Dr. James Gardner

Education

B.A. Philosophy/Psychology, City College of New York, 1965
M.A. Experimental Psychology, Hunter College of New York, 1966
Ph.D. Clinical/Community Psychology, Ohio State University, 1972

Honors, Awards

Elected to Psi Chi (National Honor Society), 1965
New York State Scholarship Incentive Awards, 1965 to 1966
USPHS Traineeship, 1967 to 1968
Outstanding Young Man in Columbus, Columbus Jaycees, 1973
Community Contribution Award, WCOL Radio, Columbus, Ohio, 1973
Organizational Achievement Award, Queensland MH Association, 1976
Certificate of Merit, Regional Rehabilitation Network, 1986.
Top 100 Innovators in PC, MicroTimes, 1991
Sustained Superior Accomplishment, State of California, 1993


Listings in Who's Who

1974, Who's Who in Ohio
1980, 1981, International Who's Who in Education
1982, 1983, 1984, Who's Who in the West

Academic Experience

Spring 1987. Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, California. Visiting Professor.
1977 - 1980. University of the Witwatersrand, Professor and Head, Division of Applied Psychology.
1976 - 1977. Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio. Visiting Professor, Department of Psychiatry.
1973-1977. University of Queesland, Australia. Associate Professor, Director of Community Psychology.
1973. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology.

Employment

1995 to 2004. Internet Marketing Center of California, President and CEO
  • Supervised the design and development of  websites for clients in a variety of fields including financial, real estate, manufacturing, entertainment, food, service, and non-profit. 
  • Worked with company executives to develop comprehensive Internet marketing budgets and coordinate Internet marketing efforts within a company-wide marketing effort, develop Investor Relations pages, and conduct online training.
  • Designed and developed website for TV program Poorman's Bikini Beach (35,000+ hits per day) and co-produced TV show.
  • Supervised internet marketing programs for clients, specializing in search engine positioning, affiliate marketing, e-mail campaigns, etc. Results include increasing traffic by 5 fold, increasing leads by 3 fold, achieving breakeven in under 6 months, achieving 100% ROI in under 12 months, etc. 
  • Conducted specialist marketing studies for various clients, including Deutsche Bank (venture capital investment), Vega/BFI (competitor analysis), Alpargas (acquisition targeting).

1988 - 1990 - Cesat Consultoria, Sao Paolo, Brazil. Director of Technomic do Brazil.

  • Wrote and published the Brazilian Automotive Industry Monitor, an international quarterly publication with a paid world-wide subscriber base of more than $500,000.
  • Managed market research division for international firms (GM, Volvo, WMX) interested in entering the Brazilian marketplace. 
  • Managed mergers and acquisitions for Cesat Consultoria, growing company from $1M in sales and 25 employees to $9M in sales and 60 employees, with eventual buyout from Gemini Consulting,

1981 - 1995. Planet Press. Managing Partner

  • Designed and brought to market more than a dozen customizable software programs for assessment, evaluation, management information, and quality assurance. Used in schools, psychiatric hospitals, and residential centers for the developmentally disabled.
  • Organized, marketed, and conducted more than 500 seminars and workshops in over 30 states and in Europe, Canada, and Australia
  • Wrote and published 3 textbooks.
  • Organized exhibits at more than 50 international, national, regional, and state conferences.

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