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Julius Adams
Professional Highlights Education Experience
� Teach fundamentals of music to K-5th grades as a cluster teacher
� Teach reading/literacy and social studies concepts through the use of music; support teaching of
vocabulary through especially written songs that incorporate monthly vocabulary words
� Introduce students to musical art forms and composers throughout history
� Direct school choir
� Teach recorder and guitar to 3rd and 4th grade classes and direct performances
� Direct Spring Concert involving all Kindergarten to third graders
� Write monthly original songs incorporating �words of the month� centered on Social
Emotional Learning, and direct classes in performing songs at a Vocabulary Day celebration
� Direct musical theater productions (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/Peter Pan) and plays
� Introduce cultural concepts through music and dance
� Teach Ballroom Dancing to 4th and 5th grade students
� Lead teacher with Dancing Classrooms for PS98 Ballroom Dance team (profiled on ABC PrimeTime)
� Teach stage presence through class song projects and drama training
� Sponsor and teach Math Olympiad and Stock Market Game Clubs (Area Winner 2017-2018)
� Liaison for school Student Government
� Provide professional development to teachers in the use of Music in cross-curricular learning
� Introduce and train staff on the use of technology in learning (SMARTBoards, Slates, iPods, Audio
and EBooks)
� Facilitated Arts Teacher Training under auspices of DOE Arts Department
� Wrote several grant proposals and received funding for programs through written grants, led
Teacher Team on writing of Blue Ribbon School proposal that achieved Blue ribbon status for PS98Q
� Managed self-funded PTA After School program, and currently teach classes in same
� Perform duties as school arts liaison in finding and contracting services from such organizations as Midori & Friends, Dancing Classrooms, Studio �In-A-School and Town Hall
� Act as school Data Specialist and Inquiry Team member; train teachers in the use of city-wide
data systems
� Member School Leadership Team, Inquiry Team, International Committee, Technology Committee
� Member School Based Emergency Response Team, OEM emergency preparedness,
trained and certified, CPR certified adult and child/infant, certified in
Therapeutic Counseling Intervention and Mental Health First aid
Consulting Management
� Generated consulting services revenue with major firms between $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 per project.
� Managed all facets of major consulting projects, from proposal negotiation and generation to
final deliverables
� Assisted companies in determining appropriate change management strategy for future
growth and stability
� Mapped current processes and assisted companies in developing streamlined, new processes
based on user input
� Responsible for oversight of process requirements gathering, process mapping, gap analysis,
brainstorming sessions, employee and management interviewing, system selection,
system implementation, and preparation of findings for management.
� Delivered recommendations to executive management on strategic and systems issues
such as EDI/B2B tools, process improvement, IT strategy, systems security, broadband capabilities,
ad sales/traffic systems, financial and operational systems requirements, market opportunities,
Internet strategy, and performance reporting.
� Responsible for oversight of strategic systems development projects related to advertising
sales functionality
Client list included: Turner, NBC, ABC, CBS, Measat, South African Broadcasting Corp., Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau, Children�s Television Workshop, PBS, Saks Fifth Avenue, Cablevision, Barnes & Noble
Project & Workflow Production
� Provided strategic approaches to development of EDI/B2B and data mining tools included
in company plans.
� Managed to completion, in less than two months, development of a full EDI prototype
for advertising buying.
� Managed teams of developers in creation of advertising sales systems based on gathered
requirements
� flow diagrams and user requirements related to core business process improvement.
� Recommended systems that met user needs and developed systems migration strategies.
� Proficient in MSOffice Suite, MacOS, Excel, Lotus, FundEZ, PrintArtist, MSProject, Visio ,
all Google Suite, Salesforce and Adobe Photoshop
Financial Management & Controllership
� Developed, managed and controlled budgets in excess of $50 to $300 million per year.
� Worked closely with all levels of management to determine business strategy within
constraints and improve control of budget processes, with concurrent cost reductions between 15-20%.
� Developed operational policies, procedures and controls and monitoring mechanisms at
several companies.
� Developed unique systems for television production unit accounting utilizing JD Edwards
software, and managed implementation and training
� Managed financial departments responsible for all divisional and corporate accounting needs
� Created actionable financial reporting packages tailored to management information requirements
� Acted as conduit for oversight of corporate audits, as well management of internally
run station pre-audits
Team Building
� Built operating units and consulting teams; initiated employee morale and performance programs
� Established standards of performance and review processes; developed career education programs
Industry Expertise
? Speaker at major conferences, including NAB, SMPTE, Digital Hollywood and Emediatainment
? Published articles in Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News on advertising sales processes,
ad sales systems, media content security, and cable modem security (copies available upon request)
? Published white papers on network and cable television advertising sales process issues and systems


Employment History

Teacher (Retired)

PS98Q, Douglaston, NY 2002 � 2019 Current

Manager, EDI Systems and Product Strategy

Encoda Systems, NY, NY

2001 - 2002
Manager, Cable Network EDI Strategy
eMadison, NY, NY
2000 - 2001
Principal, Media Market IFsec, LLC, NY, NY 2000
Experienced Consulting Manager Arthur Andersen, NY, NY 1999 - 2000
Senior Consulting Manager IBM Consulting, NY, NY 1997 - 1999
Senior Consultant Price Waterhouse, NY, NY 1993 - 1997
Director, Planning and Budgets The Metropolitan Opera, NY, NY 1992 - 1993
Business Manager

Controller 20th Century Fox Television, NY, NY 1986 �1988

1988 - 1992
Manager, Polices, Procedures & Controls

Manager, Accounting CBS Television Stations, NY, NY 1983 -1986


1980- 1983
Education MBA, Management BA, Music & Theater
Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
Western Ct. State University
1980
References Available on request.