Experience
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2012 - present
Senior Director of Digital Strategy
Travel Portland
Travel Portland is considered to be one of the most innovative and effective Destination Marketing Organizations in the United States and is a significant contributor to the city's $6bn tourism sector.
I lead the organization's digital strategy and direct its core products – including the multi-award-winning TravelPortland.com and Near Me Now. Additionally, I chair the company's Systems Integration Team and direct a team of internal and external specialists, SMEs and service providers.
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2008-2012
Director of Web Development
One Economy Corporation
One Economy Corporation was a Washington, D.C. based, global nonprofit organization that connected underserved communities around the world to the internet and its resources.
I directed the Web Development and Product Management verticals of the Media Division, with up to 17 reports, and provided technical leadership across such initiatives as The Public Internet Channel , The Beehive and Applications for Good with a combined traffic in excess of 1M unique visitors per month.
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2004-2008
Web Manager
Lattice Semiconductor
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) designs high-performance programmable logic devices with annual revenues of around $600M.
I directed the corporation's global web presence, intranet, extranet and email marketing programs. I managed the web team and reengineered the corporate web site, significantly enhancing customer-satisfaction, usability, lead generation and organic search rank; significantly reducing support and maintenance overheads and marketing lead times.
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1999-2004
Web Manager
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is a leading British public research university, with over 3,000 staff and 18,000 students.
I was responsible for the University's web presence, ran technical lead on all major web development initiatives and line managed the University web team. I built a campus-wide content management system, enabling non-technical staff in 100+ subordinate units to maintain an independent departmental website without compromising our brand. The CMS integrated with HR and curriculum systems to ensure currency of personnel data, program specifications et al. Through so doing I increased usability, reduced technical overheads and cut support costs.
