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saugusto@blacktechmagazine.com
Mr. Augusto is the Co-founder
of Augusto Web Services, a firm providing Web
design and applications, and Web site marketing
services for small businesses and individuals.
Prior to that, Mr. Augusto served as the Director
for Strategic Planning and Director of Business
Development at Netnoir, Inc., in San Francisco.
At Netnoir, he directed the business-to-business,
business-to-consumer, and e-commerce strategies,
managed technology teams and planned and launched
new Web site products, developed and marketed
a Small Business Program that attracted several
Fortune 500 partners, and decreased exposure to
revenue-reducing partnerships and contracts, reducing
costs significantly.
Prior to Netnoir, Mr. Augusto
worked for several technology startups in business
development, marketing and technology management,
and spent four years in management consulting
firms working on full life-cycle client/server
projects. He has lived in various countries in
Africa and Europe and has a an MBA from the Haas
School of Business at University of California
Berkeley, and a BSE in Computer Science and Engineering
from the University of Pennsylvania.
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pbrown@blacktechmagazine.com
Petula Brown's project management
experience is focused on information technology
projects in service industries. Past projects
include completion of a membership management
system for a Michigan association, feasibility
research for a Phoenix-based marketing firm and
Web content development for Michigan- and New
York-based software firms.
Employment experiences include
serving as an information technology consultant
at Ernst & Young and a project manager at
the University of Michigan Health System. Relevant
publications/ presentations include "Survey
Research via the Internet" and "From
Data to Decisions: Improved Quality Management
Through Systematic Quantitative Analysis."
Ms. Brown has attained project management certifications
(PMP, Project IT+) and has completed training
as a Total Quality Management/Continuous Quality
Improvement Team Leader. Ms. Brown has a B.S.
from Cornell University and master's from the
University of Michigan.
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Franklin also works one-on-one
with CEOs of high tech companies, providing technical
assistance in the areas of business plan development,
access to capital from private and public sources,
R&D assistance, and technology partnerships.
Franklin is an active member of associations such
as the New York Regional Consortium, Institute
for Business Trends Analysis and NYC Telecommunications
and Technology Advisory Committee of the NYC Private
Industry Council, the New York New Media Association,
Minority Internet and Technology Professionals,
New York Academy of Science's Regional Technology
Leadership Network, the New York Software Industry
Association, RedIbis, and is CKO (Chief Knowledge
Officer) of Hispanics in Technology and Telecommunications.
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mmereday@blacktechmagazine.com
Meta J. Mereday, a diversity
expert and media specialist, has over sixteen
years of business development, fundraising and
marketing strategy expertise. She has been quoted
in the New York Times, Newsday, Black Enterprise
et al. Meta has created award winning publications
and collateral materials for a variety of organizations
with an emphasis on minority business development
and advocacy. She is a consultant and freelance
writer for Emerging Markets magazine where she
has expanded its coverage on corporate diversity
and community reinvestment.
Ms. Mereday earned her Masters
of Business Administration in International Business
- from Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.
Her Master's thesis is a training module designed
to assist minority owned firms and small organizations
with marketing strategies to improve their operations
and promotions. She received her B.A. in Advertising
and Speech Communications from San Jose State
University, San Jose, CA.
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jneusom@blacktechmagazine.com
James I. Neusom, II is
a Internationally known online entrepreneur and
freelance journalist with over 10 years experience
in Internet technology and over 25 years experience
in the electronics and communications industry.
Mr. Neusom has acquired a national reputation
as an e-commerce software developer, webmaster,
and Internet promoter. He is experienced in negotiating
and securing contracts with Fortune 500 companies
such as Hughes, Xerox, IBM, and major cable companies.
Mr. Neusom's background includes
first hand knowledge of both public and private
industry. The ability to work with government
and community leaders. He is on the pulse of labor,
tax, and consumer laws. As the head of the Nevada
chapter of the Black Data Processors Association
(BDPA), Mr. Neusom regularly engages in IT related
initiatives with African-America technology professionals
around the nation.
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vsmith@blacktechmagazine.com
Vaughnea Smith is a Senior
Technical Writer with American Re Insurance, Princeton
New Jersey. Ms. Smith creates Help Files, User
Manuals and technical communiqués. Her
varied experience ranges from technical writing
to implementation specialist for New York State,
Department of Children Services (former Department
of Social Services). Twenty years of technological
expertise stem from employment with New York State.
Ms. Smith possesses a Business
Administration degree from Marymount Manhattan
College and a Master of Arts degree in Administration
and Urban Policy from Brooklyn College. Vaughnea
had various types of computer training and occasionally
speaks to community groups about embracing technology
and using technology to increase profitability
in minority communities.
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bwilliams@blacktechmagazine.com
Bernadette Williams is
President/CEO of i-strategy.com, an Internet consulting
and multimedia development agency. Williams’
experience includes Web project management, Internet
strategic planning, specialized database research,
software training, and Internet workshop development.
Williams is an international public
speaker, having presented at conferences for Sanwa
Bank, UCLA, UC Alumni Association, Howard University,
Los Angeles Times, African American Women on Tour,
National Association of Women Business Owners
(Los Angeles Chapter), NAACP, Learning Annex,
Microsoft (Big Day Tour), Black Expo and the Tavis
Smiley Foundation’s Blacks In Technology.
She is author of the recently published “Black
Enterprise Guide to Technology for Entrepreneurs.”
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