Summary An innovative, cross-functional digital media professional effectively incorporating his background in web & design and computer programming to deliver accurate results.

Tools Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash; Adobe PhotoShop; IIS; iMail; Sonic Foundry Sound Forge; Windows 98, 2000 XP, NT.

Experience

10/07 – Present
Digital Operations Analyst, New York, NY

• Support Client Services department; creating video players and meeting demand in a timely manner
• Assist Chief Marketing Officer with Photoshop graphics on demand
• Manage web traffic reports using WebTrends for destination video players
• Log and track bugs using SalesForce system

4/07 – 9/07
Web Analytics Product Manager, Launch Team, Santa Monica, CA

• Interviewed 12 departments and incorporated goals & data points into a Product Requirements Document
• Selected vendor for report analytics
• Designed report wireframes and user interface

8/06 – 9/07
Product Services Analyst, New York, NY

• Managed client playlists and video players, including Photoshop & Fireworks image manipulation
• Developed custom “editorial features” including selecting images and writing captions
• Provided weekly introspective on product interfaces to product design team, increasing usability and turnaround of new product development
• Optimized processes, including the building of playlists, by 50-80% to ensure that >nbbc was able to launch with more than 2,000 clips in the system and more than 30 players delivered
• Searched out and effectively implemented new processes to compensate for vendor limitations, including a program to rename files in under 10 min rather than manually updating file names, meanwhile reducing human errors. Assisted team members to reduce MRSS feed ingest from 2 days manually to 1 hour
• Successfully became the primary contributor to technical product management, logging more than 200 bugs, monitoring potential fixes, and testing results thoroughly with little direction

2005 – 2006
XML Content Editor, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

• Edit XML code using Altova XMLSpy
• Edit HTML code for online textbooks
• Track bugs using Vanteon QA testing software
• Modify images using Photoshop

2004 – 2005
Web Designer, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Determined client needs, recommend hosting options, work within client budget
• Designed websites using Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop and Flash
• Created audio clips using Sonic Foundry Sound Forge
• Edited video clips using Final Cut Pro
• Volunteered to teach students Macromedia products at Tipitina's Co-Op

1999 – 2004
Web Designer/Webmaster, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• Responsible for supervising web development projects from inception to completion using Macromedia Dreamweaver and direct HTML coding, graphic design using Macromedia Fireworks
• Created Real Audio files for websites using Sonic Foundry Sound Forge
• Set up and Administered sites on multiple Co-Location Windows NT servers using IIS, MMC, iMail, Web Trends
• Directly supported, updated and maintained 40+ client web sites

1997 – 1999
Freelance Video Editor / Hollywood, Florida

• Edited commercials, videos and long-format programs
• Created broadcast quality graphics utilizing PhotoShop
• Worked closely with creative, production, and management staff on all productions

1995 – 1997
Video Editor, Miami Beach, Florida

• Edited segments for both news and entertainment programming
• Successfully met tight deadlines for same day broadcast

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