Charles Walter

Current

Director, Product Development at Univision Interactive Media

Past

Webmaster at Galavision

Education

Cornell University

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

Charles Walter’s Summary

Product director for most visited Spanish-language site in U.S. Find new ways to increase U.S. Web site traffic and advertising inventory. Focus on usability, community and understanding of Hispanic consumer. Define requirements and coordinate with other departments on product launches.

Charles Walter’s Specialties:

Hispanic media / latin pop culture knowledge, web site production, information architecture / user flow, project management, online community management, metrics and usability analysis, QA, vendor selection, partner integration

Charles Walter’s Experience

Director, Product Development

Univision Interactive Media

(Public Company; UVN; Online Media industry)

June 1999 — Present (10 years 7 months)

Played major role in launch of Univision.com in 2000 and have since managed and defined requirements for new development on the site. Have seen site grow from one thousand to one million unique users per day. Currently working on providing requirements for site redesign in 2009.
Webmaster

Galavision

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

June 1996 — May 1999 (3 years )

Developed and managed the first web site for Galavisión. Coded the Univision World Cup site. Launched and managed the Univision.com message boards (foros).

Charles Walter’s Education

Cornell University

Communication , Interactive Communication, Spanish , 1995 — 1999

Handled marketing for the Glee Club, preparing press releases and media kits. Also secured the domain www.gleeclub.com. During my years with the group, we appeared on CBS and ABC.

Activities and Societies:

Glee Club

Additional Information

Charles Walter’s Websites:

Charles Walter’s Interests:

latin music, singing, TV industry, Spanish media, immigration, global trends, mets

Charles Walter’s Groups:

SHPE, Lance Hayward Singers, Cornell University Communication Dept. Advisory Board

Cornell University Alumni Network
Web 2.0
Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association
Mobile Product Management
iPhone Developers - www.iPhoneintouch.com
Social Media Mafia
Hispanic New Media professionals Council
Streaming Media Professionals
SHPE-NYC: The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) New York City Chapter