Kansas City SEO and SEM Professional
Kansas City, Missouri Area
Kansas City SEO and SEM Professional
Kansas City, Missouri Area
Thorough understanding of online advertising campaigns; pay-per-click, rich media and affiliates. Extensive understanding of code based protocols for search engine optimization; rewrites, h1-h6, robots.txt, header and footer optimization, flash optimization. More than nine years experience in web based product development using open source, custom and content management systems. Proven track record in launching more than 30 web sites. Blog author for Kansas City SEO Club and Organic Marketing Group. History of success in team building and executing projects based on company goals. Extensive knowledge and familiarity working with third party providers while delivering cost effective projects.
Reputation management, blog creation and marketing, video and podcast optimization and syndication, online marketing research and development, proposal writing, search engine optimization, pay-per-click, analytics.
(Internet industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Freelance as an outsource option for online advertising/marketing programs, web site developments, and industry speaking engagements. Responsible for generating and closing new clients, while supporting existing ones. Clients included Made To Count, Total Life Impact, Pyxix (urbanchillers.com, comedypop.com, docupyx.com), AdKnowledge, Link Marketing, O'Neill Honda and Nissan, Valleau Couture
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)
June 2007 — October 2007 (5 months)
Managing director of 2 departments within the Interactive division of PlattForm; search engine optimization and paid search management. Working closely with senior management to support internal and external client lead generation.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)
Supporting the Interactive department at PlattForm. Reporting into the Director of Internet Marketing and supporting organic search marketing campaigns for internal and external clients.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2006 — January 2007 (1 year)
Managed the Search Marketing Group (SMG) in order to drive cost effective search engine marketing strategies. The group worked with internal team members to continually improve the performance of all SEM initiatives.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; KNTA; Computer Software industry)
January 2005 — February 2006 (1 year 2 months)
Supported several non-profit clients with their SEO and web site development projects.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
July 2004 — January 2005 (7 months)
Worked with 27+ clients optimizing organic search results. Managed monthly ranking reports and client meetings to monitor natural search results. Reduced clients' PPC and Overture paid results through organic optimization.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year)
Researched existing implementation processes; generated business documentation to support internal sales staff when communicating with potential partners. Analyzed existing customer contract agreements; reviewed legal contracts and existing launch schedules; negotiated deliverables based on business and technology constraints. Implemented six customers co-brand sites in record time. Team developed new site interface with added features for print-on-demand materials.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Reported to the CTO and VP of Business Development. Responsible for partner programs and product engineering projects. Headed up the partner integration program. Responsible for supporting partners' implementations, upgrades and maintenance; managed the master launch schedule and communicating deliverables to team. Successfully implemented nine B2B partners’ web sites to specification. Partners include, Donney and Bourke, Smith and Hawken, E-Angler.com, Diamond.com
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Managed technical staffing needs for 16 clients and consistently exceeded monthly quota. Developed the Programmer Assessment Curriculum for testing and screening employees that was integrated into corporate standards. Managed and contributed to the LAN upgrade project (two servers, 10 clients). Determined technology needs; hired network consultant; scheduled and implemented network upgrade.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CSCO; Computer Networking industry)
1997 — 1999 (2 years)
Supported education market development group during internet broadcasting project. Assisted in the set-up of videoconferencing server; established relationship with Global SchoolNet and internal cisco network security to set-up remote access and broadcast monitoring; at the French American School of Silicon Valley. Implemented an international internet broadcast uniting K-12 schools around the world.
Supported world wide training department during the CiscoTV project. Analyzed business processes; met with cross-functional implementation teams to confirm proposed implementation plan. Launched an intranet tool supporting administrative needs for managing the CiscoTV program. Supported technology pilot using Vxtreme and RealMedia. Coordinated with IT project lead and program manager to define technology requirements and constraints; promoted, implemented, pilot and published results.
Certificate, Special Media - NTR, 2005 — 2006
BS, Management Information Systems, 1994 — 1996