Web Design/Usability Teacher, Podcaster
Orlando, Florida Area
- Current
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- Course Director, Internet Marketing at Full Sail University
- Cohost & Producer at Baby Time Podcast
- Voice Over Artist & Musician (Self-employed)
- Co-Founder at Random Foo Pictures
- Past
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- Webmaster, Events & Publishing at Yankee Group
- Senior Web Manager at CERA
- Webmaster at Core Stage Company
- Applications Programmer at Phoenix Media Communications Group
- Customer Service Representative at Cybersmith
- Client Service Rep at Mediamap
- Education
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- Suffolk University
- Bentley University
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Dan Gorgone’s Summary
As a course director for the Internet Marketing Masters Degree at Full Sail University, Dan is helping students learn more about marketing in the evolving online world. Focusing on design and usability, Dan brings his long and varied experience with marketing and web management to the online classroom to aid students with their website projects and marketing initiatives. Topics include: usability testing, site optimization, findability, project management, and more.
Dan is an experienced webmaster with a long history of professional and freelance work in various industries. Most recently, Dan served as Webmaster for Trendsmedia, the Events and Publishing division of Yankee Group Research. In this role, he managed the worldwide event and newsletter websites that provide information for thousands of subscribers and hundreds of sponsors. Previously, Dan managed the the corporate and event websites for CERA (Cambridge Energy Research Associates).
Dan's background in video production and entertainment stretches back over a decade, from amateur video and music production to independent film. Today, Dan hones his skills as a podcaster and voice over artist. His long-running podcast, Baby Time, is heard by parents around the world, and Dan's vocal work has been used in promotions for HBO and Sony Pictures.
Dan Gorgone’s Specialties:
Social/Virtual Words: Twitter, Facebook, Second Life
Web design & development: Dreamweaver, WordPress, Visual Studio (.NET), Vignette StoryServer, FrontPage, HTML, CSS, PHP, RSS.
Media production: camera operation, lighting, direction, sound.
Media post-production: Photoshop, GarageBand, Flash, Premiere, Vegas, Acid, Sound Forge, Audacity, Quicktime.
(Experience with Mac and PC)
Dan Gorgone’s Experience
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Course Director, Internet Marketing
Full Sail University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
Dan is teaching two online courses focused on the principles of web design, usability, and findability. Other topics include SEO, web interface, and accessibility. These courses are part of the Internet Marketing Masters and Bachelors degrees at Full Sail. In addition, Dan has taught workshops on Twitter, focusing on how to effectively network and conduct research using the platform.
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Cohost & Producer
Baby Time Podcast
(Internet industry)
May 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
"Baby Time" is a podcast hosted by Dan and his wife Kerry chronicling their adventures as new parents and the struggles of raising a newborn. Beginning with their pregnancy in 2005, the show has brought together thousands of listeners from countries around the world in an educational and entertaining environment.
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Voice Over Artist & Musician
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Online Media industry)
2000 — Present (9 years )
After learning video and audio editing through independent film productions, Dan began to take freelance work producing video and audio projects before integrating these skills into his everyday job.
Currently, Dan regularly produces voice over ads on behalf of a podcast advertising agency for clients such as HBO, Toyota, and Sony Pictures. Dan has also composed theme music for podcasts including C.C. Chapman's Accident Hash (www.accidenthash.com).
In terms of producing music, Dan initially produced instrumentals for independent film projects. Eventually, he formed a group, Madsumo, to produce independent - and, ultimately, podsafe - music culminating in a debut album released in 2005. For complete information, visit www.madsumo.com. -
Co-Founder
Random Foo Pictures
(Media Production industry)
April 1996 — Present (13 years 8 months)
Along with C.C. Chapman, Dan co-founded Random Foo with the purpose of creating low-budget independent video productions. Over the years, the group collaborated with many other members and groups, producing and releasing over 75 short projects. The group has been honored for its work multiple times at film festivals and by their peers.
Dan has served in every imaginable role an indie film production would have: director, writer, producer, actor, composer, editor, and so on. He is also the webmaster for the group's website and has produced many written pieces of the activities of the group, designed marketing materials and movie posters, and organized entire film festivals showcasing the group's work. -
Webmaster, Events & Publishing
Yankee Group
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Market Research industry)
August 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 5 months)
Webmaster for all of the events and newsletter websites produced by Trendsmedia, the Events and Publishing Division of Yankee Group Research.
Dan took over a group of static event and newsletter sites and worked to migrate them all to CMS and Blog-driven platforms. This reduced update time and many of the headaches. Additional tasks included: email campaign management and production, banner ad management and production, sponsor liason, and manning the Information Booth at shows. -
Senior Web Manager
CERA
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Research industry)
November 1998 — August 2007 (8 years 10 months)
Dan started as a web designer, hacking his way through old hard-coded Cold Fusion pages. He was later promoted to Senior Web Designer, designing and developing the annual executive conference website for CERAWeek and leading the charge through multiple corporate website redesigns. Along the way, he became a trainer for new personnel on the content management application built in Vignette StoryServer. Finally, as Senior Web Manager, Dan began working in Visual Studio (.NET) and managed the production of expert interview video clips for the website.
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Webmaster
Core Stage Company
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
Built theatre company website from scratch and supported the team in promoting events and shows through their year-long run. Also served as emcee for their first fundraiser.
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Applications Programmer
Phoenix Media Communications Group
(Newspapers industry)
May 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 6 months)
Served as the company-wide point person for FileMaker Pro development, including the main Sales database. Also provided development expertise for internal accounting application.
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Customer Service Representative
Cybersmith
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
September 1996 — May 1997 (9 months)
Served as a customer service representative - also known as a "Cyberguide" - providing application instruction and merchandise sales.
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Client Service Rep
Mediamap
(Research industry)
May 1996 — September 1996 (5 months)
Provided personal walk-throughs of company applications for clients and support for inbound client requests. This summer internship was arranged through the Bentley College Honors Internship Program.
Dan Gorgone’s Education
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Suffolk University
MA , Internet Communication , 1998 — 2003
- Studied topics such as usability, internet research, and event management
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Bentley University
BS , CIS , 1993 — 1997
· Majored in CIS and Minored in English, concentrating in Film Studies.
· During Junior year, co-founded independent film company, Random Foo Pictures, with friend C.C. Chapman and began producing short films.
· Wrote several articles for The Vanguard, Bentley's campus newspaper.
· Performed in 7 stage productions with Alpha Psi Omega (APO), the drama organization.
· Worked as DJ with WBTY, Bentley College Radio, for three years.- Activities and Societies:
- Alpha Psi Omega (APO) Drama Group, WBTY Radio
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Dan Gorgone’s Interests:
new media, podcasting, media production, podsafe music
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Full Sail University, Internet Marketing
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