Marston C. (Bob) Leonard

4117 Neptune Street, Tampa, FL 33629

TELEPHONE: 813-288; FAX 813-288-0341

flahist@aol.com * www.bob-leonard-florida.com

WEB CONTENT SPECIALIST * CORPORATE LEARNING & TRAINING

Project Management *Viral Marketing * Technical Writing

A proactive, goal-oriented professional offering years of diverse and extensive experiences in project management and program development, skills training and management, customer relations, and web content development.

Career Training *>Community Affairs * Media Marketing * : >Convention Speaker

Copywriting * Public Relations * Seminar Development * Web Promotion

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SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Major Project Developer: Hired in 1973 by the State of Florida Department of State to conduct the first county-wide inventory of historic buildings in Hillsborough County.� Result: the creation as project historian of the Ybor City National Historic District and the Tampa-Hillsborough Preservation Board.

Recognized Researcher and Writer: Author and public speaker on Florida topics such as history, historic preservation,� and economic growth. Result:� Featured writer in the Florida Sunshine Almanac, Focus on Florida textbook, newspaper editor, and Florida Endowment of the Humanities media.

Career Program Development: Developed and implemented� content and structure of colege courses to improve instruction and reach new student markets. Result: reduced withdrawals 78%, thereby bolstering the company�s FTE�s, the criteria for funding in the State of Florida.

Training Innovator: Founded and administered a statewide educational� web sites designed to train newcomer teachers to Florida in teaching basic skills and information about the state past and present. Result: educational site ranked as high as #1 by Yahoo and #4 by Google, with 2200 outside links from schools and other organizations.

Training Organizer:� Organized and taught off-campus courses and programs at local corporations like TECO, USAA, and Group Technologies and seminars for groups.. Result: the college�s outreach programs reached new markets without the additional cost of leasing/building facilities.

Leadership:� Selected for 15 years as the district-wide chairperson of social science instructors and staff and instituted the college�s first video-conference meetings. Served on Academic Council.� Result:� Teachers did not have to drive from Plant City or Ruskin to communicate and evaluate new information.

Project Manager: Chaired numerous committees at college during its growth from an institution with no buildings and just 40 employees to a school of 41,000 students. Result: implemented district-wide policies for recruitment, training, evaluating, and transferring employees.

Public Service Leader:� Served on the Boards of the Tampa Historical Society, Ybor City State Museum, H. B. Plant Foundation, and Truman Scholarship Center.� Result: Organized fund-raising campaigns for the purchase of a historic headquarters, museum exhibits, and long-term financial commitments from corporations and groups.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Hillsborough Community College���� Tampa, Florida

Professor of History, Yboir City Campus

As an original employee at Hillsborough Community College,� I had the opportunity to do many projects and tasks beyond that of teaching U.S. History, American Government � I chaired or was a member of groups that selected and developed curriculum; recruited staff, faculty, and administrators;� fostered sponsorships and programs with Tampa Bay corporations; and responded to the needs of the community and State to solve educational needs. I represented the college and myself on various boards across the Tampa Bay area.

� Director, Florida History Internet Center, 1998-Now

� Mentor, University of South Florida graduate interns

� Author, Interactive, online training program for Florida school teachers

� Project Research Associate, Center of Practical Politics, Winter Park, Florida

� Author � Illustrated Guide to the Florida West Coast, Bolossy Kiralfy

� Yahoo Groups Moderator � developed online programs to tutor slow-learners��� �����

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ed.S. Higher Education � Administration & Training

Florida State University (dual program with University of Florida)

M.S.��� History with Minor in Student Services (Human Resources)������������������������������������������

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

B.A.���� History������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

OTHER TRAINING

License, State of Florida � Annuities, Life and Health Insurance

Diversity Training � Tampa, Florida

COMPUTER TRAINING or BACKGROUND

Microsoft Works, PowerPoint, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Pagemaker, >ShopSite, �WebCT

Traing Seminar in Educational Technology, Campus Technology Magazine - Orlando

MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Historical Society, Tampa Historical Society , McMillion Scholarship Fund, Yahoo Groups American History, Florida History, Director of Florida History Internet Center, Odyssey of the Mind (State Championship Coach 1998), PTA President, Miss America Pageant official.

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