Richard Taylor

Current

Senior Solutions Architect at IE

Past

Technical Solutions Manager at Singleton OgilvyInteractive
Website Coordinator at XYZnetworks Pty Ltd
Proprietor at Arty Computer Productions

Product Manager at Mitsui Computer

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Control Data Institute

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Richard Taylor’s Summary

A self-proclaimed geek, I have been involved in the IT industry since 1984 working in an Apple reseller the year the Macintosh was launched and personal computing history was made.

Since then I have run a number of online chat channels and worked on the creation of community-based web sites for national and multi-national corporations.

In 1996 I started my own production company specialising in web site and interactive multimedia development including live streaming video feeds of events; touch screen kiosk applications and multimedia, live video and lighting displays for events.

In 2006 I worked with The LifeStyle Channel and LifeStyle Food Channels marketing department and external suppliers to rebuild both channels web sites and in doing so took the Food channel site to a top 10 spot in Australia within it’s category according to industry reporter HitWise.

Current projects I am involved with include developing the online loyalty programme for a multi-national cinema chain; helping the Victorian Government launch a new save water campaign and working with Sensis to improve SEO for their Yellow Pages online assets.

During my career I have had the opportunity of producing digital assets and events for many national and international companies including: the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association; American Express; Apple; BMG; Credit Union Services Corporation; Fairfax; Hoyts; Hutchison Telecommunications; Mars; Movember; Nestlé; News Ltd; Nokia; Qantas; Sony; Telstra; IBM; Universal and Unilever along with many others.

Digital projects I have created and managed have been included on music CDs that have reached multi-platinum in the Australian music charts, and web sites that consistently reach the top 10 visited sites in their categories.

I am keenly taking part in the revolution that the convergence of devices is creating in the fields of communication and collaboration for both personal and business connections.

Richard Taylor’s Specialties:

Usability, project management, staff management, technical team management, sales

Richard Taylor’s Experience

Senior Solutions Architect

IE

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

IE is one of Australia leading digital media strategy and production agencies. Based in Melbourne Australia, IE works with leading brands including Hoyts, Snickers, Starburst, Mitre10, Movember, The Good Guys, Snooze, My Dog, Dine, Pedigree, ChemMart and Sustainability Victoria.
Technical Solutions Manager

Singleton OgilvyInteractive

(Public Company; Internet industry)

April 2007 — March 2008 (1 year )

In April 2007 I started at Singleton OgilvyInteractive, the online arm of the merger between John Singleton’s advertising agency and Ogilvy Worldwide.

Starting as a Producer for the Qantas Wallabies Rugby World Cup 2007 campaign, I was soon also given the role of Technical Producer; assisting other producers with scoping technical requirements for jobs and assisting with technical documentation on projects for Nestlé, Telstra, IBM and Nokia. I am currently also Technical Producer for a number of stand-alone projects for clients such as American Express, Unilever and Western Union.

In August 2007 I took on the additional responsibility of being a Senior Producer for the Nestlé account while the company went through a recruitment drive to expand the number of staff in the production team.

November saw me move away from general production roles and becoming Technical Solutions Manager a part of the technical development team.
Website Coordinator

XYZnetworks Pty Ltd

(Broadcast Media industry)

February 2006 — April 2007 (1 year 3 months)

In January 2006 I became the website coordinator for two of XYZnetworks’ subscription television channels,

In my role as website coordinator at XYZnetworks, I used my combination of design, HTML, video editing and streaming knowledge to:

* Assist scoping two of the company’s web sites
* The site for their hero television brand “The LifeStyle Channel” to incorporate new functionality including email and SMS reminders.
* Rebuild LifeStyle FOOD Channel’s site from a flat site with minimal hits to a database driven site with a large searchable recipe database, taking it to the number 10 spot in Australia for December in the “Food and Beverage: Lifestyle and Reference” category according to industry reporter Hitwise

My video editing and compression knowledge was brought into play with the addition of streaming Flash video on both of the new web sites, with footage imported into Final Cut Pro from broadcast digital beta tapes, edited and converted for use online.
Proprietor

Arty Computer Productions

(Internet industry)

1996 — 2006 (10 years )

In 1996 I established my own business specializing in multimedia and web development. I have undertaken work for major national and international companies as diverse as McDonalds, Telstra, Fairfax and Sony in both contracting and sub-contracting capacity. This has incorporated the design and development of new web sites, Webmaster roles for existing web sites and development of interactive CD-ROMs.
Product Manager

Mitsui Computer

(Internet industry)

1900 — 1900 (less than a year)