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Paul
Taira
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702.938.0883
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603.761.9178
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Dynamic high level leader
and entrepreneur with excellent communications and public speaking
skills that operates at the highest levels of integrity. Proven track
record in Corporate
America, Information
Technology,
Home
Business development,
Entertainment Industry,
and
Network
Marketing.
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2009 - Present
ASEA
Independent Associate
- Platinum Executive
- Current organization exceeds 3,500 Associates
- Creator of Associate website support systems
2007 - 2009
In My Zone, LLC
Independent Consultant
- Master Distributor
- Compensation plan consulting
- Product development
2007 - 2008
Death Fighter, LLC
Executive Producer
- Primary investor
- Handle creation/development
of instructional fight DVD series
- Develop merchandising
opportunities
2007 - 2009
Bikini Supermodels
Associate Producer
/ Talent Scout
- Work directly with Executive
Producer to handle show needs and development
- Review and coordinate
talent
- Show personality
2005 - 2007
Magic Phone Network,
Jamaica
Network Marketing
Consultant
- Master Distributor
- Built organization of
over 3,000 distributors in 6 months
- Back office systems
design
- Product development
- Distributor training
development
2004 - 2007
Layers of Light International,
Inc.
Independent Consultant
- Master Distributor
- Over 4,000 consultants
in organization
- Developed sales and
training presentations
- Public speaking and
training
2004 - Present
Taira Nevada Partners,
LLC
Managing Partner
- Real estate acquisition/development
partnership
- In charge of investment
funds of over $350,000.00
2001 - 2004
Circles of Life USA,
LLC
Independent Consultant,
Founding Director
- Master Distributor
- Built organization of
over 12,500 consultants
- Developed sales and
training presentations
- Publicly spoke to audiences
of up to 600 people
- Developed and maintained
independent website
1992 - Present
TangoVision, Inc.
President
- Network Marketing ventures
- IT Consulting
- Computer Network/Internet/VPN
solutions
- Graphic Design services
- Web Design/Hosting solutions
- Internet solutions
- Telephone System solutions
- Multimedia Presentation
production
2000 - 2001
EIS Systems, Inc.
Director, Information Technology
- Began consulting in October
of 2000
- Joined staff as the IT
Director in November of 2000
- Certified with alexissm
and Siemens business telephone systems
- Responsible for $300,000.00
worth of alexissm
(advanced telephone system) sales within first 2 months
- Maintained customer relationships
and provided real world business solutions
- Installed alexissm
systems for corporations with 70-150 users
- Developed and maintained
website (www.eis-systems.com) and customer mailing list with Microsoft bCentral
- Maintained in-house telephone,
voicemail, data network, and email (MS Exchange) environment
2000
ValueNetUSA.com
Chief Technology Officer
- Began position in July
of 2000
- Architected E-Commerce
site design with Executive team and outsourced developers
- Re-architected and designed
sales force website
- Designed interface mechanism
to allow sales information to be publishable via secure web login
- Facilitated vendor negotiations
and reduced fee schedules
1999 - 2000
Junum.com
Chief Information Officer
- Began as Chief Technology
Officer December, 1999. Employee #3
- Promoted to Chief Information
Officer March, 2000
- Put together Information
Technology team from Day 1, and directly brought on board the following personnel:
- Chief Technology
Officer
- Webmaster
- Lead Database
Administrator
- Director
of Corporate Communications
- Technical
Services Project Manager
- Graphic
Designer and Motion Graphic Producer
- Las Vegas
Site Engineer
- Exceeded all timeline
and budget requirements, including the 30-day implementation of the entire
internal IT infrastructure and website launch during the challenging holiday
and Y2K season
- Designed and selected
vendors for all enterprise technology solutions, spanning the following:
- Network
infrastructure design and implementation
- Security
assessment selection for both data and physical aspects
- Multiple
data and voice circuit solutions
- Data center
selection for ASP and website hosting
- ASP Citrix
server-based solution implementation for office and email applications
- Call Center
software solution for 40 telemarketers and 12 Members Support Dept. personnel
- Telephone
switch platform solution
- Assisted
in selection of financial system ASP solution
- Digital
imaging solution design for credit report storage, retrieval, and processing
- eStamp batch
processing automation design and implementation
- Online web-based
customer acquistion system design and development
- Organized web development
team for www.junum.com launch
- Oversaw development of
Internet/Intranet/Extranet environments
- Implemented Web-based
project management system to provide centralized collaboration of projects
- Facilities expansion
planning, coordination, project management, and implementation from original
6,000 sq. ft. office in Costa Mesa to over 33,000 sq. ft. of offices in Costa
Mesa and Las Vegas
- Managed relationships
with vendors to keep rollout project going under challenged budget and Year
2000 issues
1998 - 1999
Global Partners Network
Director, Technology Advisory
Board
- Website Design for 3,000
member BIG Planet sales force organization
- Produce weekly sales
and marketing conference call for sales force
- Designed turnkey web
production model for Dynamic Web Page creation tool
- Assisted in online lead
generation tool design
1989 - 2000
St. Joseph Health System
Technology and Training Analyst
- Evaluation of new technologies
for the enterprise
- Selection/deployment
of outsourced Enterprise Internet access solution (T-1) and firewall management
- Network consulting services
- Application consulting
services
- Selection/Deployment/Maintenance
of Enterprise multimedia training environment (1,000 seats)
- Instructor-led training
- Project management and
structured writing documentation
- Assist in HEAT (Help
Desk Automation software) enhancement solutions
1994 - 1995
Chiron Vision Corporation
PC and Graphics Specialist
- Managed user training
and personally taught 95 classes to 824 students. Courses included Microsoft
Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Lotus cc:Mail, Lotus Organizer, Microsystems'
CaLANdar, and CorelDRAW! Levels ranging from beginning to advanced (no programming).
- Provided user support
for all of the Microsoft Office software.
- Handled all corporate
(non-marketing/communications) graphic design requests which included on-screen
presentation production, 35mm film recording, and color overhead transparency
generation.
- Provided roll-out, administration,
and user training of the PictureTel 4000 video conferencing system. Held video
conferences with remote sites in Germany, Amsterdam, France, Puerto Rico,
St. Louis, and Emeryville (CA).
- Other various IT-related
product installations taking enterprise from 85 seats to over 500 in one year's
time
1986 - 1992
United States Marine
Corps
Combat Infantry Squad Leader
- Responsible for 13-man
combat infantry rifle squad and attachments.
- Promoted to the rank
of Sergeant (E-5) at the age of 21.
- Veteran of Operation
Desert Storm/Shield with decorations.
- Desert/Jungle/Urban warfare
specialist with specialized training in Panama and Okinawa, Japan.
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| Certifications
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CNA: Certified
Novell Administrator (Candidate Registration Number 85EDTT1464)
MCPS: Microsoft
Certified Product Specialist (ID: 261567)
- Implementing and Supporting
MS Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Implementing and Supporting
MS Windows NT Server 3.51
- Implementing and Supporting
MS Windows 95
- Networking Essentials
- Internetworking Microsoft
TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT
Click here
to view scanned image of most recent Microsoft certification document.
Applications training
Soft Skills
- How to Deal With Difficult
People, American Management Association
- First Things First time
management class, Covey Leadership Group
- Organizing and Managing
Files, Marla Benson
- Docutools structured
writing workshop, Performance Technology Associates, Inc.
Undergraduate studies
1986 - 1990 California
State University, Long Beach Long Beach, CA
- Completed 94 units between
this institution and Cypress College while working full-time and being in
the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
- Education interrupted
due to activation and oversees deployment to Operation Desert Storm in December
of 1990.
Trade Shows
- Comdex (10 years)
- CES (7 years)
- Networld + InterOp (5
years)
- NetGlobal (2 years)
- Various
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Bausch & Lomb Surgical
Contact: Sharon Reffett, Director Commercial Technology
phone: 909.399.1616
- Applications Instructor
- Network/VPN consultant
- Multimedia training solution
selection
- Application solutions
Regional Center Of Orange County
Contact: Aki Tanimoto, Vice President of MSI (solutions provider to
RCOC)
phone: 714.796.5296
- Network Operating Systems
Engineer
- Sole Designer and installer
of 4-site Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Domain
- Microsoft Exchange 4.0
Server installation and configuration
- Pointcast Network solution
- Y2K compliance
- VPN solution
- Provided various advanced
technical support solutions
Technology Integration Group Of Irvine
Contact: Paul Sunok, Chief Executive Officer
phone: 949.753.1933 x22
- Systems Integrator And
Desktop Application Instructor
- Business solutions and
Instructor-led training for Alec Dugally Construction on MS Office applications
- Macintosh DB to Windows
95 database conversion
- AOL Internet access solution
and training
St. Joseph Health
System
Contact: Julika Barrett, Training/R&D Manager
phone: 714.647.4943
- Technology And Training
Analyst
- Installation and configurations
of NETg multimedia training software at multiple sites in Northern and Southern
CA
- Installation coordination
and management of Internet T1 services via PSI Networks
- Instructor-led training
for Microsoft Office applications, Novell GroupWise, and 3Com PalmPilot
- Training Room design,
installation, and maintenance of 20 Pentium Pro devices with overhead projection
and multimedia sound system.
- R&D for new technology
products
- Year 2000 software vendor
evaluations and executive briefings
Chiron Vision
Contact: Dennis Wilson, Director of Information Services
phone: 800.531.2020
- PC And Graphics Specialist
- Trained over 1,500 students
in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Lotus cc:Mail, Corel Draw, and CaLANdar
- Produced corporate graphics
and presentations
- Provided Help Desk support
- Provided Netware 3.12
administration
- R&D for new technology
products
- Sales automation project
integrating HTA's (Health Technology Association) Lotus Notes application
with Microsoft Office suite of applications in Windows 95 environment. Maintained
sales work force devices, and spoke at conferences.
World Health Alliance
Contact: Charles Veach, Chief Executive Officer
phone: 888.203.1153
- IT Consultant
- Responsible for decision-making
on company's IT services
- Documentation and Web
site design
- Network operating system
solution
- Remote access solution
- Internet/e.mail solution
Mesa Distributing
Contact: Debbie Tye, Chief Financial Officer
619.452.2340
- Installation of Windows
NT 3.51 network
- Installation of MS Office
95
- Instructor-led training
for entire staff
- Application customization
- Executive one-on-one
training
CoCensys Corporation
Contact: Fred Anson, Manager of Information Systems
phone: 714.753.6100
- Engineering Consultant
- Network troubleshooting
and design
- Help Desk support
Reid Plastics
Contact: Kevin Kennedy, IS Manager
phone: 714.839.3474
- Engineering Consultant
- Network and application
troubleshooting and design
- Server installation and
configuration
HC Management
Contact: Michael Misita, President
phone: 949.499.2450
- Network installation/implementation
- Desktop hardware selection
and implementation
- Selected and installed
office automation applications
- Provided Internet connectivity
solution
Mohr Partners
Contact: Robin Leamy, Managing Partner
phone: 949.852.1660
- Internet consulting
- Workstation installation
and configuration
Okita Management
Contact: Ron Nowak, Project Manager
phone: 714.667.3079
- Network design and implementation
- Windows NT, Exchange
and Proxy server configuration
- DSL solution
- Client installations
C&C Vision
Contact: Andy Corley, Chief Executive Officer
phone: 949.916.9352
- Motion graphic (Macromedia
Flash) production for device action in eye
- PowerPoint background
template design production
- Video digitization production
to Apple Quicktime format
Refractec
Contact: Lauren Kanner, Director of Clinical Research & Education
phone: 949.784.2600 x13
- Motion graphic production
- PowerPoint background
template design production
Integrity Training
Contact: Mark Schupp, Vice President of Software Development
phone: 714.637.9480 x17
- Internal network re-design
and server config
- Windows NT server multi-homing
device configuration
- Internet access implementation
- MS Proxy Server installation
and configuration
Website Design Clients
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- Rick Bergen: CEO,
MLM Consultants, Inc. 702.938.0888
- Anne
Herrera: Assistant Vice President, St. Joseph Health System. 714.647.3605
- Alton Omura: SE Manager,
Nortel Networks. 949.251.4218
- Robert L. McWhirk: CEO,
Robert L. McWhirk, APC. 949.499.3660
- Sandy Elsberg: Author,
Bread Winner/Bread Baker. 949.589.7130
- Richard Tallman: CEO,
AutoQuest International. 949.251.0006
- Glenn Umeda: Attorney
at Law. 626.571.2444
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