Colin Rowley

Current

• Communications & Media Director at Bethel Church
• Personal Marketing Specialist at Brand Cultivate (Self-employed)

Past

• Internet Consultant at Element Fusion Internet Development
• Manager of Corporate Development at Whiteboard Labs
• Online Content Manager at ChristianBusinessDaily.com

• Assistant Program Manager at Program for Excellence in Selling
• Worship Assistant at Bethel Independent Presbyterian Church
• Account Executive at Infowave Knowledgeware LLC
• Development Associate at Ligonier Ministries

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Education

• University of Houston

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Religious Institutions

Colin Rowley’s Summary

Branding, Graphic Design, Web Design/Development, Marketing Consultant. Always interested in overcoming unique and challenging obstacles through innovative internet solutions.

Colin Rowley’s Specialties:

Web branding identity; Rich web design; XHTML CSS based development; Content management systems; Web hosting; Search engine marketing, optimization, and advertising, e-Commerce solutions

Colin Rowley’s Experience

• Communications & Media Director

  Bethel Church

  (Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  Responsible for branding, communications, graphic design, web development, audio/video production, and database management.

• Personal Marketing Specialist

  Brand Cultivate (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Design industry)

  July 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)

  - Owner, designer, developer
  - Launch, manage, and develop print, web, email projects
  - Develop and consult marketing approach
  - Copy writing
  - Design (branding, print, email templates, web identity)
  
  Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Marcromedia Fireworks 8, Macromedia Contribute, Macromedia Flash 8

• Internet Consultant

  Element Fusion Internet Development

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

  May 2007 — March 2008 (11 months)

  Responsible for:
  - Corporate development in the Southwest region
  - Service/product evangelism
  - e-Branding & e-marketing consultation

• Manager of Corporate Development

  Whiteboard Labs

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

  August 2006 — May 2007 (10 months)

  Development of business partnerships with interest in web design/development & rich internet application (RIA) development

• Online Content Manager

  ChristianBusinessDaily.com

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  July 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 7 months)

  - Editing and posting online content to ChristianBusinessDaily.com
  - Responsible for recruiting and managing relationships with online columnists
  - Strategic design of online graphics and advertisements

• Assistant Program Manager

  Program for Excellence in Selling

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)

  August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)

  - Managed and coached 100 sales students
  - Assisted in organizing and operating program events
  - Built and managed relationships with corporate partner representatives (often Senior VP+ status)
  - Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and screening 60+ student applicants
  - Design and publish web and print collateral for the sales program
  - Implement and train Salesforce.com on-demand Customer Relationship Manager application
  - Administrator for Salesforce.com

• Worship Assistant

  Bethel Independent Presbyterian Church

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  August 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 5 months)

  - Manage and maintain the church’s website - www.bethelipc.org
  - Organize and maintain the church database
  - Participate with the Senior Pastor and pastoral staff in the strategic design of all of church’s ministries and publications
  - Design and publish both print and web collateral for internal and external communication

• Account Executive

  Infowave Knowledgeware LLC

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

  - Managed and directed Web site projects through the development/production process
  - Built and managed relationships with key project personnel - internal and external
  - Assisted programmers in project scope comprehension
  - Designed and composed project proposals for prospective clients
  - Assisted sales efforts through technical communication and queries

• Development Associate

  Ligonier Ministries

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  August 2000 — August 2005 (5 years 1 month)

  - Built relationships with existing donors including individuals, foundations, and churches, to increase donor involvement and financial support
  - Reported to the Chief Operating Officer

Colin Rowley’s Education

• University of Houston

  Finance, Sales , 2003 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  Program for Excellence in Selling, Finance Association, American Marketing Association

Additional Information

Colin Rowley’s Interests:

Apple computers, graphic design, web design, internet marketing, religious writing, marketplace ministries, reformed theology, disc golf, rugby, Iowa Hawkeye football

Colin Rowley’s Groups:

Program for Excellence in Selling, Finance Association, American Marketing Association, German Club, Professional Disc Golf Association, Houston Interactive Marketing Association

•    Program for Excellence in Selling Alumni
•    Houston Professionals in Social Media

Colin Rowley’s Contact Settings

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