Marc Asturias

Marc is a graduate of the University of Tampa, where he was recognized for his contributions to the Honors Program and to the National Collegiate Honors Council.

After graduation Marc joined the Air Force, where he became an U.S. Air Force International Instructor. Marc continued his education at the Air University in Montgomery, Alabama for his A.S. He later studied for his M.S. along with pursuing an Air Force commissioning program the University of Texas. He specialized in electronics maintenance, instructional series design, computing, and signals intelligence systems.

After service during Desert Storm, he continued his public service an educator and managed technology projects in Florida. He was later recruited for an Apple related technology position where he was responsible for oversight, daily operations of technical services and training divisions of a provider on behalf of a leading computer manufacturer. There he also managed services systems and web content.

Marc Asturias and the late Bill Douthett were founders and hosts of the highly acclaimed show, "The Wizards of Technology" (WoT), one of the first podcasts. The show was featured as a "must listen to" on NPR. A partial guest list from their show reads like a Who's Who to the Technology world, and includes such personalities as Wil Wheaton, Amanda Congdon, Laura Burstein, Leo LaPorte, Rick Yaeger, August Trommetter, Chris Hoar, David Pogue, Andy Ihnatko, Chris Breen, Jon Gales, Nitrozac and Snaggy, Rob Griffiths, Steve Wozniak, and Phil Schiller. The Wizards of Technology also featured the "Duke University Campus Report with Richard Lucic."

His initial foray into broadcast journalism was during college at WZBT. He continued working on projects, both on-air and off, at Jones Intercable, Paragon/Time-Warner, Fox, and Florida Sports Network. He was a long-standing member of Tampa Bay Community Network Television. Marc directed the first implementations of Apple Final Cut Pro based, non-linear video editing and on-air solutions at CBS, Warner Bros Television, and the Discovery Channel in South Florida.

He is also a writer, linguist, and translator, former member of the Northern California Translators Association (ATA), TransMug, and MacLingua. Marc has authored technical manuals, user documentation, online materials, software texts, and other technical materials for various organizations.

A Technology Evangelist, Marc has put his engineering background to use in several Apple programs over the years, including: Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP), Apple Authorized Training Center (AATC), Apple Professional Services (APS), and others.

His expertise in web content design and content management systems has resulted in many successful projects and collaborations. Marc enhances projects though his knowledge of web technologies, and a passion to enhance the user experience.

Today Marc works as a private technology consultant in Silicon Valley, where he provides his expertise in the areas of project management, engineering, technical writing, training, and web content. He is often recognized for his work in the areas of new media and podcasting. He is currently specializing in computational linguistics and artificial intelligence systems.

He has worked for, on behalf of, or has been associated with such companies as Apple Computer, Symantec, Veritas, Simultrans, Department of Defense, General Dynamics, Cisco and others. Marc has served on several corporate advisory boards, mentored start-ups, and worked with several charitable organizations and community groups.