The Whopper 23 July 2012

Sonia E. Alonso Harden
2097 Olivera Road, #C
Concord, CA 94520
Tel: 925.246-9360
Cell: 925.876.8161
Email: SonitaDiva@gmail.com
Objective:
Creative Director/Producer for Artist Management, Music, Film, Television, Theater, Public Affairs, Trade
Fairs, Marketing, Political Campaigns, and Special Events at a senior management level with
responsibilities for creative concepts, product development, planning coordination, and production.
Primary Field of Expertise:
Communications: Technical writing, documentation, editing, and recently three years experience in
broadcasting, radio and TV.
Years of experience in Primary field: Twenty-two years.
Descriptions of Skills:
Total of twenty two years progressively more responsible experience in special events and promotions
theater production, writing, editing, translating, and editing. Proven ability to manage, supervise, plan and
coordinate projects and train and motivate staff.
Systems and Engineering:
Eight years combined experience in engineering design, including piping, structural architectural, facilities,
oil and gas exploration and production, civil, mechanical, cartographic. Working knowledge of AutoCAD,
Test Director, RoboHelp, UNIX, PageMaker, Ventura, Corel Suite, Intergraph systems. Also five years
experience with Wang, WordStar, MultiMate Advantage, Microsoft Works, Windows and Windows NT &
2000, Claris FileMaker and Works, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office, Lotus SmartSuite, FrontPage, HotMetal
Pro, Java in both IBM/PC and MacIntosh formats. Used computer timesharing system, developed data
bases, ran programs for Data Based project management and wrote hardware and software documentation.
Public Affairs and Marketing:
Seven Years of public affairs experience including planning and designing public affairs programs and
special events. Wrote and published newsletters, billboards, organizational publicity, broadcast media
materials. Planned and directed promotional events, media relations programs, news reporting, in-house
organs and grants proposals. Expert in planning special events for profit, non-profit, civilian and military
groups. Marketing agent for four firms.
Political Campaigns
Managed my own campaign for US Congress in 2002 in CD 10 or California against Ellen Tauscher. On
an $1100.00 budget of my own money I garnered 25% of the vote. Whipped her tusch in the so-called
debate sponsored by the league of women voters and produced radio spots and did TV and newspaper
interviews. I attended the leadership conference. Attended and was the keynote speaker at several events
such as Republicans of Rossmoor, Senior Citizens, etc.
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Training:
Wrote and developed training materials for corporations. Conducted training in Public Affairs, Technical
Writing, News and Feature Writing, Business and Technical English, English as a Foreign Language, Word
Processing and Desktop Publishing. Wrote technical training manuals, for the US Air Force and Army.
Management:
Proven ability to manage, supervise and motivate staff. Establish procedures and administrative practice
for an office, established accounts for office, paid bills, handled deposits, ordered supplies, equipment and
furnishings, spearheaded office move to new facility, supervised the set up of the telecommunications
system, planned special events, arranged travel and foreign exchange, and ordered incentive gifts and prizes
for staff. Proven track record for planning designing and implementing new projects that combine
technical, graphic, cultural, engineering, electronic publishing, for areas of work experience. Wrote and
edited SOPs for various firms.
Film, Video and Theatre Production:
Total of fifteen years progressively more responsible experience in theater, musical theater and opera
production. Planned, directed, cast, and produced special events for theaters, churches, charitable groups,
musical organizations and the armed forces. Skilled in SLR photography, Video cameras, worked as TV
cameraperson, MAZ, Graphics, and floor director for live broadcasts in the US and in Germany.
Experienced in live audio recording of concerts and operas. Skilled and experienced in set design and
construction, costume design and construction, lighting design and execution and make-up design.
Secondary field of expertise:
Entertainment: Music; performance and production, Theater; performance and production
Years of experience in secondary field: Over twenty years
Theater:
 San Diego Opera Company - Apprentice for Aida, Don Quichote, Faust, Tannhäuser, Tales of
Hoffmann, I Pagliacci, The Moon.
 San Diego State University Opera and Theater Workshops: Costume, Set and Makeup design for
Tales of Hoffmann, HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, Die Fledermaus, The Consul.
 Plays and Musicals: Girl Crazy - Babs, Costumes; Teahouse of the August Moon - Lotus Blossom,
Costumes, Make-up; Our Town - Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Lighting; Goldilocks -
Maggie, Costumes; Goodbye My Fancy - Stage Manager, Set Construction; Teahouse of the
August Moon - Lotus Blossom, Costumes, Make-up; Bye, Bye Birdie - Chorus, 110 in the Shade -
Chorus.
Music:
Miss Alonso comes from a comprehensive musical background. She sang and performed songs she learned
from her mother in Spanish from the age of three. She continued musical training throughout her school
years and began serious voice study at nineteen. She studied with Kiriacos Aslanidi of San Diego, John
Hudnall of San Francisco and Michael Trimble of New York. Sonita, as close friends call her is an active
oratorio soloist and has performed Mozart's Coronation Mass, Vivaldi's Gloria, Handel's Messiah, and the
rarely performed Last Judgment by Spohr, to say nothing of the technically challenging Beethoven's Christ
on the Mount of Olives. New York area performances have included Clotilda in Norma, and the
understudy of Norma, Oskar in Un Ballo in Maschera, Guilda in Rigoletto, and Olympia, Michaela, Liu,
and Blonde.
A former member of the San Diego Opera, she worked as stand in for Beverly Sills in their production of
Tales of Hoffmann, in addition to understudying Marguerite and Siebel in Faust that same season. In
California, Sonia sang the mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors for the Walnut Creek Civic Arts and
Diablo Symphony productions. She has been a guest artist at the Diablo Music Festival, Sinfornia da

Camera, and many of the San Francisco Bay Area churches and musical organizations. She was soloist for
the Rutter Gloria in 2001 and performed a Valentine's Day benefit solo recital for the Youth House in
Sarajevo Feb 2001
Miss Alonso has sung the Queen of the Night at the Aspen Music Festival where she also sang Ghretta in
Street Scene by Kurt Weill and she was a recitalist that same summer. Miss Alonso is the winner of
scholarships from the Music Associates of Aspen, the Sigma Alpha Iota, Region 1 National Scholarship,
and a grant from the East Bay Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for
Women.
Volunteer Experience:
While in Hamburg worked with three productions at the Offener Kanal (Public Channel). One is a music
cultural program called, "I Trovatori" which is a magazine format to showcase unknown musical artists
from the classical and jazz fields. The second program was a magazine, which features "New Age" topics
and activities such as meditation, new nutritional developments, esoteric, everything from Astrology to Zen
and all the stuff in between. This program also sometimes tackled some controversial topics such as
Orthomolecular Medicine, Laetrile, Essiac, and others. We were not intimidated to tackle the truth. The
third, "Regio Live" was a TV magazine where I worked with a crew as sound engineer and cameraperson.
We broadcasted live.
Employers:
2004 - Present Consulting: Office Team, MediQuest, Too Much Fun, and Pitts Financial Services, Macy’s, Total Property
Solutions, Fred Meyer’s (Kroger Corp.), Whitehall Co.
1/2001 - 1/2002 Bank of America: Engineering Analyst II: Technical Writer - San Francisco, CA Developed technical
documentation of all kinds: release notes, operations guides, user manuals, and online web documentation.
Developed standards and formats and document content. Software: Test Director, Lotus Notes, MS Office.
Developed, wrote, designed various technical documentation relative to the web site we designed for the
bank. Technical releases, operations guides, user guides, web documentation design. Developed standards
and practices for publishing needs.
7/1989 - 1/2001 Independent Consultant: Corporate Communications and Publications - New York City, Hamburg
Germany, San Francisco Bay Area
 Technical and Marketing Communications
 Developed Corporate Web image, and publication standards.
 Streamlined publications and marketing operations processes.
 Windows 2000 & Exchange 2000 corporate migration.
 Increased public image by 23 - 60%.
 Clients include: USA:Compaq, Inc for The Gap, Chevron USA, Contra Costa Office of Education,
Deltana Technologies, Journal of Nursing, Computer City, CompUSA, Social Security Administration,
Sohio Construction Co., Volt, Clorox, Diva International, Chevron USA, Israel Export Development
Company, Ltd.- Marketing Director for Germany, Diva International, Avon, Hadassah, Dillon Read,
Paine Webber, Citibank, Marble Collegiate Church, Wm. Black & Assoc., John Wiley Publisher, and
Sachi & Sachi. Hamburg Germany: Grüner & Jahr AG, Nordniedersachsen Technische
Fachshochschule, GUO Business School, Colon Sprachschule, Körber Hauni Electronic GmbH,
Horizont, Anglo English School Rathje Betriebe, Siegmar Thomas Interiors, Elfen 2000
1988 - 1989: Fundamental Information Systems, Inc. (William Street Brokers) Technical Communications Manager.
Overall responsibility for all technical documentation, Electronic Publish, Corporate Communications and
Technical Library for the parent company.
 Established corporate standards for all communications. Directed all phases of corporate
publications.
 Managed corporate library.
 Implemented technical writing training course for staff engineers to streamline documentation
by 70%

1984 - 1987: Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. – Publications; Engineer Space Systems Division. Programs included:
Space Telescope, PLSS, STOP, R & D reports and various proposals.
Military:
1977 - 1985: California National Guard/US Army Reserves - Enlisted/Commissioned, Civilian Acquired Skills Program,
Rank E - 5, Officer's Candidates School, Commissioned 1979, 1st Lt., Military Specialties: Adjutant
General's Corp, Military Intelligence, Public Affairs Officer for Military Police Brigade, Logistical Support
Group, Company Executive Officer, and Interrogation Section Chief for MI company.
Achievements and Awards:
 Published writer: The Grizzly, Contra Costa Times, and Oakland Tribune.
 General Manger and Board President for the Symphony of the Mountain and Sinfornia da Camera -
1984-86.
 Mademoiselle Magazine College Board 1969 - Commercial and Fashion Design.
 Sigma Alpha Iota Fraternity for Music: Region 1 National Scholarship winner 1983 - Aspen Music
Festival.
Licenses, Patents, Clearances and Certificates:
 I current hold copyrights and trademark for a product I invented which I named the SpaceTowel(c)(r)
and is under patent pending.
 Holder of Secret and Top Secret Clearances in the United States.
 Hold a US Civil Service grade of CS -8 and Military Rank of O-2 (P)
Foreign Languages:
 Fluent English, Spanish, and functional German, survival French, Italian, Hebrew, and Swedish.
Professional Memberships and Affiliations:
 Sigma Alpha Iota International Fraternity for women in the Field of Music
 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
Education and Fields of Study:
 Masters/Doctorate Program: Communications: Film/Sound/TV – UCLA: projected graduation 2005
 Course in Digital/Analog recording technology - Hamburg Music Conservatory.
 B.A. Art: Fashion, Industrial, Interior Design/Music: Vocal, Opera, Musical Theater - 1972. Major:
Graphic Communication and Industrial Design Minor: Music, Voice Performance
 Graduate of Army Institute of Personnel Administration - 1980; Defense Information School for Public
Affairs - 1980; Army Newspaper Seminar - 1981; California Military Academy (OCS) Commissioned
1979.
 Courses in Business Management, Marketing, Computer Science and Programming; Diablo Valley
College.
 Certification in Marketing - BrainBench.com: June 2002
 Self-study in Computer skills and applications software.
 Self-study in Real Estate and Finance.
 Self-study in Film Production, Screenwriting, Film History, Production Management, and
Preproduction Planning.
Please Note: All References and Documentation upon request at time of interview.

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