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Resume

M I C H A E L   A.  B O L A N D

OBJECTIVE

       Currently not actively looking for employment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2/05 – Present                                  The Kelsey Group                                     San Francisco, Calif.

                Senior Analyst

·         Write extensive reports and white papers on emerging consumer and advertiser trends in the online media space, including search, mapping, classifieds, social networking, video and mobile.

·         Lead writing and editing on well traveled blog which supplements longer form reports with daily news and analysis.

·         Conduct frequent briefings with top executives at leading online media companies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, AT&T, Facebook and Yelp.

·         Program and moderate sessions at frequent conferences including Kelsey Group and Search Engine Strategies. Panelists consist of top executives of online media companies and audience sizes averaging 400 individuals.

5/03 ­– 1/05                                  InnovationWORLD                             San Francisco, Calif.

Editor (clips available)

·         Wrote and edited 2500-word features for each monthly issue of a print technology journal.

·         Wrote 6 - 8 1000-word profiles of emerging technology companies each month.

·         Wrote and edited weekly web content meant to supplement monthly print coverage.

1/00 – 1/03                                         Forbes                                        Burlingame, Calif.

Staff Reporter (clips available)

·         Wrote articles for each issue of Forbes ASAP including product reviews, trend pieces, investigative stories and profiles of business leaders, companies and emerging technologies.

·         Made appearances on CNN and National Public Radio to discuss stories (tapes available).

·         Conducted frequent interviews with formidable business & technology leaders such as Dean Kamen, Mark Cuban, Steve Wozniak, and George Lucas.

·         Worked closely with contributors to the magazine’s annual Big Issue, an anthology of essays on the cultural, scientific and moral implications of the digital revolution. Authors included Tom Wolfe, Kurt Vonnegut, Bill Gates, John Updike, and the Dalai Lama.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

1/00 – 1/05

Freelance Work (clips available)

·         Wrote for technology and business publications including Red Herring, Mobile, and Business 2.0 magazines.

·         Wrote all scripts for Novell Corporation’s radio ad campaign Moments of Change.

·         Researched Silicon Valley history for the book Valley of the Heart’s Delight and edited interview transcripts for the book Betting it All; The Entrepreneurs (both published by John Wiley & Sons).

·         Edited Silicon Insider column which appears weekly on www.abcnews.com.

·         For online clips, audio interviews and video footage, go to http://bolamike.googlepages.com

EDUCATION

                09/95 – 06/99                      Santa Clara University                 Santa Clara, Calif.

·         Majored in Business Management and English.

·         Served as President of the Organizational Analysis and Management Association (6/98 – 7/99).

REFERENCES

Available upon request

San Francisco, Ca  .  415.462.1935  .  bolamikeATgmail.com