SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW An award-winning new media, video and AV writer-producer with over two decades of experience. A diversified background serving the marketing communications, corporate communications and training needs of business, industry and education. A history of creating powerful, producible and cost-effective materials — in virtually every AV medium — which have met diverse objectives and motivated a wide variety of audiences. Accustomed to assuming project leadership, and to successfully bringing innovative concepts and ideas into reality.

I enjoy working with start-ups and small, growing companies as much as giant multinationals. “No job too big; no job to small” Wanna do some what-iffing? No charge. Email me at ted@eselgroth.com Call me at 630/469-7058 or 469-7200. Or first, scroll down through the propaganda below... Thanks! Ted Eselgroth

CREDITS INCLUDE... WEB SITES... Please see the list posted on my "sampler" page. VIDEOS... EAR MAIL Best of Show Chicago Association of Direct Marketing. A series of how-to Video Brochures for the Dow Agricultural Division which were requested by over 40,000 prospects. PRODUCTIVITY Gold Award International Film and Television Association of New York. A motivational video designed for viewing by — and to increase the productivity of — all Control Data employees. CONFIDENTIALLY SPEAKING Silver Award; International Film and Television Association of New York. A security awareness video for the U.S. Department of Commerce; viewed by over 6,000,000 civilian government employees. IBM DATA INTERPRETATION SYSTEM A series of audio scripts for IBM designed to inform, educate and train IBM Marketing Representatives and Field Engineers on the installation, operation, and maintenance of this new software product. Sample script TOMORROW BEGAN LAST SUMMER A video report to the National Science Foundation documenting GTE Laboratories summer intern program. JOINT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM A technical briefing for NORAD officials; a declassified version welcomes visitors to NORAD’s Cheyenne Mountain Headquarters. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED “SPEED” HBO Video’s 16-monitor, multi-image trade show presentation for their sister publication. A SMALL SEED GROWS A BIG APPLE A multi-media history of early New York City, permanently installed in Wall Street’s Fraunces Tavern Museum. WISN-AM/WLTQ-FM RADIO A sales video designed to promote to out-of-town prospects Milwaukee in general, and the “buy” of these two Hearst Broadcasting radio stations in particular. Script PLUS... ...scores of additional video, audiovisual, collateral and other special projects for business, industry, education, and training. Samples and/or references on request... ted@eselgroth.com

AWARDS... Proud winner of several major industry awards, including... The International Film & Television Festival of New York’s Gold Award,and several of their Silver and Bronze Awards. The Direct Marketing Association’s Best of Show Tempo Award.

CLIENTS AND OCCASIONAL EMPLOYERS... CORPORATE AND MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS Arnold Foods Buster Brown Children’s Clothes Control Data Dorr-Oliver Dow Chemical The Glen Ellyn Web Site GTE HBO Video Hearst Broadcasting (WISN &WLTQ) Script IBM Script ITT Kraft Foods RCA Reebok Roosevelt Glen Corporate Center United Parcel Service WCCO Television (Minneapolis/St. Paul) BROADCASTING The American Radio Networks The Children’s Radio Network (“Radio AAHS”) TeamRadio (broadcast consultancy) Twin Cities Public Television (KTCA/2 & KTCI/17) WesTel Cabletelevision PRINT PUBLISHERS Air Transport World Progressive Architecture Magazine Radio Business Report Sports Illustrated EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS Innovative Sciences, Inc. Listening Libraries MIND, Inc. Random House TRAINING AND EDUCATION Part-Time Instructor, College of DuPage Continuing Education and Business & Professional Institute Departments Contract Writer/Producer, Xerox Learning Systems / Applied Learning Contract Writer, Deltak Contract Writer/Producer, Wilson Learning NON-PROFITS The Children’s Radio Company (Atlanta) Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus EAL Glen Ellyn League of Women Voters Fairfield University (Connecticut) Fraunces Tavern Museum (New York City) The National Schools Committee The Robert A. Taft Institute

RELATED INTERESTS... Chairman, Glen Ellyn Technology Advisory Commission (formerly the Glen Ellyn Cable Commission). Member, Steering Committee, Illinois Century Network. Board Member, Glen Ellyn Economic Development Commission. Member, Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce. Member, VISION Glen Ellyn Information Technology Committee. Former Board Member, Glen Ellyn Public Media Cooperation (Public Access Channel 17) Internet / Web “Evangelist” Speaker at Chambers of Commerce, many local and national trade associations, etc. Member, Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce. Member, Association of Macintosh Trainers. Electronics / computer / cyberspace; hobbyist; online since 1984. Weekly on-air “Web Expert” guest on ComputerTalk (KJJO Radio, Minneapolis/St. Paul) Continuing participant in Internet, CES, NAB, RAB and other broadcast and consumer electronics conferences and seminars. In addition to above, speaker at: Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) National Press Women’s Workshops The Upper Midwest Council University of Minnesota Former Adjunct Professor, Graduate Certificate Program (Communication Arts); Fairfield University; Fairfield, Connecticut

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