THOMAS CHEE
4325 Brookshire Circle, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Mobile: (707) 49-6432 Email: LasVegasPortfolio@Gmail.com
Google Local Guide Level 10 with LV.Net on Google Maps 150,000,000 views as of October 2019.
Google Local Guide Level 8 with LVPortfolio on Google Maps 6,152 Contributions in July 2021.
Las Vegas Legal Network
Director of Legal Affairs
February 2020 to the Present
Office: 400 South Fourth Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89101, office across the street from the Nevada Supreme Court, Regional Justice Center, Federal Court, and one block from the Clark County Detention Center. Works with law firms, Nevada’s top attorneys, former judges, real estate developers, lawyers, paralegals, government leaders, legal publications, legal magazines, and corporate leaders as an expert on issues involving law by utilizing digital marketing, social media, and a nationwide network of the United States award winning attorneys, especially leaders influential in government affairs in Carson City, Clark County, Nevada, the most influential County in the nation, and Nye County, the largest County in the nation. Manage development and distribution of content for multiple high-profile legal cases across social and owned app communities. Create, interview, print, and publish real time brand content and communications during live events, either on site or in a war room atmosphere. Stay current with digital and subject matter trends and make recommendations that are relevant to social, cultural, and digital presences. Developers and executives integrated statewide programs to serve all markets in the USA. Works closely with communications, marketing, and team to implement legal Marketing services throughout the United States of America.
LV.Net High Speed Internet
Community Affairs and Public Relations (2019), Government Affairs (2013-2020)
November 2013 to February 2020
Proven leader who skillfully bridges the political spectrum.
Deep inside understanding of the local, state, and federal government.
Identify business opportunities with government and corporate leaders in Nevada and California.
Establish networks of political and state agency contacts including founding Nevada Business
Forum
Develops and leverages significant relationships with city council members and other city staff,
counterparts and other regional entities from Reno to Las Vegas, Nye County to Clark County.
Monitors, interprets, and recommends responses to federal and state legislation initiatives to
support representation at City Hall Council Meetings with the Mayor and City Council,
Commissioner Meetings in Clark County, Nye County, and member of the Asian Chamber of
Commerce as well as meetings with former CIA officials, attorneys, and developers.
Monitor state and federal proposals, analyze impact, develop and execute strategy.
Remain aware of potential global implications of local issues and coordinate their management
with global colleagues.
Works with government leaders and corporate leaders as expert on issues involving government.
Develops and executes integrated statewide programs to serve all markets in Nevada
Works closely with communications, marketing, and team to implement Wifi Internet in Nevada.
Nevada Business Forum, Founder
November 2013 to February 2020
Nevada Business Forum is formerly known as the monthly Nevada Business Meeting in the
center of Las Vegas on the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont Street Experience where
I brought government leaders and corporate leaders together to build businesses and develop Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Skills used at LV.Net
Strong writing ability and verbal communication skills
Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of external audiences and corporate leadership.
Viewed as a trusted adviser with a successful track record in building and maintaining strong
relationships at all levels of corporate and government organizations.
Outstanding analytical and leadership skills with ability to think strategically and achieve results.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment with strict deadlines.
Outstanding interpersonal skills, creative motivator, and approachable personality.
Ability to manage relationships with skill, tact, and diplomacy.
LasVegas.Net Magazine
OIL USA, Founder
July 4, 2008 to the Present
OIL USA founded by Thomas Chee to teach the government about energy and petroleum oil based on Thomas Chee’s experiences including the Persian Gulf War, exclusive interviews with Kuwaitis on the Nile River in Egypt from Cairo, Luxor to Aswan, and attacks at the World Trade Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, Istanbul, Ankara, Turkey, and the War in Yugoslavia, especially stories based on experiences with refugees at the Bulgarian Turkish border crossing. Conferences in Prague, New York City, Vancouver, and Toronto, Canada are covered in the content. Books written by Thomas Chee and various authors under pen names as well as books about petroleum oil and the novels Dune by author Frank Herbert, who was Editor of Thomas Chee's local newspaper in Santa Rosa, California known as the Press Democrat in Sonoma County Wine Country. Books Oil Jobs in U.S.A., Petroleum Production, American Petroleum Worldwide, Oil Petroleum Pipelines, Global Oil Colorado, Petroleum Jobs Colorado Oil, Oil USA Gas Tax, Colorado Oil, Gas and Shale Jobs, Petroleum Careers in the United States of America, Petroleum Oil and Hollywood Films, Filmmakers Addiction to Oil Energy Petroleum Oils, Petroleum Oil International Pipelines, Petroleum Oil on Dune by Frank Herbert, Petroleum Oil and Pop Culture, Academy Awards and Literary Masterpieces Petroleum, Caffeine or Spice from Dune by Chase Leo, Science Fiction Novels about Oil Gas Energy by Chase Leo, Petroleum Oil Science United States of America, Petroleum Careers American Global Oil Petroleum, Universities, Education in the United States of America CD Audio Books Oil USA Educations the People Oil Experience and Oil Legends, Oil Petroleum Case Studies, Petroleum Modern Times, Oil History Petroleum Science, Oil Petroleum Evolution, Petroleum Power Worldwide, Petroleum Energy Revolutions Studies of Oil Petroleum, Amplification Energy Oil Sands, Gas Shale, Anti-Chinese America
Goal and Mission: Help students accomplish their language goals and objective while studying languages, cultures, and the dynamics of petroleum, mining, energy, and how oil influences government and our world.
Journalist and Writer
November 2013 to February 2020
Work with management to write and develop stories, articles, and photographs.
Pitch stories to news managers relevant to the local community and corporate markets.
Covers a range of current events, news, travel, and lifestyle.
Receives assignments and evaluates leaders and tips to develop story ideas.
Provides compelling coverage of both anticipated and spontaneous news for print and online
media
Write and edit copy for product marketing, product descriptions, blog posts, and brand
marketing.
Commercial understanding of the online marketplace with expertise of online marketing
channels.
Las Vegas Portfolio, Book Publisher and Writer
January 2007 to the Present
Influences the public by writing inside information on local, state, and federal government.
Advise marketers on best web publishing practices, messaging, SEO, SEM, content linking.
Creative and tenacious reporter with an enthusiasm for investigative journalism involving
government and community affairs.
Develop news as well as investigative stories for book publication on government affairs.
Gathering material on Nevada developers, government officials, attorneys, and lobbyists.
Lobbying corporate, government, and technology groups representing organizations to the
public.
Generate written materials for Facebook news, websites, blogs, state and county newsletters.
Produce video content and photography for stories.
Arrange interviews with community leaders who can provide inside information about stories.
Passion and experience in social media and e-commerce enhancing news apps and software.
Knowledge and Skills used at Las Vegas Portfolio Publishing
Adobe Dreamweaver, InDesign, and Photoshop.
Experience in writing and production design for print, Wordpress, Google Sites, Blogger.
Skills to use publishing and page layout software, Microsoft Word, Adobe PageMaker.
Careers
Advertising, Adobe Illustrator 7.0 Launch Kit, First Internet Adobe Software for Windows
Advertising, Charles Schwab International Electronic Brokerage, Software, Websites, Banners
Advertising, NYC Portfolio and NYC Writer, Journalist Websites
Web Administrator, Veeco and Digital Instruments, World Leader Atomic Force Microscopes
Executive Producer, Maingate also known as Military Resource and Information Technology
Assistant, Industrial Light and Magic with Lucas Films, San Rafael, California
Teacher, Academy of Economics, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Journalist, Persian Gulf War, Yugoslavian War, Czechoslovakian Split, World Trade Center, San
Francisco Earthquake, New York City Blackout, Israel Palestinian War, Las Vegas October 1 st
* I was at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 as well as the San Francisco
Earthquake, New York City Blackout, and war in the Persian Gulf and Yugoslavia.
Journalist, Ambassador Lane, Lane Publishing and Sunset Magazine
Academic University Education
MBA International Business, Dominican College of San Rafael, Spring 1997
Bachelor’s Degree in Literature, San Francisco State University, Spring 1992
Human Resource Management Certificate, Sonoma State University, Fall 1996
International Classes, Lessons, and Teacher
Goal and Mission: Help students accomplish their language goals and objectives.
English as a Second Language Highlights, Schools, and Instruction
Academy of Economics, Prague, Czech 1992
Konstruktiva, International Construction Company, Prague, Czech 1993
The Learning Annex, E-Business and Search Engine Marketing, New York City, NY
How to Do Business in China, New York lectures with Professors at Columbia University
The Learning Annex, New York and San Francisco, CA
How To Do Business In China, How To Teach ESL, 2002-2003
New York City English, Founder, New York, 2001-2003
New York Language Center, New York, 2001-2002
English as a Second Language TESOL Certificates and Education
R.S.A. Cambridge, TESOL- ESL Certificate, Cambridge University, Spring 1991
CELTA University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations - Certificate in English Language
Teaching to Adults
Human Resource Management Certificate, Sonoma State University, Fall 1996
English -Bachelor of Arts, San Francisco State University, May 1992
Alliance Francais, Prague, Czech Republic, 1992
China, Canada College, Summer 1992
Center International Studies, Nice, France, Summer 1988
Software Education
University of California, Santa Barbara; Windows 2000 Networking and Operations and Web-
based Application Databases
Ojai Digital Arts Center taught by Lynda Weinman and Garo Greene
Certificates in Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady
