Christopher Hart

Current

Director, Eastern Region Operations at Bruce Clay, Inc.

Past

SEO Strategist and Revenue Optimization Manager at CMP Media
Manager of Online Products and Editorial Search at CMP Media
Senior Producer at CMP Media

Online Production Editor at CMP Media

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Education

Saint John's University - Peter J. Tobin College of Business
New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury

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Industry

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Christopher Hart’s Summary

• Leadership: Ability to respond effectively to pressure or crisis situations and act professionally. Uses resources well and follows through on ideas, assignments and open issues, with a "can-do" attitude.
• Strategic Planning: Proven ability to utilize industry/product knowledge and transform observed trend data into actionable plans that supports the corporate strategy.
• Project Management: Demonstrated ability to work independently and lead multi-functional teams while meeting timeline progression goals and designated deadlines.
• Flexibility/Adaptability: Ability to work effectively in a variety of situations with various individuals and groups. Understands and appreciates different and opposing perspectives, adapting approaches with "out-of-the-box" thinking as the situation requires.

Christopher Hart’s Experience

Director, Eastern Region Operations

Bruce Clay, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

As of May 1st 2008, I will be working for Bruce Clay (Bruceclay.com) opening their East Coast offices.
SEO Strategist and Revenue Optimization Manager

CMP Media

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)

January 2006 — April 2008 (2 years 4 months)

• Evangelize Search Engine Optimization, (SEO), business intelligence principles to Executive Board and Division Heads.
• Resulting in referring traffic growth from third party search engines.
• Identification of incremental revenue opportunities within existing business products and sales programs.
• Development and management of remnant ad inventory programs.
• Generating sustainable seven figure incremental increase in revenue across entire company.
• Extending business continuity and processes between multiple business groups.
Manager of Online Products and Editorial Search

CMP Media

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

2004 — 2006 (2 years )

Search Engine Optimization and Design
• Optimized multiple websites utilizing SEO practices to facilitate indexing by third-party search engines; closing the gap between project development and ROI
• Designed the internal search engine and standardized editorial production process guidelines to maximize accurate data retrieval
• Generated an increase in internal search engine page views, which translated into an incremental increase in revenue
Business Case and Project Implementation Documentation
• Decreased risk and project costs by developing processes aimed at shortening project turnaround from idea formulation through implementation
Senior Producer

CMP Media

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

1999 — 2004 (5 years )

Project Timeline Management and Daily Production
• Consolidated and centralized production environments
• Expanded training documentation through interdepartmental collaborations
• Produced an estimated 10% cost savings through effective management of projects and daily production schedules.
• Managed a group of freelance producers to ensure the effective support and delivery of 40+ TechWeb Network newsletters.
Online Production Editor

CMP Media

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

1996 — 1999 (3 years )

Website Production and Design
• Oversaw development and production of the Network Computing website.
• increased user activity on the site with interface design and content organization.
• Coordinated efforts between marketing and editorial departments to ensure that the website was positioned to best serve its audience and marketplace.

Christopher Hart’s Education

Saint John's University - Peter J. Tobin College of Business

MBA , Marketing Management and Business Development , 1999 — 2003

Activities and Societies:

Membership in, Sigma Iota Epsilon, National MBA Honor Society
New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury

BFA , Fine Arts and Computer Graphics , 1989 — 1994