Daniel Johnson, Jr.

Current

Marketing/Social Media Volunteer and Speaker at Job Search Focus Group of Hyde Park (Cincinnati)
Founder, Event Organizer, and Speaker at New Media Cincinnati social media group
Production Assistant at Cincinnati church of Christ

Creator, Owner, and New Media Producer at Jazzmania Productions

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Past

Production Assistant at Cincinnati Bass Blast
Public Speaker at PodCamp Ohio
Lead Developer at Paysource USA, Inc.

Social Media Public Relations Volunteer at Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services
Public Speaker at Maximizing Your Job Search Workshop
Public Speaker, Presenter, and Outreach Organizer at Podcamp Ohio
New Media Consultant at One Voice Walk
Crewmember at JAC Corporation
Bartender at Hope Hotel and Conference Center
Web Design/Developer (Self-employed)
Programmer at Manpower Professional
Consultant at Sogeti USA, LLC
Consultant at Source Services Corporation
Environmental Engineer at Alcoa Building Products

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Education

University of Cincinnati

Recommended

58 people have recommended Daniel

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Daniel Johnson, Jr.’s Summary

I wear many hats.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT

* Enthusiastic early-adopter of blogging, podcasting and new media, as fan, producer, and activist, developing and contributing to the community.

* In 2007 I set up and managed online public relations (PR) for a local domestic violence community awareness walk, using social media tools such as MySpace, Twitter, and podcasting.

* In October 2007 I founded the New Media Cincinnati social media group to promote awareness of new media and social media in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Dayton, helping others connect. Members report that they've benefited professionally and financially through connections made.

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

* Diverse Business Intelligence (BI) experience in many industries, designing and developing Decision Support Systems (DSS).

* Server-side development, optimizing and creating new systems using SQL Server 2005 Management Studio, which is tied closely to a version of Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics customized for the PEO industry. Currently runs on SQL Server 2000, but organization is moving to SQL Server 2005 this summer.

* SQL Profiler traces have been highly valuable in uncovering underlying tables and troubleshooting processes. Investigated SQL Server Reporting Services, looking to help company implement it for reporting later this year.

* SOFTWARE: Access 2003, SQL Server 2005 Management Studio, SQL Server 2000, Visual Basic for Applications, Excel 2003, Outlook 2007, MySQL, Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics 9

* Looking for opportunities to further use social media marketing, public relations, and analytical skills I've developed elsewhere in and around the Greater Cincinnati area. I get the biggest satisfaction from work where I see I'm helping others and look forward to helping you where I can.

Daniel Johnson, Jr.’s Specialties:

Power networker and connector; social media network management expertise, social media strategy, community builder, defining requirements, managing customer expectations, application development, business intelligence, data analysis, decision support systems, online branding and public relations

Daniel Johnson, Jr.’s Experience

Marketing/Social Media Volunteer and Speaker

Job Search Focus Group of Hyde Park (Cincinnati)

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)

As a volunteer on the Marketing Committee, I help the group with strategy, projects, and initiatives related to spreading the word in the Greater Cincinnati community, not only to job seekers, but also to employers who may be seeking qualified candidates from the JSFG talent pool, including the Fall Job Fair.

One of my strong interests is in helping the JSFG marketing committee understand how job seekers can use social media in their job searches. To that end, so far I have developed and presented on

+ Using LinkedIn for Job Search and
+ Using Twitter for Job Search

These presentations have been widely received by the Marketing Committee, and it's been recommended that we present these to the general JSFG population.
Founder, Event Organizer, and Speaker

New Media Cincinnati social media group

(Online Media industry)

October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

New Media Cincinnati is a social media group for people in the Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Dayton areas involved with or who have an interest in new media (podcasting, video podcasting, blogging, micro-blogging, social networking, etc.).

I founded this group to help connect others in this space and promote new media in the Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Dayton areas. Every month I organize meetups and through digital outreach promote the events.

I have spoken and facilitated discussions on managing multiple online identities and why someone would want to attend a new media unconference like Podcamp. In 2009 I have led meetings where the group participated in an in-person social tagging exercise, 5-minute JOLT discussions, and new media roundtables.

In May 2009, we conducted our first New Media Cincinnati Unconference, in which attendees organized into clusters to discuss specific topics of interest to them.

What began as just over 10 people at meetups in 2007 has now grown to over 50. Online, the group's presence serves as a hub for the Cincinnati social media community.
Production Assistant

Cincinnati church of Christ

(Religious Institutions industry)

May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

Provide audio/visual support for worship services. Includes running 40-track mixing board, lighting system, tape deck and CD player, DVD player, MediaSHOUT, lighting mixer, and digital recording of sermons to be posted to church's website. This position demands the ability to work in an ever-changing, multi-tasking environment behind the scenes.

In 2009 I began posting live updates via Twitter of worship services and have approached the leadership about having a Deacon of Social Media. My efforts in this respect have been featured in MSNBC and in other media.
Creator, Owner, and New Media Producer

Jazzmania Productions

(Media Production industry)

January 2002 — Present (7 years 11 months)

Jazzmania Productions is the name of an umbrella group I'm using for all my personal new media blog and podcast properties, including

+ How I Got My Job (howigotmyjob.com)
+ Get That Job! (getthatjobonline.com)
+ Journey Inside My Mind (journeyinsidemymind.com)
+ QuotesBlog (quotesblog.blogspot.com)
Production Assistant

Cincinnati Bass Blast

(Events Services industry)

July 2009 — July 2009 (1 month)

This event was indeed a blast, as the Cincinnati area enjoyed three of the Midwest's great bass artists: Steven Guerrero, Doug Johns, and the Jaquo III-X Reality.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Helena Bouchez, running online streaming of the event via UStream.tv, generating traffic/viewers to the event using social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), and interacting with the online audience as the night went on. Moreover, I recorded each artist's session and posted the video to UStream.tv as well to YouTube. I also helped capture the event through photos that were added to the website's slideshow as the night went on.
Public Speaker

PodCamp Ohio

(Non-Profit; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

June 2009 — June 2009 (1 month)

At the Podcamp Ohio 2 social media unconference in Columbus, Ohio, I gave a talk entitled "Real people. Real job-hunting success stories." I shared 5 qualities of successful job seekers, based on what I have found from conducting interviews with them, using their own words.
Lead Developer

Paysource USA, Inc.

(Privately Held; Human Resources industry)

January 2005 — June 2009 (4 years 6 months)

PaySource was a great company to work with and further develop my analytical skills. Here are some examples of my accomplishments there:

- Implemented server-side processing with SQL Server for custom reports previously developed in Access that improved performance by 95 percent.

- Developed custom applications to transform raw payroll data for thousands of employees into a format that can be uploaded into the payroll management system, saving hours of payroll processing time. One specific client's payroll went from taking over three hours to produce to only 30 minutes.

- Developed custom Business Intelligence (BI) tools and Decision Support Systems (DSS) to fulfill 401(k) reporting, open enrollment for benefits, worker's compensation reporting, and overall business process requirements.

- Developed custom Business Intelligence tool to better facilitate operations tracking for a courier company.

- Streamlined existing systems by moving from Access database engine to SQL Server, improving performance.
Social Media Public Relations Volunteer

Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services

(Government Administration industry)

April 2009 — April 2009 (1 month)

I worked with Mike Boehmer to put together a Social Media Release using Pitch Engine to help publicize Hamilton County Job and Family Services (HCJFS)'s activities for National Foster Care Month in May 2009. This social media release was done in connection with the other media outreach activities HCJFS conducted.
Public Speaker

Maximizing Your Job Search Workshop

(Events Services industry)

February 2009 — April 2009 (3 months)

In April 2009, I gave a talk entitled "The Emotional Side of the Job Search" to a group of about 50 job seekers. This interactive discussion covered the wide spectrum of emotions felt and techniques to stay positive.

In February 2009, I gave a presentation entitled "Real People. Real Job-hunting Success." to a group of about 150 job seekers. This inspiring presentation discusses "How I Got My Job," the ongoing job-hunting success stories audio series, which is found at http://howigotmyjob.com

In the presentation, I talk about how the project came to be, how people can access and use the website, some of the initial findings and common threads that have been discovered among successful job seekers. I also share some of the job-hunting success stories to inspire and encourage the group.
Public Speaker, Presenter, and Outreach Organizer

Podcamp Ohio

(Events Services industry)

June 2008 — June 2008 (1 month)

Volunteered to assist Podcamp Ohio in digital outreach and delivered a 45-minute session on Managing Multiple Online Identities, discussing the challenges that the various social networks present along with some strategies and tools that help in managing one's presence on them.

If you attended PodCamp Ohio and my session, I'd love to hear your feedback!
New Media Consultant

One Voice Walk

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

August 2007 — October 2007 (3 months)

- Organized and set up online presence for the One Voice Domestic Violence Community Awareness Walk, held in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Promoted the 2007 One Voice Walk through social media (blogs, podcasting, other social media networks), communicating the 'onevoicewalk' brand
- Recorded audio during the walk, which was held in September 2007
- Released audio to the internet during October, National Domestic Violence Awareness Walk
- Ongoing management of the social media presence, continuing to raise awareness
Crewmember

JAC Corporation

(Food & Beverages industry)

February 2004 — November 2004 (10 months)
Bartender

Hope Hotel and Conference Center

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

August 2003 — January 2004 (6 months)

Fill drink orders that waiters and waitresses take from customers. Prepare dozens of standard mixed drinks accurately, quickly, and without waste, even during the busiest periods. Check identification of customers seated at the bar, to ensure they meet the minimum age requirement for the purchase of alcohol and tobacco products. Directly serve and interact with patrons. Friendly and helpful with customers.
Web Design/Developer

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

March 2003 — May 2003 (3 months)

- Designed web site for a construction company that enables customers to accurately understand the services it provides.

- Developed the corporate web site using HTML and JavaScript.
Programmer

Manpower Professional

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 2002 — February 2003 (4 months)

- Rebuilt a Resource Planning tool used by vice presidents, financial analysts, and program managers that transforms raw project cost and resource data into easy-to-read reports, saving hours of computing time.

- Managed client expectations by building enhancements to the application, based on additional requirements from end users.
Consultant

Sogeti USA, LLC

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 1998 — June 2002 (3 years 11 months)

- Defined requirements with end users and crafted technical design for an application that generates information for NAFTA certificates, which saves company millions of dollars annually.
- Managed a team of resources to document mission-critical end user applications to perform actual conversions from legacy systems. Conferred with business owners, end users, and management to verify that the new applications performed the same and/or better than the legacy applications.

- Supported complete software development life cycle proces to develop multi-tiered, Intranet-based Product Data Management System from a Software Quality Assurance perspective. Analyzed business requirements and functional specifications.
Consultant

Source Services Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 1997 — June 1998 (8 months)

- Teamed with MIS to enhance existing databases used to generate monthly sales reports for upper management.

- Developed a system that automatically gathers and compiles sales information from several time periods into a summary report, saving processing time and eliminating errors.

- Redesigned tools that compile sales and project information to generate reports that help guide upper level management in their decision-making.
Environmental Engineer

Alcoa Building Products

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Building Materials industry)

September 1994 — September 1997 (3 years 1 month)

Daniel Johnson, Jr.’s Education

University of Cincinnati

B.S. , Civil Engineering , September 1988 — June 1994

Graduated with 3.0/4.0 GPA. Received Professional Practice Certificate.

Activities and Societies:

AIESEC International, News Record

Additional Information

Daniel Johnson, Jr.’s Interests:

helping solve problems, public speaking and presenting, connecting with othes, podcasting, music, promoting other people and ideas, reading, learning new technology