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Professional Summary

Educated at Wisconsin, Rice, and Iowa, F. D. Williams joined the faculty of Carnegie-Mellon University at 24. At 28 he was one of two candidates selected for NASA’s three-year program to train senior government officials, rising to head NASA international public affairs, managing projects in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean, and winning the NASA Exceptional Service Medal for his work with Russia. At 33 he became director of communications for a Fortune 100 multinational corporation, directing internal and external communications for a division with 13,000 employees, $1.5 billion (current US dollars) in revenues and operations in 70 locations around the world. At 35, Williams left full-time employment to follow the advice given by Plato regarding training for guardians in The Republic. While seeking a deeper understanding of the way the world works, Williams wrote three books -- True Love, a compendium of knowledge in the form of a non-fiction novel; Te Tao, a version of the ancient Chinese classic attributed to Lao-tse; and The Empty Road, a guide to adapting to the way the world works. All three books are planned for publication in the spring of 2009. During this period he managed small projects and consulted on communications, finance, and management for clients ranging from the U.S. Congress, government agencies, national associations and major corporations to small businesses and individuals. In recent years, Williams has lived in Korea and the U.S., and taught students now studying at MIT, Caltech, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and other leading universities.

• program executive producer for U.S. Agency for International Development AIDSAT project to help leaders of developing countries improve their national economies; twelve heads of state participated; documentary films on education, communications, and technology all won international gold medals; satellite TV special reached 35 million people in 27 countries

• provided U.S. Government international communications strategy for first joint US-Russia manned spaceflight (awarded NASA Exceptional Service Medal)

• developed strategy to achieve National Security Council goal to use public affairs to force withdrawal of Russia from Afghanistan War; prepared report on war for international media; Russia declared unilateral cease-fire four months after project began, complete withdrawal commenced one year later

• scripted conversation for US President heard by an estimated one billion people, and wrote major speeches for US President, US Senator and other government and corporate leaders

• designed communications evaluation system for NASA's US$50 million (current dollar) public affairs operation, uncovering US$8 million in immediate savings

• achieved 23% response rate on direct mail program for small government agency, by preparing letter from the Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to chief executives of 10,000 largest U.S. corporations, trade associations, and consumer groups

• prepared best government annual report in U.S., first U.S. Metric Board Annual Report with cover letter personally written by President Carter for delivery to U.S. Congress (awarded National Association of Government Communicators’ Blue Pencil Award)

• expanded News USA newspaper syndication service for national non-profits and government agencies to reach all 10,000 U.S. newspapers, acting as managing editor and chief writer while tripling revenues and achieving profitability in six months

• editorial advisory board, The Public Manager, assisted in renaming this 20-year-old professional journal (previously The Bureaucrat) and served for five years on its board

• conceived marketing approach and pricing strategy for new Korean Minjok Leadership Academy “Global Leadership Program for Students” increasing expected annual net profit from summer and winter sessions by an estimated 150% (US$1,000,000)

• led communications in winning US$90 million from U.S. Congress for advanced traffic information system after rejection by the U.S. Department of Transportation

• led communications in winning US$450 million high-tech defense export contract from Government of Canada with special report on US corporation's Canadian activities

• achieved 50%+ annual returns on stock recommendations as editor and publisher of Washington Cashletter personal financial newsletter; monthly issues covered taxes, investments, retirement planning, and consumer issues

• managed projects in Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Central African Republic, Ecuador, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Suriname, Thailand, and Uruguay

• worked in South Korea (seven years), Argentina, Canada, Congo, Dominican Republic, England, Egypt, France, Haiti, Holland, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Peru, Russia, Sierra Leone, and Spain

• Inventions: U.S. Patent #5,651,214 awarded for biodegradable plant germination system, co-inventor, application filed pro se

• Awards: NASA Exceptional Service Medal for conduct of public affairs activities in support of the first US-Russian joint manned spaceflight; National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) Blue Pencil Award for editing the best annual report from any government entity in the United States

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• University of Wisconsin, Madison, B. A. (English), 1965

• Rice University, Houston, TX, ABD+ (English), 1965-68 passed Ph.D. language examinations (French, German), 1966; passed Ph.D. comprehensive examinations and completed coursework, 1967; submitted dissertation "The Impact of War on American Literature and Society," 1968

• University of Iowa, Iowa City, M.A. (journalism), 1972

• NASA, Federal (Presidential) Management Internship, 1972-75 completed three-year program to train future senior government executives (targeted to public affairs management)

• University of Iowa, Iowa City, ABD+ (mass communications), 1980 completed Ph.D. coursework and comprehensive examinations, 1972, submitted dissertation "A System for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Public Communications," 1980

WORK EXPERIENCE

Williams Internet Tutoring Service, Lake Geneva, WI, and Adjunct Faculty, Seoul, Korea 2007 - present

• tutored in AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP World History, TOEFL and U.S. History
  

• taught AP English Language and Composition at Hanyoung Foreign Language High School, Seoul
• taught Advanced Course in English to outstanding students in grades 5-9 at Sun Kyung Institute, Seoul
• taught writing, reading, college prep courses at CheongShim International Academy, Gapyeong, S. Korea

Senior Faculty Member, Korean Minjok (National) Leadership Academy (KMLA), South Korea 2002 - 2007

• provided marketing strategy (Global Leadership Program) and pricing (60% above originally planned tuition) for KMLA’s first winter and summer courses, adding an estimated $1,000,000 (one billion KRW) to annual profit from sessions, funding used to subsidize regular academic program

• prepared Korea’s top students for admission to leading U.S. universities, including many now at Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Duke, MIT, and Caltech

• consultant and project manager for clients including US Congress, Hearst Corporation, IBM, American Trucking Associations, National Alliance of Business, US Metric Board (Commerce Department), NASA, US Information Agency (State Department), US News, Inc., and a variety of small businesses and non-profits

• (details included in achievements and activities above)

Director of Communications, Sperry Division, Sperry Rand Corporation (later Unisys), Lake Success, NY 1977-1979

• responsible for all internal and external communications for Fortune 100 multi-national high-tech division with 13,000 employees in 70 locations around the world

• directed publications, advertising, marketing communications, public relations, government affairs, employee communications, and technical library

• reported to division president, served on division strategic planning council
  

• helped win Congressional mandate for US$90-million (current dollar) traffic information system after proposal rejected by U.S. Department of Transportation

• prepared special report on corporation's extensive Canadian activities to help win US$450-million (current dollar) high-tech defense export contract with Canada

Federal (now Presidential) Management Intern, Public Affairs Officer for International Affairs, NASA, Washington, DC and Houston, TX 1972-77

• one of two people selected by NASA in 1972 to be trained for US Government Senior Executive Service with rotations through budget, congressional relations, and public affairs

• science information officer for last lunar landing (Apollo 17)

• Voice of Mission Control for first U.S. space station (Skylab)

• as Public Affairs Officer for International Affairs, responsible for all NASA public communications outside the U.S. and for all public communications inside the U.S. on international programs; guided policy and actions of up to 100 public affairs and public information professionals

• guided U.S. Information Agency (now Department of State) communications strategy for first joint manned space flight between U.S. and U.S.S.R.; managed Moscow News Center; wrote President Ford's conversation with space crews (heard by an estimated one billion people)

• conceived and produced direct broadcast satellite program for $10-million (current dollar) US Agency for International Development AIDSAT project to improve national economies of 27 developing nations from Bangladesh to Peru; won international gold medals for three films in Arabic, French, Spanish, and English on education, communications, and technology; 12 heads of state participated directly; program included video-conferences with US experts; 2.5-hour broadcast viewed by 35 million people on four continents

• one of three faculty members selected to create a new interdisciplinary curriculum to prepare engineers for the economic, social, and political aspects of technological developments [Esso (Exxon) Educational Foundation grant]

• taught undergraduate courses in world literature, composition, science fiction, communications, technical writing and reporting (for engineering seniors), and an adult undergrad course

• taught independent study in playwriting, leading C+ student to a national drama award and admission to Yale University's prestigious School of Drama
• member of teacher evaluation committee
• co-editor of anthology of freshman English readings produced under contract to Houghton-Mifflin (publication later canceled due to change in market projections)
  

Director of Educational Programs, NASA: " I know something of the genus public relations in higher educational institutions; I'd place Mr. Williams in the very top rank of those I know who might be candidates for top-level positions. . . ."

Chief, Public Information Office, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center (now Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center): “. . . articulate; displays outstanding writing skills which are creative and conform to accepted journalistic style; . . . quick to convert scientific jargon to understandable terms, yet retaining the proper emphasis on scientific significance.”

Sperry Division Media Relations Manager, Sperry Rand Corporation: “. . . the most professional, the best-organized, the most-sensitive and generally the finest and most capable manager I have ever worked with. . . .”

NASA Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs: “. . . in my opinion, he is the best."

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