Relevant Work Experience

Duties include coordinating with Marketing, Fan Development, and League Events to launch new web projects and sections. Exceed expectations while working within strict budgetary constraints. Responsibilities include project management; interaction with key department heads and executives; strategic guidance and conceptual consulting; interface design; content research, development, and synthesis; extensive copywriting; and art direction and graphic design. Also responsible for creating corporate web production documentation such as style guides for use by production teams and third party contractors. [see the site]

In addition to site management, other responsibilities include:
• Manage multiple project teams of 4-15 people across New York, Toronto, and Tappan offices
• Manage interactive technology projects from concept to production
• Coordinate, negotiate and motivate outside vendors in support of timeline for project deliverables
• Forecast and manage large budgets and team hours
• Contribute to the high-level strategic direction, vision and scope of multiple projects.
• Work closely with information architects, programmers, content developers and graphic designers to communicate and implement requirements
• Coordinate team pass-offs and collaborate to produce leading-edge Intranet/Internet and interactive technology solutions
• Plan and facilitate client and team meetings and work sessions, including QA and post-mortem project review
• Create presentation materials

Oct 1999 - Apr 2000: Newton Indoor Sports Center, Inc., Newton, MA

Worked with administrative contacts to conceptualize, design, and produce the Newton Indoor Sports Center corporate site while remaining within budgetary limits. Start-to-finish web design competence included: scoping, concepting, interface design, copywriting, client relations, advanced HTML work, art direction, graphic design, and limited scripting. [see the site]

In addition to site management, other responsibilities include:
• Art design and layout in Photoshop 5.0.
• Content development and editing of HTML using Allaire Homesite.
• Development of new site features - discussion areas, requests page, and Javascript enhancements.
• Administration of email addresses, mailing lists, and auto responders in the UNIX environment.
• Regular site updates, including schedules, statistics and special offers.
• Server administration.
• Technical trouble shooting.

Nov 1998 - Oct 1999: Team Fire Hockey Club, Center Moriches, NY

Web development duties included fast-paced HTML production, scripting, graphics optimimization, and general production. [see the site]

In addition to site management, other responsibilities included:
• Created site graphics using Adobe Photoshop 5.0
• Developed and implemented frames based site using Allaire Homesite.
• Developed and maintained information request form using Perl.
• Administered email addresses, mailing lists, and auto responders in the UNIX environment.

Sept 1997 - Feb 1998: Pipedreamonline, Binghamton, NY

Assisted in the production of pipedreamonline, the online newspaper of the State University of New York At Binghamton. Contributed within a staff of eight in a detail oriented, deadline-intensive environment. [see the site]

In addition to site management, other responsibilities included:
• Art design and layout in Photoshop
• Content development and editing
• Translation of Quark XPress documents to HTML
• Technical trouble shooting
• Assisted in the development of new site features - discussion areas and Java-based chat