Motorcyle Media Professional
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Motorcyle Media Professional

Paul A. Willis
Rockville, MD ------------
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Motorcycle enthusiast and writer/photographer with articles and photographs published in Racer X Illustrated, TransWORLD Motocross, Motocross Action Magazine, Cycle News and Cycling East. Experienced media production professional with production credits at ABC NEWS/SPORTS, Disney Television, Warner Bros. Television and a number of independent television and film production companies.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Wrote a feature story about two pioneering professional motocross racers for Racer X Illustrated magazine's 10th anniversary issue (“The Original Riders” - April 2008).

Wrote a feature story about personally competing in the annual A Day in the Dirt races on a Yamaha YZ450F test bike for TransWORLD Motocross Online (“My Day in the Dirt Diary” - December 2004).

Launched and managed three different blogs:
- “All Things Motocross” covered professional motocross racing from 2005 to 2011 (------------).
- “If I were... Lewis Hamilton” tracked the results of this Formula One star during the 2007 and 2008 seasons (ifIwereLewisH------------).
- “Visionary or Hack?” discusses and ranks motion picture directors. I posted under the pseudonym “Late Night” and worked with two other writers from 2011 to 2017 (------------).

Co-produced and served as First Assistant Director on an independently produced feature length film “Streetwise” (1998).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
District Harley-Davidson/BMW/Ducati, Gaithersburg, MD July 2018 to December 2018
Fit Specialist
Sold new and pre-owned motorcycles.

EagleRider Motorcycle Rentals and Tours, Fairfax, VA May 2018 to July 2018
Retail Rental Specialist
Rented Harley-Davidson motorcycles to individuals and groups.

The Home Depot, Silver Spring, MD April 2018 to May 2018
Flooring Specialist
Assessed customer needs and directed them to the appropriate solutions for their flooring, window covering, ceiling and storage projects.

Kaiser Permanente, Fulton, MD – Burbank, CA – Pasadena, CA 2001 to 2017
Lead Business Consulting Analyst - 2011 to 2017
Utilized business process improvement methodologies in multiple projects to find efficiencies and eliminate waste for Health Plan membership administration and customer service stakeholders. Provided regular status reports to executive level stakeholders. Developed trusted relationships with department leaders seeking to solve work-space needs.

Process Manager - 2009 to 2010
Managed internal departmental projects, including the development of an improved employee on-boarding process resulting in decreased errors; coordinated and tracked individual staff training and organized group training. Managed a business analyst and two supervising administrators. Organized a steering committee to facilitate employee engagement events. Facilitated a periodic leadership communication to address facility issues.

Project Manager - 2004 to 2008
Managed internal departmental projects, including the development and implementation of a resource and portfolio management application that provided management with an improved view of resource allocation; interviewed potential new hires and performed reference checks.

Senior Business Analyst - 2001 to 2003
Supported the development of an expedited recruiting process, enabling the hiring of 40 new staff members in 18 months; conducted business user requirements gathering sessions for the development of a paperless membership enrollment process. Developed business cases for system and process improvement initiatives. Prepared UAT test scenarios and scripts for an enterprise wide underwriting application.

EDUCATION
BA Radio/Television Production George Washington University

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Completed a Adobe Premiere video editing course at Montgomery County College during the Summer of 2018.

RELATED INTERESTS
Aerial photography: currently pilot a DJI Spark drone.
Motorcycling: currently ride a 2015 KTM 1290 Super Adventure.

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