Profile of producer

1. Profile
Alvin E. Burzynski, APR
Professional Experience:
Over 19 years of marketing, promotion and special event planning and execution
experience.
• Former President of SportsNet Ohio and Broadbandvision TV
a. Developed and maintained official interactive websites for Major League
Soccer’s Columbus Crew (www.thecrew.com), The American Basketball
League’s (first U.S. women professional basketball league) 2-time champions
the Columbus Quest, the Professional Women’s Basketball Combine, and
version 1 and 2 of thomasdooley.com
b. Assisted in the organization, development and execution of the first women’s
professional basketball combine in cooperation with members from Team
USA and the American Basketball League coaching and player ranks.
c. Consultation services provided on various endeavors for international soccer
superstar, Bundesliga and U.S. National Team Captain, Thomas Dooley
Enterprises (Soccer University, Soccer Academy, International Soccer Tours,
Soccer Tennis) http://www.dooleysoccer.us/index.php?page=thomas-dooley and
http://www.ockings.us/
d. Served as Media Relations Assistant for the American Basketball League’s
Columbus Quest (teams usurped by the Women’s National Basketball
Association – WNBA
e. Provided original sports and business related content for its client (print, radio,
television and electronic media)
f. Developed and executed marketing plans and interactive promotional
strategies for profit and non-for-profit clients
g. Photos and feature stories published in various publications to include local
and national news and sports publications.
h. Serve as a spokesperson for the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs
during interviews with local and national media (print, radio, and television).
Handled over 300 media inquires during my tenure.
Served as the Advertising and Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Army
Columbus Recruiting Battalion
http://www.usarec.army.mil/3rdbde/5dbn/index.html
Developed and executed special event promotions:
1. Army Motorsports (NASCAR and NHRA)
http://www.goarmy.com/racing/index.jsp?hmref=s2
2. National Patriot Season campaign with Major League Baseball
(Cincinnati Reds)
3. Arena Football League – Columbus Destroyers
4. Contributed, coordinated, and executed Army Birthday activities
5. The annual Arnold Expo at the Arnold Festival
6. World Wrestling Entertainment (national)

2. 7. ESPN College Tailgate and Heisman Trophy Tour (2004)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgibin/
stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-26-
2004/0002218142&EDATE=
8. U.S. Army All-American Bowl (High School Football All-Star game)
9. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team
10. Professional Bull Riding and Rodeo
11. Army Marksmanship Team
http://www.goarmy.com/events/aab/aab_overview.jsp
12. Military District of Washington – Spirit of America
http://spiritofamerica.mdw.army.mil/history.html
13. Served as the Columbus Recruiting Battalion Army Advertising
liaison to the Army’s former advertising firm Leo Burnett and Starcom
MediaVest Group http://www.smvgroup.com/
14. Contributed and executed the U.S. Army’s national marketing and
promotional campaign “An Army of One”
15. Responsible for the Army’s Total Army involvement in Recruiting
(TAIR) community outreach program
http://www.usarec.army.mil/MSBn/Pages/MEC.htm
16. Served as a spokesperson for the Department of Defense and U.S.
Army on both the national and local level.
http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/apa/Index.htm
17. Photos and feature stories published in Department of Defense official
magazines
18. During my tenure with Army Advertising and Public Affairs the
Columbus Recruiting Battalion was in the top five of recruiting
battalions in the United States and obtain the reached the rank of being
the top and second best battalion on separate occasions
http://www.usarec.army.mil/bdemap.html
19. Developed highly effective news releases and video news releases
(handled over 300 media inquiries during tenure here)
20. Briefed top ranking military officers, dignitaries, and influential local,
state, federal, and global leaders
21. Served as the liaison for the local U.S. Army Columbus Recruiting
Battalion PAYS program http://www.armypays.com/
Chief of Public Affairs, Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Affairs Ambulatory Care
Center (VA ACC – Columbus)
a. Developed the VA ACC – Columbus Public Affairs Program and Global War on
Terrorism Seamless Transition Program – Ohio
b. Serve as the organization’s primary liaison between the media, community,
and key stakeholders (city, state, local and federal government)
http://www.house.gov/pryce/06%20releases/101006_va_inpatient_care.ht
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c. Serve as the organization’s primary liaison between key local, regional, and

3. national veterans service organizations and the Department of Defense
d. Developed and executed local, state and national community awareness and
outreach programs targeting veterans and members of the Armed Forces
e. Produced highly successful Public Service Announcements (radio and
television), and original Veterans Affairs oriented news programming featured
locally and nationally to include the Pentagon Channel
f. Feature stories, pictures, and responses featured via various local and national
media outlets (print, radio, television and interactive media)
g. Assisted in the organization and execution of national press conferences,
briefing and town hall meetings featuring key VA officials – Sec. VA Affairs
http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/secyspchs/ChalmersWylieAmbCareCtr.a
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h. Serve as an advisor and board member to the Ohio National Guard and Ohio
Governor’s Office OHIOCARES initiative
http://www.presentations.samhsa.gov/VA_Conference/Workshop_Streng
thening_Behavioral_FRIDAY/OHIO_CARES.pdf
i. Instrumental in initiating the National Guard Bureau and Department of
Veterans Affairs Memorandum of Agreement (Seamless Transition) – Ohio
(2007 – involving VA, Ohio Governor’s Office, ESGR, Department of Labor,
Employer Support of Guard and Reserve, Ohio Department of Jobs and
Family Services, County Veterans Service Commission, and key veteran
service organizations)
j. Developing and producing monthly veterans oriented programming for the
City of Columbus Government City Channel – GTC3 (viewers – 600, 000) in
cooperation with the City, Franklin County and key veteran service
organizations http://www.columbus.gov/tv/MasterSchedule.htm
k. Co-founder of Op. Welcome Home Warrior
(www.welcomehomewarrior.org)
l. Assisted in the organization and execution of the Ohio Governor’s Office of
Veterans Affairs inaugural Ohio women veterans conference
http://veteransaffairs.ohio.gov/
m. Serve as a member of the 2008 Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Affairs VA
Ambulatory Care Center project
http://www.house.gov/hobson/press2006/pr_061010.htm
n. Key member in the VAOPC-Columbus Emergency Management/Response
team
o. Planned special events involving high ranking local, state, and federal
dignitaries to include the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
p. Collaborated with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and the Office
of Whitehouse Communication to develop and execute “Tribute to Heroes,”
which honored Ohio armed forces members and veterans who supported the
Global War on Terrorism as part of the UFC’s live pay-per-view event held at
Nationwide arena – Columbus, Ohio.
q. Handled over 275 VA specific media inquiries during my four year tenure with
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
A few accomplishments include being feature or contributed content to the

4. following:
• The Department of Veterans Affairs monthly television magazine show The
American Veteran (http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/amervet/index.asp)
• The Pentagon Channel (http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/)
• The VA Vanguard (national magazine published monthly) and VA News
(http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/index.asp)
• Produced Video News Releases featured on VA news and the Pentagon Channel
(national and global broadcast)
Serve as a media spokesperson for the Department of Veterans Affairs (local,
regional and national)
Military Experience:
10th Mountain Division – Artillery/Light Infantry
Army Public Affairs Officer (U.S. Army Columbus Recruiting Battalion)
Educational Background:
• B.S. Marketing and Business Administration (Kansas State University)
• Advertising and Public Affairs School (Ft. Knox, Ky.)
• Diploma, Public Affairs Officer’s Course (Defense Information School, Ft. George G.
Meade) http://www.dinfos.osd.mil/dinfosweb/
• Budget Proposal and Justification Courses (Defense Finance and Accounting Services
DFAS-Columbus)
• Special Emphasis Program Manager Course (Defense Management Equal
Opportunity Institute – DEOMI)
• Accredited Public Relations (APR) Public Relations Society of America
Specialized skills
• Versed in website development, maintenance and graphic design
• Audio/video streaming (Real, Windows Media, Quicktime, and Flash)
• Video production and editing (Avid)
• Desktop Publishing (Adobe PageMaker 7 and Illustrator 10)
• Graphic Design (Adobe Photoshop CS)
• Microsoft Office and productivity applications
• Accomplished digital photographer
• Interactive presentations (Powerpoint, Quicktime, Real and Flash)
• Server Side (Real Streaming media servers)
• Accomplished trainer, presenter, and speaker
• Successfully handled and/or facilitated over 600 media inquires during my public
affairs/relations career
• Highly credible subject matter expert as it pertains to business, government, and
society; especially, Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
• Effective instructor teaching courses in the following areas: media and community
relations, special event planning and execution, and interactive marketing
• Accomplished keynote and motivational speaker

5. • Special event planning, promotion, marketing, and promotion
• Specialized experience in crisis communication and certified as Incident Command
System (ICS) and Emergency Management System (EMS) Public Information Officer
Community and Volunteerism
• Mentor for the Village to Child 219 Project (Dept. of Justice and Ohio Dominican
University)
• Youth baseball coach
• Volunteer instructor for Junior Achievement (Economics of Staying in School)
• Provide public affairs support and training for the Department of Defense’s Employer
Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program http://www.esgr.org/
• Member of the National Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (Crisis
Communicator – media relations)
• Success Through Soccer Mentoring Program (in development in conjunction with
Dooley Soccer University – Former U.S. National Soccer Team Captain Thomas
Dooley http://www.dooleysoccer.de/ and
http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2005/08/22/story1.html
Appointments
• Serve as a member of the Department of Veterans Affairs (HQ) National
Communication Advisory Board
• Serve as a member of the City of Columbus Veterans Advisory Board (appointed
by the Mayor)
• Serve as a member of the OHIOCARES Board (joint collaboration between the
Ohio Governor’s Office, the Ohio National Guard, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and other state agencies – focus is on ensuring seamless transition of the
troops returning home from supporting the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).
www.ohionationalguard.com/ohiocares
• Appointed by Department of the Army as an ambassador for the Army’s
Community Outreach Freedom Team Salute (www.freedomteamsalute.com)
program.
• Founder of Charlie Foxtrot Group (www.charliefoxtrotgroup.com)
• Founder of Charlie Foxtrot Coffee (www.charliefoxtrotcoffee.com)
www.coffee4vets.com
Awards
• Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration 2007 and 2008
Excellence in Communication Award (national award)
• Two Department of the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service
(Army Advertising and Pubic Affairs)
• Governor of Ohio, Ohio Commendation Medal (Ohio National Guard)