Resume
and Portfolio of Accomplishments in
Media
and Marketing
By Winston Wu
Navigation Index
Acting/Show
Biz, Radio Resume and Credits
Published News Articles and Stories
News Articles and Stories About
Me
Winston Wu
(address
and phone snipped in online version)
Objective
To obtain a position utilizing my skills, writing
ability, communication skills, experience, education, broad knowledge, unique
accomplishments/qualities, and outgoing go-getter attitude.
Summary of
Skills and Experience
Skills: Proficient in computers, word processing,
basic web design/HTML, PC/Windows troubleshooting, a variety of software,
office clerical work, writing, communication skills. Typing - 80 wpm. Excellent spelling, grammar and composition skills. Familiar with Associated Press writing style. Foreign
languages: Chinese, Taiwanese, Russian.
Experience: One
year experience in professional journalistic writing (portfolio available for
review). Five years experience in adventure and persuasive writing. Two years
experience in sales related work. Two years experience in marketing/promotions.
One year experience working with youth.
Media Accomplishments and Credits
·
Designed
and maintained websites and forums about travel, dating and culture. Sold ebooks,
videos, text links, ran online advertising campaigns, published pay-per-click
ads on my sites.
·
Authored
ebooks, articles, essays, and journals about cultural
expansion, self-development/enrichment, and life motivation.
·
Produced,
edited, marketed and sold copies of video travel documentaries through my
website and Ebay.
·
Compiled
over 800 pages of journals, travel guides, and articles for international
audience of hundreds (recommendation letters and portfolio available).
·
Developed
nine extensive photo journals of my adventures containing nearly 3,000 photos
and images.
·
Received
national media attention in three countries abroad (can provide documented
proof in print and video).
·
Traveled
in 12 countries and dozens of foreign cities, which broadened me culturally
with the ability to see things from different angles and relate to different
types of people.
·
Wrote
book in Parapsychology field that was the first of its kind, which led to
international recognition among top researchers, fantastic reviews, radio guest
appearances, and invitations to international conferences. (quotes and
citations available)
·
Acted
in several commercials and corporate videos in
Experience
Web Publisher/Writer Self-Employed
·
Expanded
business partner’s medical website of over 3,000 medical web pages displaying Google Adsense ads which brought
in a daily revenue of approximate $400 per day.
·
Served
as travel assistant and consultant to business partner during our trip to the
·
Designed
websites and forums about travel, dating and culture. Sold ebooks and
videos. Ran CPC and CPM ads. Sold text link ads at fixed rates. Advertised on Google
Adwords and Abrite, and
produced YouTube videos to generate significant
traffic. Learned web design and HTML.
Kept up to date with the latest web technologies and tools by researching news,
blogs, and forums.
Marketing Team Leader Owens Corning
·
In
charge of marketing campaign team for Owens
Corning’s innovative basement finishing system at
home trade shows around the
·
Generated
sales leads which consistently exceeded projected quotas, demonstrated products
and services to prospective clients and customers, answered questions, educated
consumers on features and benefits.
·
Responsible
for opening and closing of promotion booths and trailers, daily inventory,
promotion materials/brochures, and basic operations.
Journalist/Reporter Estates News – Moscow division
·
Wrote
news stories for a European business gazette, covering multi-million dollar
corporate construction projects for major international developers such as Cushman & Wakefield, KazstroyInvest,
GVA Sawyer, Jones Lang LaSalle, Colliers International - in Central and
·
Interviewed
Public Relations specialists of major development companies to obtain
information, quotes, and press releases for stories.
·
Edited
and rewrote office real estate national market analysis reports for several
European nations.
English Teacher
·
Taught
advanced level adult English classes.
Classes included advanced levels 3, 4, and Business English.
English Teacher/Marketing
Assistant Oxford
Language Institute
·
Taught
English to junior high level students.
·
Set
up and organized the grand opening event and show for a new English
self-learning center. Designed artsy
promotional flyers, brochures, posters, and orchestrated interactive activities
for open house event.
Sales Representative Cingular Wireless
·
Sold
yearly contracts for Cingular
cell phone plans. Assessed customer
needs and made suggestions. Informed
customers of available service plans, promotions, phone models/brands,
technologies and features.
·
Gained
knowledge of major wireless phone providers such as Cingular, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon,
Nextel, and Qwest, to educate consumers on them.
·
Met
sales quotas for most months. Provided
help and trouble-shooting over the phone to customers that signed up for
service. Educated and demonstrated cell
phone operation and features for customers.
Job Services Specialist 2 Employment
Security Department
·
Provided
job referral services to employers and job seekers through
·
Used
computer to register job seekers, refer applicants, open job orders, and record
department services.
·
Performed
clerical duties, data entry, mailing letters, inventory reports, answered
phones, and transferred calls.
·
Provided
public assistance in
Agency Promoter/Recruiter Model Talent
Universe/Integrity Casting
·
Scheduled
and referred talent, in person and by phone, to auditions and casting
events. Set up appointments.
·
Gave
career consultation to aspiring actors and models.
·
Achieved
the record for most referrals generated in a day at 66. Consistently exceeded quotas and goals.
Actor/Magician Piper’s Opera House Production
·
Performed
as actor and magician assistant in a Mark Twain stage show for tourists, doing
elaborate stage magic and mentalism acts. Peformed three
times daily ongoing through Summer and Fall seasons.
·
Before
each show, went onto the street to promote and round up crowds ranging between 20-200 for our audience. Gave tours of secret areas known to be
haunted, to audience members afterward.
Residential Advisor Cascades
Job Corps
·
Managed
dorm of over 100 students. Coached student behavior/responsibilities.
·
Maintained
files on students, handled daily paperwork and updated
documents.
·
Troubleshooted and repaired various computers problems on Center.
Product/Service Promoter Events and Promotions
·
Generated
over 2000 leads as part of a promotion program which resulted in $400,000 worth
of sales for 1998.
·
Successfully
promoted the brand image of clients such as Swiffer, Febreze, Pantene, First USA Bank, QVC,
Statewide, Malt-O-Meal, Pepto-Bismol, Excedrin, Claritin, Amazon.com, and
Kellogg’s through samplings, free drawings, floor demonstrations, etc. Brought consumer awareness to thousands.
Education
Bachelors in Marketing and
Computer Information Systems,
·
Courses
include: Seminar in Market Research,
Promotion Management, Advertising Management, Strategic Marketing
Acting/Show Biz, Radio Resume
and Credits
Winston Wu
Height: 5’7” Hair: Black Phone:
(***) ***-****
Weight: 150 Eyes: Brown Email: WWu777us@yahoo.com
Film
Get Carter Christmas
Shopper (director name
N/A)
Lover’s Lane Diner
Patron (director
name N/A)
Ten Things I Hate About You Pedestrian at collision scene Gill Younger, dir
Television
Russian National News(HTB
in Cryllic)Featured story about me HTB (* Video of broadcast
available)
Men: Changes Feature/Interviewee dir. Dwight Johnson, NY
Chaos Theory College
Student MTV
An Upstanding Citizen Party Guest Lifetime
Nash Bridges Pedestrian CBS
The Magic Box Feature CSU
Industrial
Varian Medical Systems CLINAC Patient Therapist American
Media Group
Telework Video Call-person
Corporate Video Business
Executive Microsoft
Commercials
2 credits – list and reel available upon request
Radio
Ghostly Talk Featured
Guest/Author www.ghostlytalk.com
The Forbidden Truth Radio Show Featured Guest/Author Heritage Broadcasting (Michael Goodspeed)
Theatre / Stage
Our Town Constable
Yellow Jacket Fire Robert Gold Hill
Hotel
Mark Twain's Magic Ghost Show Magic Sidekick Assistant Piper’s
Opera House
(* ongoing daily through 2 seasons - Summer, Autumn)
Getting Married Cecil
Sykes SYCRT
If Men Played Cards As Women Do George CSU
The Honorable Urashima
Taro Kimo CSU
Training
Shakespearean Youth and Classical Repertory Theatre
Michael David McGuire: Acting
/ Camera workshop, Auditioning, Cold script reading
Richard Prindle:
Acting Scene Study
I and II, Acting for the Camera, Teleplay Acting
Ricardo DeLaCruz: Acting
in Theatre
Special
Skills/Sports
Look/act
like juvenile youth, British dialects, Impressionist/Vocal sound effects,
Crying, Lightning punches/kicks, Karate, Speed walking, Magic tricks, Piano,
Billiards, Foreign Languages - Chinese, Taiwanese, Russian; Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Tennis (strength:
serve/forehand), Table Tennis, Badminton, Swimming (free-style, backstroke,
underwater), Skating, Fencing, Rowing a boat, Golf, Horse-back riding
Dan Hoff – Regional Manager, Owens Corning (www.ocwash.com), 21325 SR 9 SE, Woodinville, WA 98072, office: 425-483-1700, cell: 360-303-1585
Julie Gallagher – Manager, Kelly Services Inc., 2211 Rimland Dr. # 208, Bellingham, WA 98226 phone: 360-647-2207
Nitesh Dharwin – Bureau Chief, Estates News Moscow division, estatesmos@online.ru, nit5@rol.ru, office phone (international) +7(095) 232-2929 (Note: 7 is the country code, and 095 is Moscow’s city code), 14, kor.1, #221, B. Dorogomilovskaya street, Moscow
Matthew Kilburn – Owner, Model Talent Universe/Integrity Casting (www.integritycasting.com); Film Director, Gamma Productions (http://www.gammauniverse.com/gammaFilms/gpicmain.html), official IMDb profile and film credits at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1523753/ , Integrity Casting address: 1030-B Matley Lane, Reno, NV 89502, contact numbers: 775-322-1515 or 775-284-FILM
Tammy O’Neil –
Supervisor, Washington State Employment
Security/Worksource Whatcom (www.gotoworksource.com),
From
the
To
whomsoever it may concern
I would like to state that Winston Wu of
During this period he proved his journalistic skills well
and did reporting work for our newspaper covering the
I wish Winston all the best in his career as a journalist.
Thank you.
Nitesh Dhawan
Deputy head
Estates News,
Tel/fax : (+7 095) 232-2929,
Tel: (+7 095) 9373031.
E-mail: nit5@rol.ru
______________________________________________
Estates News is
the only English language publication wholly dedicated to the exciting emerging
real estate and property markets of Central and
Charles T. Manchester III
76180-5046
817-427-0598
To whom
it may concern,
It is with
great pleasure that I recommend Winston Wu. I have been reading his material
since October of 2003.
Winston
has always displayed a high degree of integrity, responsibility, and ambition.
He is definitely a leader rather than a follower. In addition to his excellent
writing skills and accomplishments, Winston shows a great understanding of the
cultures of the world and the way they interact with each other.
His
good judgment and mature outlook ensure a logical and practical approach to his
endeavors.
The
essays on his website and the journal he has sent out concerning his time spent
in
Winston
would be an asset to any organization. I believe his writing skills,
determination, courage, and dedication will be an asset to your staff and I am
happy to give him my wholehearted endorsement.
Sincerely,
Charles
T. Manchester III
Chief
Operations Officer
The
Haunt Firm
Dear
Sir/Madam
I've been receiving regular newsletters from Winston Wu for about a month now
& in that time I've found his writing to be informative while at the same
time inspirational.
The newsletters themselves consist of information regarding Winston's
travels/adventures in the
In each letter, Winston provides detailed information regarding the background
of towns he's visited while traveling across this continent. This information
always details local culture/customs providing me the reader with a greater
insight into the Russian way of life. The writing has a certain flair to it
with humour thrown subtly in & it's
content has changed me from being an individual with little knowledge of the
An example of this: In one particular newsletter Winston described in great
detail an underground cave system that he explored with several local Russian
traveling companions. The piece was exciting & informative & while
reading it I found myself visualising the caves with
great ease. This talent of descriptive writing is usually only found in the
work of seasoned novelists so it's refreshing to find this in creative
journalistic writing such as Winstons.
In short I believe that Winston Wu could easily turn this ability to any
subject he chose to write about making him an exciting prospect in the world of
creative media.
If I can be of any further
assistance then please do not hesitate to contact me at andyprice4@hotmail.com
Sincerely
Andy Price
Hi, Winston,
You asked for recommendation. Here you are.
I'm not very good at description, but hope it'll help you.
I'm not very long on Winston's list, but read quite a few of his
articles. I must say he has a wonderful stile of writing. His articles are
funny, witty, easy to understand, full of interesting and useful information.
According to the articles I've read by now he has a vivid
talent in journalism and I think it is really the thing he's great at.
I know him not only by e-mail, but also in person. I can say
he's reliable, friendly, kind, active, communicative, is
able to achieve everything he wants to.
Miss Olga Ilyinichna Tarasova
Phone number in
E-mail:
vivien@udmnet.ru
Published News Articles and
Stories
Estates
News Articles
Restaurant Review for
Compass Magazine in
Fo Guang Shan
Teahouse
By Winston Wu
A spiritual experience in a spiritual atmosphere is how I would
describe the Teahouse located on the first floor in the Chiayi
branch of Fo Guang Shan, a
famous reputable Buddhist organization headquartered in Kaoshiung.
Great for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike, this place has a tranquil
glowing atmosphere, spiritual music playing in the background, and an
environment so clean and spotless that you would think you were in
http://www.debunkingskeptics.com/Contents.htm
Debunking the
Arguments of PseudoSkeptics and Debunkers
Revised
and Updated August 2009
By Vinstonas Wu (scepcop@debunkingskeptics.com)
Praises and
Reviews
“Winston Wu has now written an essay that brilliantly and
decisively rebuts the general skeptical arguments against the paranormal. This is among the best essays ever written on this subject, and
deserves extensive study. The essay carefully moves through the entire
skeptical lexicon of arguments, rebutting each in turn.
- Whitley Strieber,
Author and Radio Host of UnknownCountry.com
“Your treatise "debunking pseudoskeptical arguments of paranormal debunkers" is
the best refutation of pseudoskeptics' arguments, tactics
and fallacies to reject the evidence for paranormal phenomena. I've recommended
your article to every person that I know.”
“I'm Jürgen
and I write you from
“Your article "debunking pseudoskeptical arguments on paranormal debunkers" is
a must read to any person who seeks to understand the nature of pseudoskepticism.”
Table of Contents
How this treatise
came to be written
Defining the PseudoSkeptic vs. the True Skeptic: Behaviors and
Tactics
Section I: General arguments against the paranormal
Argument # 1: It is irrational to believe anything that hasn’t been proven.
Argument # 2: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
- Extraordinary evidence for 4 phenomena
Argument # 3: The Occam’s Razor rule.
Argument # 4: The Invisible Pink Unicorn / Santa Claus
gambit.
Argument # 5: The “anecdotal evidence is invalid” argument.
- Factors measuring
degree of reliability in anecdotal evidence
- The Ebay feedback challenge where a skeptic failed and was caught lying red-handed
Argument # 6: The memory malleability argument to dismiss
anecdotal evidence.
Argument # 7: Automatic dismissal of paranormal claims as
due to Mistake, Lying or Hallucination.
Argument # 8: There is no evidence for any paranormal or
psychic phenomena.
Argument # 9: Science is the only reliable method.
Argument # 10: Paranormal phenomena aren’t possible because
they contradict known laws of science.
Argument # 11: Unexplainable does not mean inexplicable.
Argument # 14: Believers in the paranormal are thinking in
primitive, irrational and childish ways.
Argument # 15: Skeptics are defending science and reason
from a rising tide of irrationality.
Section II: Arguments against specific paranormal
phenomena
Argument # 16: Psychics and mediums use cold reading tricks
and lucky guesses, not psychic powers.
Argument # 18: No psychic phenomena has
been demonstrated under controlled conditions.
Argument # 19: Alternative medicine and practices only work
due to the placebo effect.
Argument # 20: Miracles are impossible and defy everything
we know about science.
Argument # 21: The Skeptical explanation for answered
prayers.
- My own theory on how and why prayer works
Argument # 22: The Skeptical explanation for precognitive
dreams.
Argument # 23: The Dying Brain Hypothesis for Near Death
Experiences.
Argument # 25: Spiritual experiences only exist in your
mind, not in external reality.
Argument # 27: There is no evidence to support the existence
of UFO’s or Aliens.
Argument # 30: The James Randi
Million Dollar Challenge argument.
Latest Developments
and Research
Links, Blogs
and Books on PseudoSkepticism and Paranormal Research
Appendix
A: My Presentation Outline – Skepticism
vs. Psi
Note and Commentary:
This work gave me notoriety among the metaphysical community and was endorsed by top parapsychology researchers and authors. See here: http://www.debunkingskeptics.com/endorsements.php and http://www.debunkingskeptics.com/Reader_Responses.htm
You can read
public reviews, endorsements, commentaries, references, and citations about
this noteworthy work of mine at these links below:
http://www.unknowncountry.com/mindframe/opinion/?id=23
http://perdurabo10.tripod.com/id138.html
http://www.ep-ic.com/EP-IC/Mysteries/Archives/Mysteries141.htm
http://www.rense.com/general51/ebramce.htm
http://www.victorzammit.com/skeptics/
http://www.greatdreams.com/crop/hoax/hoax.htm
http://www.psicounsel.com/page9328-a.htm
http://www.psicounsel.com/wwudebunk1.html
http://www.nderf.org/NDE%20Rhetoric.htm
http://www.theosophy.com/theos-talk/200112/tt00274.html
http://blavatskyarchives.com/zeteticism.htm
http://www.tvtalkshows.com/board/showthread.php?t=24561
http://exchristian.com/forums/index.php?s=982272bf6a628e4d592d380bfda0dbcb&showtopic=2431&st=60
http://www.stardrive.org/Sarmail7-13-00.shtml
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/debunkingdebunkers/message/5587
http://www.freeinquiry.com/skeptic/resources/
http://zeal.com/category/preview.jhtml?cid=10023718
http://calbearssearch.com/p/browse/us1/us317914/us1157486/us56582/us10023718/
http://www.psi-infos.de/news2_02_-_geistiges_heilen_u_.html
(in German)
http://www.skeptizismus.de/rhetorik.html
(in German)
http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/existem_espiritos/refutando_os_ceticos.html (in Spanish)
http://www.tarotuk.co.uk/uk-tarot/pages/Verona-UFO-psychic.html
http://www.destiny-tarot.co.uk/91/Verona-UFO-psychic.html
http://www.destiny-tarot.co.uk/82/revealing-Tricks-on-doing-psychic-readings.html
http://www.horoscope-uk.co.uk/horoscope/61/Verona-UFO-psychic.html
http://www.sjgames.com/ill/2001/jun.html
http://www.vangarsse.com/jozefrulofforum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=768&page=77
http://friendscommunities.org/archive/index.php/t-2501.html
http://www.bloginservice.com/talk/end_of_days/messages/167.shtml
http://www.bigfootforums.com/index.php?showtopic=5096&st=440
http://ipoh.com.my/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=7;t=000028
http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t18612-0.html
http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t19533-50.html
http://www.siql.com/arts/radio/radio_programs/radio_talk_show.8.htm
http://www.tapsforums.com/index.php?topic=36870.msg922511#msg922511
Also, if
you wish, you can read the official rebuttal to my work from my opponents, the
Organized Skeptic groups, at: www.skepticreport.com/tools/winstonwu.htm and a long internet forum discussion
by skeptics about it at: http://www.skepticfriends.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=1209&whichpage=2
This work
also led to my appearance on several radio shows:
– Ghostly Talk (www.ghostlytalk.com) regarding PseudoSkeptics and SCEPCOP
–
Forbidden Truth by
Michael Goodspeed (co-host of Ground
Zero with Clyde Lewis in
– The Steve Hoca Show (www.youtube.com/rollersteve) regarding Global Dating and Men’s Issues
– The Psychic Wisdom Radio Hour with David James (www.blogtalkradio.com/thespiritweaver) regarding SCEPCOP and PseudoSkeptics
Many of these interviews are archived or linked from this page: http://www.happierabroad.com/Interviews.htm Plans for future radio interviews are being arranged by interested hosts as well.
The paranormal magazine Atlantis Rising (www.atlantisrising.com) did an article about SCEPCOP in their Sept 2009 issue. You can see the article in Atlantis Rising in this online Portfolio: http://www.happierabroad.com/Portfolio.htm#ArticlesAboutMe
http://www.unknowncountry.com/mindframe/opinion/?id=23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||
http://www.perdurabo10.com/themindofjamesdonahue/id138.html
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
News Articles and Stories About Me
Story about me in Lithuanian
magazine
Scanned copies of my story featured in the Lithuanian magazine Antra Puse (May 2005 issue) are below. For larger view, see the links above each image.
http://www.happierabroad.com/Winston_magazine1.jpg
http://www.happierabroad.com/Winston_magazine2.jpg
http://www.happierabroad.com/Winston_magazine3.jpg
http://www.happierabroad.com/Winston_magazine4.jpg
Russian news article about me,
October 2004
|
Article about me and SCEPCOP in Atlantis
Rising Magazine (October 2009 issue)
See also:
Radio Interviews with Winston Wu,
archived at:
http://www.happierabroad.com/Interviews.htm
10 Outstanding Things about Winston
Wu
http://www.happierabroad.com/WinstonWu.htm