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Orange, Riverside County, CA March 2, 2004 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for David J. Rizzo

Candidate for
United States Representative; District 44; Republican Party

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I. EXPERIENCE

A. Public service July 2001: Member, Freeway Incident Management Task Force, Education and Outreach Subcommittee sponsored by California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Caltrans

1995-97: Member, Californians against Driving under The Influence

1993: Adopt a Wall program. Covered up graffiti on the 405 at Bolsa Ave.

1992 to present: Member, Traffic Information People, a CHP/Caltrans/media interface group

1990-93: Volunteer Medical Director, STD Health Counseling, Inland Empire Chapter

April: 1990: Master of Ceremonies for Earth Day celebration, City of Colton

1989-90: Chairman, Citizens Advisory Committee, City of Colton Recycling Program

1983: Volunteer, Victim Witness Advocacy Program, District Attorney's Office of San Bernardino County

1973-1994: Volunteer podiatric consultant for over one-dozen senior citizen health fairs

B. Traffic July 2001 to December 2002: Weekly commuter columnist for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

March 2001 to December 2002: Weekly commuter columnist for the Pasadena Star-News, Whittier Daily News and San Gabriel Valley Tribune, West Covina

October 1999 to December 2000: Weekly commuter columnist for The Daily Breeze, Torrance

1995 to 1997: Metro Traffic and Air Traffic (now, Air Watch America). On-air traffic reporter, including helicopter reporting

1995 to 1996: Star Jam and Star Find, on-demand traffic information operator

1995: AutoTalk. On-air traffic reporter for special-frequency traffic reports for L.A. area

February 1994 to 1997: Weekly commuter columnist for The San Bernardino County Sun

1993: Ekistic Mobility Transportation Consultants. Associate Planner, designed comprehensive ridesharing plans on a national basis

1991 to March 1995: KABC Talkradio. Daily on-air alternate route contributions to Ken & Barkley Show

1990: Author of Freeway Alternates--A guide to commuting in L.A. and Orange County, published by Gem Guides

1990: Traf-Fax. On-air provider of on-demand alternate routes for L.A. area dial-in traffic reporting service

1987 to present: Traffic-expert guest on over 100 radio and television programs. Most recent TV appearance: KNBC-TV morning news, November 2002; radio: KABC November 2002

C. Management June 1997 to May 2000: Account Manager for high-tech publicity firm in Torrance. Dealt directly with principals. Wrote and executed publicity strategy. Managed any of 15 writers and media relations specialists. Involved occasional travel for selling and servicing business clients.

May 2000 to May 2001: Manager of Public Relations for branding and consulting firm in Altadena. Devised PR strategy for high-tech clients.

D. Medicine April 2002 to present: Contract podiatrist, California Institute for Women, Chino

July 2000 to present: Contract podiatrist, California Rehabilitation Center, Norco

1990 to 2002: Contract podiatrist, City of Long Beach Health Dept.

1988: Assistant Surgeon, Chino Institute for Men, Chino

1983-1986: Staff member, Department of Surgery, Banning Pass Memorial Hospital, Banning

1980-1985: Staff Podiatrist, Patton State Hospital, Highland

1978-1985: Staff member, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda Community Hospital, Loma Linda

1976 to present: House call practice; patients visited from Riverside to Barstow, Santa Monica to Dana Point

E. Electronic media September 1988 to April 1989: KVCR-TV (Channel 24), Telecommunications instructor, taught all aspects of television production, San Bernardino Valley College

June 1988 to April 1989: KTBN (Channel 40), Professional studio cameraman

1966 to present: Advanced class amateur radio operator, WB6WFV

II. EDUCATION 2002: Certificate in Employee Transportation Coordination, Rule 2202, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Diamond Bar

1998: Fundamentals of High Tech Marketing, California State University, Fullerton

1992: Certificate in Transportation Demand Management, UCLA

1989: Certificate in Employee Transportation Coordination, Regulation XV, Rancho Santiago College, Santa Ana

1988: Teaching credential in Communication Services and Related Technologies, California Community Colleges

1984: Civil litigation course: San Bernardino Valley College

1976: Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, California College of Podiatric Medicine (CCPM), San Francisco

1973: Bachelor of Basic Medical Science, California State University of Fullerton and CCPM

1971: Associate of Science, Rio Hondo College, Whittier

III. MISCELLANEOUS 2001 to present: Contract author of over 150 high-tech stories for 100 different technical trade magazines, ranging from ComputerWorld to Mechanical Engineering

February 2000: Guest speaker, ITS America seminar on Advanced Traveler Information Systems, Phoenix, Arizona

March 1997: Keynote speaker, Institute of Transportation Engineers, National Symposium on Commuter Response, Tampa Bay, Florida

1992 to present: California licensed real estate broker

1992: Media Recognition Award, Commuter Transportation Services

1983 to present: Trimmed government expenditures for podiatric services at Patton Hospital, Long Beach Senior Center, California Rehabilitation Center, and California Institute for Women

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