Vernon Huffman
7001 Highland Drive
Everett, WA 98203
425-438-8985
kashimbi@earthlink.net

Objective: Creative collaboration with rogues in entrepreneurial pursuit of true ideals:
                  peace, love, freedom, equity, wholesomeness, and balance.


Project Management:
Enjoy the challenge of collating expertise from a diverse team to assemble an accurate big picture; negotiating consensus on common goals; cultivating creative solutions with inspiration, dedication and playfulness; developing appropriate metrics; & following through to celebrate success.

Knowledge Management: Able to quickly assess student and organization needs, work with available resources to create appropriate learning tools and opportunities, deliver training, & evaluate to adapt.

Adult Education/Training: A lifelong learner can develop classroom or interactive e-learning curricula for management and industrial skills, delivering essential training to diverse audiences.

Business Administration: Planning and daily operations skills to empower workers to accomplish corporate & personal goals and delight our customers, remaining ahead of time and under budget.

Languages: English fluent speaker and author

Español
Yo hablo un pocito

Kiswahili Kisema kidogodogo

Computer MS Office Suite, HTML, SQL, UNIX, MAC, DOS

Latin
just enough to converse with lawyers & doctors
 

Community: Study Circle Facilitator Volunteer

Democratic Precinct Committee Officer Evt 34

Volunteer to Board of Directors Everett Peace Action
 
Experiences:
Training Advisor - Boeing Commercial Airplanes - Everett, WA (1997-2003)
     * Interviewed thousands in diverse environments to assess needs.
     * Administered curricula for up to 1700 people globally; complex schedules.
     * Designed tech, safety, & management courses; built web sites.
     * Facilitated meetings; pitched presentations; and taught classes
     * Earned average pay raise 12.5%/yr; formal award every 7 1/2 mo.

Entertainer - Maya Soleil, Amayenge, Piltdown Men, Foolproof, Max (1966-2003)
     * Worked stages across west USA - audiences up to 15,000
     * Broadcast and recorded in excellent studios
     * Percussion, Sound, Lights, Costumes & Make-up, Stage Mgr.
     * Planned, promoted & pulled off a tour of 18 African performers
     * More Detailed Sheet Available

Non-Profit Administrator - Puget Sound SANE; Freedom Fund (1984-1988)
     * Led teams fundraising door-to-door and by telephone
     * Built and maintained budgets and payroll spreadsheets
     * Organized and joined national & international events
     * Civil disobedience, courtroom, prisoner of conscience

Laborer - Various blue-collar and pink-collar jobs (1973-1997)
     * Carpentry, landscaping, earthwork
     * Heavy machinery, truck, taxi, and bus driving
     * EMT, CNA, Home health care
     * summer fallow, bucking bales, roundup, harvest

Education: Henry Cogswell College Everett, WA

Bachelor of Arts - Video and Web Development
Dec 2005




City University Everett, WA

Bachelor of Science - Business
Sept 2003




Stevens Institute of Technology Puget Sound

Master's Certificate in Project Management March 2003




Boeing Training - detailed list available Puget Sound

Over 2,000 hours in diverse subjects
1997-2003




Everett Community College Everett, WA

Machinist Training 2000




Edmonds Community College Everett, WA

CATIA Training 1999   




Skagit Valley College Coupeville, WA

Emergency Medical Technician 1984




Los Angeles Valley College Van Nuys, CA

Music and Performance 1976-78




Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT

Humanities 1973-75




Montana State Legislature
Helena, MT

 Government - One session as freelance lobbyist 1972

Vernon Huffman

7001 Highland Drive
Everett, WA 98203
425-438-8985
kashimbi@earthlink.net

Entertainment Highlights



Everett Events Center – Audio/Visual Staff: Camera, Follow Spot, Lights & Scoreboard presentations.

Maya Soleil -  Dancer’s Handler: Costumes, Make-up, Masquerade, Balafon, Percussion & whatever is needed.

Amayenge - Tour Director: Planned, Promoted & Pulled off the USA tour of this 18-member performance ensemble from Zambia.

Piltdown Men – Drummer: As Stig Mushnik, drove this power trio from the dark side of the Balkans onto center stage for a three day outdoor festival for 10,000 bikers.

Sunset of an Artist – Sole Support: Lights, make-up, and moral support for actress & playwright Martha Furey’s traveling solo performance.

State Representative – Candidate: Public Speaking and interviews in a three piece suit (earlier that same year I had a hot pink Mohawk) won 46% of the vote.

Fools – Drums & Percussion: Foolproof performed on a high riser above the stage for this eclectic hi-tech musical mystery comedy in Langley.

Toutle River Band – Producer: Excellent recordings of country rock crossover with the late, great Frank Squidge.

Jeff Pennington Trio – Drummer & Protagonist: Somewhere between folk-rock and jazz in the studios of Los Angeles.

Max – Founding Drummer: Chasing our Progressive Rock dreams across the Western USA.



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