Education Consultant and Owner, VincePrep.com
Japan
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- Owner at VincePrep.com
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- Associate Director, Admissions Counseling Dept. at The Princeton Review of Japan
- Senior Counselor & Instructional Designer at The Princeton Review of Japan
- Education Technology Consultant at Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) Japan
- Salesforce Automation Trainer at Dendrite International; client: Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
- Educational Technologist at Columbia Center for New Media Teaching & Learning (CCNMTL), Columbia University
- Social Networking Community Developer & QA Tester at WellEngaged (now Prospero Technologies)
- Education Director, Actor at American Shakespeare Center (formerly Shenandoah Shakespeare)
- Director at New Orleans Summerbridge at Isidore Newman School
- History Teacher at Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, LA
- Education
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- New York University
- Stanford University
- Universidad de Salamanca
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Vince Ricci’s Summary
A career educator, Vince earned his History BA from Stanford University, which awarded him the James W. Lyons Award for Service. He later received a Distinguished Teaching Award from the State of Louisiana and Non-Profit Program of the Year for his direction of Newman Summerbridge in New Orleans.
While completing his MA in Educational Communication & Technology at NYU, Vince served as a Founding Technologist at Columbia University's Center for New Media Teaching & Learning, where he taught professors how to effectively leverage technology. He also provided salesforce automation training for Pfizer and conducted market research for interactive exhibit pioneer Edwin Schlossberg.
Vince was initially brought to Tokyo in 2002 for a consulting project with Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW). While working at Japan's largest graduate and MBA admissions service, he jointly managed a million-dollar counseling business. He also taught graduate engineering students at The University of Tokyo how to improve their public speaking and presentation skills.
Every year, Vince provides pro bono resume and interview training to graduates of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program who will return to North America after serving as teachers and cross-cultural advisors to local Japanese municipalities and school systems.
He lives in Tokyo with his wife and son.
Vince Ricci’s Specialties:
-admissions coaching & consulting
-learning management system design
-interactive script writing, video production & post-production
-non-profit development, fundraising & management
Vince Ricci’s Experience
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Owner
VincePrep.com
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
February 2008 — Present (2 years )
Professional MBA admissions counseling Executive coaching Leadership consulting
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Associate Director, Admissions Counseling Dept.
The Princeton Review of Japan
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
February 2004 — June 2007 (3 years 5 months)
-Most successful & in-demand counselor (based on client bookings, interview invitations and final admits)
-Jointly managed US$1M individual and group counseling business
-Directly responsible for over $250K in classes; designed & developed learning management systems as well as print, web & video-based curriculum contents for resume production, essay writing & interview skills at Japan's leading provider of standardized test-preparation & application counseling
-Taught Presentations Class at University of Tokyo -
Senior Counselor & Instructional Designer
The Princeton Review of Japan
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2002 — January 2004 (1 year 6 months)
-Successfully coached over 300 leaders of Japanese business, government & academia with researching & securing admission to top graduate programs in U.S. & Europe, including MBA, LL.M, MA, & PhD
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Education Technology Consultant
Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) Japan
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Media Production industry)
March 2002 — June 2002 (4 months)
-Recruited from U.S. for Japan’s first-ever broadband-based computer literacy curriculum
-Wrote scripts & planned entire 80-lesson curriculum, collaborating w/ Japanese educators & 10-member team of 3D animators & Flash designers at one of Tokyo’s most advanced virtual studios, now owned by Disney -
Salesforce Automation Trainer
Dendrite International; client: Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2001 — January 2002 (5 months)
-Leveraged industry-leading PDA & laptop-based sales-force automation suite, including CRM software tools
-Trained over 500 top sales representatives at major nationwide roll-out in Los Angeles, Chicago & Atlanta -
Educational Technologist
Columbia Center for New Media Teaching & Learning (CCNMTL), Columbia University
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; E-Learning industry)
February 1999 — September 1999 (8 months)
-Founding member of $10M state-of-the-art technology facility: http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/web/index.html
-Created & delivered original curriculum empowering Columbia Professors & staff to maximize impact of internet & multimedia tools in the classroom -
Social Networking Community Developer & QA Tester
WellEngaged (now Prospero Technologies)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
September 1998 — January 1999 (5 months)
-Joined founding members of world's most influential online community, The Well, to leverage wealth of expertise for corporate clients including e*Trade, CBS Sportsline, BMG, & The Wall Street Journal Online
-Promoted from temp staff to full-time receptionist to elite QA tester within only two months -
Education Director, Actor
American Shakespeare Center (formerly Shenandoah Shakespeare)
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Performing Arts industry)
July 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 2 months)
-Developed, coordinated and led Shakespeare & Stage Combat workshops for middle & high schools across Mid-Atlantic & Southeastern states
-Multiple roles in A Midsummer Night's Dream & Macbeth
-Performed in The Taming of the Shrew at Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC -
Director
New Orleans Summerbridge at Isidore Newman School
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 1994 — June 1997 (2 years 10 months)
-Helped over 500 under-served public school students find placement & success at selective public & private middle school, high school & college programs
-Recruited, hired & trained next generation of American educators from highly competitive pool of aspiring high school & college-aged students
-Raised & controlled $100K budget; trained & managed 5 full-time staff: http://www.newmanschool.org/summerbridge -
History Teacher
Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, LA
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
September 1992 — June 1997 (4 years 10 months)
-Winner, Louisiana Distinguished Teacher Award at most prestigious private K-12 school in Southeastern U.S.
-Developed & taught U.S., Asia, Latin America, Middle East & Europe
-Co-created world’s first Virtual Civil War Museum: http://www.siggraph.org/s97/conference/educators/830b.html
Vince Ricci’s Education
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New York University
MA , Instructional Design, Cognitive Science , 1999 — 2001
-GPA 3.9; courses in Cognitive Science, Instructional Design, Distance Learning & Computer Programming
-Thesis: MOVE!TV, prototype for interactive children’s TV show & learning technology platform; managed all production duties for pilot episode; wrote major development grant; created business plan for interactive educational toys related to show: http://www.movingoncenter.org/moveTV.htm- Activities and Societies:
- -Marketing Internship: Video Editor, Webmaster, Edwin Schlossberg, Inc., leading interactive museum exhibit design firm: ESIdesign.com
-Media Design Internship: Whitney Museum of American Art (client), Razorfish (producers), Intel (sponsor); built online database for major exhibit: The American Century
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Stanford University
BA , History, Education, Theatre , 1988 — 1992
-GPA 3.8; additional coursework in Economics of Education, Asian-American Studies, Theatre & Spanish
- Activities and Societies:
- -Founding Director, Financial Aid Advocates Association
-Recipient of James W. Lyons Award for Service
-Awarded Stanford Public Service Summer Fellowship from Haas Center for Public Service to write & edit first-ever National Guide to Fundraising & Development, distributed to more than 30 program directors of Summerbridge educational non-profit programs (named one of America’s Top 10 Internships)
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Universidad de Salamanca
Stanford in Spain , Spanish literature, language, history & culture , 1990 — 1991
Selected for 6-month intensive Spanish-language immersion program at Spain’s oldest University
Additional Information
Vince Ricci’s Websites:
Vince Ricci’s Interests:
Publications - (Mobile Learning in Japan): http://tinyurl.com/2trau6
Vince Ricci’s Groups:
Stanford Alumni Association, Stanford Japan Alumni, MoMo, Entrepreneurs Association, SBAN (Summerbridge Alumni Network)
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Universidad de Salamanca -
Bilingual Workforce in Japan -
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Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo -
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Shakespeare -
Japan Intercultural Consulting
Vince Ricci’s Honors:
-New Orleans Non-Profit Program of the Year Award (1995)
-Louisiana Distinguished Teacher Award, State of Louisiana, USA
-James W. Lyons Award for Service to Stanford University
-Public Service Summer Fellow, from Haas Center for Public Service
