Sheraton Bal Harbour, Eden Roc, the Fontainebleau

Assistant Director of Audiovisual Services

Caribiner International, Miami                                               October 1997 - October 1998

• Program and project management for conferences and events, ranging in size from 300 to 5000+ at the Fontainebleau

• Coordinated with Executive Management, Directors, convention staff and external vendors regarding the design and operation of multi-faceted technology projects and events; Department liaison for all pre- and post-conference meetings

• Generated budgets and proposals, drafted purchase orders and contracts and managed all external vendors and suppliers

• Increased department budget of $2.7M by 25% with strategic planning and detailed, concise proposals

• Daily management, coaching and performance review for 20+ direct staff (recruited and direct-hired 6 team members)

• Hired, scheduled and tracked billable hours for 10+ contractors, freelance technicians, architects and consultants

Project Manager

Caribiner International, Seattle                                    September 1994 - September 1997

• Managed internal and external customer relationships and set expectations, while managing risk and scope creep

• Responsible for the design, coordination and direction of Microsoft, Compaq, HP and Deloitte & Touche events

• Event Management for: WSCTC, Meydenbauer Center, Westin, Sheraton, Four Seasons, McCord Air Force Base

• MCP Since 2003 - Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 6 Enterprise and .NET

• MCSD / MCAD – Solution Architecture training complete; currently reviewing and scheduling for certification testing

• MCSD.NET - Completed four of five core requirement courses and all elective preparation courses

• Programming and Web Certifications: Perl 5, UNIX, XML and ASP 2.0 Level I, HTML Level I/II and WML Level I

• Database Certifications: SQL Server 2000 and 7

Engineering Degree

SCC, Fast Track program                                                            August 1996 - June 1997

Audio Engineering Technology/MIDI Production dual certificate degree

• Major- Digital Media Technology: Mentor and instruct students in Digital Media Production and AV Reinforcement

• Minor- Studio Business Operation; Studio Management and Design, Rights Management and Publishing laws

Software – PC and Mac (Complete list available upon request)

• Extremely adept at learning and utilizing existing and new software

            • Ability to rapidly master technical knowledge and train staff on best practices, operation and protocol

• Microsoft Windows 7 and all Microsoft legacy OS, IIS 6, COM+, Visual Studio .NET and 6 Enterprise, Silverlight (Beg. to Inter.), Windows Media Encoder, Office Pro 2010; SQL Server 2000, Project and Visio 2000 (Intermediate)

• Adobe: Premiere 6, After Effects 4.1 Pro Bundle, Photoshop 7, Illustrator 8 (Intermediate), PageMaker 6.5, Acrobat 5

• Macromedia (Adobe): Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, Flash MX (Intermediate) and Director 7

• Sony: Sound Forge 7, Acid Pro 4, Vegas Video 2, Stream Anywhere, Noise Reduction 2, Batch Converter 5

• Languages (Beg. to Inter.): LAMP - Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP / Perl / Python • ASP (.NET), VBScript, Flash ActionScript

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS (Complete list available upon request)

• Advanced knowledge and experience with multimedia and network administration, systems, installations and protocols

            • Content and Document Repositories, Encoding, Imaging,

            • LAN, WAN, WLAN, NAS, TCP/IP, FTP, DNS, Proxy and VPN

• Extensive CODEC and digital archiving experience - DLT and DAT; DVD, CD, NAS; compressed and uncompressed

            • 1100 + hours of archived content for Pro2Net

              and 3000 + hours independent archived content

• Advanced interactive online multimedia knowledge and development skill set:

            • Creation, management, training, distribution and storage

• System configurations and technology research; Project tracking and reporting; Media procurement and implementation

• Computer hardware, software and AV gear installs and upgrades; Advanced hardware, software and AV troubleshooting

• Keep current with emerging technologies, trends and design; catalog new products, laws, ideas, services, improvements and advancements to formulate strategic reports and incorporate into business plans