Web-savvy, tech-savvy business professional
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Founder, Chairman of the Board at inQbation
- Past
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- Project Manager (www.ICE.gov), Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Director, Sales & Marketing at DBurns Design
- Founder at Photographer.com
- Computer Specialist (GS-0334-12) at Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
- Captain, Infantry at United States Army Reserve
- Software Engineer at TRW
- Sergeant, Paratrooper at 82d Airborne Division, US Army
- Education
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- George Mason University
- George Mason University
- Georgetown University
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Blake Newman’s Summary
Blake Newman is a reliable, competent, tech savvy, business savvy and web savvy executive; a leader with a well-rounded background that includes service in the military, Fortune 500 business, federal government and small business.
An executive-level decision maker with a propensity for continual business process improvement and positive change. Extraordinarily driven with strong work ethic and professionalism.
Skills and interests bridge business and technology. A pioneer in internet marketing and a seasoned, mature, veteran of business development, management, leadership, and project management. Can thrive in both technical and managerial capacities.
A life-long learner, Newman is trained and educated in multiple disciplines including medicine, business law, real estate, investing, insurance, software engineering, leadership and project management.
EDUCATION
• BS, Business Management, Decision Science
• MS, Information Systems, Information Technology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
• 2007-Present, Founder, inQbation
• 2007-2008, Business Development, DBurnsDesign.com
• 1997-2006, Internet Marketing Consultant, Online Marketing
• 1993-1997, Computer Specialist, DISA.mil
• 1989-1993, Software Engineer, TRW
• 1985-1995, Infantry Captain, US Army Reserves
• 1981-1985, Infantry Paratrooper, 82d Airborne Division
RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• www.ICE.gov
• www.TelehealthTimes.com
• www.LetSimonDecide.com
• www.AyaxSystems.com
• www.Reston-Towncenter.com
• www.EnstructCorp.com
• www.508-Accessibility.com
• www.DanAndDave.com
• www.Adalius96.com
• www.ReelEnglishCoach.com
• www.PrecisionPaintArmor.com
• www.DragoVista.com
• www.SofyaSkya.com
• www.BelleVisage.com
• www.EverythingTia.com
• www.BlakeNewman.com
• www.inQbation.com
Blake Newman’s Specialties:
Effective communicator, leader and decision maker.
Blake Newman’s Experience
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Founder, Chairman of the Board
inQbation
(Internet industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Provide guidance, executive level decision making, business development and strategy for Los Angeles-based web design and development startup company.
Conduct business analysis, problem solving and forecasting of business requirements.
Obsessive search engine optimization (SEO) and Section 508 compliance for accessibility of both people with disabilities as well as machine reading and assistive technologies.
Provide online marketing advice, support and business guidance to startup entrepreneurs, emerging businesses and professionals.
Receive requests for proposals (RFP), conduct business analysis and deliver a needs-based proposal to assist organization in achieving their online goals.
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Project Manager (www.ICE.gov), Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
July 2008 — July 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Performed a one-year contract from July 2008 - July 2009 to redesign the web, streamline the content management work flow and establish a new media presence.
Championed efforts to redesign the user interface to make it more intuitive, streamlined, web usable and easier to navigate.
Developed a mission needs statement that encouraged the agency to adopt new web technologies such as social networking, open source software, web analytics, software as a service, blogs, YouTube channel, Facebook applications, distributed hosting and community outreach programs.
Streamlined the news delivery process from public affairs officers in the field to the web by encouraging development of standards and protocol, leveraging automation and reducing the number of people and steps involved in the process.
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Director, Sales & Marketing
DBurns Design
(Internet industry)
January 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 7 months)
Ignited the sales performance of DBurns Design, doubling its annual revenue within 9 months and back-to-back record breaking sales months.
Automated the sales process by integrating the lead generation tool with SalesForce.com.
Increased the conversion rate of the Google AdWords campaign by refining the targeted keywords from short-generic phrases to localized long-tail keyword phrases that were more symantically in tune with targeted demographics.
Encouraged the company to move towards software as a service (SaaS) business model.
Consulted with hundreds of entrepreneurs in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, provided strategic online marketing guidance and advice, assessed their web presence requirements, translated business requirements into technical requirements, estimated the level of effort to accomplish the web project, wrote winning proposals, corresponded frequently with clients to close the sale and in some cases managed the project. -
Founder
Photographer.com
(Internet industry)
June 1995 — July 2005 (10 years 2 months)
Registered photographer.com in 1995, the first year that commercial domain registrations were allowed. Incubated and cultivated the website, along with about 500 others, for 10 years and then began divesting domain names in 2005.
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Computer Specialist (GS-0334-12)
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1993 — November 1997 (4 years 11 months)
Prepared quarterly briefings and progress reports to be presented to program director, field and flag grade officers and corporate executives.
Traveled to PACOM (Hawaii), EUCOM (Germany) and several military and DoD installations throughout the United States to deliver state of development of IT standards to ensure forward and backward compatibility with legacy information systems.
Coordinated with National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) and International Standards Organization (ISO) to ensure compatibility between organizations.
Created a logical database design to create a place for data to live. Established physical database, developed load procedures and populated the database with standards and their nomenclature so that information could be accessible to outside parties. Implemented this database using Oracle database management system. -
Captain, Infantry
United States Army Reserve
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
May 1989 — July 1995 (6 years 3 months)
Trained at Fort Benning Infantry Officer Basic Course (IOBC) graduating with top honors and scoring maximum possible scores on all evaluation criteria.
Served primarily at Fort Belvoir as platoon leader and executive officer, second in command, responsible for the accountability, training, health and welfare of 300 soldiers.
Special tasks included leading a team of weapons specialists into competition taking first place trophies in team rifle event and machine gun competition.
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Software Engineer
TRW
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TRW; Defense & Space industry)
June 1989 — January 1993 (3 years 8 months)
Stationed at the Pentagon on behalf of TRW’s involvement in the Army Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) Information System (AWIS). Worked in the E-ring of the Pentagon at the Army Operation Center (AOC).
Rapidly prototyped graphical user interfaces (GUIs) as proof of concept and confirmation that we understood user requirements. Created technical specifications for engineers to use as blueprint for building full-scale Information System to support our client.
Supported strategic IT Marketing efforts as a Sales Engineer. Helped to create a realistic model Command, Communications and Control (C3) Center for the purpose of war gaming and proof of concept. Performed stand-up briefings to Army Generals, Navy Admirals, NATO Officers, Allies, Foreign-Service Officers and Senior DoD Executives.
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Sergeant, Paratrooper
82d Airborne Division, US Army
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
December 1982 — December 1985 (3 years 1 month)
Attended Infantry Basic Training at Fort Benning School of Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon graduation, attended Army Parachute (Jump) School at Fort Benning. Immediately assigned to the 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg.
Protected the nation from foreign and domestic threats by being prepared to deploy within 18 hours of notification, execute parachute assault, conduct combat operations, and defeat enemy forces. On order, redeployed back to Fort Bragg to fight another day. Stood ready to answer country's call, anywhere in the world, 18 hours wheels up.
Deployed to Central America to assist in the development of the Contra alliance in an effort to discourage the Sandinistas of importing Cuban-style socialism and aiding leftist guerrillas in El Salvador.
Blake Newman’s Education
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George Mason University
MS , Information Systems , 1990 — 1992
Worked full-time at TRW Defense Systems while pursuing MS degree in Information Systems at George Mason in the evenings.
Concurrently, taught college level database management system (DBMS) classes at the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC)
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George Mason University
BS , Business , 1986 — 1989
Pursued full-time course curriculum and treated college like a full-time job (M-F 9-5).
Tutored a dozen students in geometry, computer science, public speaking and military science. Led most group exercises.
Actively participated in Georgetown University ROTC Program, leading the University at Fort Bragg summer camp in awards and competitions. Led the company during night training and was designated the company land navigator for day and evening operations.
Actively participated in the U.S. Army Reserves as an infantry sergeant.- Activities and Societies:
- Georgetown University Army ROTC Program
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Georgetown University
Commissioned Officer , Military Science , 1985 — 1989
Ranked 3rd out of 400 on the order of merit list. 4.0 grade point average. Destroyed new performance records in weapons marksmanship, physical training, leadership. Held multiple leadership positions.
- Activities and Societies:
- Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps)
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Blake Newman’s Interests:
Web design, online marketing, search engine optimization, seo, section 508 compliance, web accessibility, e-commerce, gov 2.0, web 2.0, social media, social networking, professional networking, finance, accounting, business
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