| Curt Fukuda |
| Employment | |
|
1980
to Present |
Freelance Writer and Consultant
Projects include: User manuals, Web tutorials, internal documents, and multimedia projects. Clients include: Adobe Systems, Digital Origin (formerly Radius), Philips Electronics, San Jose Taiko, Caliper Technologies, Yahoo!, GO Networks (formerly Infoseek), Asimba, and Cisco Systems (formerly InfoGear). |
|
1980
to 2001 |
Commercial Photographer
Sole proprietor of photography business, working both in studio and on location. Projects include photography for ads, brochures, books, magazines and publicity. Clients include: Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, Aplin, Uno and Chibana, Levi Strauss, U.S.V.P., A and R Partners, and Bay Networks (formerly SynOptics). |
|
1996
to 2000 |
Internet Topic Manager,
GO Networks (formerly Infoseek)
On contract, managed topics for an Internet directory. Performed usability tests and incorporated feedback into product. Also wrote and updated internal documents. |
|
1977
to 1980 |
Writer / Cinematographer, Loral (formerly Ford Aerospace)
Wrote marketing brochures, data sheets, manuals, and scripts for marketing and documentary films. Worked on the production of 16mm films and videos. |
| Community Work | |
|
1999
to Present |
San Jose Japantown History Book Project, San José, California. Design, write and manage a historic book project. Activities include directing the project team, storyboarding the overall flow, working with historians, gathering archival materials, recording oral histories, and producing audio and visuals. |
|
1992
to Present |
Neighbors Abroad, Palo Alto, California. Member/host family for sister city program with Oaxaca, Mexico. Participate in cultural exchange programs. |
|
1983
to 1998 |
Recording for the Blind, Palo Alto, California. Monitored readers to ensure accurate, high-quality recordings. Duties included operation of recording equipment. Volunteered two hours a week for 15 years. |
| Education | |
| 1975 | B.A. Radio, Television and Film, San José State University, San José, California. |
|
1998
to 2001 |
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California. Studies in HTML, Web design, and interactive media, including Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Director and Macromedia Flash. |
| Related Interests | |
|
1981
to Present |
Exhibiting Artist. Exhibited work in museums and galleries throughout the United States, Mexico and Germany. Currently part of Edward James Olmos' Americanos project, which opened at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, and will be traveling to museums across the country until 2004. |
| 1999 | Collectible G.I. Joe. Photographed for all images for the book written by Derryl DePriest and published by Running Press, Philadelphia, PA. |
| 1997 | Cuentos de el Día de los Muertos. Executive editor, and publisher of a bilingual book of Mexcian folktales. |
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