George Arthur Lareau
Mamamiya! Photo of
freelance writer-photographer
C R E D I T S
& E X P E R I E N C E
EDITORIAL
EXPERIENCE
Book Editor, English Teacher, School Manager
Beijing New Bridge
Foreign Language School
Editor “Quick & Easy English” book series.
English instructor promoted to School Manager.
September 1998 to May 2004
Gregg
International College
Tokyo
International College
English instructor.
Manager, Tokyo
Freelance photographer, Financial Times of London
September 1989 to October 1991
Author/Publisher
Sufi George Books, Tucson, AZ sgbooks.sufigeorge.net
Author of books on consciousness theory, fiction, photography.
Magazine Editor
Water Well Journal Publishing Co., Urbana , IL
Editor “Water Well Journal” and “Irrigation
Journal.” Writing, photography, layout, purchase of freelance material.
Nationwide travel for interviews and trade shows. Created advertising program
and improved editorial quality, elevating WWJ from third to first place in its
field, driving one competitor out of business. Produced two major technical
issues including “The Authoritative Primer on Ground Water Pollution,” named an
official US
September 1969 to June 1971
Public Relations Director, Industrial Editor
Burgess Battery Co., Div. Clevite
Corp., Freeport , IL
Corporate-community public relations. Editor of “You and Burgess,” and “Happy Monday” (daily). Won awards for both. Writing, photography, typesetting, layout. Managed bulletin board system. Produced brochures for credit union and plant tours. Produce employee handbook. Produced employee orientation film. Represented company at trade shows.
August 1966 to June 1968
News Reporter
Champaign‑Urbana News‑Gazette, Urbana , IL
City beat news reporter.
Covered city council meetings, all city commissions, some county units. Political campaign coverage. Photography. Broke major story on real estate scandal.
September 1968 to June 1969
Freelance Writer‑Photographer
Multi-Media Co, Urbana , IL
Freelancer for trade magazines, manufacturers.
Editor/publisher “Freelance Photographer.” President of ASMP, Chicago
June 1971 to April 1973
Advertising/Public Relations
George A. Lareau and Associates, Inc., Champaign , IL
Advertising agency owner, supervised 5.
Print and audio-visual media production including brochures, catalog sheets and covers, newsletters, news releases, multi-screen AV productions, 16mm films, TV and radio spots. Built front projection studio with sound bench. Supervised 5.
June 1976 to November 1979
Job Printer
The Bone Press, Amboy, IL
Hand foundry typesetter, hand-operated letterpress.
June 1963 to September 1964
OTHER EXPERIENCE
eBay Entrepreneur
Mamamiya! Photo of Tucson , Tucson , AZ
Developed eBay business buying and selling Mamiya camera equipment.
30K annual sales.
September 2004 to March 2007
Financial Planner
IDS/American Express Financial Services, Phoenix , AZ
Series 7 & 63 securities licenses; life, health, variable annuity insurance licenses.
Financial analysis and planning, sales of financial products. Specialized in private pension plans.
December 1991 to December 1992
IDS/American Express, Champaign , IL
Series 6 & 63 securities licenses; life, health, variable annuity insurance licenses. Personal financial planning, sales of financial products. Class fast start winner, annual sales campaign winner. Trained in estate planning and field training. Conducted seminars in financial planning and estate planning. Responsible for own direct mail advertising campaigns.
December 1979 to July 1983
Computer Operator/Analyst/Consultant
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. (via Manpower), Mesa , AZ
Computer support, systems analysis.
Support
Services: Furthered development of dBaseIII programming
for engineering cost proposal tracking system; converted database from Lotus
123 to dBaseIII; learned Ventura
Compensation Unit: Proposed and chaired effort to derive merit tracking data from mainframe to eliminate duplicate input; developed standardized format for job descriptions using MultiMate; co-edited and typeset “Compensation Connection” newsletter using Aldus Pagemaker.
ARPRO: Implemented Wang WP glossary for several dozen documents formatted to Army specifications, reducing clerical hours; Wang and MultiMate word processing.
Production Control: Tracked daily parts flow status; programmed Lotus 123 to produce 14 daily production graphs and reports.
August 1967 to September 1989
Administrator
City of Urbana
Managed city parking system, supervised 14.
Daily operations and reporting, budget preparation and administration. Analyzed work flow procedures, developed more efficient systems, trained and upgraded staff, analyzed and rewrote city parking ordinances, restructured income to permit early bond retirement, supervised 14. Mayor’s press agent. Creator-editor of newsletter for city employees.
May 1973 to June 1976
Social Worker
Arizona Division
of Child Protective Services, Phoenix ,
AZ
Mixed family caseload including supervising foster homes, counseling.
June 1997 to July 1998
Illinois Department of Children and Family
Services, Rockford , IL
Mixed family caseload including supervising foster homes, evaluating adoptive families, counseling. Public relations officer introducing new Child Abuse Act to judges, police chiefs and sheriffs.
September 1964 to August 1966
Assistant Minister
St. Matthew’s Methodist Church, Belleville, IL
Youth group coordinator, conducted evening services.
September 1964 to June 1965
Systems Analyst/Computer Operator
Mass. Dept. of Public Health, Boston , MA
Proposed and performed department-wide paperwork flow analysis to identify word processing inefficiencies; prepared major report on mainframe; implemented recommendations. Computer applications trainer and hot-line support, including MultiMate, CPT, Lotus 123. Created and edited divisional newsletter. Technical editor of research reports.
Survival Jobs and Sidelines
Tape Transcriptionist
Association
for the Unfoldment of Man, Paradise Valley , AZ
January 1993 to July 1994
Telemarketer
Success
Marketing, Phoenix , AZ
August 1994 to September 1994
Disk book publisher
Lareau
Disk Publications, Mesa , AZ
Created and produced 12 books on disk, designed packaging, marketed through area bookstores and computer stores.
Telemarketer
Dixon Pest Control, Mesa ,
AZ
September 1994 to June 1995
Telemarketer
DialAmerica, Tempe ,
AZ
June 1995 to August 1995
Telemarketer
Direct
Marketing Services, Phoenix ,
AZ
October 1995 to April 1996
Telemarketer
IntelliSell, Phoenix ,
AZ
April 1996 to May 1996
Customer Service Representative
U-Haul,
Phoenix , AZ
July 1996 to October 1996
Telemarketer
Software
of the Month Club, Phoenix ,
AZ
December 1996 to January 1997
Telemarketer
Direct Marketing Services
March 1997 to April 1997
Telemarketer
USDW,
Phoenix , AZ
May 1997 to May 1997
EDUCATION
B.A. in English/philosophy, McKendree University, Lebanon, IL.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
“Surprising Lake of the Woods,” 27-minute16mm sound-color film for Champaign County Forest Preserve District.
“Boneyard Cake,” 30-second 16mm sound-color TV spot, recognized by American Revolution Bicentennial Administration as a “significant contribution.”
“Super Pitcher,” 2.5-minute sound-color Super8 film for Brighten Products.
“The Way You’d Do It,” 30-second 16mm sound-color TV spot for University Inn.
“Surprises at Lake of the
Woods ,” 30-second radio spot for CCFPD.
“Surprises at Lake of the
Woods ,” two 10-second sound-color 16mm TV spots for CCFPD.
“Too Pretty to Eat,” 30-second videotape TV spot for Waffle Works restaurant.
Producer, “Introduction to RPMA Guide Specification System,” 14-minute sound-color Super8 filmstrip for Construction Engineering Research Lab, US Army Corps of Engineers.
“Buffet Valhalla,” 30-second radio spot for Viking Room restaurant, Ramada Inn.
“French Cuisine,” 30-second radio spot for Top of
the Inn restaurant.
“Squeez Art,” 3-minute sound-color Super8 and 16mm films for American Butane Corp.
“She Fell for Me,” 30-second radio spot for Waffle Works restaurant.
“English Creek,” 30-second sound-color 16mm TV spot for Barker Realtors.
“Jap Ji,” 21-minute 16mm sound-color independent film.
“Darshan Singh,”
30-minute slide-synch sound AV for Kirpal Science of
the Soul, Inc. Location photography in Delhi ,
India
“Welcome to Burgess,” 20-minute sound-color Super8 employee orientation film for Burgess Battery Co.
“The Year Ahead,” 30-minute 3-screen multi-media presentation for annual meeting, Eisner Supermarkets.
Underground 8mm b&w films: “A Shuddering Self-Portrait;” “Things on a Spring Day;” others.
“Books on the Path,” 5-minute weekly radio show for Elysian Tree Metaphysical Bookstore.
THEATRICAL CREDITS
Acted in two high school plays.
Lead in two college plays: “The Glass Menagerie,” “Teahouse of the August Moon.” Acted in “The Crucible,” “Ahmal and the Night Visitors.”
Founded Amboy Community Theater, directed “Everybody Loves Opal,” three one-act plays.
Directed “A Streetcar Named Desire” at Freeport
Community Theater; acted in “Streets of New
York
POLITICAL PUBLIC
RELATIONS
Press agent, Mayor Hiram Paley, Urbana, IL. Wrote news releases, speeches, called and managed news conferences.
Publicity chairman, Champaign County Citizens for McGovern-Shriver.
Publicity/Media director, Citizens for Hiram Paley for Alderman.
Publicity/Media director, Hiram Paley for Mayor Committee.
Publicity/Media director, Kummerow for County Board Committee.
Publicity/Media director, Amy Kummerow for Congress Committee.
Publicity/Media director, Whelan for Alderman Committee.
MUSICAL CREDITS
Harvard University summer school chorus, televised concert.
McKendree University choir, four annual tours.
McKendree University chamber choir, weekly chapel services.
El Paso Pro Musica chamber choir, paid tenor.
Paid tenor soloist, “The Crucifixion,” chapel and church services, weddings and funerals.
Choir director, Amboy Methodist Church.
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