2010 portfolio
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A 2010 glimpse at my portfolio using social media in public service.TRANSCRIPT
Dan Thompson, of Charleston, South Carolina, isthe chief of public affairs for U.S. Army GarrisonYongsan in Seoul, South Korea. He has more than12 years of award-winning overseas federalservice experience marked by efficiency andincreased productivity. He is relationship-focusedand believes strongly in mentorship. He holds aBachelors of Arts in International Relations withhonors and is completing a Master of Arts inInternational Relations at the Fletcher School ofLaw and Diplomacy. He has traveled and served inmore than 25 countries and enjoys hiking, biking,sailing, flying and volunteering. He is married andspeaks fluent German.
Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) (left) with Dan Thompson at the Russell Senate Building in Washington, D.C. in May 2010 during a Sigma Iota Rho meeting.
London, England
Fellow (2009-present)
Manassas, Virginia
President (2009-present)
Yongsan, South Korea
Community Events Coordinator
(2009-present)
Boston, Massachusetts
2010-2011
Fort Meade, Maryland
2010
College Park, Maryland
2010
Charles Town, West Virginia
2006-2009
Hamburg, Germany
2007
Many additional education details available in resume
Wiesbaden, Germany
2009 For coordinating the 60th
Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift
Celebration and creating a
major media research project
Hanau, Germany
2006 For radically changing
the garrison’s print media and
shifting to electronic media at a
significant costs savings
Friedberg, Germany
2001-2004 For excellence in
combat and peacetime service
as an M1A1 armor crewman,
operations specialist and UAV
pilot
Friedberg, Germany
1998-2003 For excellence in
operations management and
service as a combat arms Soldier
and German interpreter
Baghdad, Kut, Najaf
2003-2004 For more than 14
uninterrupted months of combat
service with 2nd ACR and 1st
Armored Division
Other honors include many certificates ofachievement, the Combat Order of the Spur, CombatAction Badge, and lesser ribbons related to service.
3rd Place Innovation in Social Media
1st Place Innovation in Social Media
3rd Place Feature Story
1st Place Innovation in Social Media
1st Place Print News Article
1st Place Print News Feature
1st Place Stand Alone Photo
Led USAG Yongsan journalists to nearly sweep awards in 2009.
1st Place Place
2nd Place Place
3rd Place Place
2nd Place Place B&W
3rd Place Place B&W
Multiple other honorable mention awards
To view a selection of media created by Dan Thompson, please click the text (best viewed in Internet Explorer, not Firefox)
Seoul, South Korea
2009 Brought attention abandoned
Servicemember graves, which
created surge in community support
Seoul, South Korea
2010 Highlighted the use of social
media in the Yongsan Garrison for
emergency messaging
Panmunjom, South Korea
2009 A story covering a memorial
ceremony for the victims of the 1976
axe murders of two Army officers
Seoul, South Korea
2009 A series seeking to raise
awareness of the natural environment
Seoul, South Korea
2010 Highlighted growing interest in
Yongsan’s award-winning new media
Hanau, Germany
2006 A story where I explore my
own post-deployment challenges
after returning from Iraq
Award-winning
Worldwide
2007-2010 A small selection of
photos taken from around the world
Panmunjom, South Korea
2009 Small sample of DMZ photos
with North Korea
Seoul, South Korea
2009 A photo montage of Soldiers
caring for abandoned veterans graves
Seoul, South Korea
2010 A photo montage of students
with distinguished visitors
Seoul, South Korea
2009 A motivational video
produced for the Garrison
Click here to see Yongsan Social Video efforts*Focus is on brief, low-budget videos with quick turnaround and low cost. This has been a successful approach. More videos are available upon request (produced for families of fallen Soldiers and not publically releasable).
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Seoul, South Korea (2010)
Examines how USAG Yongsan is
leveraging New Media with
outstanding results
Award-winning
Iraq (2005)
War diary written in Iraq and later
published as a 530-page book. Sold
out in 2006 both online and at a
German retailer (956.704 Tho). The
book will be released on
Amazon.com in 2011.
A selection of works either published or collaborated on by Dan Thompson
Baghdad, Iraq (2007)
Iraq war video journal was
incorporated into the Normandy
Films production and broadcast
nationwide in the U.S. in
December 2007 on The History
Channel (AAE-108240).
Wiesbaden, Germany (2009)
One of the U.S. Army’s most
comprehensive QOL studies at the
time of publication that led to
tangible changes in Garrison
operations.
Baghdad, Iraq (2010)
Contributed film and research
(noted in the credits) which was
featured in the new documentary
about slain UN Baghdad Chief
Sergio de Mello. The film was
highlighted at the 2009 Sundance
Film Festival and recently
featured on HBO in July 2010.
Created one of the most successful Facebook
operations in IMCOM worldwide with more
than 5,350 fans and growing. Won 1st place in
Social Media in IMCOM in 2010.
Created a custom Facebook app for G20 and
on the official Garrison Yongsan website
2010
Created FMWR’s first Web 2.0 site, which was
highlighted by FMWR as a best practice
2008
Website for book that was used by film
directors for research and authors.
2005-2010
Award-winning Seoul, South Korea
2010
Seoul, South Korea
2010
Wiesbaden, Germany
2008
Wiesbaden, Germany
2009
Wiesbaden, Germany
2008