Vincent Kovar

PO Box 31077-Seattle, WA 98103

contact@vincentkovar.com

www.kovarconsulting.com

With more than two decades of proven experience in private industry and public institutions, I offer well-honed qualifications and a reliable record of results. My background includes a Master’s Degree from Seattle University followed by more than twelve years of experience in education and instructional systems design, seven of these in high-tech, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and wireless telecommunications. My experience also includes three years in copywriting and marketing with a further nine years in various editorial roles. More than 160 of my articles have sold to both print and online venues. Currently, I am adjunct faculty at Antioch University, University of Phoenix and Richard Hugo House.

 

ADULT INSTRUCTION

Antioch University

Adjunct Faculty- Learning & Teaching Cooperative

Seattle, WA 2008-present

      Design and delivery of accredited college writing courses for M.A. and B.A. students.

·         Technical & Professional Writing

·         Writing In Academic Contexts

·         Writing in Academic Contexts partnered with Prior Life Learning

·         Writing in Academic Contexts partnered with History 1810-the present

·         The Writing Process

·         Staging Change- Using Theater as a Mechanism of Social, Psychological Educational and Political Activism

Richard Hugo House

Instructor

Seattle, WA 2007-present

      Instructional design and delivery of on-ground, adult, creative writing workshops.

·         Writer’s Workout

·         Writer’s Workout II (the Aerobic Writer)

·         Righting the Craft: Revision & Editing

·         The Mind’s Eye: Writing Visually

·         It’s Alive: Reading the Masters to Resurrect Your Writing

·         Knee Bone’s Connected: Tools in Structure and Theme

·         A.C.E. Your Writing: Action-Conflict and Events

University of Phoenix

Adjunct Faculty- Arts & Sciences

Renton, Bellevue, & Tacoma, WA 2006-Present

     Design and implementation of accredited, college-level courses in film, literature and communications. Includes on-ground, on-line and blended instruction.

·         COMM/105 Introduction To Effective Written Communication            

·         COMM/110 Introduction To Oral Communication              

·         COMM/208 Business Writing Essentials                

·         COMM/215 Essentials Of College Writing             

·         COMM/301 Proposal Writing  

·         COMM/310 Public Speaking     

·         COMM/315 Diversity Issues In Communication  

·         ENG/120      Business Literature               

·         ENG/125      Literature In Society              

·         ENG/215      Effective Academic Writing

·         ENG/301      American Ethnic Literature  

·         ENG/302      20th Century American Literature       

·         ENG/340      Creative Writing    

·         ENG/491      American Literature To 1860               

·         ENG/493      English Literature To 1800  

·         ENG/494      English Literature Since 1800              

·         ENG/495      Advanced Creative Writing  

·         GEN/101      Skills For Lifelong Learning I              

·         GEN/200      Foundations For General Education And Professional Success

·         GEN/300      Skills For Professional Development

·         GEN/480      Interdisciplinary Capstone Course      

·         HUM/150      Introduction To Film Studies             

·         HUM/266      Art Through The Ages        

·         HUM/300      The Global Village               

·         LIT/320         Business Literature               

·         SOC/110        Teamwork, Collaboration, And Conflict Resolution          

 

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

T-Mobile USA

Senior Instructional Designer (vendor)

Seattle, WA 2002 -2006

Designed and developed hundreds of hours of call-center curriculum including 5-week, tier II Wireless Data Group training, extensive device training, (Blackberry, Sidekick, Treo, wireless data cards, etc) and product service training for Technical Services Group. Designed New-Hire Sales Training for all channels nationwide and implemented instructor led Internet Training (ILIT) in conjunction with corporate LMS.

Adobe, Inc

Senior Instructional Designer (contractor)

Seattle, WA 2003

Provided exceptional instructional design, strategic blueprints and developer specs for outsourcing of Adobe tier I and tier II support for PageMaker, InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat.

BuildNet, Inc

Senior Instructional Designer

Seattle, WA 5/1999 -11/2001

Highlight projects include producing training for the corporation and its constituents (NxTrend, BuildSoft, FAST, et. al. ) on more than 20 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) packages with wireless bidding capability coordinated with extensive project management and accounting systems that, at the time, were used in 43% of the US residential housing construction market. Projects also included technical support materials and marketing collateral.

 

MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

SeaSaw Publishing

Marketing Consultant

Seattle, WA 2008

Audience analysis, publication announcements and market positioning.

Corporate Surplus/OutSmart Office Solutions

Marketing Consultant

Seattle, WA 2008

New division/service launch including print collateral.

The Cha Dao Tea Company

Vice-President of Sales & Marketing

Seattle, WA 2006-2007

In only the first 18 months, I assisted launching the product from concept to West Coast distribution. Directed sales messaging, designed branding, and created product copy. Liaison to brokers and distribution channels. Created media presence which produced successful hits in venues like Time Magazine and dozens of other journals worldwide.

Level III Medispa

Marketing Director

Seattle, WA 2007

Composed and trademarked tagline, wrote ad copy, assisted art direction and launched new location.

 

EDITORIAL & WRITING

Gay City Anthologies

Editor/Curator

Seattle, WA 2007-Present

Editor-in-Chief for multi-disciplinary anthology.  Publications coordinator and director. Book design, layout and cover designer. Funded project through development and grant applications that have integrated budgeting, audience analysis and focused rhetoric to produce successful grants including: Seattle Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, the Puffin Foundation, King County 4Culture and the Seattle Foundation.

‘mo Magazine

Editor-at-Large

Seattle, WA 2007-2009

Editor-at-Large and feature writer for full-color, monthly lifestyle magazine. Electronic clips available on www.nxtbook.com or upon request.

Seattle International Film Festival

Assistant Editor of Publications

Seattle, WA 3/2008- 6/2008

Assistant editor/contributing writer to the 320-page film guide, siff.net directory and a 32-page newspaper insert in The Seattle Times.

ProMotion Arts

Script Writer (vendor)

Seattle, WA 2008

      Scriptwriter for series of three educational films produced for the Washington State Services for the Blind.

Glove Box Guides, Really Great Books

Seattle, WA 12/2003-6/2003

Writer and restaurant reviewer for the non-fiction book: Hungry?Seattle

Heritage Media

Carlsbad, CA  2/2000-6/2001

Business profile writer and editorial liaison for the non-fiction book, Seattle: 150 Years of Progress

Urban Box Office- Gauge Project

City Editor

New York, NY 9/1999-4/2000

City Editor/Writer for national Web-based directory.

Pride Magazine

Arts & Entertainment Editor.

Chicago, IL; Seattle, WA 3/1999-11/2000

Wrote features, reviews and marketing copy for glossy magazine. Edited submissions for publication. Assisted with editorial calendar, media relations and publicity.

 

Seattle University: Masters- Education                     1996

University of Washington: Bachelors- History           1993

University of Washington: Bachelors- Theater          1993

Washington State Teaching License                         2008 (renewed)

Adult Education Certificate                                    2006

Online Learning Certificate                                     2006

Washington State Real Estate License                      2005

ERP Project Management Certificate                      2001

Instructional Design Certificate                               2000

Cummings, K. (2009). Jesse (Comps.). One Real Story (pp. 281-288). New York

Cummings, K (2009). Drink from Your Lips While Sleeping (Comps.) One Real Story (pp. 220-226). New York

Kovar, V, ed. (2008), Gay City: Volume One. Seattle, WA: Gay City Health Project

Kovar, V, ed. (2008), Gay City: Volume One. Seattle, WA: Gay City Health Project

“The All-Night Dentist” Robinson, T. (2008). Hardcore, hardboiled. New York, NY: Kensington Books.

“I Have Seen A Bird”: Finalist @ Richard Hugo House Speculative Fiction Contest, Seattle, WA. 2007

“Voting” (10-minute play): Short listed @ Short & Sweet, Sydney, Australia. 2007

“The Flood” (10-minute play): Short listed @ Short & Sweet, Sydney, Australia. 2006

“The All-Night Dentist” (short story): Thuglit.com. July, 2006

“Vivian in Early Mourning” (short story): Ellipsis Magazine. May, 2006

“Throwing in the Towel” (full length play): The Oregon Literary Review. Winter, 2006

“I –heart- Television” (10-minute play): Performed @ Northwest Actors Studio, Seattle, WA. February 2006

 “Hot Air” (10-minute play): Performed @ Odd Duck Studios, Seattle, WA. August, 2005

“Office Absurd” (10-minute play): Performed by @ Odd Duck Studios, Seattle, WA. . August, 2005

“You’ve Heard of It” (short story): Blithe House Quarterly. Spring, 2005

“El Presidente” (full length play): Lulu Press. 2004

“Alice: Through the Looking Glass, Darkly” (full length play):- Chamber Theater, Seattle, WA. 1998

“Dark Eyes” (short story): Spokane Falls Community College, 1988

“Boystown” (blurb) 13th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Guide, October. 2008: 27

“Ciao” (blurb) 13th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Guide, October. 2008: 29

“Clandestinos” (blurb) 13th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Guide, October. 2008: 29

“Dogtags” (blurb) 13th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Guide, October. 2008: 33

“Rocky Horror Picture Show” (blurb) 13th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Guide, October. 2008: 61

“The World Unseen” (blurb) 13th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Guide, October. 2008: 75

“Stop Living Underwater” ‘mo Magazine, August. 2008: 18

“Northern Exposure Returns” ‘mo Magazine, July. 2008: 13

“Take Me Out” ‘mo Magazine, July. 2008: 18

“881” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Ask Not” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Bad Habits” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Baghead” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Ballast” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Bliss” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Bottle Shock” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Boystown” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Breakfast with Skot” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Brick Lane” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Call Me Troy” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Choke” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Dream Boy” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Elegy” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Empties” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Faces” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Female Agents” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Go With Peace Jamil” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Head-On” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Heartbeat Detector” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“In July” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Jar City” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“John Waters Present Cecil B DeMented” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“La France” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Late Bloomers” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Mister Foe” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“On the Wings of Dreams” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“One Hundred Nails” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Pope’s Toilet” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Romeo & Juliet” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Saturn in Opposition” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Sexy Beast” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Sleep Dealer” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“The Art of Negative Thinking” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“The Girl by the Lake” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“The Wackness” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“This Way Up” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“Young Adam” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“The Secret Festival” (blurb) Seattle International Film Festival Guide, May-June. 2008

“The Things We Do” ‘mo Magazine, June. 2008: 16

“Little Man, Big Funny” ‘mo Magazine, May. 2008: 14

“HomeoHealthy” ‘mo Magazine, April. 2008: 21

“Men’s Fashion: Top to Bottom” ‘mo Magazine, April. 2008: 16

“Savvy Radicals.” ‘mo Magazine, February. 2008: 14

“Are We Dying to Be Polite?” ‘mo Magazine, January. 2008: 12

“Power Generation.” ‘mo Magazine, December. 2007: 13

“Money, Media & Gay Politics.” ‘mo Magazine, October. 2007: 17

“Fashion, Art & Design.” ‘mo Magazine, September. 2007: 16

“Jealousy in Divergent Relationships.” ‘Mo Magazine, August. 2007: 14

“The Lavender Locker Room.” ‘Mo Magazine, July. 2007: 14

“Forward ‘mo-menturm: Seattle’s Queer History.” ‘Mo Magazine, June. 2007: 8

“Re-Centering Religion.” ‘Mo Magazine, May. 2007: 12

“Returning to the Source.” ‘Mo Magazine, April. 2007: 14

Hungry? Seattle: The Lowdown On Where The Real People Eat. Ed. Roberta Cruger. Los Angeles, CA: Really Great Books, 2003

Seattle: 150 Years of Progress. Ed. James R. Warren. Carlsbad, CA: Heritage Media, 2001

Review of And Your Mother Too (film). Seattle Gay Standard, 1 Nov. 2001: 19

Review of Boy Shorts (film). Seattle Gay Standard, 1 Nov. 2001: 19

Review of Circuit (film). Seattle Gay Standard, 1 Nov. 2001: 19

Review of Fluffer (film). Seattle Gay Standard, 1 Nov. 2001: 19

Review of Drift (film). Seattle Gay Standard, 1 Nov. 2001: 19

Review of The Little Book of Neurosis by Michael Thomas Ford. Seattle Gay Standard, 22 Nov. 2001: 16

“New Orleans: The Quick and the Dead.” Seattle Gay Standard, 18 Oct. 2001: 13

“Arena Arrives.” Seattle Gay Standard, 30 Aug. 2001: 10

Review of Big Eden (film) . Seattle Gay Standard, 15 Aug. 2001: 20

Review of Onyx, by Felice Picano. Rain Taxi, Vol. 6, No. 2. 2001: 23

“The Jay and Silent Bob Test.” Seattle Gay Standard, 23 Aug. 2001: 15

Review of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film). Seattle Gay Standard, 9 Aug. 2001: 17

Review of The Day Eazy-E Died by James Earl Hardy. Seattle Gay Standard, 3 Aug. 2001: 19

“Life is Silver, Life is Onyx.” Seattle Gay Standard, 16 Jul. 2001: 19

“Bully: Homoerotic Suburban Psychosis.” Seattle Gay Standard, 26 Jul. 2001: 18

Review of Legally Blonde (film). Seattle Gay Standard, 19 Jul. 2001: 17-25

Review of Hedwig and the Angry Inch Soundtrack (music). Seattle Gay Standard, 19 Jul. 2001:18

Review of Endangered Species by Louis Bayard. Seattle Gay Standard, 14 Jun. 2001: 11

“Fashion Fights AIDS.” Seattle Gay Standard, 28 May. 2001: 11-20

Review of AIDA (musical). Seattle Gay Standard, 18 May. 2001: 17-25

Review of Killer Joe (play). Seattle Gay Standard, 28 Apr. 2001: 5

Review of Art by Yasmina Reza (play). Seattle Gay Standard, 6 Apr. 2001: 17

“London Dispatch.” Seattle Gay Standard, 13 Apr. 2001: 12

Review of Spinning into Butter (play). Seattle Gay Standard, 6 Apr. 2001: 16

Review of A Year Full of Moons, by Madelyn Arnold. Seattle Gay Standard, 30 Apr. 2001: 12

Review of One Act Trilogy (play). Seattle Gay Standard, 2 Mar. 2001: 18

Review of Hard Drive, Ed. Miguel Angel. Seattle Gay Standard, 15 Mar. 2001: 5

Review of It’s Not Mean if It’s True, by Michael Thomas Ford. Rain Taxi, Vol. 5 No. 3, 2000: 41

“Stranger in a Strange Land: Brandon Teena.” OutSpoken, 2 Feb. 2000: 1

“Stranger in a Strange Land: Brandon Teena.” PlanetOut.com, Feb. 2000

“Vivid Vidal: an interview with Gore Vidal.” Southern Voice, 13 Jan. 2000: 53

Review of Jerome, by William Taylor. Southern Voice, 20 Jan. 2000: 42

“The World According to Gore.” Watermark, 8 Dec. 1999: 14-20

“Stranger in a Strange Land: Brandon Teena.” Pride Magazine, Dec. 1999: 8

“An Interview With Gore Vidal.” Seattle Gay News, 26 Nov. 1999: 33

“An Interview With Gore Vidal.” PlanetOut.com, Nov. 1999

“Dog Bites @ the 3 Dog Bakery.” Pride Magazine, Nov. 1999: 14

“Hyperion Rising.” Pride Magazine, Nov. 1999: 18

“Cut the Clutter; Aim for Quality.” Pride Magazine, Oct. 1999: 10

“El Gaucho Perfecto.” Pride Magazine, Oct. 1999: 30

“Don’t ‘Miss’ Intermission.” Pride Magazine, Oct. 1999: 36

“On Theatergoing.” Pride Magazine, Aug. 1999: 16

“Benaroya Hall: A Gift….” Pride Magazine, Jul. 1999:10

“Shook Takes his Final Bow at the Intiman.” Pride Magazine, Jun. 1999: 22

 “Serving Out Loud: An Interview with Dr. Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer.” Pride Magazine, Jun. 1999: 8

“On the Millennial Fringe.” Pride Magazine, May. 1999: 28

“Ivory Towers…” Out and About Magazine, May. 1999: 6

“Musings on Self Production.” Script, Apr. 1999: 4