Director of Web Production / Senior Web Producer at The College Board
Greater New York City Area
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- Director of Web Production at The College Board
- Past
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- Director of Digital Communications at American Museum of Natural History
- Executive Producer at American Museum of Natural History
- Senior Producer at American Museum of Natural History
- Senior Developer, Technical Leader HTML Group at MaMaMedia
- Senior Technical Producer at MaMaMedia
- Programmer, Quality Assurance at MaMaMedia
- Education
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- Nazareth College of Rochester
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David Thompson’s Summary
Working for over 10 years in the field of Professional Web Development I have experience in all aspects of Web site Creation and Maintenance, Including but not limited to; Information Architecture, Project Management, Application Development, Quality Assurance, and the Evaluation of New Technologies.
David Thompson’s Specialties:
Audio Editing and Production, Project Management, Application Development, Research, Information Architecture, Search Engine Optimization, Campaign Tracking, Video Streaming, and Quality Assurance.
David Thompson’s Experience
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Director of Web Production
The College Board
(Non-Profit; Education Management industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
Principal responsibility for development, delivery and coordination of strategic, web-based solutions (e.g., web-based applications, content areas, mini-sites, prototypes, user research, etc.) that provide relevant, engaging, user experiences on the College Board web site
Responsible for scheduling the work of the unit and for organizing, tracking, and coordinating projects of varied sizes to ensure that output is on-time, high quality, and meets business needs.
Combine strong project management skills with a strong client-orientation and a knowledgeable passion for delivering innovative, high-quality web interface solutions. -
Director of Digital Communications
American Museum of Natural History
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)
July 2004 — July 2007 (3 years 1 month)
Director of Digital Communication Department reporting directly to the Senior VP of Communications and Marketing. Overseeing all aspects of the Museum's online presence; public website, online advertising and email marketing.
• Coordinating projects, assets, and schedules between departments.
• Creation and implementation of statistical and reporting methodologies.
• Email marketing and contact list acquisition and management.
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Executive Producer
American Museum of Natural History
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years )
Additional responsibilities added including to create and supervise a team of developers and producers to create new content as well as work with IT department to create a new robust and redundant production environment.
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Senior Producer
American Museum of Natural History
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years )
Hired to rebuild, reorganize and reposition the Museum's website from a scratch.
• Information architecture
• Create consistent branding and navigation.
• Develop a method to maintain the site going forward.
• Develop a system of project management working within the digital communication department and also other departments within the museum
• Hand Coding. Email marketing, Creation of Handheld content and other
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Senior Developer, Technical Leader HTML Group
MaMaMedia
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
Development of dynamic database driven web pages using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash and other page-based technologies including a custom tag engine. As technical Leader for the HTML group my responsibilities included training, mentoring and developing a formal training for the group and the company at large. I also researched, tested, evaluated, and implemented new technologies in relation to our sites needs and architecture. I was responsible for defining the process by which we determine a browser’s relevance in terms of our visitors, design, and implementation of QA strategies.
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Senior Technical Producer
MaMaMedia
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
1998 — July 2000 (2 years )
Responsible for ensuring that all projects in Technology are properly specified, planned, executed, documented, and cost-efficient. Responsible for assessing technologies and assigning people to teams to work together to produce high-quality projects on schedule. As a Project Managers I worked closely with Content, the Operations and Planning group of Product Development and other departmental producers to shepherd projects through Technology. Also due to my experience with the company and my research into technologies for the web, I was also looked upon as a mentor
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Programmer, Quality Assurance
MaMaMedia
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year )
Assure the quality and functionality of the MaMaMedia website. Developed and enforced QA procedures kept up with the latest browser changes and compatibility on different platforms. Responsible for maintaining and implementing the streaming video used on the Connectedfamily, Papert and MaMaMedia websites. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript programming. Research and implementation of new development and testing software packages.
David Thompson’s Education
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Nazareth College of Rochester
1985 — 1988
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David Thompson’s Interests:
New Technologies Music Production Cycling Painting Lomography Lomography Second Life Science Buddhism
David Thompson’s Groups:
Panix UNIX users
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Web Standards Design + Development
David Thompson’s Honors:
2005 Webby Worthy Award for AMNH Permanent Halls
2005 Webby Worthy Award for AMNH Hall of Ocean Life
2006 Webby Official Honoree AMNH Fossil Halls
2006 Webby Official Honoree AMNH Dinosaurs Exhibition
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