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How would you describe your dream job in 10 words or less?

Leverage my experience to grow my employers business online.

Posted @ 11:13AM, April 02, 2008 by James Davidson | Permalink
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Work history

Hanson Dodge Creative March 2007 to the present
Interactive Strategist

How would you describe your time at Hanson Dodge Creative?

As an Interactive Strategist at Hanson Dodge I develop internet strategies that integrate branding, marketing communications and the business goals of our clients. Interactive strategy at Hanson Dodge Creative pertains to a variety of on-screen initiatives such as complex, large-scale web sites with highly effective design, both structurally, visually, and functionally. Critical strategic components also include traffic-building, community-building, SEO, online media planning, and ongoing analytics, all based on strategies which fundamentally enhance our clients??? brands and build their businesses. The scope of this role spans proposals, strategy discovery and development, and project & team consultation and leadership.

Working at Hanson Dodge Creative has given me the ability to work with some of America???s leading active lifestyle brands in the consumer space including: Trek, Horizon Fitness, Johnson Outdoors, Saris, Wolverine, Alterra Coffee, and Nike Cycling.
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Hanson Dodge Creative March 2007 to March 2008
Interactive Development Practice Leader

How would you describe your time at Hanson Dodge Creative?

Establish workflow efficiencies of processes and standards regarding interactive projects that provide value to clients while achieving profitability target.

Establish best practices related to interactive projects among New Business, Account Services, Strategy, IA, Design, Web & Application
Development as well as client interfacing, client management.

Provide interactive project risk management including oversight of:

??? Pricing methods, best practices
??? Contracts
??? Estimating
??? Budgeting
??? Planning
??? Resourcing
??? Quality assurance

Leverage work and knowledge for our continued growth. Ensure employee satisfaction and professional development.
Establish quality processes including alpha-beta testing, launch process, Ensure efficient workflow.

Keep abreast of technology trends and share ideas with our market-facing people, particularly Strategists, Account Supervisors, and partners. Grow in-house skills our outside relationships accordingly.
... read more
Hanson Dodge Creative March 2007 to the present
Interactive Strategist

How would you describe your time at Hanson Dodge Creative?

As an Interactive Strategist at Hanson Dodge I develop internet strategies that integrate branding, marketing communications and the business goals of our clients. Interactive strategy at Hanson Dodge Creative pertains to a variety of on-screen initiatives such as complex, large-scale web sites with highly effective design, both structurally, visually, and functionally. Critical strategic components also include traffic-building, community-building, SEO, online media planning, and ongoing analytics, all based on strategies which fundamentally enhance our clients??? brands and build their businesses. The scope of this role spans proposals, strategy discovery and development, and project & team consultation and leadership.

Working at Hanson Dodge Creative has given me the ability to work with some of America???s leading active lifestyle brands in the consumer space including: Trek, Horizon Fitness, Johnson Outdoors, Saris, Wolverine, Alterra Coffee, and Nike Cycling.
... read more
Hanson Dodge Creative March 2007 to March 2008
Interactive Development Practice Leader

How would you describe your time at Hanson Dodge Creative?

Establish workflow efficiencies of processes and standards regarding interactive projects that provide value to clients while achieving profitability target.

Establish best practices related to interactive projects among New Business, Account Services, Strategy, IA, Design, Web & Application
Development as well as client interfacing, client management.

Provide interactive project risk management including oversight of:

??? Pricing methods, best practices
??? Contracts
??? Estimating
??? Budgeting
??? Planning
??? Resourcing
??? Quality assurance

Leverage work and knowledge for our continued growth. Ensure employee satisfaction and professional development.
Establish quality processes including alpha-beta testing, launch process, Ensure efficient workflow.

Keep abreast of technology trends and share ideas with our market-facing people, particularly Strategists, Account Supervisors, and partners. Grow in-house skills our outside relationships accordingly.
... read more
versant April 2006 to April 2007
Technology Director

How would you describe your time at versant?

- Working with Account Managers to sell clients our interactive products and service offerings
- Development of online strategy and promotions for client projects and campaigns in keeping with timeframe and budget
- Writing or contributing to proposals, estimates and documentation for
Interactive projects
- Project managing of Interactive team including designers, programmers and copywriters to develop large scale Web 2.0 next generation web sites built on the latest technology
- Creating documentation for web projects including: timelines/project plans, paper prototypes, functional wireframes, site maps and flowcharts
- Client management: Daily client communications, project follow up and billing
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versant April 2006 to April 2007
Technology Director

How would you describe your time at versant?

- Working with Account Managers to sell clients our interactive products and service offerings
- Development of online strategy and promotions for client projects and campaigns in keeping with timeframe and budget
- Writing or contributing to proposals, estimates and documentation for
Interactive projects
- Project managing of Interactive team including designers, programmers and copywriters to develop large scale Web 2.0 next generation web sites built on the latest technology
- Creating documentation for web projects including: timelines/project plans, paper prototypes, functional wireframes, site maps and flowcharts
- Client management: Daily client communications, project follow up and billing
... read more
versant August 2004 to May 2006
Web Solutions Architect and Developer

How would you describe your time at versant?

- Lead Developer for all Interactive web projects. Responsible for web site architecture, platform, development and documentation.
- Managed Interactive team members on project approach and implementation
- Changed direction in web site builds from brochure based static sites to dynamic Web
2.0 web applications running on Content Management System backend.
- Quality control of Interactive projects including: web standard compliancy, usability and bug testing
- Evaluation of new and emerging technologies (R&D) to create new products and services offerings
- Generation web analytics, email marketing and other custom reports for clients
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versant August 2004 to May 2006
Web Solutions Architect and Developer

How would you describe your time at versant?

- Lead Developer for all Interactive web projects. Responsible for web site architecture, platform, development and documentation.
- Managed Interactive team members on project approach and implementation
- Changed direction in web site builds from brochure based static sites to dynamic Web
2.0 web applications running on Content Management System backend.
- Quality control of Interactive projects including: web standard compliancy, usability and bug testing
- Evaluation of new and emerging technologies (R&D) to create new products and services offerings
- Generation web analytics, email marketing and other custom reports for clients
... read more
GradWeb Ltd July 2001 to July 2004
Lead Developer

How would you describe your time at GradWeb Ltd?

- Responsible for design, development and maintenance of career web sites with integrated recruitment systems for large corporate and government clients, some include; Unilever, Thames Water , British Energy, UK Local Government, Network Rail, BT Syntegra, Severn Trent Water, InterbrewUK and London Finance
- Liaise with clients daily, managing their projects simultaneously
Developer
- Career web site design, programming and management.
- Delivered technical support and training on our products to staff, clients and end users
- Introduced an Intranet to improve business communication, free up time and reduce costs
- Managed an extensive hardware and software update to the companies IT infrastructure
- Team player, working with colleagues internally and externally daily to meet targets and deadline
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GradWeb Ltd July 2001 to July 2004
Lead Developer

How would you describe your time at GradWeb Ltd?

- Responsible for design, development and maintenance of career web sites with integrated recruitment systems for large corporate and government clients, some include; Unilever, Thames Water , British Energy, UK Local Government, Network Rail, BT Syntegra, Severn Trent Water, InterbrewUK and London Finance
- Liaise with clients daily, managing their projects simultaneously
Developer
- Career web site design, programming and management.
- Delivered technical support and training on our products to staff, clients and end users
- Introduced an Intranet to improve business communication, free up time and reduce costs
- Managed an extensive hardware and software update to the companies IT infrastructure
- Team player, working with colleagues internally and externally daily to meet targets and deadline
... read more

Education

Griffith University January 1997 to December 2000

How would you describe your time at Griffith University?

Bachelor of Multimedia, Information Technology & Arts, 1997 — 2000 - Web development and site maintenance, information and content management - Computer games programming and animation - Digital film and TV production (including special effects creation and script development) - Advertising and/or marketing material development and management - Development of interactive educational and training products - Design, implementation, testing and usability engineering of interactive products (internet, CD/DVD, interactive kiosks etc) - Graphic visual media design and development - Sound production... read more
Griffith University January 1997 to December 2000

How would you describe your time at Griffith University?

Bachelor of Multimedia, Information Technology & Arts, 1997 — 2000 - Web development and site maintenance, information and content management - Computer games programming and animation - Digital film and TV production (including special effects creation and script development) - Advertising and/or marketing material development and management - Development of interactive educational and training products - Design, implementation, testing and usability engineering of interactive products (internet, CD/DVD, interactive kiosks etc) - Graphic visual media design and development - Sound production... read more

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